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Writing Workshop:
A Personal Email
北师大版必修第一册
Unit 1 Life Choices
Learning Objectives
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Read the sample email to analyze and grasp the complete structure (opening, body, and closing) of personal emails, and understand the core function of each section.
Distinguish between formal and informal writing styles .
Apply the learned sentence patterns, create an outline, and independently write a personal email introducing your senior high school life and feelings.
Contents
Pre-writing
While-writing
Lead-in
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Summary
Homework
Post-writing
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Lead-in
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Reflect: When you encounter exciting discoveries, funny moments, or even small frustrations in senior high school, who is the first person you want to tell?
🎯 Task 1 : Pair Discussion
Who was your best friend back then? What’s one unforgettable story you shared?
What’s the most surprising or fun thing about your new school? Any new clubs or teachers?
What do you want to ask them about their new life? How do you think they’ve changed?
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Task 2 : Read the email carefully and discuss these questions.
1. Who is Fang Lan?
2. What is Wang Ying sharing with her in the email?
1. Fang Lan is Wang Ying’s old friend.
2. Wang Ying writes to share her new school life and ask about Fang Lan’s life in Canada.
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Task: Read the email carefully and discuss these questions.
3. Is the email formal or informal? Identify 2-3 features that support your answer.
They have a close relationship, so she uses casual, friendly language.
informal
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Characteristics of Informal Style
Contractions (缩写)
使用 don’t, we’re, I’m 等缩略形式,替代完整句式,让表达更像日常对话般自然流畅。
Casual Vocabulary
加入 well, guess what, right 等口语化词汇,增添轻松感与亲密感,拉近距离。
Expressive Punctuation
灵活运用感叹号 (!) 与破折号 (—),传递真实的情感起伏,让文字更具画面感。
Formal: 商务/官方沟通
💡 核心差异 Key Difference
非正式邮件如同“老友闲谈”,重在情感交流与随意;正式邮件则是“专业对话”,强调逻辑严谨与礼貌得体。
Informal: 亲友日常闲聊
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🎯 Task 3 : Label the elements (a–g) of the email above.
a. ending and wishes
b. greeting
c. subject line
d. reasons to finish writing
e. questions about the other person
f. information about one’s own life
g. signature
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g
d
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Sentence Builder
01. 主谓宾结构 (S + V + O)
Wedon’t havea fixed classroom. Instead, we move to specialized rooms for each subject like art or science.
02. 主系表结构 (S + Be + P)
We are in the same school but different classes. The campus is always lively with students chatting and laughing.
03. 表存在 (There be + S)
There is a brand-new library with thousands of books and quiet study rooms for us to use.
04. 主谓双宾 (S + V + IO + DO)
Our teacher gives us interesting projects every week to help us learn and grow together.
Task 4 :Write 2–3 sentences about your school life to tell your former classmate. Try to use at least two of the sentence structures above to make your message more engaging!
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While-writing
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Task 5 Compose Your Writing: Outlining
Complete the outline of your email by filling in these essential sections:
Subject Line
Create a clear, concise topic to set the email’s purpose: _________________________________________________________________
Greeting
Start with a polite and personal salutation: _______________________________________________________________
Questions to Ask
List thoughtful questions to engage the recipient: ______________________________________________________________
My new senior high school life
Hi Tom, / Dear Li Hua,
How is your new school life going? Do you have many new friends?
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Task 5 Compose Your Writing: Outlining
Complete the outline of your email by filling in these essential sections:
Personal Information
Share brief, relevant details about yourself: ___________________________________________________________________
Key Intentions
Explain why you are writing and desired outcomes: ___________________________________________________________________
Closing & Signature
End with a warm sign-off and your name: ___________________________________________________________________
I don’t have a fixed classroom. I join the dancing club after school.
I’m writing to share my new senior high school life with you.
All the best! / Best wishes!
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Writing Help
Writing an Informal Email
01. Know Your Audience
02. Casual Expressions
03. Basic Structure
04. Emotional Touches
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一、开篇问候句型
1. Hope everything is going smoothly with you.
希望你一切顺利。
2. I’m wondering whether you have adapted to your new school life.
我想知道你是否适应新的校园生活。
3. How are you getting accustomed to senior high?
你适应高中生活了吗?
4. I still treasure the happy days we spent back in junior high.
我依然珍视我们初中共度的美好时光。
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二、主体段落
1. adapt to 适应
2. a wide range of 各种各样的
3. sign up for 报名参加
4. on a weekly basis 每周
5. enrich one’s spare time 丰富课余时光
6. explore new possibilities 探索新可能
7. shape a better version of oneself 塑造更好的自己
8. differ from 与……不同
9. regular courses 常规课程
10. after-school activities 课外活动
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1. Different from junior high, we have no fixed classrooms, which brings a totally new experience.
不同于初中,我们没有固定教室,这带来了全新体验。(非限制性定语从句)
2. There exists a variety of clubs on campus, offering us chances to develop hobbies.
校园内有各类社团,为我们提供培养爱好的机会。(现在分词作状语)
3. It is the new school life that motivates me to step out of my comfort zone.
正是崭新的高中生活激励我走出舒适区。(强调句)
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三、写作意图
1. I’m writing to share my brand-new school experiences with you.
我写这封信是想和你分享我崭新的校园经历。
2. I sincerely look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
我真诚期待尽早收到你的回信。
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四、结尾收尾
1. call it a day 到此结束
2. get well-prepared for 为……做好充分准备
1. Unfortunately, I have to call it a day, for I need to prepare for the coming quiz.
很遗憾我只能写到这里,因为我需要准备即将到来的测验。
2. Time presses, so I have to end my email here.
时间紧张,我就此搁笔。
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五、结尾祝福语(Closing)
1. All the best!
2. Best wishes!
3. Looking forward to your reply.
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🎯 Task 6 : Use your outline and the Writing Help to write the first draft.
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Subject line: My new senior high school life
Hi Li Hua,
How is your new school life? Do you like your new teachers and classmates?
I’d like to share my new senior high school life with you. We don’t have fixed classrooms, so we move to different rooms for different subjects. There is a big gym in our school. I join the music club and practice every Wednesday after class. I really enjoy this new life.
I’m writing to tell you my interesting school experiences. I hope you can write back and tell me your stories.
I have to stop here because I need to finish my homework.
All the best!
Wang Ying
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Post-writing
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Self-editing
Check format, spelling, grammar and logic by yourself.
Exchange drafts with your partner. Give comments and suggestions.
Improve sentences according to the feedback.
Revise your writing
Peer-editing
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Example
Subject: My new senior high school life
Hi Tom,
How is your new school life? Do you adapt to your senior high study now? I miss our days in junior high very much.
I’d like to share my new school life with you. My new school is big and beautiful. We don’t have fixed classrooms, so we move from room to room for different subjects. It is quite different from junior high school. Besides, our school offers many interesting clubs. I join the dance club and practice twice a week. These new changes give me a lot of new experiences.
I am writing to tell you my new life and I hope we can often share our stories with each other.
I have to prepare for my tomorrow’s study task, so I have to finish my email here.
All the best!
Li Hua
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Example
Subject: Exciting changes in my senior high life
Hi Jack,
Hope everything goes well with you in your new school. I’m wondering how your senior high life is going recently.
There are many wonderful changes in my new school life. To begin with, we have no fixed classrooms, which makes our school life more flexible and fresh. In addition, various club activities enrich my after-school time. I take part in the speech club and I have learned a lot from it. Living in such a new environment, I become more independent and outgoing.
The purpose of this email is to share my new school life with you. I sincerely look forward to your reply and your latest news.
Well, I need to finish my school report, so I have to stop here.
Best wishes!
Li Hua
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Summary
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文体定位
六大核心结构
A Personal Informal Email
写给亲友、老同学,语气亲切自然,属于非正式邮件。可以使用缩写、生活化表达、感叹号增强情感。
① Subject line 主题行:简洁概括邮件内容
② Greeting 称呼:友好开篇
③ Questions to ask:问候、关心对方近况
④ Personal information:主体,分享自身经历
⑤ Key intentions:说明目的+期待回信
⑥ Closing & Signature 结束语+署名
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Homework
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📝 Writing Task
Write an email to your junior high school friend. Share your exciting new life in senior high and ask about their recent experiences.
基础层 Basic Level
完成标准邮件格式,包含清晰的开头、正文与结尾;内容紧扣主题,信息传达准确。
进阶层 Advanced Level
运用至少3个口语化表达和2种核心句型;语言表达地道自然,展现良好的语言运用能力。
提高层 Challenge Level
内容丰富详实,情感真挚细腻;细节描写生动,逻辑连贯流畅,体现深厚的友情与个人思考。
Reading Club 1 & 2
要点突破
1. formal
formal adj. 正式的
→ informal adj. 非正式的
→ formally adv. 正式地
formal email 正式邮件
informal email 非正式邮件
2. adapt
adapt v. 适应;改编
→ adaptation n. 适应;改编作品
→ adaptable adj. 适应性强的
adapt to sth 适应某事
adapt oneself to … 使自己适应……
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3. present
present v. 展示,陈述
→ presentation n. 报告;展示
give a presentation 进行汇报/展示
4. moment
moment n. 时刻
→ momentary adj. 短暂的
at the moment 此刻,目前
for the moment 暂时
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3. present
present v. 展示,陈述
→ presentation n. 报告;展示
give a presentation 进行汇报/展示
4. moment
moment n. 时刻
→ momentary adj. 短暂的
at the moment 此刻,目前
for the moment 暂时
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5. forward
forward adv. 向前;v. 转发
look forward to (doing) sth 期待(做)某事
⚠易错点:to 是介词,后面接动名词
6. entertain
entertain v. 使快乐;招待
→entertainment n. 娱乐
→ entertaining adj. 有趣的
entertain sb. with sth 用某物逗某人开心
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7. recreate
recreate v. 重现;消遣
→ recreation n. 娱乐,消遣
recreation activities 休闲活动
8. digest
digest v. 消化;领悟
→ digestion n. 消化;理解
→ digestive adj. 消化的
digest information 理解信息
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