Unit 4 Friends Forever Developing ideas Writing 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

Developing ideas Writing an ending to a story Book 1 Unit4 Friends Forever By the end of the class, you will be able to： 1. acquire the main idea and structure of a novel; 2. identify the three essential elements of a novel; 3. extract the expression that shows action and feeling; 4. complete an ending to a story under the topic of friendship. Learning objectives Lead-in Do a Review Do you remember the novel After Twenty Years? After Twenty Years What are the three essential elements of the novel? Lead-in Do a Review Policeman (Jimmy), Bob, Plain clothes man Activity 1: Do you remember the novel After Twenty Years? Jimmy, a policeman, found that Bob was a wanted criminal after a 20-year reunion, so he sent a plain clothes man to arrest Bob and left a note to explain. On a cold and dark night character plot settings Lead-in Make a prediction Activity 2: Can you imagine what will happen to Bob after being released from jail?(2 mins) Lead-in Make a prediction Reading for content Activity 3: What kind of ending is this? More than one description may be suitable. (2 mins) □ A happy ending. □ A sad ending. □ A surprise ending. □ An open ending. Reading for langugage Activity 4: How does a novel tell characters, plots and settings? (2 mins) action feeling appearance dialogue time environment location Plot Character Setting 1. Stepping out of jail into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless. 2. “Twenty years is a long time,” he smiled bitterly, not knowing where to go. He had no family and had never heard a word from Jimmy again since that cold night." Was he ashamed of having a friend like me?”Bob longed for an answer. Reading for langugage Activity 5: Find the most advanced expressions that describe: action and feeling. (3 mins) Reading for langugage Activity 5: Observe the advanced expressions and discover a pattern（规律）. Stepping out of jail into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless. He smiled bitterly, not knowing where to go. 规则一：动作描写+心理描写（非谓语动词作状语） 规则二：神态描写+心理描写（非谓语动词做状语） Exercise: She smiled slightly. She missed her childhood. She looked at the old photo. Looking at the old photo, she smiled slightly, missing her childhood. Reading for structure Activity 6: What has to be noticed when we write a story? (2 mins) Order/sequence（顺序） Person（人称） Tense（时态） Activity 7: Work in group. Come up with your own ending to Jimmy and Bob’s story, twenty years after Bob was arrested. Reading for writing Requirement Your writing should notice: tense, person, order; use the learnt pattern. write at least 4 sentences. Other useful expressions feeling actions be kind of sad get a bit nervous feel a little scared felt lost and helpless not knowing where to go smiled bitterly苦笑 frown tightly紧紧皱眉 stare blankly茫然地盯着 be afraid to do be disappointed to do be shocked to step out of, smile bitterly, hear, turn around, be surprised to find, reply, unfold shake, finish reading, shout in surprise, recoginze the face Checklist Requirements  Excellent Good Not good enough  Handwriting The handwriting is neat.       Content The content covers all the three essential elements of a novel and provides some extended information.        Structure The structure is clear and logical.        Language The language use the learned pattern to show action and feeling.        Other advantages I want to learn from the writing: Suggestions I want to give: Assessment Checklist Requirements  Excellent Good Not good enough  Handwriting The handwriting is neat.       Content The content covers all the three essential elements of a novel and provides some extended information.        Structure The structure is clear and logical.        Language The language uses the learned pattern to show action and feeling.        Other advantages I want to learn from the writing: Suggestions I want to give: Homework Compulsory: Polish your writing based on checklist and peer-evaluation. Optional: Reflect on more useful expressions that can be used in this writing. “A true friend is for ever a friend.” ——George Macdonald $