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Celebrations
Unit 3
Writing workshop
Part 1—Lead in
Lead in
Hi, guys. You’re going to write about a celebration event that you have had before. Discuss with your partner.
What celebration do you want to write about and why
What details do you want to include
How to write a celebration event
Lead in
In this lesson, let’s learn to write a celebration event.
Lead in
Part 2—Words and expressions
event
/ vent/
n. 事件;活动
e.g. The election was the main event of 2004.
Words and Expressions
description
/d skr p n/
n. 描述,描写
e.g. She gave an exact description of the attacker.
Words and Expressions
awesome
/ s m/
adj. 令人赞叹的;很好的
e.g. The show was just awesome.
Words and Expressions
downstairs
/ da n ste z/
adv. 往楼下,在楼下
e.g. Wait downstairs in the hall.
Words and Expressions
nowhere
/ n we (r)/
adv. 哪儿也见不到
e.g. She is found nowhere on god's earth.
Words and Expressions
select
/s lekt/
vt. 挑选,选拔
e.g. He was selected for the team.
Words and Expressions
album
/ lb m/
n. 簿,册
e.g. The new album went straight to number one.
Words and Expressions
calm
/kɑ m/
vi.&vt. (使)平静;(使)镇定
e.g. Nobody could calm her but ( that) I must come.
Words and Expressions
calm down 冷静下来
uniform
/ ju n f m/
n. 制服
e.g. Do the children have to wear a uniform
Words and Expressions
tear
/te (r) /
n. 眼泪,泪水
e.g. Her tears mingled with the blood on her face.
Words and Expressions
Part 3—Before writing
Read the description. Answer the questions.
Read for writing
1 Whose birthday was it
2 What did the family do to prepare for it
3 What gift did the writer make
4 How did Grandpa feel and what did he say
Let’s read.
Read for writing
Let’s check.
Read for writing
Answers:
1. It was Grandpa’s 70th birthday.
2. The whole family had been preparing for it for quite some time. Mum prepared birthday lunch. Dad invited some best friends of Grandpa’s.
1 Whose birthday was it
2 What did the family do to prepare for it
Let’s check.
Read for writing
Answers:
3. I made a video of his life story for Grandpa.
4. Grandpa said excitely, “It is a wonderful birthday celebration and I’ve got the best gift I have ever received. Now I am looking forward to my eightieth, ninetieth and even one hundredth birthdays already!”
3 What gift did the writer make
4 How did Grandpa feel and what did he say
Focus on structure and language
Read the description again. Place the phrases in the correct order. Then add details.
A
B
C
D
D
A
C
B
Grandpa’s 70th birthday
birthday lunch; gift
invitation to Grandpa’s old friends; when Grandpa and his friends appeared in an old photo in their school uniform
excited
You should know these sentences!
1. That day was awesome.
2. Mum was already in the kithcen preparing Grandpa’s special birthday lunch.
3. Surprisingly, they were Grandpa’s best friends from secondary school, all in their seventies.
4. Towards the end of the party, Grandpa said excitely,...
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Focus on structure and language
Read the text again. Underline the words used to link sentences and paragraphs. Then, write 2-3 similar sentences for your writing. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
Focus on structure and language
Focus on structure and language
Focus on structure and language
①
②
③
Example:
Luckily, they arrived at the park on time.
……
……
Focus on structure and language
Part 4—While writing
Complete the outline of your event description based on Activity 3.
While writing
Attention!
While writing
Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. Make sure that the sentences and paragraphs are properly linked.
While writing
Part 5—After writing
Edit your description in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.
After writing
Part 6—Homework
Recite the key expressions and sentences.
Complete and rewrite your writing.
Homework