1、speechabsentmonitorpositionagree with sbn.演说，讲话，发言；台词adj.缺席的n.班长n.职位；位置；名次同意某人（的看法）Words&phrasesWhat qualities does a monitor need to have?activecleverpracticalfairorganizedpatientcuriousconfidentmodestcarefulpolitecreativekindpowerfulimaginativehard-workingfriendlyhumorous energeticlivelyDescribe o
2、ne of your classmates to your group members and tell them why he or she is the most suitable person for being a monitor.Who can be our monitor?Who can be our monitor?I thinkis suitable for the position.Because he/is.He/She canDavidDavidOrganized He often helps other students.HelpfulHe never forgets
3、the things he needs to do.CleverHe always comes up with good ideas.He has won several science competitions.He will help us with our lessons if we are absent from school.He thinks he can do anything if he tries his best.ConfidentHe is not afraid of making a speech in front of many people.He always do
4、es extra work after class.Hard-workingHe spends a lot of time helping with our class projects.Page 18He has learnt to use the computer to get himself more organized.ADavids personalitiesabilitiesKnow about DavidelpfulleverHelp Millie and Simon complete their letter to Mr Wu.Use the information from
5、the spidergram on page 18.Five minutes later,I will check the answers with you.A formal recommendationBDear Mr.Wu,We are writing to recommend David as our new monitor.We think he has many strong qualities for this position.David is very confident.He thinks he _.He is not afraid of _.can do anything
6、if he tries his best making a speech in front of many peoplePage 19We also think he is _.He always does extra work after class.He spends _.David is clever.He _ _ and he has won _.hard-working a lot of time helping with our class projectsseveral science competitions always comes up with good ideasPag
7、e 19David is _ and never _ _.He has learnt to _.He is also very _.He often _.For example,he will _.We think David is the most suitable person to be our monitor.We hope that you agree with us.Yours sincerely,Millie Simonthings he needs to doorganizeduse the computer to get himself more organizedPage
8、19forgets the helpful helps other students help us with our lessons if we are absent from schoolDear_I/We are writing to recommend XX as the new monitor.He/She is_.He/She thinks _ I/We think _He/She is _For example _ I/We hope that you can agree with me/us.Yours sincerely,_ Greetings Signature Main
9、body ClosingPurposeReasonsConclusionHow to write a recommendation letter?We are writing to recommend.as our new monitor/.He/She has many strong qualities for this position.He/She always/often/never.is very confident/clever/helpful/hardworking.We think.is the most suitable/right person to be.We hope
10、that you agree with us.Homework1.Write a letter to your teacher to recommend a classmate for a position in your class.2.To preview the new words and expressions.Sample writingDear Mr Wang,We are writing to recommend Cheng Lan as our new monitor.We think she would be an excellent monitor because she
11、has many strong qualities for this position.Cheng Lan is active and confident.She is never shy and likes talking to people.She is not afraid of speaking in front of a lot of people either.This is an important quality for a good monitor.Cheng Lan is also hard-working.She always finishes all her homew
12、ork early and does some extra work,so she would have the time and energy to be a monitor.Another important point is that she is very clever.She always comes up with good ideas.For example,she helped us win the Star Class Award last month.Besides,Cheng Lan is an organized person.She can plan all her things well.She always pays attention to every detail when organizing class activities.We think Cheng Lan is the right person to be our monitor.We hope that you agree with us.Yours sincerely,Li Yan Wang Dawei
