英语基础写作地点描写.ppt

BrainstormingWhat do you think of when describing a country? 1. location（地理位置） 2. area 3. population 4. natural resources （自然资源） 5. climate（气候） 6. history 7. … 2.Surroundings (周边环境) in the south\north\east\west of... on the south\north\east\west of... to the south\north\east\west of... ...is located\situated on the 　　1. in 表示方位，含义是“在……之内”，即一个小地方处在一个大地方的范围(疆域)之内。例如： 　　China is in the east of Asia. 中国在亚洲东部。(中国是亚洲的一个国家，处于亚洲的范围之内) 　　Taiwan lies in the east of China. 台湾在中国的东部。(台湾是中国东部的一个省份，是中国的领土，在中国的疆域之内) 　　Shanghai is located in the east of China. 上海位于中国的东部。(上海是中国的一个行政区域，在中国的疆域之内) 　　2. on 表示方位，相邻或接壤，却互不管辖。例如： 　　Guangdong Province is on the southeast of Guangxi. 广东省在广西的东南边。(广东省与广西在地理位置上是连在一起的，即两者相邻，却互不管辖) 　　China faces the Pacific on the east. 中国东临太平洋。(中国与太平洋相邻) 　　 　　3. to 表示方位，互不接壤，互不管辖。尤其当两个地方相隔较远，且有湖泊、大海等区域相隔时，通常用 to。例如： 　　Japan is to the east of China. 日本在中国的东面。(日本在中国范围之外，且有日本海分隔) 　　Taiwan is to the southeast of Fujian Province. 台湾在福建省的东南面。(台湾在福建省的范围之外，且两者之间有台湾海峡分隔) 　There is a beautiful park to the east of the station. 车站东面有一座景色宜人的公园。 3·Area (面积) has\covers an area of… with an area of… E.g. Tiananmen Square, the largest square in the world, covers an area of... Our school, which takes up 171 ,000 square meters, is very large. Canada, the second largest country in the world, covers an area of 9,980,000 square kilometres.1 With a history of only about 400 years, it has a population of thirty-three million.2 Located in the north of North America, Canada is neither too hot nor too cold but it is wet.3 As for natural resources, it is rich in fresh water, which takes up one third of the total amount in the world.4 Last but not least, its beautiful city Vancouver, wealthy city Toronto and the Great Lakes make it well known among tourists all over the world. 5 * * Task2:Translation 去年，我去了一个荒凉的岛屿（take a trip to)。这是一个四面被水包围的岛屿（surround）。当我到达这个岛屿之后，我发现船烂了。所以我不得不在那里定居下来（settle)。这天早上我正想去打鱼（catch）,这时下起了轻微的小雨．雨越下越大,大雨一直下到天黑才停（not …until）。所以我宁愿晚上去打鱼也不愿白天去了（prefer to …