1、Unit 1 Life ChoicesWriting Workshop A Personal Email Period 2ReviewAnswer the following questions based on what we have learnt.1 To whom are you going to write a personal email?2 In which way are you going to write in the email,formal or informal?3 What examples can you give to show this writing sty
2、le?4 What is the proper format of a personal email?5 Can you list some useful expressions of starting/ending an email?ReviewWays to start a letterI just thought Id drop you a line to tell youMany thanks for the letter and for the invitation to J u s t h a d t o w r i t e a n d g i v e y o u s o m e
3、g o o d n e w s about Sorry I havent written for so long but Ive been Im writing to ask a big favour/to ask for I was really sorry to hear the news aboutUseful languageReviewUseful languageWays to end a letter See you soon!Cant wait to see you again.Drop me a line when youre free!We would both love
4、to hear from you,whenever you get time to put pen to paper.Give my regards/love/to(X)!Please give my very best wishes to(X)Take care of yourself!Do keep in touch!Dont forget to write!ReviewWriting task:Write an informal email to one of your(foreign)friends/former classmates/pen pal about your new sc
5、hool life.You may use some good expressions from the email/Unit 1,but dont copy sentences from the email,otherwise you wont get a high score.Writing HelpWriting Help for a Personal Email write informal emails only to someone you are close to,like your friends and family;use simple and informal expre
6、ssions,like dont,well;use proper email format with a subject line,a greeting,questions to ask,information to give and end with a reason appropriately;remember that you can use special punctuations like dashes()to show your feelings.Its important to:Avoid the same mistakesIn order not to make the sam
7、e mistakes,please pick out the mistakes and correct them.1 Dear Wang Ya Nan2 Hows going?3 There are many optional courses,which chosen by ourselves.4 There are many students study in the library.5 It is very exciting to studying in the new school.6 How have you been after went to senior secondary sc
8、hool?Avoid the same mistakesIn order not to make the same mistakes,please pick out the mistakes and correct them.1 Dear Wang Ya Nan2 Hows going?3 There are many optional courses,which chosen by ourselves.(X)Dear Wang Yanan(X)（少主语）（少主语）非限制性定语非限制性定语从句中少谓语动词从句中少谓语动词/主语主语 which were chosenHows it going(
9、with you)?=How are you doing?=How is it going on?Avoid the same mistakesIn order not to make the same mistakes,please pick out the mistakes and correct them.4 There are many students study in the library.5 It is very exciting to studying in the new school.6 How have you been after went to senior sec
10、ondary school?一个句子中出现了一个句子中出现了2个谓语动词。个谓语动词。There be+主语主语 +studying/who studyto studygoing/you wentUse newly-learnt expressionsstressful,stress,stressed,challenging,differ from,previous,dynamic,campus,schedule,expectation,confidence,competence,all in all,pressure,a new chapter,leisure,definitely,a wi
11、de range of,various,necessity,convenient,from time to time,according to,in person,actually,drag,goal,update,revise,get ahead,suffer from,reduce,entirely,laughter,absolutely,due to,to some extent,adapt to,organize,feature,graduate,inspire,apply for,give up,deal with,be responsible for,as well as.Poss
12、ible language about new school life you may use:Compose Your WritingStep 1 OutliningComplete the outline of your email based on the format and sentences we have discussed.Subject line:_Greeting:_Questions to ask:_Information about you:_Reasons to finish writing:_Ending:_Compose Your WritingTalk to y
13、our partner about the key information in your outline by asking each other questions.What questions do you want to ask at the beginning?What information about your life do you want to share in your letter?What are your reasons to finish your writing?Step 1 OutliningCompose Your WritingStep 2 Draftin
14、g Use your outline and the Writing Help to write the first draft;Use newly-learnt expressions as many as possible;Have Readers awareness;Pay attention to sentence pattern and word choice.Compose Your WritingStep 3 Editing When you finish,edit your email in pairs according to Peer Editing Sheet on Pa
15、ge 90.p Is it an email to a family member or close friend?p Is the email written in a proper email format?For example,does it have a subject line,greetings,some questions,and also information provided?p Does it end with a reason appropriately?p Does the writer use simple and informal language?Mark a
16、ny spelling,punctuation or grammar errors.Mark any unclear expressions.Give suggestions if you can.Underline the expressions you like.Compose Your WritingStep 3 EditingRecommend an email that you would like to share in the class.Point out the part that impresses you most;Make comments(give feedback)
17、on this email;Find differences between your email and the others;Ask the writer to introduce his/her writing process.Compose Your WritingFinish your second draft based on the editing opinions.Step 4 PolishingAssignmentAfter polishing your email,send it to your friend and the teacher respectively.Not
18、es1.I hope you have _ the new situation and are enjoying your new school.adapted well to adapt to sth.适应某事The world will be different,and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.世界会变得不同，我们必须做好准备以适应适应其变化。The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.编剧帮助他将其所著小说改编改编成电影。adapt
19、 vt.改编；改写 Notes2.I _ hearing all about whats happening with you soon.look forward to look forward to 期待期待；期望；期望We all look forward to the day when the scientists can discover more secrets of the universe.我们都向往向往那一天：科学工作者能发现更多的宇宙秘密。look forward to doing“to”是介词，后面跟动名词，含有介词to的动词短语还有：lead to;contribute to;devoted to;get down to;when it comes to;admit to;Goodbye!
