You should say: Where it is
What you like about it What you do there Who you go there with
and explain why you like to visit it.
Sample:
The seaside place I like most to visit is Sanya. I've dreamed of visiting it since last summer. Several friends of mine invited me to travel to it but I failed to go there because of some emergency.
Before last summer holiday, several friends planed to visit Sanya, a famous tourist city in Hainan province, and they invited me to go, too. For Sanya boasts the best white-sand beach and blue sea water in Asia. We collected the travelling tips on net, and went shopping together for the swimming clothes and sun cream with pleasant expectation for the trip.
I was almost prepared to set off when my sister broke her leg by accident and I was the only person who was free to take care of her for long time, so I had to give up the previous plan. After they returned, my friends showed me the photos they had taken there and gave me a vivid account of their travel, making me more eager to visit Sanya than before. I planned to go there this summer holiday, and my sister decided to accompany me. The first day I arrive there, I think I would go to Yalong Beach, which is one of the most popular tourist attractions owing to the easy access to its wide and long beach. Then I would spend the following days enjoying the beach, the
sunshine and the sea slowly. I would do some shopping, taste some special local foods, and go to some pubs to have a drink as well.
I'm looking forward to visiting Sanya, my favorite seaside place. It is irreplaceable in my mind.
Sample2:
Gulangyu, a famous touristy island, is a place I long for to visit for a couple of years. Separated from Xiamen City by 500-meter wide waters, Gulangyu is an ideal place for vacation and there are a lot to see and do any time in a year.
In history, the island had been invaded for several times and various architecture buildings from foreign countries were built and well-reserved there, bringing it the nickname 'World Architecture Expo'. Besides, it's also
called 'an island in the sea' for its year-round warm climate, fantastic scenery and beautiful surrounding.
Last summer, my brother with the family of my cousin's made a self-drivingvisit there. During their 4-day staying there, they took many wonderful photos, which made me rather regretful for not being able to go with them. On one picture of my brother driving a bamboo draft, the clean water and green plant can be seen, which is rather attractive. On another, my cousin wearing a long dress and a hat against the sea with the wind blowing, it makes me feel the soft wind there. There are lots more photos with them playing in the water, which they say is very cool and comfortable. Besides, they spent two days on the shopping street there, and they were offered, for free, brochures with all the shops there, briefing the characteristic of each shop. Children are encouraged to get a stamp when they visit a shop, if they get all the stamps, it's said, they will be given special souvenirs. However, there are so many shops, and people seldom have enough time to visit all the shops, and my brother suggests having another trip there to get it finished.
I will surely make a visit there in near future.
PART 3 Discussion Questions
1. Do you think traveling by sea is as important today as it used to be in the past?
Well, in the past, traveling by sea is an important means of transportation, as the road, rail and air transportation system were not so well-developed then. But now, people have more options, and few of them would like to travel by sea as it is time-consuming.
2. Do people enjoy travelling by ship? Will people prefer other transportation in the future?
Many people enjoy the pleasure of travelling by ship, as they can appreciate thescenery on the way and enjoy sitting quietly on the dock reading or having tea. Nowadays, people have more options for travelling, such as flight which is time-saving. It takes hours to fly from one country to another, while people taking ship may spend days to do that. There are advantages and
disadvantages for each type of transportation. People will choose one considering of their destination, available time and climate condition, etc.
3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of shipping goods cross the ocean?
There are obvious advantages of shipping goods. For one thing, a large amount of international trade are completed owing to the existing of shipping across the ocean, for there may be no direct connection by land between the trading countries, and that the capacity of air transport is limited; for another, shipping goods is much cheaper compared with road and air transport.
However, the biggest shortage of shipping is that it is time-consuming. Besides, there's risk of ship wrecking as the weather, sometimes, is severe and difficult to predict in the ocean.
Most people spend their vocations or relax themselves at the seaside. There are a variety of things they can do to enjoy themselves. Besides the broad sea and delicious seafood, people can appreciate the beautiful scene of the sunrise with seabird flying; they can go for a walk by the sound of the waves splashing on the beach. Everyone can have fun at the seaside.
5. Do children and adults enjoy the same thing at the seaside?
No, children and adults enjoy different things except swimming and playing in the water. Children can never get tired of creating a castle or a statue out of sand on the beach. Collecting shell and catching crabs, on certain times, will be a pleasure to them. Adults, however, will prefer lying on the beach or going on cruises for diving or fishing.
6. Do children prefer to go to seaside than adults? Why?
Yes, children like better than adults to be at the seaside, as they are carefree to enjoy the wonderful things, which are trivial to adults. The love of water is the nature of human, especially children, as it's said water is the source of life. Besides swimming and playing in the sea, children have a lot to do at the seaside, such as searching for shells and crabs and playing in the sand. That's why they are fond of going to seaside.
7. Will seaside become more popular (Will more people go to seaside) in thefuture?
Yes, more people will go to seaside to relax themselves. With the
development of cities, more land will be used for construction of buildings, leading to less apace reserved for people to enjoy the pleasure of water. People are not satisfied with swimming in a pool and when they have time, they will set for seaside with family or friends.