Unit7Art Writing Workshop
A Formal Email教学目标和指向学科核心素养发展的英语学习活动设计
教学目标
在本课结束时,学生能够
1.通过阅读正式邮件的文本,了解撰写咨询信息的正式邮件的语篇结构、基本句型和语言结构
2.从现有文本中识别并使用表达咨询句型和有用语言
3.根据写作任务(写一封正式的邮件来咨询更多的信息)和构思,列出写作提纲
指向学科核心素养发展的英语学习活动设计
主要学习活动
学习理解类活动
第一步,引入主题激活学生已有认知,激发学生兴趣
Teacher says: Students are living a colorful school lifestyle in our school( Show some pictures)
Today on the school websites appear some advertisements for school activities( If possible, ask some volunteer students to read each advertisements and teacher explains any difficult words of terminology)
Ask students:
Which advertisement would you like to sign up for(报名参加)? Why? What additional information would you ask for?
Ensure that all students have a chance to take part in the class discussion and that all the advertisements have been discussed.
Ask students: Choose one activity that you'd like to know more about and write an Email to ask for more Information . In your opinion, is it going to be formal or informal one
Do you know how to write a formal Email to ask for more Information
[设计意图:利用图片创设情境,引出主题,激活学生背景知识,并引出学生问题,形成阅读期待。]
[设计意图:引导学生思考咨询信息的正式邮件的写作 ]
第二步,概括、梳理、整合信息
通过阅读文本,获取语篇基本信息,了解撰正式邮件的语篇结构
Read the Email on page 19 . Answer the questions.
1.Why does Liu Ze write this Email?
Liu Ze writes this Email to ask for information about entering a film in the festival.
2. How does Liu Ze address the receiver of the Email?
Liu Ze addresses the receiver of the Email as Dear Sir /Madam.
3. What Information does Liu Ze want to know
Liu Zi wants to know:
About the films for the festival关于电影节的电影
If they accept sports documentaries体育纪录片
More information about how to apply for this festival申请这个节日
If groups and individuals can enter 参加
If they can enter their film to another film festival at the same time
What the prizes are奖品
If there are prizes奖项 for different age groups and for different types of films
4.Is the style of the Email formal or informal ?Can you find some examples
The style is formal.
Reasons could include:
Vocabulary used
Address 称呼 of the receiver
Full name in sign off 以全名结尾
[设计意图 : 帮助学生强化阅读策略,通过第一遍阅读获取关于文本的基本内容。]
从现有文本中识别并使用咨询的表达方式
Read the Email again. Identify its structure and useful plete the table.
The structure Useful language
Para.1 Stating the purpose of your writing and introducing yourself I'm writing to ask for information ( about entering a film in your festival)I am ( sixteen years old)...
Para.2 Querying(asking about) the films for the festival I would like to ask about( the films for your festival).Do you accept sport documentaries? Could you tell me (if this kind of film would be acceptable)?I wonder if (you could also give me more information about how to apply to be part of this festival)? Can we (enter our film into another film festival at the same time)?In addition, would it be possible to tell me (about the prizes)?
Para.3 Closing I appreciate your help and look forward to hearing from you.
[设计意图:引导学生从文本中提取文本结构]
应用实践类活动
第三步,实践与内化所获得的语言知识与文化知识
Ask students to write down the purpose of their Email and two questions they would like to ask . Use the sentence builder to help them.
[设计意图:学生依据所梳理和提炼的结构化知识,运用所学习的固定搭配或语言表达方式,内化所学语言知识与相关信息,鼓励学生思考……]