WRITING - DESCRIBE YOUR HOMETOWN.pptx

8/10/2019 WRITING - DESCRIBE YOUR HOMETOWN.pptx

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DESCIRBING

YOUR

HOMETOWN


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UNIT 2: TELL ME WHATS IT LIKE

Part 5: Writing (2 periods)


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Describing a place

E.g.: Johns hometown

I was born in Newcastle, a city in the north-east of England.

Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is quite big, with

a population of about 200,000 people.

There is a cathedral which is very famous. There are five

bridges which link it to the next town.

The main industries are coal-mining and shipbuilding. Besides,

the chemical and soap industries are also important.I moved from Newcastle 10 years ago but I often return to my

hometown because I really love it. I really miss the people who

are really warm and friendly.

(n): ngbc

(n): nh th

(n): ci cu

(n): ngnh khai thc than

(n): nghngtu


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Questions

1. What is the name of his hometown?

2. Where is his hometown? Is it big?

3. What are there in his hometown?4. What are main industries in his hometown?

5. Does he love his hometown? Why?


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I was born in Newcastle, a city in the north-east of

England. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It is

quite big, with a population of about 200,000 people.

There is a cathedral which is very famous. There are five

bridges which link it to the next town.

The main industries are coal-mining and shipbuilding.

Besides, the chemical and soap industries are also

important.

I moved from Newcastle 10 years ago but I often return

to my hometown because I really love it. I really miss the

people who are really warm and friendly.

1. What is the name of his hometown?

2. Where is his hometown? Is it big?

3. What are there in his hometown?

4. What are main industries in his hometown?

5. Does he love his hometown? Why?


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Describing your hometown

- Name

- Location

- Size: big or small (population)

- Buildings, roads, lake, pagoda, bridge,

- Economy: agriculture, industry, coal-mining

- People

- Love it or not, why?


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* Useful language- In the north/ south/ center of

- 50 km away from ./ not far from ./ near

- Agriculture/ make traditional handmadeproductions/ carpenter/


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* Structures

- I was born in. /my hometown is.

- There is a + NThere are many + Ns

- People earn living/ earn money by .

- I love my hometown because .


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PRACTCE


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Practice 1. Make full sentences using the wordsgiven

1. He/ born/ a small village/ the north of the town2. His village/ not large/ with/ population/ 2000

people

3. There/ a pond/ the middle/village/ where/

people/ get water4. There/ a very old pagoda/ where/ people/ go to

every month

5. They/ make/sell/ traditional products/ which/bring/ a lot of money

6. I/ love/ hometown/ much/ because/ there/ alot of/ my beloved people


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Answer

I. Make sentences using the words given

1. He was born in a small village in the north of thetown

2. His village is not large with the population of 2000people

3. There is a pond in the middle of village where peopleget water

4. There is a very old pagoda where people go to everymonth

5. They make and sell traditional products which bringthem a lot of money

6. I love my hometown so much because there a lot ofmy beloved people


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Practice 2. Write a short paragraph to describe

your hometown (about 120 words)


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Homework

Revise relative clauses

Do the cross-check and write the second

version of your writing


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