1、Writing: Describing an Event Warm up: How to make banana milk shake Now lets have a party in our classroom. I will make banana milk shake for you. Before making it, I get so excited. Firstly/First of all, I peel some bananas. Then, I cut them into small pieces and put them into the blender. After th
2、at, I pour some milk. While I am waving to my classmates, I turn on the blender. In the end, we can enjoy our banana milk shake! Just now, I made some milk shake for you. How to describe what I did just now? S: Firstly/First of all T: Excellent! We can use some linking words. Making milk shake, we c
3、an say its an event. So how to describe an event? Now lets refer to our passage to find out how to describe an event. Ill give you 4 mins to read this passage and do E1 and E2. Analyze the passage: T: Time is up. Lets check the answers of E2. Now lets look at E1. The first paragraph tells us the sit
4、uation of the passage. Paragraph 2 is the beginning. Paragraph 3, the activities they did during the party. The last paragraph tells us how it ended. Looking at the passage on the whole, these are the layout of this text. Now lets analyze the text in detail. Introduction: June, last yearWhen? Birthd
5、ay partyWhy? My sisters houseWhere? Family, friendsWho? The beginning: Put out the mat, made juiceWhat preparations? Serve drinks, food, sausagesWhat food? Development: Jim took photos Dad danced with momWhat happened? I had a good time Conclusion: Really lateWhen did it finish? Aneighbor complained
6、 about the noise What happened? She came in and had a drink. Agreat partyWas it good? T: This is the layout of this passage. Besides, what else should we pay attention to describe an event? Had, held, invited. T: Great! We must decide the tense and person before writing the passage. When describing
7、an event, we usually use the simple past tense and the first person. Now I will give you 3 mins to retell this text according to the outline. Retell the passage: T: Time is up. Before retelling the text, we shouldnt forget the most important thing, the title. So lets make a title for it. S:Agreat party. Draw up an outline: Linking words and useful phrases Write a passage 小组互读，互评，互修。 展示作品 Homework: Describe an event. The banana milk shake.
