1、An Event DescriptionUnit 3 CelebrationsWriting WorkshopPart 1 Get Ready for WritingPart 2 Read for WritingPart 3 Focus on Structure and LanguagePart 4 Compose Your WritingPart 5 HomeworkPart 1 Get Ready for WritingHi,guys.Youre going to write about a celebration event that you have had before.Discus
2、s with your partner.What celebration do you want to write about and why?What details do you want to include?CelebrationsSpring FestivalMid-Autumn FestivalDragon-Boat FestivalgraduationsbirthdaysweddingsFestivalSpecialOccasionsTo have a family unionTo put up decorationsTo make dumplingsTo let off fir
3、eworksTo give children lucky moneyTo have a family dinnerTo enjoy the full moonTo eat moon cakesTo make and hang festival lanternsTo appreciate poems about the moonTo chat and danceTo have a big dinnerTo put on performanceTo give presentsTo offer good wishesIn this lesson,lets learn to write a celeb
4、ration event.WhenWhereWhoWhatHowPart 2 Read for WritingRead the description.Answer the questions.1 Whose birthday was it?2 What did the family do to prepare for it?3 What gift did the writer make?4 How did Grandpa feel and what did he say?Lets read.Lets check.Suggested Answers:1.It was Grandpas 70th
5、 birthday.2.The whole family had been preparing for it for quite some time.Mum prepared birthday lunch.Dad invited some best friends of Grandpas.1 Whose birthday was it?2 What did the family do to prepare for it?Lets check.Suggested Answers:3.I made a video of his life story for Grandpa.4.Grandpa sa
6、id excitely,“It is a wonderful birthday celebration and Ive got the best gift I have ever received.Now I am looking forward to my eightieth,ninetieth and even one hundredth birthdays already!”3 What gift did the writer make?4 How did Grandpa feel and what did he say?Part 3 Focus on Structure and Lan
7、guageRead the description again.Place the phrases in the correct order.Then add details.ABCDDACBGrandpas 70th birthday birthday lunch;gift invitation to Grandpas old friends;when Grandpa and his friends appeared in an old photo in their school uniform excitedRead the text again.Underline the words u
8、sed to link sentences and paragraphs.Then,write 2-3 similar sentences for your writing.Use the Sentence Builder to help you.In the morning,I first moved the desk and chairs and cleaned the room.After that I began to decorate the room,put up the paper cuts Fu and hung the paintings on the wall.Proudl
9、y,I looked at my clean room and had a sense of achievement.Part 4 Compose Your WritingOutliningComplete the outline of your event description based on Activity 3.OutliningComplete the outline of your event description based on Activity 3.Introduction to the eventPreparations before the eventThe best
10、 part of the eventFeelingsthe place,time,people,event,the reason,background birthday lunch;gift to decorate,buy gifts,plan,prepare for the meal/party,invite,perform the most exciting/memorable moment,wonderful performancefeelings/reflectionsDraftingUse your outline and the Writing Help to write your
11、 first draft.IntroductionPreparations before the eventThe best part of the eventFeelingsLast week,our school organized for us,which turned out to be is the most special memory in my life becausemake a detailed plan in advance;make good preparations for;make a list forThe most exciting/memorable mome
12、nt was when;What impressed me most was;The highlight of the event wasbe surprised at;be satisfied with;be curious about;to ones joy/relief/surprise;I realize/feel/thinkEditingEdit your description in pairs.Then share what you have written in class.Does the writer show the main idea of the passage?Do
13、es the writer include the time,place of the event?Does the writer describe details of the event?Does the writer describe his/her feelings?Does the writer use linkers to connect the series of activities?Mark any spelling,punctuation or grammar errors.Mark any unclear expressions.Give suggestions if y
14、ou can.Underline the expressions you like.Part 5 HomeworkChoose one of the following occasions and try to describe a memorable experience.A friends birthday partyA graduation partyYour parents wedding anniversaryMid-Autumn FestivalDragon-Boat FestivalWrite a description of it with more than 100 words.Pay attention to the tenses you use.
