内容正文:
Writing
第五课时
A helping hand
Unit 3
初中英语沪教版(五四制)七年级下册
Learning objectives
通过本课时学习,学生能够:
1. 根据范文总结归纳出感谢信的内容框架,学习和积累相关的语言表达;
2. 掌握信件的规范格式,能恰当地使用所学知识,完成感谢信的写作;
3. 通过小组合作和互评,客观评价他人作品,提高批判性思维能力。
重点
重点
Watch the video and answer the questions.
They received help from others and helped others.
Watch and answer
1. What did the people do in the video?
2. What do you think of the people in the video?
Free talk
1. Have you ever received help from others? What happened?
2. How did you show your gratitude to them?
Read and find
Read the letter and find out how many parts the letter consists of.
Receiver
Body of the letter
Closing
Sender
This is a thank-you letter.
Read and answer
Read the letter and answer the questions.
1. Who wrote the thank-you letter?
2. Who is the receiver of the letter?
3. Why did the sender write this letter?
Mrs Bell.
Tom.
Because Mrs Bell wanted to thank Tom for his help.
Read and summarize
Read the body of the letter and summarize the different aspects.
Say thank you
What Tom did to
help Mrs Bell
How Mrs Bell felt about the help
Read and answer
Read the first aspect of the body part and answer the question.
How can we show thanks to others?
I would like to express my heartfelt thanks for your help.
I am writing to sincerely thank you for your help.
I can’t thank you enough for your kindness in helping me with ...
...
Thank you very much for your help.
Read and answer
Read the second aspect of the body part and answer some questions.
1. What did Tom do to help Mrs Bell?
2. How is Mrs Bell feeling now?
3. What tense does Mrs Bell use to describe Tom’s help?
He called the emergency number and gave her the heart pills.
She is feeling much better now.
The simple past tense.
Read and answer
Read again and answer the question.
In what ways can we describe the help of others?
When did he/she do it?
Where did he/she do it?
How did he/she help you?
...
What did he/she do to help you?
Read and summarize
Read the third aspect and answer some questions.
1. What does Mrs Bell think of Tom’s help?
2. How does Mrs Bell feel about having Tom and his parents around her?
She thinks Tom’s help means so much to her.
She feels so happy and grateful.
Read and answer
Read again and answer the question.
How can we express our feelings about the help?
I’m so happy and grateful to ...
I truly appreciate everything you’ve done for me.
I’m deeply touched by your ...
...
You have no idea how much your help means to me, so please accept my sincere thanks.
I feel lucky to have your help.
Read and answer
Read the sentences and answer the questions.
1. What sentence structure is used?
2. What are the benefits of using this sentence structure?
Compound sentences.
Add variety to the writing.
Show different relationships between the two clauses.
...
Think and write
Choose one person you would like to give thanks to and make notes below.
Let’s write
Write your thank-you letter.
Check and polish
Check and polish your writing according to the standards.
Standards
1. My letter has the correct format.
2. My letter starts with a greeting.
3. I show my gratitude with one or two details.
4. My letter ends with my thoughts, feelings or some additional
information.
5. I use the simple past tense to describe others’ help.
6. I use compound sentences in my letter.
Share and vote
Work in groups and share your writing. Vote for the best letter in the group and say why you like it. Write 1 (more improvements needed), 2 (fair), 3 (good), or 4 (excellent) for the ratings. (Give your suggestions if you have any.)
Standards Ratings
1. The letter has the correct format.
2. The letter has a greeting, specific details, and a clear ending.
3. The tenses used in the letter are right.
4. The language is correct and appropriate.
5. Different sentence structures are used in the letter.
Total points:
Summary
2
After learning this lesson, I can
1
write a thank-you letter to express gratitude to others.
know how to write a thank-you letter.
3
evaluate others’ works objectively and learn from them.
Homework
1. Revise and improve your thank-you letter.
2. Preview Discovery.
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