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8B Unit 8 Writing:
Life in the past, present & future
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, we will be able to
make an outline for a topic logically;
write an Internet post about life creatively.
take a deeper look at life critically;
Lead in
Watch & Guess
Teenagers.
Grandparents.
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Who are they
What were they doing
节选自1960年上科影科教片《机器人》from Bilibili
They were trying to
invent a robot.
Prewriting
Life in the past is quite different from what we have in the present.
Which topic do you like best
5 Topics
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Ella
grandma
When my grandparents were young, they did all the housework by
hand, such as washing clothes with a soap made simply,
keeping warm in the house with a brazier of charcoal(炭火盆),
making fires to cook dinners
and cleaning the floor with a handmade broom or mop.
They spent a lot of time doing housework.
As a housewife, my grandma was very tired.
However, my parents said everyone in the family could feel deep
love from their moms and showed their love to her by helping do
some housework.
Life in the past
Today we do housework with different kinds of machines.
We wash clothes with a washing machine,
keep warm with air conditioners or electric heaters,
cook dinners with gas and electric cookers
as well as use a vacuum cleaner or a cleaning robot to clean the floor.
Time to do the housework becomes less than before and it makes
housewives more relaxed. In this way, the family life becomes more
enjoyable.
Life in the present
How did Ella make such a great
report
Ella’s 4 steps
to make a helpful outline
01 What is the way
02 How do people do it
03 What are the features？
04 How do people like it
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01 What is the way
02 How do people do it
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03 What are the features(特点)？
04 How do people like it
4 steps to make a helpful outline
Task: To improve the outline on P123
felt worried when waiting
it’s convenient to keep in touch
send messages or make phone calls
use computers, pads & smart phones
get a reply at once
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-make an outline for a topic logically
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-take a deeper look at life critically
Writing Part 1
Write outlines for the other 3 topics.
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People felt worried when waiting.
It’s convenient to keep in touch with others.
advantage
disadvantage
04 How do people like the way to keep in touch with others
People were full of joy when they received letters.
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Although it’s quite convenient, many of us still miss the great joy of reading letters after waiting for a long time.
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-make an outline for a topic logically
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-take a deeper look at life critically
Writing Part 2
How do we give 2 opposite (相反的)ideas
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-write an Internet post about life creatively
although/though
but/however
Examples for the other 3 topics.
What are the features of the Internet post
Titles & Subtitles
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Beginnings & Endings
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Different Tenses
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2
Short Sections
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Matched Pictures
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P123
the simple PAST tense
the simple PRESENT tense
the simple FUTURE tense
Task: To write our own Internet posts.
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What will it be like in the future
Internet Posts for the other 3 topics.
Writing Part 3
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-make an outline for a topic logically
-write an Internet post about life creatively
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-take a deeper look at life critically
Ella---李思琦 Bill---丘文
Peter---罗张昱平 Ashley---陈钰
How
Summary
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-make an outline for a topic logically
-write an Internet post about life creatively
-take a deeper look at life critically
Life is like a book
and you are the lucky
writer. If you follow the 3
words as well as your
heart, you can write
every chapter of it
in a wonderful way.
Post writing
Yesterday is a history.
Tomorrow is a mystery.
Today is a gift.
So we call it
PRESENT.
Learn
Live
Prepare
Choose your favourite topic
and create your own Internet
post about life in the past,
present and future.
To be continued …
add matched pictures
post it on the Internet
If your pictures are from the Internet, pay attention to the copyright (版权) and provide the reference URL (引用网址) as well.
ATTENTION
Wish you a bright future.8B Unit 8 Writing
Life in the past, present and future
I. Analysis of the Materials
As a writing example of 8B Unit 8 in the textbook (Oxford English of Shenzhen, published by Shanghai Education Press), Life in the past and present is rich in functional features as an Internet post.
As an indivisible part of this unit in which life in the future has been mentioned a lot, Life in the past and present leaves enough space and provides a great chance for students to add an ending part of the future creatively.
ⅠI. Analysis of the Students
What they already know:
- a lot about life in the present, a little about life in the past and future;
- what an Internet post is；
- how to talk about feelings and give ideas.
What they want to know:
- more about life in the past and future;
- how to write an Internet post logically, critically and creatively.
What they should know:
- how to make a writing outline logically for the topic;
- how to compare living styles in the past and present logically and critically.
III. Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
know about how people live in the past, present and future extensively;
make a writing outline for the old and new living style topics logically;
realize the dual character of both the old and new living styles objectively;
take a deeper look at living styles in the past, present and future critically;
write an Internet post about life in the past, present and future creatively;
have the awareness of copyright protection in Network Era preliminarily.
IV. Key Points and Difficult Points
Key points:
make an outline for a relating topic logically;
take a deeper look at different living styles critically;
write an Internet post about life in the past, present and future.
Difficult points:
compare living styles in the past and present logically and critically;
image about life in the future reasonably and creatively.
V. Teaching and Learning Approach
Teaching Approach
Situational approach
Task-based approach
Communicative approach
Learning Approach
Acquisition model of peer mutual aid
Communicative language learning approach
VI. Learning Procedures
Steps Learning Activities Purposes
Lead in Watch a video clip about how teenagers created a robot in 1960. Guess:
① Who are they
② What were they doing Arouse students’ interest in the lesson. Activate students’ perception of time, space, life, social and technology development in the past which is quite far away from them nowadays. Help students realize that life in the past is quite different from what we have in the present.
Prewriting Get to know the 5 writing subtopics in Unit 8 in the textbook. Learn about one of the students’ peers ---Ella’s report on the subtopic of doing housework in the past and present. Learn from Ella’s presentation in a video clip on how to make a helpful outline for the given topic. Improve the outline on P123 in the textbook in the way Ella presented. Introduce students to the 5 optional writing subtopics. Allow students to know about a good writing example from a peer who is good at generating ideas on this topic, which is easier to arouse students’ writing interest. Help students to apply what they have learnt from the above example and practice to get the consolidation of how to make a reasonable outline before writing.
Writing Part I Choose a writing topic from the 5 given ones. Work out the outline for the chosen topic. Allow students to make an outline based on their own interests. Help students get prepared for the following writing steps.
Writing Part II Answer the following question:
How do people like the way to keep in touch with others (Outline step 4) Appreciate the presented answering sentences to talk about the advantages and disadvantages:
-People felt worried when waiting.
-People were full of joy when they received letters.
-It’s convenient to keep in touch with others.
-Although it’s quite convenient, many of us still miss the great joy of reading letters after waiting for a long time. Answer the following question:
How do we give 2 opposite ideas Appreciate another 3 examples and work out the personal writing part under the chosen topic. Guide students to realize the dual character of both the old and new living styles objectively. Provide topical words and sentence patterns for students to talk and write about people’s feelings and ideas. Guide students to summarize how to give 2 opposite ideas with the helpful linking words: although / though; but / however. Help students to write their own part critically.
Writing Part III Read the given example of an Internet post on the topic of life in the past and present on P123 in the textbook and answer the following question:
What are the features of the Internet post Look at some pictures and answer the following question in the simple future tense:
What will it be like in the future Appreciate another 3 examples and write the Internet post on the chosen topic individually. Guide students to observe and make a summary on common features of an Internet post from the aspects as below: Titles & Subtitles, Short Sections, Beginnings & Endings, Different Tenses, Matched Pictures. Allow students to image about life in the future reasonably and creatively with the pictures which just serve as a catalyst on their own imagination and writings. Help students to be a productive writer.
Post writing Review the summary on how to write an Internet post. Appreciate the following time motto on the writing topic in this lesson: Yesterday is a history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. So we call it PRESENT. Help students to go over the writing steps and to be coherent in writing. Guide students to learn from the past, live in the present and prepare for the future in their own lives.
Homework Learn about the other 2 steps to make a real Internet post.
- add matched pictures;
-post it on the Internet. Be aware of the copyright tip on using pictures from the Internet. Choose the favorite topic and create personal Internet post about life in the past, present and future. Guide students to do functional writings in the real world. Help students to have the awareness of copyright protection in Network Era preliminarily. Encourage students to be a productive writer.
