内容正文:
An Event
Description
Book1 UNIT3
What Made Them Special?
What Celebration Events Have You Attended?
Warming up.
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What details do you want to include?
What celebration do you want to write about and why?
Pair Work Time!
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Read for Writing
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Whose birthday was it?
What did the family do to prepare for it?
What gift did the writer make?
How did Grandpa feel and what did he say?
It was Grandpa’s 70th birthday.
Mum prepared Grandpa’s special birthday lunch.The writer made a video of Grandpa’s life story.Dad invited Grandpa’s best friends from secondary school.
Read for Writing
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3. A video of Grandpa’s life story.
4.Grandpa felt excited.
He said, “It is a wonderful birthday celebration and I’ve got the best gift I have ever received. Now I am looking forward to my eightieth, ninetieth and even one hundredth birthdays already!”
Whose birthday was it?
What did the family do to prepare for it?
What gift did the writer make?
How did Grandpa feel and what did he say?
Focus on Structure.
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“Can you put them in order?”
“Introduction to the event → Preparations before the event → The best part of the event → Feelings about the event”
“It was Grandpa’s 70th birthday... preparing for it for quite some time.”
“Early in the morning... collecting photos from the family album.”
“Just before lunchtime... in their school uniforms.”
“Towards the end... one hundredth birthdays already!”
“Introduction to the event”
“Preparations before the event”
“The best part of the event”
“Feelings about the event”
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Examples of Linking Words
“First, I got dressed quickly. Then I headed downstairs.”
“Surprisingly, they were Grandpa’s best friends from secondary school.”
Let’s Practice!
“First, I cleaned my room. Then, I decorated it with balloons.”
“Now you try! Use ‘first, then, surprisingly’ to make sentences.”
Show Your Sentences!
first, then, after that, surprisingly
“Can you find more linking words?”
Focus on Language - Linking Words
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Outline → Draft → Edit
Introduction(事件介绍) → Preparations(准备工作) → Best Part(精彩时刻) → Feelings(感受)
Compose Your Writing
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Fill in Your Outline
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Section Content Example from You
Introduction 事件基本信息(谁的庆祝?何时?何地?) 例:My 12th birthday party, last Saturday, at home
Preparations 你 / 家人朋友做了什么准备?(装饰 / 食物 / 礼物等) 例:Mom baked a cake; I made paper flowers
Best Part 最难忘的环节(游戏 / 礼物 / 发言等) 例:My friend sang a song; we played “Pin the Tail on the Donkey”
Feelings 你的感受?想对谁说什么? 例:I felt warm and loved; I want to thank everyone!
Drafting
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Writing Tips to Make Your Draft Shine!
事件要素:明确时间(last Sunday)、地点(school hall)、人物(classmates/parents)、原因(graduation celebration)
动作细节:多用动词(ran, laughed, hugged, decorated, prepared)
连接词:First… Then… After that… Finally…; Surprisingly… Luckily…
情感表达:用形容词(excited, warm, touched)或句子(My heart was full of joy!)
First, my classmates and I hung colorful flags in the hall. Then, the teacher brought out a huge cake with our names on it.
“先完成大纲,再扩展成段落!不用担心语法错误,先写出来!”
12 Minutes to Draft!
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Peer Editing Checklist
Check Your Partner’s Writing!
清单(用✅/❌勾选):
✅ 结构完整吗?(4 个部分都有吗?)
✅ 用了连接词吗?(圈出 first/then/surprisingly 等)
✅ 有具体动作 / 细节吗?(例:“妈妈做蛋糕”→“妈妈凌晨 5 点起床烤了一个三层巧克力蛋糕”)
✅ 语法错误?(时态 / 主谓一致,用波浪线标出)
小贴士:“用彩色笔标注,先夸优点,再提建议!”
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