Period 6 Writing, Task, Module File

Teaching Goals:

　　　1. Help Ss review what we have learnt in this module;

2. Enable Ss to write an email to answer some questions about their school life of their first year at Senior High.

3. Help Ss learn how to write an email and a brochure about their school.

4. Get Ss to learn how to write an email.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Revision

1. Check the answers of Activity 8 on P68 of Workbook and give Ss some directions.

Step 2 Writing

Purpose: Let Ss know how to write email.

1. Nowadays, it is high-technology times. Computer plays an important role in our daily life. I usually use computer to type letters, teaching plan, and restore files. How about you? Do you often use computer? Have you ever written an email to your friends? Do you know how to write an email?

Writing an email message

　　An email is less formal than a letter, but there are still a few things to keep in mind.

(1) Write the topic of your message on the subject linve.

(2) Keep your email as short as possible.

(3) Answer the questions if you reply to an email.

(4) Check your email for spelling errors and other mistakes.

(5) Write your name at the end of your message. 2. Here is the sample of email, please turn to page 8. Read through the mail within 3 minutes, and try to answer my following questions.

(1) Who is writing the email?

(2) Why is she writing?

(3) What does she remember?

Suggested answers:

　(1) Martha, a 16-year-old girl from New York.

　(2) She wants students to tell her about their memories.

　(3) The smell of wall paint, Molly, her friend, Miss Sharp's smile.

3. Ask Ss to write a reply, answering the questions in the given email.

4. Ask some of them to show their emails.

Step 3 Task & Assignment

Ask Ss to collect the pictures and introductions and choose materials about our school. Fish the task to write a brochure about their school, introducing the best classroom, the best activity, some special features and a slogan.