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Unit 3
Celebrations
Writing Workshop
Discussion
Talk about the festivals and events that you have attended recently.
GET READY FOR WRITING
Pair Work You are going to write about a celebration event that you have had before. Discuss with your partner.
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What celebration do you want to write about and why
What details do you want to include
Celebration events
Time
Reasons
People
Feelings
Preparations
READ FOR WRITING
Read the description. Answer the questions.
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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
1. Whose birthday was it
It was Grandpa’s birthday.
2. What did the family do to prepare for it
Mum cooked special food. They invited Grandpa’s friends.
3. What gift did the writer make
The writer made a video of Grandpa’s life story for him.
4. How did Grandpa feel and what did he say
The event made Grandpa very excited. He said it was a “wonderful birthday celebration” and that he was “looking forward to my eightieth, ninetieth and even one hundredth birthdays already!”
Find out some useful words and phrases.
为……做准备
穿衣服
收集照片
令人惊喜地是
一……就……
充满……
庆祝
期待
prepare for
get dressed
collect photos
surprisingly
as soon as
fill with
celebrate / celebration
look forward to
FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE
Read the description again. Place the phrases in the correct order. Then add details.
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Preparation before the event
The best part of the event
Feelings about the event
Introduction to the event
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3
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Introduction to the event
Preparations before the event Feelings about the event
The best part of the event Introduction to the event
Preparations before the event
The best part of the event
Feelings about the event
Grandpa’s 70th birthday
birthday lunch; gift (video)
invitation to Grandpa’s old friends;
when Grandpa and his friends appeared in an old photo in their school uniforms
excited
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.
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Adverbs of Time and Manner
first / then / after that / finally
First I got dressed. Then I headed downstairs.
luckily / amazingly / surprisingly / excitedly
Surprisingly, they were Grandpa's best friends from secondary school.
Sentence Builder
叙事类记叙文
英语写作中的叙事类短文具有记叙文写作的一般特点,但要求相对比较低,其考查重点在语言运用正确、句子连贯通顺、信息表述完整等方面。
(1)交代故事发生的时间、地点与人物
① 交代时间的常用表达:
one day; the other day; last week; last month; a few days/ weeks/ months ago; when I was…years old; a long time ago; at six o'clock in the morning; at/ on the weekend; by the end of last term; during the summer holidays; on Sunday morning
② 交代地点的常用表达:
in my office; on the way to school; on the way home; at the crossing; at the end of the street; at the foot of the mountain; at the airport
(1)交代故事发生的时间、地点与人物
③ 交代时间、地点和相关人物的典型句型:
sb. was/ were doing…in someplace when…
某人正在某地做……这时……
sb. was about to do…when…
= sb. was on the point of doing…when…
某人正要做……这时……
sb. had just done…when…
某人刚刚做了……这时……
(2)推动情节发展(事情经过)
① 常用词汇:
then, suddenly, immediately, no sooner. . .than…, hardly…when…, while, when, as, not…until…
② 常用句型:
At that moment, sb. did sth.
Then sb. did sth.
(3)介绍故事的结果或谈自己的感想
① 常用词汇:
at last; finally; luckily/ fortunately; to one's surprise; feel tired/ delighted
② 常用句型:
Personally, I think that…
What surprised/ attracted/ delighted us most was that…
Tired as we were, we learned what we couldn't learn in/ at school.
Through this meaningful activity, we learned something that can't be learned in class.
I was deeply impressed/ moved/ touched by…I learned a lot from…
What an unforgettable experience!
COMPOSE YOUR WRITING
Outlining Complete the outline of your event description based on Activity 3.
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Drafting Used the outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.
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Editing Edit your description in pairs. Then share you have written in class.
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Writing Help
Describing an Event
It’s important to:
mention the reason why you want to describe the event;
write the place, time, occasion and people of the event;
use action verbs and linking words to put them in the right order;
describe your feelings at the end of the event.
【词语辨析】event,incident 与 accident
event 尤指重大事件或比赛项目。
one of the major sporting events of the year 年度重大体育赛事之一
incident 既可指小事件,又可指政治上具有影响的事件或事变。
a shooting incident 枪击事件
accident 强调偶然或意外发生的不幸的事故。
a car/plane/train accident 汽车 / 飞机 / 火车事故
event
n. 事件;活动;比赛项目
write a description of 描写……
give a detailed/general/brief description of 对……作详尽的 / 概括性的 / 简短的描述
beyond description 无法形容,难以描述
describe vt. 描写,描述,叙述,形容
description
n. 描述,描写,叙述,形容
be nowhere to be seen/found 哪儿也见不到 / 找不到
nowhere to go/live/sit 没地方去 / 住 / 坐
get/go nowhere 没有结果,没有进展
get/go sb nowhere 让某人一事无成
nowhere
adv. 哪儿也见不到;无处
select sb to do sth 挑选某人做某事
select...for... 为……选择……
select...as... 挑选……作为……
select...from... 从……中选出……
【词语辨析】select,choose,elect与pick
select 指“精心挑选”。
choose 指一般意义的“选择”。
elect 指“投票选择”。
pick 指随意或慎重地“选择”。
select
vt. 挑选,选拔;选择
calm(...) down(使)平静下来,(使)镇定下来
keep/stay/remain calm 保持镇静
【词语辨析】calm,quiet,still 与 silent
calm 指风平浪静或人镇静。
quiet 安静,指没有噪音、吵闹声或心里不烦躁。
still 静止不动,指没有声音或动作。
silent 沉默,指没有声音或不讲话。
calm
vi. & vt.(使)平静,(使)镇定
adj. 冷静的,沉着的;平静的,无风的;安静的
burst into tears(=burst out crying )突然大哭起来
ght back one’s tears 忍住眼泪
tears of joy 高兴的泪水
move sb to tears 把某人感动得流泪
in tears 哭着,流泪
tear apart 撕毁,撕碎
tear down 拆除,拆掉
tear up 撕毁,撕碎(文件等)
tear at 撕扯
tear
n. 眼泪,泪水(一般用复数形式)
v.(tore,torn) 撕破;撕掉,拔掉
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