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Skills building 2: Describing illustrations illustration: give some information with pictures Loulan city The 2nd century BC witnessed the founding of the ancient city Loulan, which is located in what is now Xinjiang. At the time, Loulan served as the political, economic, and cultural center of Loulan Kingdom, and due to its location on the Silk Road, played a rather important role in cultural exchange between China and the West. Unfortunately the ancient city became deserted during the Northern Wei Dynasty. Document/ text Illustration / drawing

When we are describing an illustration, we should pay attention to:  Do not wish to point out every detail of the illustration.  Briefly mention the subject of the illustration.  Focus on the related background about the illustration. How to describe an illustration

Some more information about the Magao Caves This is a picture of the Mogao caves. There are altogether 492 caves. The caves are located in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, on the famous Silk Road.

Look at this illustration Subject : Related background : the Mogao Caves The are altogether 492 caves. The caves are located in Dunhuang, Gansu province, on the famous Silk Road.

Samples 1 Key words Qinshihuang 221 BC, unite 206 BC, overthrow The man in this picture is emperor Qingshihuang.He united China,but his dynasty didn’t last very long. The Qin Dynasty was overthrown in 206 BC

Samples 2 Key words: The Great Wall One of the Eight Wonders This picture shows the Great Wall in china.It is well-known as one of the Eight Wonders in the world.

B Look at the illustration below and write a description for it. Use the key words in the box. Key words Tian’anmen Gate 1st October 1949 the founding of the ceremony of the People’s Republic of China Chairman Mao Zedong This is a picture of Tian’anmen Gate._____________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ __________________________

On 1st October, 1949, the founding ceremony of the People’s Republic of China was held on the second floor of Tian’anmen Gate. Chairman Mao Zedong announced the founding of the new country as he overlooked Tian’anmen Square.

Attack on Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor,part of the Hawaiian Islands, is one of the mojor military bases of the United States.A surprise attack was carried out there by the Japaneses in 1941.The attack led to the US coming into the Second World War. On 26th November1941,39 Japanese ships set sail for the Hawaiin Islands.On 7th December, they attacked the US airfields and the US ships in Pearl Harbor.

At around 8:10a.m, the United States Ship(USS) Arizona was heavily bombed and eventually exploded. In the USS Oklanhoma was also hit with more than 400 men inside.Many other American ships were sunk or badly damaged.Almost 200 American airplanes were destroyed and about 3,ooo American soldiers were killed or wounded in just a few hours. The next day, US President Franklin Roosevelt declared war against Japan.In memory of the Americans who died in the attack, a national memorial was built in Pearl Harbor just above the remains of the sunken battleship Arizona.

Step2: writing descriptions for your illustrations You are preparing for your talk about the Attack on Pearl Harbor. Below is the information you have found on a website. Use it to describe the illustrations you have. 1. Have you ever heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor? 2. When and where did it take place? 3. What was the result? Group work Read the information on the web Discuss what information can be used from the web page to describe the illustrations Write the descriptions for the four illustrations on Page 55

These photos remind us of the attack carried out in 1941 by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor, an important US military base in Hawaii, during World War II. This picture shows the night before the attack. Many Japanese ships and aircrafts sailed to the Hawaiian Islands and were waiting for a surprise attack. This picture shows the scene after he attack. As a result of the fatal attack, much of the US Pacific Fleet was destroyed. The man in this picture is the former US President Franklin Roosevelt. He declared the war against Japan after the attack. This picture shows the US national memorial at Pearl Harbor. It was built to remember those American who died in the attack in before the attack Japanese ships sail to the Hawaiian Island after the attack fatal attack the US Pacific Fleet destroyed former US president Franklin Roosevelt Declare war against Japan National memorial at Pearl Harbor Remember those dead, 1941

Step2: writing descriptions for your illustrations Mini skills carry out, lead to, set sail for, less than, in memory of 1.Reducing speed limits should ________ low death on the road. 2.The number of the students in our class is more than 50 but _____ The people’s memorial was established _____________ the heroes who died in the wars. 4. Last Sunday, we ____________ Egypt to pay a visit to the Great Pyramid. 5. The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see _____________ the next year. lead to less than in memory of set sail for carried out

Attack on Pearl Harbor Good bye