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1、如何描述一个地方文体概述 地点介绍是英语作文说明文的基础类型之一，介绍一个地方通常会涉及地理位置、占地面积、人口历史、文化经济、风景特色等。描写一个地方时，在整体介绍的基础上，要突出这一地方最独特的方面，尽可能使你所描写的地方给读者留下独一无二的深刻印象。注意事项： 1.注意内容真实，表达清晰。 2.注意把握时态，在此类写作中各种时态可兼用。一般描述用现在时，包括一般现在时、现在完成时等，如涉及历史典故则用过去时。 3.要有选择有重点去写，既有面的描写，又有点的突出。 4.安排好合理的顺序。一般从基本情况(地理位置、人口、面积)到延伸内容(政治文化等)。5.避免开头指代不明。若文章没有给出写作
2、对象或设定情景，避免用it作主语引导第一句，而应该具体写出描述的对象，如the Great Wall, Hong Kong等。常用语块1.地点状语+,+主句 /(历史) (分词结构做状语） 1）Located in, is a city,with a history of 2）.lies nearbehindin front ofby the side of.between. 3）With sp. on/to the east/west/north/south 4） has a long history (of years) 5）.is surrounded by. e.g. China, l
3、ocated/ lying in the east of Asia, is one of largest countries in the world, with/bordering Japan to the east and Russia on the north.2.面积+人口 （with结构做定语） 1）covers/takes up/has a total area of square kilometers. 2） is a city with a population ofe.g. (1) Beijing, the capital of China, is a large city
4、with a population of over 12,000,000. (2) Our school, which takes up 63 thousand square kilometers, is very large in size.3.气候特征（注意表示天气变化的形容词） 1）It is warm all the seasons (warm, dry, cold，sunny, rainy) 2）Its like spring all the year round. e.g. People here can enjoy warm climate, which is so pleasa
5、nt that every year, many tourists come here to enjoy the beautiful scenery, among whichis the most popular. The average temperature ranges between 23 and 39.4.交通 1）has convenient transportation 2） It is convenient for people to sp.by bus/train/plane 3）take a bus, a train or a plane to/go to sp.5.经济
6、e.g. The economy has been developing so rapidly that people here live a happy life.6.著名特殊之处 1）tourist attractions旅游景点 2） be rich in 盛产/富有 3）The special character of sp. is attracting more and more tourists from all over the world. 4）Guangzhou is rich in traveling resources, such as the famous “eight
7、 scenery of YangCheng”. 5）You can go on the city tours to enjoy the sights, taste the local food, explore the lively nightlife and learn about its history and culture. 6）Wherever you go, there are plenty of activities to choose from. 7）This region is home to many species of wild flowers.7.表示变化的句子有：1
8、).In the past, there used to be, but now 2).With time passing by/going on 或 As time went on/goes on3).With the development of agriculture and industry, 4). Green grass and trees can be seen everywhere now.5). Those small and low houses have been replaced by tall buildings.6). Great changes have take
9、n place in my village in the past ten years. 7). What great changes we have!8). The villagers are really satisfied with their lives now. 范文赏析I.请写100个词左右的短文，介绍你的祖国-中国; 要点如下： 中国具有悠久的历史和文化 地理位置、面积和人口情况 美丽的山川。长江是世界上最长的河流之一，长城是世界七大奇观之一 人民勤劳勇敢。他们的勤奋和智慧在过去的二十年里给中国带来了巨大的变化 My motherland-China is a great cou
10、ntry with a long history and rich culture. It lies in the east of Asia, with an area of 9,600,000 square kilometers and a population of 1.3 billion. Beijing is her capital. There are many beautiful mountains and rivers, as well as rich nature resources in China. The Changjiang River, as we all know,
11、 is among the longest rivers in the world, and the Great Wall is one of the seven wonders on the earth.The Chinese people are hard-working and brave people.Their hardwork and wisdom have brought great changes in China in the past 20 yearsII.西山镇依山傍水。过去，这里的人们生活极其贫困。解放后人们的生活在各方面都发生了很大的变化。人口约10万面积约126平方
12、公里地理概括坐落在粤北一山脚下,面临一条大河,新建有许多工厂商店、医院学校教育状况解放前只有一所学校且只有富家子弟可以上学，现在有10所学校，每个孩子都可以上学；生活状况人们工作之余，可以逛商店、看电影、跳舞、参加体育活动等Xishan town is a small town, which is located at the foot of a mountain of North Guangdong province and in front of it flows a big river. It has a population of about 100,000 and covers an
13、 area of about 126 square kilometers. Before liberation, people there lived a hard life but great changes have taken place since liberation and now many factories, shops, hospitals and schools have been built/set up. The school education has also improved, for example , before liberation there was o
14、nly one school for children from wealthy families, but now there are 10 schools and every child can go to school. After work, people go shopping, see films, go dancing and have sports .即时训练李华的加拿大笔友Peter发来e-mail说，今年暑假，他想选择中国的某地村庄来体验生活，希望李华能介绍一个理想的地方，去信描述其具体的地理位置和简要概况，并简单介绍其历史和发展变化，最好能附上一张照片。下面是李华选择的照
15、片，请以李华的名义，按要求写封回信。信中至少包括以下要点：1.概况：高台，位于祁连山脚下，人口16万，物产丰富，历史悠久,人们友好;2.著名景点: 月牙湖(the Yueya Lake); 大湖湾 (the Great Lake Bay);烈士陵园（the Martyrs Cemetery）; 湿地公园（the Wetland Park）等。3.特色美食：牛肉面 4.发展变化：词数100词左右(不包括开头所给内容)。Dear Peter, Im glad to know that you are going to visit a village of our country this summer holiday. I have chosen some pictures of my hometown for you. I really wish you can enj
