1、Unit 2 Sports and Fitness Writing Workshop Warming up Pair Work You are going to write a true story to share with the class. Discuss the questions with your partner. 1) Who is your story about? 2) why do you want to write this story? Task 1 Read the story The Final Sprint. Answer the questions. 1.Wh
2、o were the main characters? 2. Where and when did it happen? 3. How did the story develop? 4. What was the result? Answers: 1. Ismael Esteban and Agustin Navarro. 2. The Santa Barbara XV Grand-Prix cyclo-cross race in Spain,300 metres from the finishing line. 3. Esteban was in third place with only
3、300 metres to the finishing line-Esteban got a puncture, threw his bike over his shoulders and raced towards the finishing line- Navarro caught up with him-Navarro slowed down and let Esteban run ahead of him 4Esteban won the bronze medal and tried to give his medal to Navarro. But Navarro refused.
4、Task 2 Read the story again. Take notes in the first column. The Final SprintMy Story Settingthe final sprint of the Santa Barbara XV Grand Prix cyclo-cross race in Spain Characters Development Climax Ending Characters: Ismael Esteban, Agustin Navarro Development: Estebans bike got a puncture. Esteb
5、an threw his bike over his shoulders and raced towards the finishing line. Climax: Navarro slowed down and let Esteban run ahead of him. The two cyclists reached the finishing line with Esteban ahead on foot, Navarro just behind him. Ending: Navarro let Esteban finish in third place, while he came f
6、ourth. Answers: Task 3 Write 2-3 sentences for your story. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. Sentence Builder Sentence Structure(2) It was the final sprint. Attribute Just a few seconds later, fourth-placed Navarro caught up. Adverbial (time) Navarro let Esteban run ahead of him. Verb Object Obj
7、ect Complement Task 4 5. Outlining Discuss your sentences with a partner. Complete “My Story” column in Activity 3. 6. Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. 7. Editing Edit your story in pairs. Then share what you h are written in class. Writing a True Story Its i
8、mportant to: introduce the setting and characters; describe the details of the story; write the story in time order; include a comment on the story. Writing Help 叙事类记叙文主要是对某一事件的发生、发展和结 果进行叙述,重在叙述事情发生、发展的过程。英语 写作中的叙事类记叙文写作的考查重点是语言运用的 正确性、句子的连贯性、信息表述的完整性等。 如何写叙事类记叙文 1、叙事类记叙文写作时应注意的问题: (1)按照写作要求完成各个信息要
9、点。 (2)正确运用时态。最常用到的时态是一般过去时和 过去进行时,但也要注意灵活运用其他时态。 (3)常用第一人称和第三人称。第一人称是从“参与 者”的角度进行叙述,第三人称是以“观察者”的身份展 开叙述,要根据具体情况合理选用。 (4)要重视句子的衔接,用好过渡词 (5)叙事类记叙文的活题通常和考生的生活有关,如 家庭生活、校园生活、旅游、交遇、交友等,考生平 时要注意积累这些方面的词汇和短语。 2、叙事类记叙文写作的一般步骤: (1)交代故事发生的时间、地点与人物 交代时间的常用表达: one day;the other day;lost week;last month;a few da
10、ys/weeks/months ago;when I wasyear old;a long time ago;at five oclock in the morning;at/on the weekend;by the end of last tem;during the summer holidays;on Sunday morning. 交代地点的常用表达: in my office;on the way to school;on the way home;at the crossing;at the end of the street;at the foot of the mountai
11、n;at the airport. 交代时间、地点和相关人物的典型句型: Sb. was about to do=Sb. was on the point of doingwhen某人正要做这时 (2)推动情节发展(事情经过) 常用词汇 Then,hardlywhen,while,when,as,notuntil 常用句型: At that moment, sb. did sth. Then sb. did sth. (3)介绍故事的结果或谈自己的感想 常用词汇: at last;finally;luckily/fortunately;to ones surprise 常用句型: Person
12、ally, I think that What surprised/attracted/delighted us most was that Although I was tired, I learned what I couldnt learn in/at school. I was deeply impressed/moved/touched by I learned a lot from What an unforgettable experience! 应用举例:应用举例: 假设你是李华。请根据 写作要点用英语写一篇周记,记述你周末或在假 期中帮助家人做家务的一次经历。 写作要点: 1
13、、做家务的理由; 2、做家务的过程; 3、你的感受。 注意:1、词数不少于100 字; 2、开头已给不计入总词数; 3、不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。 I am an 18-year-old middle school student. _ _ 答案以及解析:答案以及解析: I am an 18-year-old middle school student. I have been busy with my study and seldom helped my parents with the housework.Feeling quite sorry for that, I begin to
14、think about what to do to help. Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping, I suddenly got an idea:why not give the rooms a thorough cleaning? Firstly I collected all the books, newspapers and other things scattered in the rooms and put them in place. Then I wiped the dust off all the furniture.
15、 After that, I swept and mopped the floors. At this moment, my parents came back and were quite surprised to see all the rooms tidy and floors shining. My mother gave me a hug and I could see satisfaction in her eyes.Tired as I was, I never felt so happy. 解析:本文详细叙述了作者周末帮助家人做家务的一次 经历。本文紧紧围绕帮助做家务这一中心事
16、件,运用了丰富 的语言、多变的结构。例如:句中feeling quite sorry for that为现在分词短语在句中充当状语表示原因,what to do to help是“疑问词+动词不定式”结构作宾语,两个高级语法结构 的准确使用给读者留下了良好的印象; 句中thorough为传 神之词,增强了文章的表达效果; 恰当运用过渡词firstly, then, after that 来连接,清晰简洁;由as引导的让步状语从句 使用了倒装,语言精练紧凑,表达了作者帮助家人干家务后 的喜悦心情。 实战演练:实战演练: 假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,写 一篇英文周记,
17、记录上周六你在公园劝阻游人钓鱼的经历。 提示词:公园管理处 the Park Service 注意: 1、词数100左右,文章的开头已经给出,不计入总词数; 2、可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 It was a bright sunny day last Saturday. After getting up, _ _ _ _ 参考答案:参考答案: It was a bright sunny day last Saturday. After getting up, I started to jog in the park. I was happily breathing the fresh a
18、ir when I saw a man fishing with a boy. The sign saying No Fishing was so small that the man and the boy didnt notice it. But after I had showed them the sign, the two felt so sorry about what they had done and packed up all the tools immediately. Then we waved goodbye to each other. Suddenly, a worry struck me. What if other people didnt notice the small sign? I went to the Park Service to suggest making the sign larger and more obvious. The officer was so glad to take my advice and I felt very excited. THANK YOU