Teaching goals 教学目标
1. Ability goals 能力目标
Enable the students to know how to describe a place.
2. Learning ability goals 学能目标
Help the students learn how to write a passage about a place.
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step Ⅰ写作策略
1. 写作要求
1 注意内容真实，表达清晰；
2 注意把握时态，在此类写作中，各种时态可以兼用；
3 要有选择、有重点地去写，既有“面”的描写，又有“点”的突出；
4 安排好合理的顺序。
2. 写作指导
1 如果你描写的地方是名山大川、园林等，那么描写的重点是其形、色、态等自然风光方面的特点；
2 如果你描写的是名胜古迹或文化气息浓厚的地方，那么描写的重点应该是历史古迹、社会价值等方面的特点；
3 如果你描写的是一个城市，那就要向读者清晰地描述这个地方的地理位置、人口状况、资源特色等地方特征。
3. 常用表达
1位置
... lies near / behind / in front of /
by the side of / between / among / ...
... stands at the foot of / on the top of ...
Standing on the top of the mountain,
... has seen many changes in this area.
2 人口
... has a small population of ...
... is a developing country, with a population of 130 million.
The population here is increasing year by year.
3面积
Tian’anmen Square, one of the largest city squares in the world,
covers an area of ...
Tian’anmen Square, covering an area of ..., is one of the largest city squares in the world.
4 历史
... has a history of over ... years.
Built in the 16th century, the building has witnessed many comings and goings in history.
5. 名胜
In Beijing, there are many places of interest, such as...
... in Beijing is one of the most well-known places of interest in the world.
... is the biggest city in ..., which has many places of interest, among which is ...
