Unit ThreeLesson Three

Introducing Shanghai

Writing

Unit Three Lesson Three

Introducing Shanghai

Writing

Zhengda Middle School

Ni Feng

Shanghai

Beijing

London

Hangzhou

New York

Kunming

the statue of Liberty

Work in pairs and make up dialogues:A: Where is Shanghai?B: It’s in the east of China.A: What’s the population of shanghai?B: More than 17,000,000.A: How big is it?B: It has an area of 6,340 square kilometers A: What are the famous tourist attractions in Shanghai?B: They are the Bund, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yu Garden and son on.A: Is the public transport there convenient?B: Yes. You can travel around the city by bus, coach, underground, light rail and so on.…………………..

1.Beijing/north of China/680,000 square kilometres /fifteen million people/the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square

2.London/ in Britain/ about 7,400,000 people/1,600 square kilometres /the Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Big Ben

3. New York/ in America/about 18,500,000 people/1,200 square kilometres /the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island

1.Beijing/north of China/680,000 square kilometres /fifteen million people/the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square

2.London/ in Britain/ about 7,400,000 people/1,600 square kilometres /the Tower of London,Tower Bridge, Big Ben

3. New York/ in America/about 18,500,000 people/1.200 square kilometres/the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island

A: Where is…….? B: It’s in…….

A: What’s the population of…….? B: There are …………in….

A: How big is it? B: It has an are of………

A: What are the ………. In it ? B: They are ……..

A: Is the public transport convenient in the city? B:...........You can travel around the city by………

A: How do you like the city? B: It is……

Change these dialogues into short passages

1.Beijing/north of China/680,000 square kilometres /fifteen million people/the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Tianmen Square

2.London/ in Britain/ about 7,400,000 people/1,600 square kilometres /the Tower of London,Tower Bridge, Big Ben

3. New York/ in America/about 18,500,000 people/1.200 square kilometres/the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island

Where are you from? I'm from Sydney.

Can you tell us something

about Sydney?

Certainly.Sydney is........

It's a really beautiful city.

I hope I can visit it in the future

Group Work: Introduce one of the cities to your group members

Nanjing Suzhou

Paris Sydney

Nanjing/south of China/6,600 square kilometres/7,600,000, people/ Xuanwu Lake, the Presidental Palace

Suzhou/ south of China/8,500 square kliometres/6,100, 000 people/ Lion Forest Garden, Tiger Hill

Paris/in France/ 105 square kliometres/2,200,000 people/the Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum

Sydney/in Australia/ 12,000 square kliometres/4,280,000 people/Sydney Opera House, Rose Bay

How to introduce a place

location

population

area

tourist attractions

public transport

It is in……….

The population of it is 60,000.There are 60,000 people in…..

It has an area of……….

They are many…………,such as………

The public transport in…… is very convenient. You can travel by……….

It is a ……… I like it vey much because…

Let’s introduce our hometown----ChongMing to our friends.

area: 1411 square kilometers

population: more than 670,000

location:in the north of Shanghai.

tourist attractions:Dongping National Forest Park,

Changjiang Tunnel Bridge,

前卫村

Qianwei Village

Correct the mistakes and find some useful phrases

or sentences.

Love our hometown and our country !

Homework: Write a composition: My Favourite City

Complete this passage: I come from_________. It is in _______. It is one of the largest cities in _______.It has an area of _______. The population of it is ________. The public transport in our city is _______. I can travel around the city by________. There are many_________ in our city. They are _________. I love our city. We should do our best to make ________.