Module 4

A Social Survey – My Neighborhood

Guesswork: Where is it? Hint 1 It’s a coastal city , which is beautiful and clean. Hint 2 It is located in Fujian Province. Hint 3 It enjoys the title of the National Garden City. Hint 4 Most of the citizens are good at playing the piano. Hint 5 It is famous for Gulangyu Island.

Xiamen

Fast readingRead the dialogue and decide if the following statements are true or false.

T

1. John and Xiao Li haven’t seen each other for six years.

F 2. John has never been to China before. T 3. Xiao Li enjoys living on the coast.

F F T

4. There are very few tourists in the northwest of Xiamen.

5. There are a lot of new high-rise buildings in Gulangyu Island.6. There are some interesting buildings on Gulangyu island.

Detailed readingRead the passage carefully and

do these exercises.

Xiamenlocation east of China pretty hot in summer and cold in winter very clean, the air is fresh

Tianjinnortheast of China very hot and dry in summer; quite cold in winter suffer the air pollution, noisy shopping malls; Jixian; Panshan

climate environmenttourist attractions

food

sea food

local flavor

a 1. John Martin is visiting ____.(a) Xiao Li’s hometown

(b) a town near where XiaoLi lives (c) a shopping mall

2. Xiao Li lives _________. b (a) on the island of Gulangyu (b) in Xiamen

(c) in a town to the northwest ofXiamen

3. John and Xiao Li are_____. b

(a) at Xiao Li’s home(b) driving around the city in a car

(c) on a train

Put the sentences in the right order according to this dialogue.( 4 ) There are a lot of high-rise buildings recently in the business district. ( 2 ) The climate in Xiamen is pretty hot and wet in the summer, but it can be quite cold in winter. ( 3 ) There are a lot of tourists in Summer. ( 5 ) Gulangyu Island is a gorgeous island with really interesting architecture. It lies in the west of the city. ( 1 ) Xiamen is a city on the coast.