Unit5 I Love Learning English
Lesson 30 Writing an E-mail in English
七年级下册
Learning Aims
1. Master the new words, phrases and sentences.
2. Learn to introduce yourself.
3. Continue to learn the usage of modal verb “can”.
Do you have a pen pal?
Do you have a pen pal? Do you often write to each other? Wang Mei is writing an e-mail to her pen pal Jessica. Let’s listen, read and learn more.
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Think about these questions before reading the text.
1. How old is Wang Mei?
2. What’s Wang Mei’s favourite food?
3. Who does Wang Mei live with?
Wang Mei has a new pen pal. Her name is Jessica. She is from Africa. This is Wang Mei’s first e-mail to her.
Dear Jessica,
Let me introduce myself. My name is Wang Mei. I’m twelve years old. I live with my mother and father. I have no brothers or sisters, but I have many friends. I am 1.6 metres tall. I like to play chess. Last year, I won first place in my school. My favourite food is noodles. I can make noodles myself!
Do you study any other languages in school? I am learning English now. I want to have some more English-speaking friends. Learning English opens the world up to me.
In this e-mail, I am trying to use some new words. I will teach you some words in my language. Can you say, “Ni hao”? That means, “Hello”. Try it!
Here is a picture of me. What do you look like? Can you send me a photo of yourself?
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Your new Chinese friend,
Wang Mei
1. How old is Wang Mei?
2. What’s Wang Mei’s favourite food?
3. Who does Wang Mei live with?
Think about these questions before reading the text.
Noodles/Her favourite food is noodles.
She is twelve years old/12.
Her father and her mother/Her parents.
Let me introduce myself.
让我来介绍我自己。
introduce是及物动词,后跟人或物作宾语,意为“介绍”,常用短语有两个:
introduce oneself 介绍某人;
introduce sb. to sb. 把某人介绍给某人
introduce的名词形式是introduction,
意为“介绍,说明”。
e.g.
Please read the introductions carefully.
I am trying to use some new words.
我在努力用一些新单词。
try to do sth. 努力做某事。
try doing sth. 尝试做某事。
e.g.
The girl tries to study hard at English.
Can you try helping him?
I’m looking forward to your reply.
我正期待着你的回复
look forward to中的to为介词,其后接名词、代词或动名词,表示“期待……,期盼……”。
look forward to candy
look forward to going shopping
1 Listen and write true (T) or false (F).
1. Jessica is from Canada.
2. This is Wang Mei’s second e-mail to Jessica.
3. Wang Mei has no brothers or sisters.
4. Wang Mei wants to have some more English-speaking friends.
5. Wang Mei sends a photo to Jessica in her e-mail.
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F
F
T
T
T
2 Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1.How tall is Wang Mei?
2.What games does Wang Mei like to play?
3.What is Wang Mei trying to do in her e-mail?
4.What Chinese words does Wang Mei teach Jessica?
5.What is Wang Mei looking forward to?
She is 1.6 metres tall.
She likes to play chess.
She is trying to use some new words.
She teaches Jessica “Ni hao”.
She is looking forward to Jessica’s replay.
3 Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.
try to play chess win first place look forward to
1. I like to with my friends. It’s a fun game.
2. Please write soon. I’m your reply.
3. I call him, but his phone was off.
4.A: I in the English competition.
B: Good for you!
play chess
looking forward to
try to
won first place
4 Imagine you are Jessica. Write an e-mail back to Wang Mei.
Words:
introduce
Phrases:
play chess, try to do… look forward to…
Sentences:
Let me introduce myself.
I’m looking forward to your reply.
用适当的介词填空
1. He introduced me ________ an American girl.
2. I live ________ my mother and father.
3. She is writing an e-mail ________ English.
4. What does your sister look ________?
5. Look! Here is a picture ________ me.
to
with
in
like
of
完成句子
1. 我正期待着参观长城。
I’m the Great Wall.
2. 你可以把自己介绍给我们吗?
Can you yourself us?
3. 吉姆比班上其他学生高。
Jim is taller than students in his class.
4. 我努力帮他学数学。
I him with math.
5. 他很穷,没有车也没有房。
He is poor. He has cars houses.
looking forward to visiting
introduce to
any other
try to help
no or
连词成句
1. language, can, in, you, teach, the, me, words, your
___________________________________________?
2.to, he, me, a, choose, answer, asked, question, to
____________________________________________.
3. at, the, is, my, student, school, class, new, in
_____________________________________________.
Can you teach me the words in your language
He asked me to choose a question to answer
The new student is in my class at school
1. Review and recite the important points of Lesson 30.
2. Write an e-mail to your friend.