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课件网) 人教版（2019）必修二 Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading for Writing & Assessing Your Progress Reading for Writing Describe a place that you like Learning objectives By the end of this section, you will be able to: 1. read and sort out the detailed information about Ireland; 2. analyze the structure and language features of the text; 3. write about a place by describing different senses; 4. cooperate with group mates actively through checking your passages together. Look and discuss. Lead-in 1. What can you see in this picture How do you feel It is beautiful, fascinating, pleasant, charming, fantastic, and attractive. There are green hills and cattle. Look and discuss. 2. What else do you know about Ireland The main idea of the text is about Ireland’s beautiful scenery/landscape and its traditions. Skim the text and get the main idea of it. Pre-writing Sample Answer Skim the text again and analyze its structure. Introduction Body Ending make readers eager to read details and examples let readers know the passage ends or help readers remember your writing Scan the text and answer the following questions. 1. What makes the Irish countryside exciting and inspiring 2. What are the best ways to experience some Irish traditions and culture 3. What are the senses mentioned in the text Its beauty and how it offers something for all the senses. By stopping by a village pub and relaxing with a drink and traditional meal while listening to music and watching dancing. / By exploring all different parts of the country and experiencing what the country gives to all the senses. Sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. The paragraph talks about different senses in different places. Write the senses and places in the order that they appear. Senses Places 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 3. 4. 4. in the green counties and hills by the sea touch in the mountains smell in the mountains sight hearing What words does the writer use to describe sensory details sight smell taste hearing touch feast for the eyes sweet scent delicious roar, cries, music of the coast, morning song feel the sun on your skin Read the text and discuss the following questions in pairs. 1. What is the meaning of “breathe in the sweet scent of fresh flowers while birds greet the new day with their morning song” What rhetorical device (修辞手法) does the writer use 2. What are the best ways to experience Chinese traditions and customs It means to not just smell but also breathe in the smell of fresh flowers early in the morning as the birds sing their first song of the new day. Personification (拟人). By travelling to different places and using all your senses to experience everything and by interacting with local people. Use what you have learnt in this unit to describe an interesting, exciting, or surprising place. While-writing Work in pairs. Choose one of your favourite places and tell a partner why you think it is interesting, exciting, or s ... ...
