How to write an English letter.docVIP

How to write an English letter？ (A letter of application, asking for help, or self-recommendation…) Teaching Aims: Enable the students to express opinions of their own and do letter-writing; Help improve the students’ writing. Important Points and difficult points: Help the students learn how to express themselves and write an English letter Teaching methods Cooperative learning; Task-based method Teaching procedures: Step I: Lead in speaking Present the task: how to write a letter. Let Ss enjoy an English song: Hello, everyone! I am glad to be here and this is my first time to give you a lesson. Today our topic is about how to write an English letter. Before we begin our lesson, let us know each other. First, let me introduce myself. T: My name is Linda, a teacher from Sanya Shiyan Middle School. What about you? Can you say something about yourself? Ss: … T: Now we are friends. As we all know, everyone has many friends. Do you have a friend? Do you like making friends? If yes, what will you do when you meet someone for the first time? Shake hands or kiss? Ss: Different Ss have different answers. T: The first time you meet new friends, what will you say? Ss: I am friendly and outgoing. I can help you when you are in trouble. … Step II : Pre-writing Task 1: Work in groups Speaking Show some words to Ss and make sure Ss can read them correctly and understand their meanings. Ask Ss to pay attention to them. Then get Ss to describe themselves with one or two words. The more, the better. E.g.: How to describe yourself? I am ___________and ______________. Next, get Ss to describe themselves with one or two sentences. The more, the better. E.g.: How to describe yourself? I am a/an _____________ boy/girl. I am fond of ____________. I have a gift for__________. I am able to ______________. Time permitting, write down some vocabulary Ss mentioned on the Bb. Then have Ss read them aloud. Step III. : While- Writing Task 2: Speaking Discussion Just now we said s