Unit 1 Period 4 Writing（同步课件）-【上好课】2024-2025学年八年级英语上册同步精品课堂（牛津上海版）

U1 Penfriends Writing 1 Writing Writing about yourself Mr Hu asked his students to write about themselves. Kitty and Peter have finished writing their profiles. Read the profiles carefully and find out how to introduce yourself properly. My name is Kitty. I am 12 years old. I was born in Shanghai and I live in Shanghai too. I am not very tall. I wear glasses and my hair is long and black. I am keen on music. I listen to CDs at the weekend. I love reading. I am in the Reading Club. I like English and Chinese at school. I am good at English. I have lots of friends at Rose Garden School. I like playing with my friends. Hello! I am Peter. I am 12 years old. I was born in Nanjing but now I lives with parents in Shanghai. I am tall. My hair is short and I have dark brown eyes. I love all my lessons. I am not very good at sports. I like playing computer games. My friends say I’m polite and helpful. My teachers and classmates all like me very much. A Mr Wu asks some students to writ a short composition for the school newsletter. Complete Steven’s and Winnie’s compositions. Use the words in the box. Change the forms of the verbs when necessary. You may use some of the verbs more than once. be do glasses (not) have live love swim take My name (1)__________ Steven. I (2)__________ 12 years old. My birthday is on 1 October and I was born in Shanghai. I (3)__________ with my family in Beijing now. I (4)__________ a twin sister but I (5)__________ any brothers. I (6)__________ slim, and I wear (7)__________. I (8)__________ good at Maths. I also love computer games. is am live have don’t have am glasses am be do glasses (not) have live love swim take My name (9)__________ Winnie. My birthday (10)__________ on 23 March. I was born Hu’nan. I (11)__________ with my family in Beijing now. I (12)__________ any brothers or sisters. I (13) __________ tall. I (14) __________ long dark hair. I (15) __________ good at English. I like playing badminton. I love (16) __________ too. is is live don’t have am have am swimming be do glasses (not) have live love swim take B Complete the following profile about yourself. C Write an introduction about yourself. (your name) ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Stick your photo here. Writing the address Read Jon’s address again. 2 Middle Street Walker Newcastle NE6 4BY England UK Number and street Town City Postcode Region Country small big 10 A Which of the following address is wrong?  11 B Rewrite the name and address on the envelope. Kay Morrison Blue Skies Travel Victoria Street Brighton BN6 2TQ UK 12 C Imagine that you are writing to another penfriend in Canada. Write his or her address on the envelope. Use capital letters where necessary. bill amos 128 west street vancouver british columbia v6e 14h4 canada Bill Amos 128 West Street Vancouver British Columbia V6E 14H4 Canada 13 Format of a letter Read Jon’s letter in Reading section again. Then put the following items in the correct space. Date Sender’s address Body Greeting Signature b a d c e 14 Writing to a penfriend You can write to new penfriends by letter or e-mail. Sometimes students say these things: 15 Don’t worry! Think about these two things to help you. a Your reader: Think about your reader. Imagine that you are talking to him/her. Tell him/her interesting things about yourself. b Make a plan: For example, you may plan to write four paragraphs. On the following page, you can find a plan. You can use the questions to help you. 16 Para. 1 Describe yourself How old you are? What do you look like? Para. 2 Your family and your home Where do you live? What does your father/mother do? Para. 3 Your school Where is your school? What is it like? What do you want to be in the future? Para. 4 Your hobbies What are you favourite hobbies? What are your other hobbies? 17 Now you are May. You want to reply to Jon’s letter. A Work in pairs to do the following. Write your home address or the address of your school. (First, look at how Jon writes his address.) Choose a or b to start your letter. Thanks a lot for your letter. I’m happy to be your penfriend. I’d like to tell you something about myself. I’m … years old and in Grade … I’m … years old and in Grade … 18 Decide on words to tell Jon about yourself:  your age, height and hair;  your hobbies;  something about your family and your home;  information about your school;  your ambition (if you have one). Choose a or b to end your letter. It was great to hear from you, Jon. I hope you’ll write again soon. That’s all I have to say, Jon. 19 B Working alone, write the reply to Jon’s letter for May. Put your home address or school address in the top-right corner. Put the date under the address. Dear Jon Paragraph 1 — your starting sentences — information about yourself (age, height, hair, hobbies, etc.) Paragraph 2 — information about your family (parents, brothers and sisters, pets, your flat, etc.) 20 Best wishes May Paragraph 3 — information about your school (name of school, your favourite sports at school, best subject, your ambition, etc.) Paragraph 4 — sentences about your photos — your ending sentences 21 Using 1．假设你是李华，请根据以下提示，给你的美国笔友Mike写一封信，向他介绍我们的祖国。 提示： （1）中国是亚洲最大的国家，和美国差不多大； （2）中国有世界上最多的人口，人们友好勤劳； （3）长江是世界第三长的河流，中国有著名的万里长城； （4）中国有超过5000年的悠久历史，比美国历史长多了； （5）中国有世界最高山峰…… 提示词汇： as…as…population, friendly, hard-working, The Yangtze River, the third longest, famous, the Great Wall, more than, long history, Qomolangma 要求： （1）词数：80 词左右（开头和结尾已给出，不加入总词数）； （2）恰当运用比较级和最高级； （3）书信需包括上面所有提示点，可适当发挥。 Dear Mike, I’m happy to be your pen pal. I’d like to tell you something about China. Yours, Li Hua 22 Sample article 【答案】例文 Dear Mike, I’m happy to be your pen pal. I’d like to tell you something about China. China is the biggest country in Asia. It is almost as big as the US. China has the biggest population in the world. The people here are friendly and hard-working. The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world. China is also famous for the Great Wall. China is more than 5000 years old. It has a much longer history than the US. China has the highest mountain in the world and its name is Qomolangma. I love China very much. Welcome to China and play with me. Yours, Li Hua 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：本文是一封书信； ② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③ 提示：写作要点已给出，可适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图。开门见山提出自己将介绍中国； 第二步，从面积、人口、历史、河流、山峰等方面具体介绍中国； 第三步，书写结语，表达自己的感受。 [亮点词汇] ①would like to do sth.想要做某事 ②be famous for以……而闻名 ③as big as和……一样大 [高分句型] ①Welcome to China and play with me.(祈使句；and连接并列成分) 23 Using 2．假定你是李华，你认识了来自美国的朋友Eric。请阅读下面的邮件，用英语根据邮件的内容回复。可以适当发挥。 要求： 1. 词数70左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数； 2. 语言通顺，条理清楚，书写规范。 3. 文中不要出现任何真实人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。 Dear Eric, Thanks for your e-mail. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Best wishes! Yours, Dear Li Hua, How are you? Thanks for your last e-mail. I’m happy to be your pen pal. I want to know more about you. Can you tell me something about your life? —What good and bad habits do you have? How often do you do them? —What is your favorite place in town and why? —Do you like watching TV? —What’s your favorite TV show and why? I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Yours, Eric Eric 24 Sample article 【答案】Dear Eric, Thanks for your e-mail. It’s my honor to be your pen pal. I’ll tell you something about myself. First of all, I have a good habit of reading. I read books every day. Reading books can broaden my horizon and let me learn more knowledge. My weakness is that I’m always close to the book when I’m reading. It’s bad for my eyes. My favorite place is the library because there are many books in it. I like watching TV, too. My favorite TV program is talk show. Because it’s interesting. Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇应用文，为电子邮件； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，要注意不要遗漏信件询问的问题，并适当增加细节。 [写作步骤] ①第一步，表明写作意图。借用“我很高兴成为你的笔友”来引出下文中对问题的回答； ②第二步，具体阐述写作内容。从“习惯、喜欢的地方和喜欢电视节目”三方面入手，重点介绍自己的情况； ③第三步，书写结语。表达对Eric的祝愿。 [亮点词汇] ①first of all 首先 ②have a habit of doing sth 有做某事的习惯 ③broaden one’s horizon 拓宽某人的视野 ④be bad for 对……有害 [高分句型] ①My weakness is that I’m always close to the book when I’m reading.（that引导的表语从句+when引导的时间状语从句） ②My favorite place is the library because there are many books in it.（because引导的原因状语从句） 25 Using 3．假如你是Wang Lin，你将在11月20日邀请美国朋友John到园博园(Garden Expo Park)一日游。请根据以下内容提示发邮件给你的笔友Amy，告诉她这件事情。 要求： 1. 层次清楚、语句通顺、意思连贯、书写规范； 2. 必须包括上面提及的要点，可适当发挥； 3. 词数不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数； 4. 文中不得出现真实的人名、校名或地名。 Dear Amy, I’m writing to tell you that I am planning a day out with my pen-pal John._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Wang Lin John’s personal information ●fourteen years old ●a Grade-8 student from an American school ●round face, short hair, … ●crazy about DIY... (at least one example) A plan for one-day trip ●meet at the school gate at 8:00 ●take a bus to Garden Expo Park with John ●prepare for food and drinks ●…( at least two activities in the park) 26 Sample article 【答案】例文 Dear Amy, I’m writing to tell you that I am planning a day out with my pen pal John. John is a Grade-8 student from an American school. He’s fourteen years old and has a round face and a small nose. With the short hair, he looks tall and smart. He’s crazy about DIY and always enjoys himself in making handmade model planes. For the one-day trip, we plan to meet at the school gate at 8:00 a.m., and then take a bus to Garden Expo Park. It will take us about an hour to get there. We had better prepare some food and drinks at home. In the park, we will visit all kinds of models, and enjoy the dance shows. We also plan to row a boat on the lake. After that, we will take the underground and go back home at about 4:30 p.m. It will be a great day. I hope you can join us. Yours, Wang Lin 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：本文是一篇应用文，为电子邮件； ② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”和“一般将来时”； ③ 提示：写作要点已给出，不要遗漏表格中每一项内容，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍John的个人信息； 第二步，具体介绍一日游的计划； 第三步，最后表达感受。 [亮点词汇] ① be crazy about迷上 ② plan to do sth计划做某事 ③ had better do sth最好做某事 [高分句型] ①He’s fourteen years old and has a round face and a small nose.（and并列句） ②It will take us about an hour to get there.（it固定句型） 27 Using 4．假如你是张明明，是No. 1 Middle School的一名学生，最近收到外国好友的电子邮件，现根据邮件内容进行回复，不少于80词。 Dear Zhang Mingming, I’m glad to be you new pen pal. Do you have some other friends? Are you the same or different? And when you were free, did you go for a vacation together? Would you like to share something about your friends. Looking forward to your reply. Tim. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 28 Sample article 【答案】例文： Dear Tim, I’m glad to hear from you. Now I will share something with you about my friend. My friend is taller than me in height and heavier than me in weight. I am better than him in study and he is better than me in physical exercise, so we often learn from each other and make progress together. I have read more books than him, and he has run more steps than me. We grow together through mutual comparison. What about your friend? Are you the same or different? Zhang Mingming 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇话题作文，为电子邮件； ②时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏要点，适当添加细节，并突出写作重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，表明写作意图，即介绍自己和朋友的相同点和不同之处； 第二步，具体阐述写作内容，重点介绍自己和朋友的不同之处； 第三步，书写结语，表达收到回信了解更多关于笔友信息的愿望。 [亮点词汇] ①in height 身高； ②learn from each other 互相学习； ③make progress进步 [高分句型] ① I am better than him in study and he is better than me in physical exercise.（比较级的应用） ②We grow together through mutual comparison.（through引导的介词短语表示方式） 29 Using 5．假定你是李华，你新认识的美国笔友Alice发了一封邮件给你。请根据邮件内容给她回复。词数70左右。 要求： 1. 回复邮件时可适当发挥，邮件格式已给出，不计入总词数； 2. 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范； 3. 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名，校名及地名。 Dear Alice, Thanks for your e-mail. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours, Li Hua Dear Li Hua, How are you? I’m happy to be your pen pal. I would like to know more about you. Could you tell me something about your life, such as your favorite sport and eating habits? And do you often study on the Internet? Why? I’m looking forward to hearing from you. Yours, Alice 30 Sample article 【答案】例文 Dear Alice, Thanks for e-mail. I’d like to tell you something about my life. I do sports a lot. And my favorite sport is playing basketball. I think playing basketball not only makes me strong but also helps me make many friends. It’s necessary to keep a balance diet, so I like eating different kinds of healthy food, like meat, vegetables and fruit. I use the Internet to study sometimes. We should use it carefully. Do you think so? Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua 【详解】[总体分析] ① 题材：本文是一篇电子邮件； ② 时态：时态为“一般现在时”； ③ 提示：根据邮件提示问题完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍告诉对方关于自己生活情况； 第二步，介绍自己最喜欢的运动和饮食习惯； 第三步，最后说明自己是否经常在网上学习以及原因。 [亮点词汇] ①do sports做运动 ②help sb do sth帮助某人做某事 ③different kinds of 不同种类的 [高分句型] I think playing basketball not only makes me strong but also helps me make many friends.（宾语从句） 31 see you again $$