Task: A recommendation letter教案设计（一等奖）

七（下）

Unit 7

Abilities task

Teaching goals 1. To adapt persuasive language

2. To select descriptive and relevant information for a specific purpose and audience Focuses To master the form of a recommendation letter

Difficulties: To grasp relevant language points about a recommendation letter Procedures Step 1 Revision

A.Revise the background information about Daniel 1. Who wrote the letter? Wu Bing. 2.Who did he write the letter to?

Sir or Madam 3. What do you think of Daniel?

Helpful, kind,clever 4.Why do we say he is clever, helpful, thoughtful and kind? (1). He spends a lot of time at the Helping Hands Club.

(2) He does a lot of computer work for the club and often helps other members.

Unselfish, polite (3) The

other members like him very much. Careful, quick, brave (4)

He helps the boy find his parents. (5)

He plans everything well (6)

and works well in a team. B. Conclusion: Daniel is an excellent student with many excellent qualities. 7. Mr Wu wanted to recommend Daniel for this year’s Young Star Award. 8. All the classmates hope Daniel can get the award.

Step 2 Presentation/ Reading 1.T: Since Daniel is so excellent s, Mr Wu wrote a letter to recommend Daniel for this year’s Star Award. Do you think Daniel is suitable for the award? 2. Ss read the letter and find out the main parts of the letter: Form

A. Address: INtroduction: on the left top of the letter

The receiver: on the left bottom of the letter

B. Introduction: the first paragraph tells the receiver what the letter is about.

C. Main body

1. Paragraph 2:

Daniel’s ability

2. Paragraph 3: Daniel’s personality

3. Paragraph 4: What Daniel did.

Step3Listeningand practice

1. Play the tape three times for Ss to find out the right numbers to the boxes 2. Ss read through the letter and try to find out the useful language points in the

A. Phrases 1. recommend sb for an award 2. a clever young boy 3. learn things quickly 4. plan everything well 5. work well in a team 6. lose one’s way= get lost

7. on one’s way to…

8. get an award 9. hear from sb=

get /receive a letter from sb

B. Patterns.

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1. Daniel is ________(think) and thinks ________(careful) when he works. 2. He can learn things __________(quick) 3. We look forward to ________ (hear) from you soon.

Step 4 Summary Sum up the form of a recommendation letter with Ss together. A. Address: the writer’s address: on the right top of the letter

the receiver’s address: on the left top of the letter

B. Introduction: the first paragraph tells the receiver what the letter is about. C. Main body

1. Paragraph 2: ability of a person

2. Paragraph 3: personality of a person

3. Paragraph4: What he/ she did.

Step 5 Writing 1.Ss start to write about their own invitation letter, trying to use the sample letter as a guide. 2.Get individuals to give their answers and check with the whole class. Exchange their letters for checking mistakes. 3.Ss present their letters in front of the class.

Step 6 Homework 1. Write a recommendation letter.