1、SB1U2 Onwards and upwardsDeveloping ideas-Writing about an experience(page30）Please share one of your special or unforgettable experiences with us.Read the passage and answer the questions.(P30-1)1.Why did the author go to the“dark restaurant”?2.What difficulties did the author have during the meal?
2、3.How did the author feel after finishing the meal?Read the passage and answer the questions.(P30-1)1.Why did the author go to the“dark restaurant”?Because the author wanted to understand the experience of being blind,thinking eating would be the most difficult activity.Read the passage and answer t
3、he questions.(P30-1)2.What difficulties did the author have during the meal?1)The author knocked over glasses and dropped food.2)The author ate much more slowly,trying to guess what was being eaten.3)Pouring water was very difficult.4)After failing to pick up any food with a fork for five minutes,th
4、e author decided to use hands,but stuck one hand into a bowl of warm,thick soup.5)Even using a spoon,most of the soup ended up on the authors shirt.Read the passage and answer the questions.(P30-1)3.How did the author feel after finishing the meal?The author left the restaurant feeling hungry,though
5、 much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.A dark restaurant in LondonTask 1:Try to xperience what it is like to have a disability and make notes.Now write a short passage to describe your experience.Setting the sceneDescribe the time,place.Say what the main character was doing.Develo
6、pment of the experienceDescribe the main actions.ConclusionDescribe the scene at the end andthe main characters feelings.LayoutDiscuss the layout of writing about an experience.Part 1Part 2Part 3_1.Set the scene:Today/One Saturday afternoon,I/We.2.Describe the beginning and development of the experi
7、ence:3.Describe the end and the feeling:In the end,I/We At first,I/We Then,Evaluation.Questions Your evaluation EvaluatorDoes the writing include the key points?4 2 0Is the writing organized according to the layout offered?3 2 1How is the language?12 8 4 2How is the handwriting?3 1 -1Paper design3 1
8、 -1TOTAL MARKExchange drafts:Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft.Does the passage have clear ideas?Does the passage have proper layout?How is the language?How is the handwriting?How is the paper design?Presentation:Share your writing with the class.Reference text Today in class
9、,we played a game called“the blind traveller”,in which one has to walk through some barriers with their eyes blindfolded.It is through this experience that I started to realise how inconvenient life could be for a blind person.Not being able to see where I was going,I kept going off the path and tur
10、ning in the wrong direction.Whatsmore,without the ability to accurately locate the position of the barriers,I often fell over them,even though I was moving at an extremely slow speed.And a loss of balance increased the difficulty of this short journey.After falling over more than ten times,I finally
11、 reached my destination on hands and knees.Reference text Without sight,I couldnt even complete this short journey of no more than 15 metres smoothly,let alone overcome all the other various difficulties in daily life.I do realise that life must be much more challenging for the blind people.Reference textPolish your writing.
