（教案）Unit 1 Teenage Life-Reading for Writing073_配套教案

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Unit 1 Teenage Life-Reading for Writing
【教材分析】
This teaching period mainly deals with reading for writing a letter of advice. Students are expected to learn the knowledge about how to write a suggestion letter. The teacher is expected to enable students to master some writing skills concerning suggestion letters and learn to write one.
【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write a suggestion letter properly.
2. Enable students to use some writing skills flexibly.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
【教学重难点】
1. How to enable students to have a good understanding of the skills of writing a suggestion letter
2.How to enable students to write a good recommendation letter using some writing skills properly.
【教学过程】
Step 1: Lead in
Begin the class with the lead-in questions: how to write a letter for advice? What kinds of aspects should be included? It is strongly recommended that the teacher should ask students to discuss the topic freely with their partners and brainstorm some ideas concerning the topic. In this way, students can come up with
more ideas and avoid being nervous at the beginning of the class.
Step 2: Read to discover details concerning advice letters’ writing style.
The teacher is expected to ask students to read a letter offering some advice on page 18 silently and then request students to discuss the questions below.
In this step, what should be highlighted is that the teacher ought to give students enough time to read individually and think independently. There is no need for them to discuss the detailed questions. In this way, students can develop their individual logical thinking ability and promote their skills of finding details.
1. What is Worried Friend’s problem?  
2. Do you think Ms Luo’s advice is useful? Why or why not?
3. What other kinds of advice would you give?
Step 3: Read to sum up
After learning the passage on Page 18, the teacher leads students to figure out the organization of the letter and appreciate its language features.

• Find and mark the parts of the letter that match the following points.
  

A.I know what the problem is.                        B I understand how you feel.
C.This is my advice and reasons                        D I think my advice will help.

• What expressions does Ms Luo use to make suggestions? Circle them in the letter.
  

Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenager below.
In this step, the teacher asks students to sum up some ideas regarding the following topic:
My parents won’t listen when I tell them things. I guess it’s because they’re adults and can’t understand me. Do you have any suggestions?1.Work in groups. Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his or her problems. List possible suggestions and reasons.


Eric 15, ChicagoI always feel lonely after school because my parents work in another city. What can I do?


Xu Ting 14 Hangzhou
There is a girl I like in my class, but I am too shy to talk to her. Please help me!

Min Ho, 15, Seoul
Step 5: Use what you have learnt to draft a letter offering advice to any of those students above.
1. Complete the outline and use it to draft your writing.

____________(write the date and greet the reader) Show the reader you know a problem is.Tell the reader you understand he/she feels. Tell the reader what you think he/she should do. Explain your reasons. Tell the reader what you think will happen.Dear______ You wrote that ___________________ I understand that______________ I think____________________ Because_____________. I am sure_______________ Best Wishes,(close and sign the letter). ______

2. Exchange drafts
After each student finishes their own writing, ask them to exchange the drafts with their desk mates and evaluate the drafts with the following criteria.
Use the checklist to give feedback on your partner’s draft.
√Are all the parts of a letter included and organized in a good order?
√Does the writer give reasons for the advice?
√Does the writer use proper expressions to give suggestions?
√Does the writer use commas and stops correctly?
√Is the handwriting easy to read?
3.Write down some writing expressions and models concerning advice letters.