(共27张PPT)
Unit 1 Relationships
Topic Talk
Who is the most important person in your life Talk about him / her with your partner.
Activity 1: Pair work
Activity 2: Listen and complete the Text Builder
I’m closest to my
________ because he / she _______________
____________.
Person
mother, father, sister, brother, grandmother, grandfather, best friend, cousin, niece, nephew
Reasons
is my best friend
understands and supports me
has a similar personality / the same sense of humour with me
Underline the words or expressions you hear.
mother
understands and
supports me
Activity 2: Listen and complete the Text Builder
I would say he / she is _______________
______________.
I have so many great memories, but one particular occasion is
______________.
Personal Traints
kind, loving and passionate, confident, funny, outgoing, intelligent, quiet, caring, understanding, supportive, considerate
Particular Occasions
a birthday celebration, Christmas time,
Spring Festival, a summer holiday, the day of my graduation, the first day of my senior secondary school
kind, loving and compassionate
Christmas time
Activity 3: Group discussion
Use the Text Builder to talk about the most important person in your life, e.g. a family member, a friend or a teacher.
Example:
I’m closest to my mother because she understands and supports me. I would say she is kind and caring. I have so many great merories, but one particular occasion is Spring Festival ...
Activity 4: Listen and fill in the blanks
The nicest thing someone has ever done for “me” Who that person is What he / she did The storyteller’s feelings
Lily’s story wrote a series of letters
Henry’s story
Yu Xin’s story happy and positive
Listen to three people’s stories about their closest relationship.
Complete the information below.
Activity 4: Listen and fill in the blanks
The nicest thing someone has ever done for “me” Who that person is What he / she did The storyteller’s feelings
Lily’s story wrote a series of letters
Henry’s story
Yu Xin’s story happy and positive
grandmother
emotional and moved
a childhood friend
helped him with his studies
grateful
sister
visited her in hospital every day
Activity 5: Share your works
Use the language you have learnt to write a short paragraph about the most important person in your life. Then share it in groups.
Unit 1 Relationships
Writing workshop
Ⅱ
Read for writing
目录页
contents
Get ready for writing
I
Read for writing
II
III
Structure and language
Compose your writing
IV
Ⅰ
Get ready for writing
Get ready for writing
1. What types of information will you include in your invitation email
2. What language style will you use in your email, formal or informal
Imagine you are going to organise an English Drama Competition in your school or an English Poem Recitation in your class. You need to write an email to invite your foreign teacher to be a judge. Discuss with your partner.
Ⅱ
Read for writing
Read for writing
1. What types of information have been included in the email
2. What has been said specifically in each aspect
Read the email and answer the questions.
An Invitation Letter
purpose
background information
requests
requirements
Read for writing
ending
Ⅲ
Structure and language
Structure and language
Choose and complete the information for each paragraph. Pick out some useful expressions for each aspect.
Explanation of requirements / responsibility
Purpose of writing
Current requests / expectation
Ending the email
Background information of the event
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Purpose for writing
Background information of the event
Explanation of requirements / responsibility
Current requests / expectation
Ending the email
Structure and language
Structure and language
Read the email again. Find out some useful expressions.
Sentence Builder
Formal Expressions
I am writing on behalf of the school’s Student Union.
You would be responsible for listening to all the speeches.
Would you have time to attend short meeting
I sincerely hope you can come.
If you have any questions, please do let me know.
Structure and language
Write an invitation email to invite your foreign teacher to be a judge with 2-3 sentences. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
A School-wide English Drama Competition
A Class-wide English Poem Recitation
Ⅳ
Compose your writing
Compose your writing: Outlining
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Purpose for writing
Background Information
Expectation
Ending
Responsibility
Introduction
Major event
Place and time
Requirements
Judging standard
Arrangement
Compose your writing: Other useful sentences
Purpose
1. I’m writing to invite you to …
2. It is a pleasure / great honor to invite you to …
I would appreciate it if you could accept my invitation. I am looking forward to your early reply.
We hope that you could accept my invitation if it is convenient for you.
If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask me.
Ending
Compose your writing: Drafting
Writing Help
Writing an Invitation Letter
It is important to:
use formal language in your invitation letter;
clearly state why you want to invite the person and what you want him / her to do;
write in the first person;
end your invitation politely.
Compose your writing: Editing
An Invitation Letter
Does the writer clearly state the reason why he / she is writing the invitation letter
Does the writer clearly explain what he / she wants the person to do
Does the writer use formal language
Is the invitation letter written in the first person
Homework
Polish your own letter and next class we will invite some of you to share your works.