Unit2Readingforwriting---WritetoafriendaboutatravelplanLearningaimsBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.knowabouttheTerracottaArmyfromthebriefintroductiontoknowsomeculturalknowledge.2.masterthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofatravelplan.3.applywhatyouhavelearnedinclasstowritingatravelplan.4.feelproudofourcountryandourculture.Itisanoldcity.Itisworldfamous.ItisinthewestofChina.ThereisafamousBellTower.Itssnackstreetisveryinviting.TheWildGoosePagodaisstandinginthecity.Ithasthebest-preserved,andlargestexistingancientcitywall.Andmostimportant,ithasoneoftheworldwonders---TerracottaArmy.HaveaGuessXi’anTerracottaArmyComeandseetheterracottaArmy:morethan8000statuesweremadeinthethirdcenturyBCEtoguardthetomboftheChineseEmperorQinshihuang!Eachstatuehasadifferentface,leadingresearcherstobelievethateachoneisacopyofarealsolider.Thestatuesfillonlyonepartoftheemperor’shugetomb,whichstillhasnotbeencompletelyunearthed.Morethan700,000peopleworkedfornearly40yearstobuildthistomb.However,nooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthetombortheterracottastatuesuntil1974,whensomefarmersdiscoveredthetombwhiletheywerediggingawell.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?TointrdoceTerrocottaArmytous.Trytoshortenhepassageintoonesentence.Thestatuesareapartofthehugetomboftheemperorwhichwasdiscoveredin1974andhasnotbeencompletelyunearthed,eachoneacopyofarealsoldier.TerracottaArmyisanationaltreasureandoneofthelargestandmostimportantarchaeological[ˌɑ:kɪə'lɒdʒɪkl]findsintheworld.Itisveryvaluableandattractive.ReadRichard’semailandfillinthetableParaMainideaDetail1234mainpurposeforthetripMeansoftransport,leaving/arrivingtimeShaanxiHistoryMuseum,Xi’anCityWallOtherfamoussightsFinalthoughtsWriteagainandsendphotos,？Paragraph1MytimehereinChinaisgoingwell.Ilovemynewschoolandclassmates.OvertheOctoberholiday,myparentsandIareplanningtogotoXi'antoseetheTerracottaArmy.I'veheardthatitisanamazingsight,andIcan'twaittogo.Tome,thestoryoftheTerracottaArmyisalmostunbelievable.It'samazingthattherearemorethan8,000statues,andnooneinmoderntimesknewaboutthemuntilthe1970s.MainideaDetailPurpose:destination，time,reasonsGotoseetheTerracottaArmyovertheOctoberholiday.It’samazingandunbelievable.Paragraph2We'realsoplanningtovisitseveralotherplacesinXi'an.MydadandIarebothlookingforwardtogoingtotheShaanxiHistoryMuseum,becausemydadloveshistoryandIhaveheardthatthismuseumisknownasa''Chinesetreasurehouse''!We'realsogoingtotheXi'anCityWallandafewotherfamoussights.MainideaDetailOthertouristattractionsShaanxiHistoryMuseum,Xi’anCityWallOtherfamoussightsParagraph3We'retakingthetrain,leavingthedaybeforetheOctoberholidaybegins.We'rearrivingat9:30a.m.andwillstartsightseeingrightaway,soIhopewesleeponthetrain!Paragraph4Iguessthat'sallfornow!I'llwriteagainsoonandsendphotos!Doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingholiday?Hopetohearfromyousoon.3Meansoftransport,leaving/arrivingtime4FinalthoughtsTakethetrain,thedaybeforetheOctoberholiday,at9:30Writeagainandsendphotos,askhisfriend’splanSummariseRichard’semailParaMainideaDetail1234mainpurposeforthetripOthertouristattractionsMeansoftransport,leaving/arrivingtimeShaanxiHistoryMuseum,Xi’anCityWallOtherfamoussightsFinalthoughtsTakethetrain;thedaybeforetheOctoberholiday;at9:30Writeagainandsendphotos,askhisfriend’splanGotoseetheTerracottaArmyovertheOctoberholiday.It’samazingandunbelievable.openingbodyendingUnderlinethewordsandphras...
