Period6Writing Step1Grouptask 4peopleagroup Discuss whichChinesecityorprovincedoallofyoulike Herearesometopicsandtrytofinishthechart Group2Individualwork Eachoneinagroupchoosesadifferenttopicforwriting Thencombinethem Step3Checkwhattheywrite Step4Polishthepassage Writeacleancopyofthewholeessay andputinmaps pictures tablesorchartswherenecessarytomakeitattractive Step5Sharing Makeawalldisplayoraclassbookletcontainingtheessaysfromeverygroup Samplewriting BeijingisthecapitalcityofChinaandcovers16 800aqkms Itissurroundedbymountainstothenorthandwest Oneofthem LingShan isover2 300metershigh Theclimatecanbeverydryinwinterandhumidinsummer Autumnisthebestseasonbecauseitisusuallyfineandpleasantlywarm BeijingwasthecapitalcityofmanydynastiesinChinesehistory Thesedynastiesleftalargenumberofarchitecturalsouvenirsinthecity theForbiddenCity theSummerPalaceandtheTempleofHeaven etc Thereisalsoalegacyofroyalparks JingshanandBeihai Since1949theseparksandbuildingshavebeenopentothepublic Nowadays Beijingisthecapitalofathrivingcountrywithalargepopulation Morethanhalfofthemliveinthe3entrofthecity AswellasbeinganimportanteconomiccentreBeijingisals9othesiteofthemainvenuefortheOlympicGamesin2008 Asbefitsitsstatus Beijingisthecentreofmanyculturalactivities suchasconcerts operas modernpaintingexhibitionsandinternationalevents TodayBeijingisindeedanexampleofacityinthemodernworld