Teaching Design of 9B Unit 2 Culture shock Writing---A thank-you letter By Luo Xuanzi Dec.25,2021 I.Analysis of the writing task Type Writing What Theme:Express thanks when necessary Content:Write a thank-you letter to express gratitude to your mum. The Why Writing purposes: writing To write a letter to express gratitude. task To test students'the ability of imitated writing. To improve students'communicative competence of expressing thanks to others. How Text type:A thank-you letter II.Analysis of students 1.Have some basic information about the structure of a letter; 2.Have some knowledge about the layout of paragraphs; Known 3.Have the ability to write a composition with key expressions and linking words. 1.Have difficulty in writing a thank-you letter; Grade 9 2.Have difficulty in beautifying their passages; students Unknown 3.Have difficulty in expressing thanks in different ways. 1.Get know how to write a thank-you letter skillfully. Will know 2.Can know how to improve the first draft with the help of the three tips. III.Teaching objectives At the end of this session,students should be able to: Knowledge learn some useful words,sentences patterns to express thanks; analyse and get to know the structure of a thank-you letter; use some advanced and grammatical expressions in a thank-you letter. Ability know how to write a thank-you letter skillfully; know how to evaluate a writing. Emotion understand the significance of expressing thanks when necessary; enjoy the experience of expressing and writing in English
Teaching Design of 9B Unit 2 Culture shock Writing---A thank-you letter By Luo Xuanzi Dec. 25, 2021 I. Analysis of the writing task Type Writing The writing task What Theme: Express thanks when necessary Content: Write a thank-you letter to express gratitude to your mum. Why Writing purposes: To write a letter to express gratitude. To test students’ the ability of imitated writing. To improve students’ communicative competence of expressing thanks to others. How Text type: A thank-you letter II. Analysis of students Grade 9 students Known 1.Have some basic information about the structure of a letter; 2.Have some knowledge about the layout of paragraphs; 3.Have the ability to write a composition with key expressions and linking words. Unknown 1.Have difficulty in writing a thank-you letter; 2.Have difficulty in beautifying their passages; 3.Have difficulty in expressing thanks in different ways. Will know 1.Get know how to write a thank-you letter skillfully. 2.Can know how to improve the first draft with the help of the three tips. III.Teaching objectives At the end of this session, students should be able to: Knowledge learn some useful words, sentences patterns to express thanks; analyse and get to know the structure of a thank-you letter; use some advanced and grammatical expressions in a thank-you letter. Ability know how to write a thank-you letter skillfully; know how to evaluate a writing. Emotion understand the significance of expressing thanks when necessary; enjoy the experience of expressing and writing in English
IV.Important points and difficult points Important the structure of a thank-you letter some expressions to express thanks in different ways three ways to beautify their passages Difficult Three ways to beautify their passages: 1.add adj./adv./conj.to make the thank-you letter more special. 2.add supporting sentences to make your statements more specific. 3.add some clauses(relative clause object clause)to make sentences better. V.Teaching methods,aids and preparations Methods Communicative language teaching;Task-based language teaching Aids Worksheet,PPT,and blackboard VI.Teaching procedures: >Step 1:Lead in(5 mins) 1.Our aim:lead the students draw a template of a thank-you letter by themselves and learn to write a thank-you letter. 2.Free talk:If you need to write a thank-you letter,how will you organize it?How many parts are there in a thank-you letter? 1.Greeting or salutation 2.Express gratitude structure 3.Describe the reasons 4.Thank again 5.Closing &signature >Step 2:Pre-writing (12 mins) 1.Check and discuss: Organize students to discuss and come up with different expressions for each part of a thank-you letter. 2.Read and construct:work out the structure of the article 3.Read and learn: Learn and practise using some useful expressions in a thank-you letter. Structure What to write Expressions for reference Beginning Greetings 1.Dear Jack. 2.Dearest Jack, 3.My dear Jack, 4.Hi,Jack! 5.My friend, Body thank first 1.Thank you so much for your help with my study
structure IV.Important points and difficult points Important the structure of a thank-you letter some expressions to express thanks in different ways three ways to beautify their passages Difficult Three ways to beautify their passages: 1.add adj. / adv. / conj. to make the thank-you letter more special. 2.add supporting sentences to make your statements more specific. 3.add some clauses (relative clause / object clause) to make sentences better. V. Teaching methods, aids and preparations Methods Communicative language teaching;Task-based language teaching Aids Worksheet, PPT, and blackboard VI.Teaching procedures: Step 1：Lead in (5 mins) 1. Our aim: lead the students draw a template of a thank-you letter by themselves and learn to write a thank-you letter. 2. Free talk: If you need to write a thank-you letter, how will you organize it? How many parts are there in a thank-you letter? Step 2: Pre-writing (12 mins) 1. Check and discuss: Organize students to discuss and come up with different expressions for each part of a thank-you letter. 2. Read and construct: work out the structure of the article 3. Read and learn: Learn and practise using some useful expressions in a thank-you letter. Structure What to write Expressions for reference Beginning Greetings 1. Dear Jack, 2. Dearest Jack, 3. My dear Jack, 4. Hi, Jack! 5. My friend, Body thank first 1. Thank you so much for your help with my study. 1. Greeting or salutation 2. Express gratitude 3. Describe the reasons 4. Thank again 5. Closing &signature
2.I am writing to express/show my gratitude to you. 3.Many thanks for your kind and warm help 4.I am truly grateful to you for your selfless help. 5.I would like to take this chance to say thank-you to you. the reasons 1.Thanks to your help,I have made great progress. (the gift 2.With your help,I've had enough courage to overcome it. action) 3.It was very nice/kind of you to take good care of me. 4.Thank you very much for the gift you sent me,which is one of the most wonderful gifts I have ever got. 5.It is you that/who always encourage me to make more friends. Thanks again 1.Thank you again for what you have done for me. & 2.My true gratitude is beyond the words.Thank you again Positive 3.Again,I would like to take the chance to express my warm wishes thanks to you! 4.I hope that I may be able to return your kindness in the future. 5.I extremely appreciate your help with my English.I am looking forward to seeing you soon. Ending Closing 1.To a loved one:Yours, regards 2.To a friend:Best regards/Warm regards 3.To business/official:Yours sincerely,Yours truly, >Step 3:Writing(20 mins) Write and learn: 1.Start to write the first draft. 2.Read one of the thank-you letters from a student. 3.Give some advice for the second draft. Learn some tips to beautify a thank-you letter: 1.Add adjectives,adverbs or conjunctions to make the thank-you letter more special. 2.Add supporting sentences to make your statements more specific. 3.Add clauses (relative clause/object clause)to make sentences better. >Step 4:Summary (2 min) VII.Homework (1 min) 加拿大学生Pter在你校学习期满，回国后写信表达了感谢，同时指出了同学们的一些 不良行为。假如你是学生会主席李华，请根据要点提示给Peter回一封电子邮件。 要点： 1.表示感谢 2.表达意愿（告别高声喧哗、乱丢垃圾等不良行为） 3 要求：1.80词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 2文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 1.注意感谢信的格式。 2.用本节课所学方法去优化二稿
2. I am writing to express / show my gratitude to you. 3. Many thanks for your kind and warm help. 4. I am truly grateful to you for your selfless help. 5. I would like to take this chance to say thank-you to you. the reasons (the gift / action) 1. Thanks to your help, I have made great progress. 2. With your help, I’ve had enough courage to overcome it. 3. It was very nice/ kind of you to take good care of me. 4. Thank you very much for the gift you sent me, which is one of the most wonderful gifts I have ever got. 5. It is you that/who always encourage me to make more friends. Thanks again & Positive wishes 1. Thank you again for what you have done for me. 2. My true gratitude is beyond the words. Thank you again. 3. Again, I would like to take the chance to express my warm thanks to you! 4. I hope that I may be able to return your kindness in the future. 5. I extremely appreciate your help with my English. I am looking forward to seeing you soon. Ending Closing regards 1. To a loved one: Yours, 2. To a friend: Best regards / Warm regards 3. To business / official: Yours sincerely，Yours truly, Step 3：Writing (20 mins) Write and learn: 1. Start to write the first draft. 2. Read one of the thank-you letters from a student. 3. Give some advice for the second draft. Learn some tips to beautify a thank-you letter: 1. Add adjectives, adverbs or conjunctions to make the thank-you letter more special. 2. Add supporting sentences to make your statements more specific. 3. Add clauses (relative clause / object clause) to make sentences better. Step 4：Summary (2 min) VII.Homework (1 min) 加拿大学生 Peter 在你校学习期满，回国后写信表达了感谢，同时指出了同学们的一些 不良行为。假如你是学生会主席李华，请根据要点提示给 Peter 回一封电子邮件。 要点： 1.表示感谢 2.表达意愿（告别高声喧哗、乱丢垃圾等不良行为） 3. ... ... 要求: 1. 80 词左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 2.文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。 1. 注意感谢信的格式。 2. 用本节课所学方法去优化二稿
VIII.Blackboard design Unit 2 Culture Shock Writing A thank-you letter Structure 1.Greeting and salutation Tips 2.Express gratitude 1.Add adj.adv.conj. 3.Describe the reasons 2.Add supporting sentences 4.Thank again 3.Add some clauses(relative 5.Closing signature clause object clause)
VIII.Blackboard design