city. Who would like to read your description to us?

A sample version:

　　I was born in a small town in the north of Hebei province, which is the same size as one tenth of the city of Beijing. Though my hometown is very small in size, yet it is a fairly beautiful place with not only beautiful natural sense, but also kind people.

In the past, in the north of the town was a large lake, whose water was so clean that we could see fish swimming and playing happily. In spring, people came here to go boating to relax. In winter, people came here to go skating on the frozen lake. To the east of the lake lay a great field on which peasants grow all kinds of crops, such as wheat, corn and so on. When winter came, the snow would cover the field, promising a good harvest in the next year. When spring came, everything on the field turned green, the field seemed to be dressed a beautiful green coat. People living there all had warm heart and were ready to help each other what a nice place my hometown was in the past!

With the development of society, a great many changes have taken place in my hometown. More and more people are driven by money to start all kinds of small factories along the lake, which produce so much waste such as polluted water, gas, and used matters. When dealing with these wastes, many factories turn to the lake to regard it as the home of waste. These wastes that are thrown into the lake bring about the terrible pollution of the lake. The number of fish is becoming smaller and smaller. And the water set off a terrible smell. In addition to these, a lot of rubbish is laid on the field which destroy the formal grow of the crops. Now, the beautiful things of the past have gone. Every time I remember the pollution in my hometown, I feel sad. I call on people to protect the environment to bring back the beautiful things in the past.

Step II Writing (1)

Deal with Activity 1 in WRITING on Page 38.

T: In the last period, we have read a short description of Dickens' novel - Great Expectations. I think you should have had some ideas about the main characters in