(共29张PPT)
Unit 1 Life Choices
Writing Workshop
Activate and Share
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Who are you going to write to
What do you want to tell him her
What do you want to know from him/her
Read for Writing
02
A personal email
Who is Fang Lan Why is Wang Ying writing to her
How does Wang Ying feel about her new school
How is her life in senior secondary school different from junior secondary school
4. Why does Wang Ying have to finish the email
Reading for Style
Read the email to answer:
1. Who is Fang Lan
Why is Wang Ying writing to her
An old friend in junior secondary school.
(1) To say Hello.
(2) To share her new senior secondary school life with Fang Lan.
(3) To ask about Fang Lan’s new school life.
2. How does Wang Ying feel about her
new school
She loves her new senior secondary school.
I like the “new me”.
3. How is her life in senior secondary school different from junior secondary school
They don’t have a fixed classroom.
They have many different clubs after class.
4. Why does Wang Ying have to finish
the email
She’s got a presentation tomorrow and she needs to finish her slides.
Reading for Style
Read the email again to figure out:
1. Is the email formal or informal Why is it written this way
2. How can we tell the email is formal or informal
Reading for Style
Read the email again to figure out:
1. Is the email formal or informal Why is it written this way
This email is rather informal because it is written this way because they are friends.
2. How can we tell the email is formal or informal
(1) the greeting (Hi)
(2) contractions ( How’s, it’s, there’s …)
(3) dashes ( — ) and exclamation points (!)
(4) informal words and phrases
( Guess what, You know, well )
Read for structure
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c. subject line
Subject: Hello from an old friend
Hi, Fang Lan,
How’s your life in Canada I hope you have adapted well to the new situation and are enjoying your new school.
I love my new senior secondary school. It’s much bigger than my junior secondary school and there’s a huge gym! Do you remember Xie Zijun Guess what –We’re in the same school! It’s always good to have a friend, right Life in senior secondary school is very different from junior secondary school! You know, we don’t have a fixed classroom! We go to different classes for different subjects and also for different levels. I’m in the same class with Zijun for English and physics but in different classes for Chinese and maths. We also have many different clubs after class. You know, I like dancing so I’m in the Dancing Club. At the moment, we meet twice a week and we’re preparing to attend a competition. I think my new school gives me a chance to become a different person and I like the “new me”.
Well, I must go now. I’ve got a presentation tomorrow and I need to finish my slides. I look forward to hearing all about what’s happening with you soon.
All the best!
Wang Ying
b. greeting
e. questions about the other person
f. information about one's own life
d. reasons to finish writing
a. ending and wishes
g. signature
Focus on language
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Analyse the sentence structures of the given sentences.
1. We don’t have a fixed classroom!
2. We are in the same class.
who
do
what
Subject
Verb
Object
who
Subject
be
Verb
what
Predicative
3. There is a huge gym.
4. My school gave me a chance.
be
what
There
Be
Real Subject
who
Subject
do
Verb
who
what
Indirect Object
Direct Object
Find more example sentences using the following sentence structures in the email.
Subject + Verb + Object
Subject + Verb + Predicative
There + Be + Real Subject
Subject + Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object
Find more example sentences using the
following sentence structures in the email.
Subject + Verb + Object
I love my new senior secondary school.
We have many different clubs.
Subject + Verb + Predicative
Life in senior secondary school is very different from junior secondary school!
I am in the Dancing Club.
Write 2-3 sentences about your school life that you want to tell your former classmate. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
My new school life
There are a lot of things in my school. My new school has library. My class size is big now . I have made new friends.
There are a lot of things in my school, such as library , a playground and classrooms with modern equipment. My new school has a huge library where I like to study. My class size is much bigger now and we move between classrooms for different subjects. I have made lots of new friends, which makes me happy. This is why I love my new school.
My new school life
1.Adding details: (giving examples, phrases ; compound sentence…)
2. Adding adj and adv
3. Adding clauses ( attribute clause, adverbial clause, predicative clause…)
Summarize how to make our writing better and more complicated
Compose your Writing
04
Complete the outline of your email.
Subject line:
Greeting:
Questions to ask:
Information about you:
Reasons to finish writing:
Ending:
Greetings from Canada
Hi, Ying
How is everything back home
…
I love my new senior secondary school…
I am going to work on group project with…
All the best!
From: FangLan
To: Wang Ying
Subject: Greetings from Canada
Revise your Writing
05
When you finish, edit your email in pairs according to Peer Editing Sheet on your textbook.
Is it an email to a family member or close friend
Is the email written in a proper email format For example, does it have a subject line, greetings, some questions, and also information provided
Does it end with a reason appropriately
Does the writer use simple and informal language
Mark any spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.
Mark any unclear expressions. Give suggestions if you can.
Underline the expressions you like.
Editing
Finish your second draft based on the editing opinions.
Send it to your friend and me .
Homework
Recommend an email that you would like to show in the class and point out the part that impresses you most.