Hi Brad,

It’s good to hear from you again. I find that I’m not good at writing compositions. It’s hard for me to prepare the form of a composition and organize sentences. ①Could you tell me how to deal with this problem? I would really appreciate if you offer me some good methods.

Best wishes,

                                                                      Cindy

Hi Cindy,

A composition is really a story and any story is told to an audience. There is a form for this and it is in three parts. First, tell them(the audience) what you are going to tell them. Then tell them, and finally tell them what you told them. Parts one and three are short and most of the information is in part two. It works like this.

Let’s say you are asked to write a 200-word composition about your visit to the Great Wall. You would begin with an opening sentence or two saying something like “The Great Wall of China is a national ②landmark that is famous around the world. I visited it last summer and I want to tell you about it.” That uses about 25 words to tell them what you are going to tell them.

The second part would be about 150 words and would contain information about the Great Wall such as how long it is, when it was built, who built it and why, the fact that it is one of the seven wonders of the world and you would talk about how you felt and what you thought when you visited this national treasure. This is telling them.

Finally, you would use about another 25 words to say something like “That was my first visit to the Great Wall and it was a very emotional experience to actually touch something so old and famous. ③每个中国人至少参观长城一次.I plan to go back whenever I can.” Here, you are telling them what you told them in the story and wrapping it all up into a neat package. This formula(惯例)works for both compositions and speeches and I think you will find it helps to organize your thoughts. I hope it’s helpful.

Best wishes,

                                                                 Brad Franklin

1.将文中①处的画线部分翻译成汉语：                                             .

2.(A) 试写出文中②处画线部分landmark的汉语意思：            .

(B)下面有四个在文中出现的单词，请找出画线部分发音哪个与众不同?                .

A. work            B. word            C. information            D. world

3.将文中③处的汉语翻译成英语：                                                 .

4.从文中找出适当的词组填空：How I wish to get a letter from you soon!

How I wish to _________  _________ you soon!

5.用英语回答问题：What’s the main idea of the passage?                                .

 

下列划线字注音完全正确的一项。（     ）（3分）

A．脑髓(suǐ)花圃(pǔ)骊( lí)歌倜傥（tìtǎnɡ）

B．沮（jǔ）丧讪（sàn）笑菜畦（qí）鸡毛掸（dǎn）子

C．嫉（jì）妒丑陋（lòu）蝉蜕（tuì）弥漫（mí）

D．书塾（shú）环谒（yè）瞬（shùn）息收敛（lián）

Amy:  I like to take my vacations at home. But this summer, I want to do something different. I’m going sightseeing（观光）. Next week I am leaving for Ottawa. I’m staying there for two weeks. Then I’m going to Alaska. I’m going to take many photos there. I can’t wait any longer.

	Jay :  This summer vacation is coming. I’ll be very busy. I’m going to Europe（欧洲）to visit my cousins in Liverpool and my aunts in Naples. I plan to go to Rome, because I want to meet pen friend Jackson there.
	Jarey: I think the best place for a summer vacation is the beach. I’m going to Hawaii on August 8. It has fantastic beaches and I like the sand, the sea and the sun, I am staying there for three weeks. There are many exciting things to do there.

【小题1】Amy is going to _________ first for her summer vacation.

A．Alaska

B．Ottawa

C．Hawaii

D．Rome

【小题2】Jay is going to Europe to _________ . 

A．visit his pen friends

B．go sightseeing

C．take photos

D．visit his relatives（亲戚）

【小题3】Jay’s pen friend lives in _________ . 

A．Liverpool

B．Naples

C．Rome

D．Warsaw

【小题4】Jarey is going to stay in Hawaii for _________ . 

A．ten days

B．three weeks

C．four weeks

D．half a month

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Jay is going to take many photos during the summer vacation.

B．Amy isn’t going to take vacation at home this summer.

C．There are beautiful beaches in Hawaii.

D．Jay’s aunts live in Naples.

 

I always take my vacations at home．But this summer，I want to do something different．I'm going sightseeing．Next week I am leaving for Hainan．I am staying there for two weeks．Then I'm going to Tibet．Of course，I'm taking a lot of photos．I can't wait!

I think the best place for a summer vacation is the seaside（海滨）．I'm going to Hawaii on August 1st．It has fantastic beaches and I like the sand，the sea and the sun．I'm staying there for three weeks．There are lots of exciting things to do there．

This summer vacation，I'll be busy．I'm going to Europe to visit my grandparents in Paris and my uncle in London．I plan to go to New York，because I want to meet my pen pal Tony．

1.Li Hui is going to _____ first for vacation. 

A. Henan    B. Tibet    C. Hainan   D. Tianjin

2.Molly is staying in Hawaii for _____ weeks. 

A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

3.Hector is going to Europe _____.

A. to visit his pen pal  B. to go sightseeing

C. to take photos  D. to visit his relatives(亲戚)

4.Hector’s pen pal lives in _____. 

A. Hawaii   B. London   C. New York   D. Paris

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Li Hui is not taking his vacation at home this summer.

B. Li Hui is taking lots of pictures during the summer vacation.

C. There are beautiful beaches in Hawaii.

D. Hector’s uncle lives in Paris.

 

I always take my vacations at home．But this summer，I want to do something different．I'm going sightseeing．Next week I am leaving for Hainan．I am staying there for two weeks．Then I'm going to Tibet．Of course，I'm taking a lot of photos．I can't wait!

I think the best place for a summer vacation is the seaside（海滨）．I'm going to Hawaii on August 1st．It has fantastic beaches and I like the sand，the sea and the sun．I'm staying there for three weeks．There are lots of exciting things to do there．

This summer vacation，I'll be busy．I'm going to Europe to visit my grandparents in Paris and my uncle in London．I plan to go to New York，because I want to meet my pen pal Tony．
【小题1】Li Hui is going to _____ first for vacation. 

A．Henan

B．Tibet

C．Hainan

D．Tianjin

【小题2】Molly is staying in Hawaii for _____ weeks. 

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题3】Hector is going to Europe _____.

A．to visit his pen pal	B．to go sightseeing
C．to take photos	D．to visit his relatives(亲戚)

【小题4】Hector’s pen pal lives in _____. 

A．Hawaii

B．London

C．New York

D．Paris

【小题5】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Li Hui is not taking his vacation at home this summer.

B．Li Hui is taking lots of pictures during the summer vacation.

C．There are beautiful beaches in Hawaii.

D．Hector’s uncle lives in Paris.

从方框中的七个选项中选出五个合适的选项补全对话。（共5小题，每小题1分）

A.I hope you have a good time there.

B.It sounds really interesting and exciting.

C.How will you go there?

D.What places shouldn’t I miss?

E.Can you tell me something about it?

F.You’ll go there by plane.

G.What’s the weather like there?

Jack: I plan to go to Taiwan for my summer holidays. Li Ming, you come from Taiwan. __1.__

Li Ming: No problem. Taiwan is an island.

Jack: __2.__

Li Ming: It’s nearly the same as that in Fujian. Sometimes it’s very hot in summer. But you can taste all kinds of delicious fruit there.

Jack: __3.__

Li Ming: Taiwan is good for travelling. Mount Ali and Riyuetan are popular tourist spots, and you shouldn’t miss the hot springs(温泉) there.

Jack：__4.__ I can’t wait to fly there.

Li Ming: __5.__

Jack: Thanks a lot.