1、Unit 1 Life Choices Writing Workshop A Personal Email Period 2 Review Answer 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 writ
2、ing style? 4 What is the proper format of a personal email? 5 Can you list some useful expressions of starting /ending an email? Review Ways to start a letter I just thought Id drop you a line to tell you Many thanks for the letter and for the invitation to Just had to write and give you some good n
3、ews 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 about Useful language Review Useful language Ways to end a letter See you soon! Cant wait to see you again. Drop me a line when youre free! We would both love to he
4、ar 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! Review Writing task: Write an informal email to one of your (foreign) friends / former classmates / pen pal about
5、 your new school 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 Help Writing Help for a Personal Email write informal emails only to someone you are close to, like your friends and family; use simp
6、le and informal expressions, 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 mist
7、akes In order not to make the same mistakes, please pick out the mistakes and correct them. 1 Dear Wang Ya Nan 2 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 y
8、ou been after went to senior secondary school? Avoid the same mistakes In order not to make the same mistakes, please pick out the mistakes and correct them. 1 Dear Wang Ya Nan 2 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
9、从句中少谓语动词从句中少谓语动词/ /主语主语 which were chosen Hows it going (with you)? = How are you doing? = How is it going on? Avoid the same mistakes In 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 study
10、ing in the new school. 6 How have you been after went to senior secondary 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 study to study going/ you went Use newly-learnt expressions stressful, stress, stressed, challenging, differ from, previous, dynamic, campus, schedule, e
11、xpectation, confidence, competence, all in all, pressure, a new chapter, leisure, definitely, a wide 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
12、some extent, adapt to, organize, feature, graduate, inspire, apply for, give up, deal with, be responsible for, as well as. Possible language about new school life you may use: Compose Your Writing Step 1 Outlining Complete the outline of your email based on the format and sentences we have discusse
13、d. Subject line: _ Greeting: _ Questions to ask: _ Information about you: _ Reasons to finish writing: _ Ending: _ Compose Your Writing Talk to your 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
14、about your life do you want to share in your letter? What are your reasons to finish your writing? Step 1 Outlining Compose Your Writing Step 2 Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write the first draft; Use newly-learnt expressions as many as possible; Have Readers awareness; Pay atten
15、tion to sentence pattern and word choice. Compose Your Writing Step 3 Editing When you finish, edit your email in pairs according to Peer Editing Sheet on Page 90. Is it an email to a family member or close friend? Is the email written in a proper email format? For example, does it have a subject li
16、ne, greetings, some questions, and also information provided? Does it end with a reason appropriately? Does the writer use simple and informal language? Mark any spelling, punctuation or grammar errors. Mark any unclear expressions. Give suggestions if you can. Underline the expressions you like. Co
17、mpose Your Writing Step 3 Editing Recommend an email that you would like to share in the class. Point out the part that impresses you most; Make comments (give feedback) on this email; Find differences between your email and the others; Ask the writer to introduce his / her writing process. Compose
18、Your Writing Finish your second draft based on the editing opinions. Step 4 Polishing Assignment After polishing your email, send it to your friend and the teacher respectively. Notes 1. 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
19、 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 vt. 改编；改写 Notes 2. 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!
