1、Writing a persuasive letterUnit 6 developing ideas 1 What is the purpose of the letter?2 What is the existing problem?3 What are the proposed actions from Class 8?Activity1.Read the letter and answer the questions.1.What is the purpose of the letter?2.What is the existing problem?The purpose of this
2、 letter is to call on everyone to take part in the Clear Your Plate campaign.(1st sentence)Over 30%of the worlds food is wasted,while many people in poor areas do not have enough to eat.(1st para.)Whats the possible reason for food waste?Whats the possible reason for food waste?We lack appropriate p
3、lanning.We often order,purchase or prepare too much food.The labels of sell-by or best-before dates lead consumers to throw away food before they really go bad.We lack accessible Food Rescue and Recycling Services.3.What are the proposed actions from Class 8?Do not order more than you need in the sc
4、hool canteen;Order less and take leftover food home when dining in restaurants;Call on family members and friends to take part in the campaign.writing purpose proposed actionsActivity2.Figure out the structure of this letterexisting problemmaking an appealpossible causesWhat is a persuasive letter?A
5、 persuasive letter is a letter written to persuade an organisation/s or individual/s towards accepting the writers(senders)issue,interest or perspective.It can be written to any type of organisation i.e.school,bank,college,NGO,municipality etc.1.call on sb.to do sth.号召某人做某事2.take part in 参加3.campaig
6、n（宣传）活动4.urge sb.to do sth.敦促某人做某事5.while 然而（做连词，表对比）6.in order to 为了（表目的）7.propose v.提议，建议8.order v.点（菜）9.canteen 食堂，餐厅10.leftover 吃剩的食物11.reduce by 把.减少了12.reduce to 把.减少到13.starvation 饥饿Words and expressionsP.71Activity3.Summarize:How to write a good persuasive letter?call on/appeal to sb.to do.r
7、aise your awareness of.In order to improve the situation,we should.We propose./Wed like to suggest that.call on sb.to do.Due to./as./contribute to.We are concerned that.Lets start./Why not do.?Only by doing.will we.It is our joint efforts that make.Activity4.Discuss another environmental issue about
8、 which to write a persuasive letter and make notes.No Bottled Water CampaignActivity5.Write a persuasive letter.call on/appeal to sb.to do.raise your awareness of.In order to improve the situation,we should.We propose./Wed like to suggest that.call on sb.to do.Due to./as./contribute to.We are concer
9、ned that.Lets start./Why not do.?Only by doing.will we.It is our joint efforts that make.Activity6.Peer correction.Does the letter follow the structure?Is the language properly used?Is the hand-writing beautiful?Dear Friends,We are writing this letter to raise your awareness of the need to protect o
10、ur planet.You can help simply by participating in the No Bottled Water campaign.People tend to think bottled water is cleaner and more convenient.However,they may not know that according to scientific research,millions of tons of plastic are used worldwide to make water bottles each year.The plastic
11、 can take hundreds of years to break down.writing purposeexisting problem and causes If you are worried about the effects of bottled water on the Earth,we would like to suggest you take the following steps.1.Carry your water in a sustainable,reusable bottle.In this way,you dont need to buy bottled w
12、ater.2.If you have to purchase a plastic bottled beverage,recycle the bottle after use.3.Ask your family members and friends to take part in this campaign.proposed actions Everyone is responsible for making our planet cleaner and better by doing what we can.Lets start NOW.With best wishes,Class 11make an appeal
