Task(2): Talking about sports and activities: Skills building 3第二课时教学设计

2018年上学期高一英语写作之推荐信

Learning goals. 1.

Being familiar with the structure of a recommendation letter. 2.

Learning some sentence patterns to be used in a recommendation letter. 3.

Finishing a recommendation letter.

Learning process.

Step one:

1.

Watch a small video and find the sport in this video? 2.

What sport do you think is the most popular in China? 3.

What sports do you think are unique to China?

Step two: This is my friend John who comes from America. Last week he sent me a letter and told me that he was interested in our traditional sport, and he wanted me to recommend a unique Chinese sport to him. Can you help me to reply a recommendation letter to him?

Step three:

The benefits of TaiChi Physically

Mentally

Fill in the blanks in one possible version. Dear John,

Thank you for your interest in Chinese traditional sport. 1.

(know) that you want to learn about a unique Chinese sport, I would like to recommend TaiChi to you.

TaiChi is one of the Chinese martial arts. It is 2.

(suit) for people of any age, sex and figure. There 3.

(be) many benefits of practicing TaiChi. On the one hand, TaiChi can be 4.

(use) to build people’s body, improve immunity and reduce the risks of all kinds of disease. On the 5.

hand, TaiChi can help people to relax in their busy lives and relieve the pressure of their work. In addition, it will help people to have a positive attitude, 6.

can keep calm when they are 7.

trouble.

In a word, TaiChi is good for people’s body and mind. Now TaiChi 8.

(become) the treasure of Chinese culture, and many foreigners 9.

(be) learning TaiChi in China. So, I hope you will like this unique Chinese sport too.

Sincerely yours,

Li Hu

Step four：Structure analysis of a recommendation letter.

Part 1 Stating the

of writing. Part 2 Listing

for the suggestion. Part 3 Expressing

as closing remarks.

Dear Gary,

I’m glad that you are very interested in Chinese traditional sports. When I know you want to learn more about a unique Chinese sport, so I am writing to recommend TaiChi to you.

TaiChi is suitable for people of any age, sex and figure. There are many benefits of practicing TaiChi.

On the one hand, TaiChi can build people’s strong body, improve people’s immunity and reduce the risks of all kinds of disease. On the other hand, TaiChi can help people to relax in their busy lives and relieve the pressure of their work. Meanwhile, it will help people to have a positive attitude, which can keep calm when they face difficulties.

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Nowadays TaiChi has become the treasure of Chinese culture, and many foreigners are learning TaiChi in China. So, I hope you will like this unique Chinese sport as well.

Sincerely yours, Li Hua

Step five:

Group work.

Work in groups and write more sentence patterns to be used in a recommendation letter. Sentence patterns: 1.The purpose of writing:

2.Listing reasons：

3.Expressing wishes:

Step six: Homework.

1.Try to remember useful sentence patterns.

2.Rewrite and polish your writing.