1、Unit 1 RelationshipsWriting Workshop 教学目标与核心素养:知识目标:让学生理解如何写邀请信。能力目标:掌握邀请信的写作方法,完成邀请信的写作和展示。情感目标:提升学生的写作兴趣。教学重难点教学重点:让学生学习邀请信的写作方法。教学难点:让学生完成邀请信的写作。课前准备:多媒体,黑板,粉笔教学过程:一、Pre-class1. Greeting2. Leading-in学生活动:Pair Work Imagine you are going to organise an English Drama Competition in your school or an
2、 English Poem Recitation in your class. You need to write an email to invite your foreign teacher to be a judge. Discuss with your partner.(1) What type of information will you include in your invitation email?(2) What language style will you use in your email, formal or informal?二、While-class1. 学生活
3、动:阅读文章,回答问题。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?(Explanation of requirement/ responsibility, purpose for writing, current request/ expectation, ending the email, background information of the event.
4、)(2) What has been said specifically in each aspect?(Explanation of requirement: to listento all the speeches and judge on their pronunciation, clarity and fluency, andcome to a decision who comes first, second and third. Purpose for writing: to judge the final competition.Current request: to attend
5、 a short meeting and discuss the details with other judges.Ending the email:to hope he can come.Background information of the event: to run a school-wide public speaking competition)2. 学生活动:阅读文章,完成任务。Read the email again. Choose and complete the information for each paragraph.Pick out some useful ex
6、pressions for each aspect.Explanation of requirement/ responsibility Purpose for writingCurrent request/ expectationEnding the emailBackground information of the event(Answers:Paragraph 1: Purpose for writingParagraph 2: Background information of the eventParagraph 3: Explanation of requirement/ res
7、ponsibilityParagraph 4: Current request/ expectationParagraph 5: Ending the email)3. 学生活动:完成练习。Write 2-3 sentences for your invitation email.Use the Sentence Builder to help you.Sentence BuilderFormal Expressions I am writing on behalf of the schools Student Union.You would be responsible for listen
8、ing 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.(Suggested Answers:I am writing on behalf of the students in my class/ school.You would be responsible for judging the school event.If you have better
9、 suggestions, please do let me know.)4. 教师活动:介绍邀请信的写作方法。邀请信是人们日常生活、社会活动和外交活动中常用的应用文体,它分为正式和非正式两种。正式邀请信的格式(包括信头、信内地址、客套语等)齐全,正文内容应用书面语。非正式邀请信通常只有日期,没有信内地址,语句也很随意,多为口头表达。1.写邀请信遵循3C原则:(1)Clear:邀请缘由、目的、时间、地点等信息明确。(2)Convincing:有说服力,合情合理地说服收信人接受邀请,不强人所难。(3)Courteous:措辞得当,有礼貌,符合收信人身份,语气诚恳。2.邀请信一般采用三段式结构:第
10、一段 Beginning:写作目的:为什么邀请。第二段 Body:事件、时间、地点和具体活动安排。第三段 Ending:点题,表达对被邀请者的期待。3. 常用表达(1)首段 is approaching, I wonder if you could come to On behalf of, I would be very pleased to invite you to attend Knowing that you are fond of, Im writing to invite you to(2)正文 The meeting will start at 2 pm on Tuesday
11、afternoon at the Conference Center. The English Summer Camp will be held in Hainan at the end of July, 2019 and last four days. There are some details for the activities. To begin with, _. Whats more, _. Moreover/ Besides/ Additionally/ In addition, _. Finally, _.(3)结尾 I do hope you are not too busy
12、 to come. I would appreciate your timely confirmation of yourparticipation. Could you please contact us at if you could join us?We are looking forward to your reply.4. 写作模板Dear _,There will be a _ (活动)at/in(地点) on _ (时间).We would be honored to have you there with us.During the party/conference,we wi
13、ll have a lot of activitiesyoull be interested in(介绍活动内容).First, _ (活动一).Second, _ (活动二).I believe it will live up to your expectations(引出受邀人参加的理由). For one thing, _ (理由之一). For another, _ (理由之二).The party/conference would not be complete without you(总结受邀人参加的必要性). We do hope you can come _ (再次发出邀请).
14、YoursLi Hua三、After-class1. 学生活动:Outlining Complete the outline of your invitation based on Activity 3.2. 学生活动:Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft.Writing Help Writing an Invitation LetterIts important to:use formal language in your invitation letter;clearly state
15、 why you want to invite the person and what you want him/ her to do; write in the first person;end your invitation politely.3. 学生活动:Editing Edit your email in pairs. Then share what you have written in class.Does the writer clearly state the reason why he/ she is writing the invitation letter?Does t
16、he writer clearly explain what he/ she wants the person to do?Does the writer use formal language?Is the invitation letter written in the first person?四、Summary 重点词汇:1. on behalf of 2. take place 3. come to a decision重点句型:as 引导的定语从句;谓语动词的强调结构总结邀请信的写法。五、作业布置练习:假定你是李华,想邀请外教Henry一起参加中国剪纸(paper-cutting)
17、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。思路指引写作时应注意:1.结构采用三段式:第一段自我介绍并引出写信目的;第二段具体交代活动时间、地点及展览内容;第三段回扣主题,再次发出邀请。2.时态:以一般将来时和一般现在时为主。3.人称:第一人称。4.注意事项:(1)恰当使用一些连词,使文章自然流畅。(2)适当使用一些高级词汇和句型以提高文章档次。_One possible version:Dear Henry,Im Li Hua, one of your students in your cultural c
18、lass.Knowing that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture, Im writing to tell you there will be a Chinese paper-cutting exhibition held by our school.The exhibition,the theme of which isBeauty of China, will take place in the school hall from 2: 00 pm to 5: 00 pm next Sunday. Not only will
19、 our works be displayed, but we also have a valuable set of paper-cutting created by a famous artist in this field. Besides, there will be a lot of useful and interesting activities, from which you can have a clearer picture of Chinese culture.I would appreciate it if you could accept my invitation. Imsure it can leave a wonderful impression on you! Im looking forward to your reply.Yours, Li Hua