(共22张PPT)
Unit 1 Relationships
Writing Workshop
Warming-up
Imagine you are going to organize 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.
Get ready for writing
Warming-up
1. What type of information will you include in your invitation email
Invitation Letter
2. What language style will you use in your email, formal or informal
purpose
background
event (theme, purpose, place, date and time)
directions/location
dress code
……
Reading
Read the email to Mr Jenson from Zhao Zheng, President of the Student Union.
1. What types of information have been included in the email
Purpose of writing
Background information of the event
Explanation of requirements/responsibility
Current requests/expectation
Ending the email
Reading
2. What has been said speci cally in each paragraph
Purpose of writing: to invite Mr Jenson to judge the final competition
Background information of the event: a school-wide public speaking competition
Explanation of requirements: listen to all the speeches and judge their pronunciation, clarity and fluency, and come to a decision about who comes first, second and third
Current requests: to attend a short meeting and discuss the details with other judges
Ending the email: …hope he can come
Explanation of requirements / responsibility Purpose of writing
Current requests / expectation Ending the email
Background information of the event
Read the email again. Choose and complete the information for each paragraph. Pick out some useful expressions for each aspect.
Para. 1 _______________________
Purpose of writing
Introduction
Major event
Place and time
First invitation
Reading
Para. 2 _________________________________
Background information of the event
Preparation so far
Current stage
Final topic
Competing rule
Explanation of requirements / responsibility Purpose of writing
Current requests / expectation Ending the email
Background information of the event
Para. 3 _____________________________________
Explanation of requirements/responsibility
Responsibilities
Judging criteria/standards
Arrangement
Para. 4 _____________________________________
Para. 5 _____________________________________
Current requests and expectation
Ending the email
Reading
Here are some useful expressions for your writing.
Writing
Write 2-3 sentences for your invitation email. Use the Sentence Builder to help you.
How would you state your writing purpose
How would you explain the requirement
How would you state your current request
How would you sincerely invite others
How would you end an invitation letter politely
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 a short meeting
I sincerely hope you can come.
If you have any questions, please do let me know.
Sentence Builder
Formal expressions
Assignment
Review
Review the structure of the sample invitation letter.
Writing
假定你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参观中国剪纸(paper-cutting)艺术展。请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1.展览时间、地点
2.展览内容
注意:
1. 词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Writing an Invitation Letter
It’s 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.
Writing Help
Writing
Complete the outline of your invitation based on the paragraph structure and the sentences you’ve picked out to produce an outline of an event, e.g. an English Drama Competition in your school. Make sure the most important information is included.
Writing
Step 1 Outlining
Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.
When writing an invitation letter, it’s 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.
Writing
Step 2 Drafting
Edit your email according to the writing evaluation criteria.
Do you clearly state the reason why you write the invitation letter
Do you clearly explain what you want the person to do
Is the invitation letter written in the first person
Do you use formal language
Writing
Step 3 Editing
Read your partner’s work and correct mistakes using the code below.
SP
WW
WT
WF
WO
P
M
!
Spelling 拼写
Wrong word 用词
Wrong tense 时态
Wrong form 词形
Wrong order 语序
Punctuation 标点
Missing word 缺词
Silly Mistake! 低级错误
Step 4 Peer Editing
Writing
除上述语言问题外,还应关注:
——文章的结构是否完整?连贯性如何?
——语言是否得体(正式)?
——字迹是否清晰?
Writing
Step 4 Peer Editing
Compose for writing
【完成句子】
(1) 因此,我写信邀请你来参加这个艺术展览。
Therefore, I’m writing to ___________________________________.
(2) 展览将于下周星期一早上开始。
The exhibition will ___________________________________.
(3) 它将持续到下周星期五。
It will _________________________________________.
(4) 你将有机会看到许多优秀的艺术作品。
You will have a good chance ____________________________.
(5) 这些作品都是由我校师生自己创作的。
All these works _______________________________________________.
invite you to attend the art exhibition
start on Monday morning next week
last until next Friday
to see lots of wonderful art works
写作范例
are created by the teachers and students in our school
【合并句子】
(6) 用定语从句合并(2)、(3)两句
________________________________________________________
(7) 用过去分词短语合并(4)、(5)两句
________________________________________________________
Compose for writing
The exhibition will start on Monday morning next week, which will last until next Friday.
You will have a good chance to enjoy lots of wonderful works created by the teachers and students in our school.
写作范例
Dear Jack,
An art exhibition will be held in our school next week. I am writing to invite you to come to the exhibition.
The exhibition will start on Monday morning next week, which will last until next Friday. You will have a good chance to enjoy the wonderful works created by the teachers and students in our school hall, such as paintings, paper cuts, flower arrangements and so on. What’s more, a famous artist will be invited to our school and show his painting skills on the spot. It is a good chance for you to learn about Chinese culture. I’m sure you will benefit a lot from it.
I would be very grateful if you could come to attend the exhibition.
Looking forward to your coming. Yours,
Li Hua
Polish your writing: complete the second draft based on what you’ve learnt in class and the feedback from your partner.
Assignment