北师大版（2019)必修第一册Unit 1 Life Choices Writing workshop 第2课时课件（20张ppt）

Unit 1 Life Choices
Writing Workshop
A Personal Email
Period 2
Review
Answer the following questions based on what we have learnt.
1 To whom are you going to write a personal email?
2 In which way are you going to write in the email,
formal or informal?
3 What examples can you give to show this writing
style?
4 What is the proper format of a personal email?
5 Can you list some useful expressions of starting /ending an email?
Review
Ways to start a letter
☆I just thought I’d drop you a line to tell you…
☆Many thanks for the letter and for the invitation
to…
☆Just had to write and give you some good news
about…
☆ Sorry I haven’t written for so long but I’ve been…
☆ I’m writing to ask a big favour/to ask for…
☆ I was really sorry to hear the news about…
Useful language
Review
Useful language
Ways to end a letter
★ See you soon!
★ Can’t wait to see you again.
★ Drop me a line when you’re free!
★ We would both love to hear from you, whenever you
get time to put pen to paper.
★ Give my regards/love/to (X)!
★ Please give my very best wishes to (X)
★ Take care of yourself!
★ Do keep in touch!
★ Don’t forget to write!
Review
Writing task:
Write an informal email to one of your (foreign) friends / former classmates / pen pal about your new school life.
You may use some good expressions from the email / Unit 1, but don’t copy sentences from the email, otherwise you won’t get a high score.
Writing Help
Writing Help for a Personal Email
write informal emails only to someone you are close to, like your friends and family;
use simple and informal expressions, like don’t, well;
use proper email format with a subject line, a greeting, questions to ask, information to give and end with a reason appropriately;
remember that you can use special punctuations like dashes (—) to show your feelings.
It’s important to:
Avoid the same mistakes
In order not to make the same mistakes, please pick out the mistakes and correct them.
1 Dear Wang Ya Nan
2 How’s going?
3 There are many optional courses, which chosen by
ourselves.
4 There are many students study in the library.
5 It is very exciting to studying in the new school.
6 How have you been after went to senior secondary
school?
Avoid the same mistakes
In order not to make the same mistakes, please pick out the mistakes and correct them.
1 Dear Wang Ya Nan
2 How’s going?
3 There are many optional courses, which chosen by
ourselves.

(X) Dear Wang Yanan
(X) （少主语）
非限制性定语从句中少谓语动词/主语 which were chosen
How’s it going (with you)? = How are you doing? = How is it going on?
Avoid the same mistakes
In order not to make the same mistakes, please pick out the mistakes and correct them.
4 There are many students study in the library.
5 It is very exciting to studying in the new school.
6 How have you been after went to senior secondary
school?
一个句子中出现了2个谓语动词。
There be +主语 + studying/ who study
to study
going/ you went
Use newly-learnt expressions
stressful, stress, stressed, challenging, differ from, previous, dynamic, campus, schedule, expectation, confidence, competence, all in all, pressure, a new chapter, leisure, definitely, a wide range of, various, necessity, convenient, from time to time, according to, in person, actually, drag, goal, update, revise, get ahead, suffer from, reduce, entirely, laughter, absolutely, due to, to some extent, adapt to, organize, feature, graduate, inspire, apply for, give up, deal with, be responsible for, as well as….
Possible language about new school life you may use:
Compose Your Writing
Step 1 Outlining
Complete the outline of your email based on the format and sentences we have discussed.
Subject line: ____________________________
Greeting: ______________________________
Questions to ask: ________________________
Information about you: _______________________________
Reasons to finish writing: _____________________________
Ending: ___________________________________________
Compose Your Writing
Talk to your partner about the key information in your outline by asking each other questions.
☆ What questions do you want to ask at the beginning?
☆ What information about your life do you want to share in your letter?
☆ What are your reasons to finish your writing?
Step 1 Outlining
Compose Your Writing
Step 2 Drafting
☆ Use your outline and the Writing Help to write the first draft;
☆ Use newly-learnt expressions as many as possible;
☆ Have Readers awareness;
☆ Pay attention to sentence pattern and word choice.
Compose Your Writing
Step 3 Editing
When you finish, edit your email in pairs according to Peer Editing Sheet on Page 90.
Is it an email to a family member or close friend?
Is the email written in a proper email format? For example, does it have a subject line, greetings, some questions, and also information provided?
Does it end with a reason appropriately?
Does the writer use simple and informal language?
→ Mark any spelling, punctuation or grammar errors.
→ Mark any unclear expressions. Give suggestions if you can.
→ Underline the expressions you like.
Compose Your Writing
Step 3 Editing
Recommend an email that you would like to share in the class.

☆ Point out the part that impresses you most;
☆ Make comments (give feedback) on this email;
☆ Find differences between your email and the others’;
☆ Ask the writer to introduce his / her writing process.
Compose Your Writing
Finish your second draft based on the editing opinions.
Step 4 Polishing
Assignment
After polishing your email, send it to your friend and the teacher respectively.
Notes
1. I hope you have _____________ the new situation and are enjoying your new school.
adapted well to
adapt to sth.适应某事
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.
世界会变得不同，我们必须做好准备以适应其变化。
The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.
编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编成电影。
adapt vt. 改编；改写
Notes
2. I ______________ hearing all about what’s happening with you soon.
look forward to
look forward to 期待；期望
We all look forward to the day when the scientists can discover more secrets of the universe.
我们都向往那一天：科学工作者能发现更多的宇宙秘密。
look forward to doing
“to”是介词，后面跟动名词，含有介词to的动词短语还有：lead to; contribute to; devoted to; get down to; when it comes to; admit to; ……
Goodbye!