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教学内容
Unit 8 Making a Difference
Section B (3a-3c)
课 时
第7课时
备课日期
授课日期
教学目标
Language Ability
Analyze the structure of a volunteer recruitment advertisement and identify its key components: duties, required qualities, and how to sign up.
Use the provided table (3b) to take structured notes for a volunteer application email, covering motivation, skills, and experience.
Write a clear, well-organized email to sign up as a student volunteer, using appropriate formal language and a clear structure.
Cultural Awareness
Understand the formal conventions of writing application emails in English, including tone and structure.
Appreciate the value of clearly communicating motivation and qualifications when applying for volunteer opportunities.
Thinking Quality
Organize ideas logically into a structured email, linking personal motivation to relevant skills and experience.
Justify personal suitability for a volunteer role with specific examples of skills and experience.
Evaluate the structure of an application email to understand how to effectively communicate interest and qualifications.
Learning Ability
Use a graphic organizer (3b) to brainstorm and structure ideas before writing.
Apply vocabulary and sentence structures from previous lessons to produce coherent writing.
Engage in peer review to provide and receive constructive feedback on writing.
教学
重点、难点
Key Points: Analyzing the structure of a volunteer advertisement; taking structured notes; writing a coherent application email with clear beginning, body, and ending.
Difficult Points: Justifying suitability for the role with specific examples; maintaining a formal and appropriate tone in the email.
教学准备
Multimedia equipment, PPT, audio materials
教学活动设计
教学过程
设计意图
二次备课
Step 1. Lead-in
Introduce the task: "Today, we will learn how to write an email to apply for a volunteer position. We'll analyze a recruitment advertisement, take notes on our own motivation and skills, and then write a formal email to sign up as a student volunteer."
Step 2. Presentation
Activity 3a: Analyze the advertisement
Have students read the "STUDENT VOLUNTEERS WANTED" advertisement.
Guide them to label each section with the main topic from the list (a-d).
Explain that a good application email should address all these key points.
Email Structure Presentation
Present the structure of an application email.
Step 3. Practice
Activity 3b: Brainstorming notes
Have students use the table in 3b to make notes about their own application, using the guiding questions.
Encourage students to use vocabulary from the unit.
Step 4. Production
Activity 3c: Write the application email
Have students use their notes from 3b to write an email to the school, following the structure of the advertisement and the email framework.
Step 5. Summary
Emphasize the importance of linking personal motivation to the needs of the volunteer programme to make the application persuasive.
Step 6. Homework
Basic Level: Review the email structure. Rewrite your application from 3c, checking for spelling and grammar errors.
Intermediate Level: Revise your email to add a specific example of a time you used one of your skills.
Advanced Level: Rewrite your email to make it more persuasive. Add a paragraph explaining how you would contribute to the programme and what you hope to learn from the experience.
To activate prior knowledge, connect to the unit theme of making a difference, and set a clear goal for the writing lesson.
To help students understand the structure and requirements of a volunteer role, providing a clear model for their own application.
To help students brainstorm and organize their ideas before writing, reducing the cognitive load of the task and ensuring all key sections are covered.
板书设计
Unit 8 Making a Difference
Section B (3a-3c)
Email Structure
- Beginning: State purpose
- Body: Motivation, skills, experience
- Ending: Availability & enthusiasm
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