module 4 A social survey- My neighbourhood.docVIP

READING AND VOCABULARY 1. Brainstorming What factors should be taken into consideration if we want to describe a city. Guess a city. This city lies in the southeast of China; It is a coastal city,which is beautiful and clean. It enjoys the title of the Bailu Island It’s famous for the Gulangyu Island. It has a population of nearly 4 million 3. Activity 3 4, Page 33 4. Listen and finish Activity 1, Page 33 5. Fast Reading and find out what aspects of Xiamen are mentioned. 6. What is the tour line of John Martin? Huge apartment block →_______________ →________________ →________________ →____________________ 7. Activity 2, Page 33 8. Put the short passages in the right order according to the dialogue. a. Xiaoli and John are driving around Xiamen, talking about the weather, the apartment block, the business district, the western district and Gulangyu Island, but not the moon. b. John is visiting Xiao Li’s hometown, Gulangyu. They haven’t seen each other for 6 years. This is the first time John has visited there. c. They are too hungry (starving) to drive on. So they park the car and go over to a fish restaurant for lunch. d. John thinks Xiamen is one of the most interesting places he has been to. Xiao Li loves living by the seaside. Answer:___________________________ 9. Fill in the form The city The people The climate Buildings Places of interest Two different district 10. Fill in the blanks. Xiamen is one of the most ___________cities on the______. The climate is ___________and wet in summer , but it can be quite cold in winter. Every year, many_______ come to Xiamen to spend their holidays,especially in summer. Its ______________ has put up a lot of high-rise buildings recently. And there are some great_____________. The western district is the most interesting part of the city. It’s got some really____________. Xiamen is famous for Gulangyu Island. It’s a ________island with some really interesting ____________. 11. Retell the text . listen carefully