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A Letter to the Head Teacher
八下 U1 Writing
In this unit, we have learned …
to help people in need.
Yes! Let’s help them.
We need to ask permission.
Write a letter to him.
Find a good idea to raise money.
Brainstorm
Charity show
Waste recycling
Flea market
_________
What to write about in the letter
1.Why are you writing the letter
2.How are you going to raise money
3.When and where is the activity
4.What would you like the head teacher to do
1.To ask the head teacher to give us permission to raise money.
2.We are going to organize a charity show.
3.At the school theater, on March 13th.
4.We would like him/her to give us permission to use the school theater.
Expressions we can use about:
how we are going to raise money
a. We are going to do … to raise money.
b. We are going to collect money by doing …
what we would like the head teacher to do
a. Could you please do …
b. We would like you to do …
Remember to show gratitude.
We would be very thankful/grateful/pleased if you…
What do we write at the beginning of the letter
Structure:
Heading
Date
Inside address
Greeting/Salutation
Body
Closing
Signature
Block style
Date
Inside address
Greeting/Salutation
Body
Closing
Heading
Signature
Block style
Tip① Sound polite
It’s …
Tip② Use full forms
It is …
Let’s start to write!
Tip② Use full forms
Tip① Sound polite
March 5th
Wong Tianle
2005, Garden Road
Wong
ask your permission about
a money-raising activity.
organize a charity show.
My classmates
and I are going to perform wonderful
shows to collect money.
the school
lecture theater on March 13th, from
use the lecture
theater
We would be very grateful
if you can support us.
Peter Pan
6, Grade 8
7:30pm to 9:30pm.
March 5th
Mr. Wong Tianle
2005, Garden Road
Dear Mr. Wong,
We are writing to ask your permission about a money-raising activity. In order to raise money for the children in need, we are going to organize a charity show. My classmates and I are going to put on wonderful shows to collect money.
We would like to have the activity at the school theater on March 13th, from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.
Could you please give us permission to use the school theater We would be very grateful if you can support us.
Yours sincerely,
Peter Pan
Class 6, Grade 8
Bravo! You have made it.
1.How we are going to raise money
a. We are going to do … to raise money.
b. We are going to collect money by doing …
2.What we would like the head teacher to do
a. Could you please do …
b. We would like you to do …
To show gratitude:
We would be very thankful/grateful/pleased if you…
Homework
Write a new letter to the head teacher on your own in your exercises books. Try to use different expressions from the following.
Class is over. Goodbye!教学设计
Teaching contents Writing: Write a Letter to the Head Teacher
Time 40 min
Teacher
Students Grade 2, Junior Middle School
Analysis of the teaching material
The writing task Write a letter to the Head Teacher is based on the topic Helping Those in Need in Unit 1, Module 1, Book 8. The previous texts introduce three teenagers’ voluntary experiences through a form of diary. The voluntary work includes orphanage, the recovery center for the disabled and the children’s hospital. Helping people in need has been an appealing topic for students, and the writing task gives the students a good chance to talk about how to help the poor children in the poor areas. It also gives them a good chance to design a good plan to donate money to help kids in need. Therefore, it can train students to think and to make plans. The writing task can also be a good chance for the students to put into use what they have read and learnt in this unit.
Analysis of the students
Making plans to raise money can be quite interesting for students in junior middle school, so they are likely to show great interest in thinking about plans to raise money. However it may be a good challenge in terms of their writing ability and expressing their ideas. The good thing is that they have read and learnt a certain amount of expressions and sentences regarding helping people in need and about voluntary work.
Teaching Objectives
Knowledge objective Students will learn to make use of useful expressions related to voluntary work. Students will know about how to ask permissions, make argument and how to express their wishes. Ability objective Students’ writing ability of a letter can be improved by the end of the class. Emotional objective Students will develop love and sympathy for the kids in need, and thus foster a strong sense of responsibility and arouse their awareness to contribute to the society.
Teaching key points and difficult points
Key points： Students learn to write about the purpose of the writing. Students learn to express their plans for collecting money. Students learn to write to ask for permission. Difficult points： Students may find it difficult to begin and end a letter, and to be grammatically correct throughout the whole writing.
Teaching methods
Elicitation Task-based Teaching
Teaching procedures
Teaching steps Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Aims
Step 1 Warming-up (6min) 1. Recall what students have learnt in previous texts. 1. Recall and response. 1. To get the students warmed up and ready to find love and sympathy for kids in need.
2. Ask students how they can help the poor children. 2. Talk freely about the questions raised by the teacher. 2. To introduce the students the purpose of this writing task.
3. Guide students to brainstorm a good way to collect money. 3. Brainstorm what they can think about and talk about their ideas. 3. To get students prepared for the body part of the writing.
Step 2 Before-writing (8 min) 1. Ask students to answer four questions. 1, why are you writing this letter 2, how are you going to raise money 3, when and where is the activity 4, What would you like the head teacher to do 1. Think and answer. 1. To introduce to the students the writing structure.
2. Guide students to recall and learn expressions they will need in the writing. 2. Listen and answer the questions and learn about new expressions. 2. To help students get ready to express themselves correctly in the writing task.
3.Show and introduce a sample of an English letter. 3. Students listen and watch and learn. 3.To give the students an clear idea of the structure of a letter.
4.Show the students and a new letter and help them go over the structure. 4. Students watch and recall and answer. 4. To get the students better prepared in terms of the structure of a letter.
Step 3 While-writing (23 min) 1. Give the students to important tips. 1. Learn and take notes. Students learn to proceed to write the guided writing.
2. Guide students to begin their writing. 2. Students practice writing the letter.
Step 4 Post-writing (2 min) Read a sample writing done by the teacher. Students listen and watch and learn and compare their writing. So that the students have a clear and better idea how to write the letter.
Step 5 Review and homework (1 min) Inform the students of the writing homework and go over with the students what to pay attention to. Listen and recall and response. So that the students will go home better prepared for their writing homework.
Homework
Write a new letter on your own. Try to use different expressions in your writing.
Blackboard Design
Write a Letter to the Head Teacher Writing Help people in need Head teacher Brainstorm Ways to raise money: Book fair Food fair Flea market Waste recycling Charity show Structure: Block style Heading Date Inside address Greeting/Salutation Body Closing Signature
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