Moudle 4 A social Survey 广东韶关浈江区曲仁中学 黄 晓 华

north of China

东方明珠塔 east of China

south of China

鼓浪屿海景 along the southeast coast of China

Read the passage quickly and find answers to the following questions: 1.Who is visiting whose hometown? 2.Where does Xiao Li live? 3.What’s the climate/weather like there? 4.Which district is the most interesting part of Xiamen? 5.What is Gulangyu Island like? John Martin is visiting Xiao Li’s hometown. He lives in the northwest of Xiamen. Pretty /Very hot and wet in summer and cold in winter. The western district. It’s a gorgeous (pretty and lovely) island.

Read the dialogue again.Are these statements true(T) or false (F) 1.John and Xiao Li haven’t seen each other for six years. 2.John has never been to China before. 3.Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast. 4.There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen. 5.There are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island. 6.There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu island. T F T F T F F T

Read the passage again and point out the mistakes: John is visiting Xiao Li’s hometown, Hainan. They haven’t seen each other for 7 years. This is the second time John has visited there. He thinks Xiamen is one of the most boring places he has been to. Xiao Li loves living by the roadside. He and John are walking around Xiamen, talking about the weather, the apartment block, the business district, the west- ern district and Gulangyu Island, but not the moon. At last they are too hungry (starving) to drive on. So they park the car and go over to a mutton restaurant for lunch.

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. He thinks Xiamen is one of the most interesting places he has been to. Xiao Li loves living by the seaside. He and John are driving around Xiamen, talking about the weather, the apartment block, the business district, the west- ern district and Gulangyu Island, but not the moon. At last they are too hungry (starving) to drive on. So they park the car and go over to a fish restaurant for lunch.

Choose the best answers: (Page 33) 1.Fortunate means _______. A. sad B. lucky 2.Pretty hot means _______. A. very hot B. too hot 3.Bother you means _____. A. amuse you B. give you problems 4.Nuisance means ______. A. amusing B. causing problems 5. Shopping mall means _____. A. shopping centre B. small shops 6. Gorgeous means _______. A. lovely B. boring 7. Starving means ______. A. excited B. very hungry B A B B A A B

Use some of these words to complete these sentences. architecture area climate coast district harbour hometown island park(v) rent tourist 1.A lot of __________visit Xiamen in the summer. 2.The parks in the________district are very pretty. 3.One of the nicest things about Xiamen is that it is on the_____. 4.The_____for a modern apartment in Xiamen is usually very expensive. 5.Which______________of the city does Xiao Li live in ? 6.If we_____the car over there,we can go for a walk along the harbour. tourists harbour coast rent district/area park

Talk about a place which is familiar to you: Some aspects for reference: Location and area Boundaries and neighbors Landscape and rivers Climate Nature and environment History Population Language and religion Economy Life and culture Speciality ( 特产 ) Local flavor ( 风味小吃 )

Homework: 1. Write your description of your favourite place.