Section Ⅴ Writing Workshop Activity 1 Read for details [细节把握] Read the story on P18 and choose the best answer. 1．What caused the long delays at Heathrow Airport A．A heavy snow. B．A heavy storm. C．A sudden flood. D．A strong earthquake. 答案 A 2．What did the angry man want the agent to do A．Give the money back to him. B．Help him find out his identity. C．Make an apology to him. D．Arrange a first-class seat for him. 答案 D 3．Which of the following words can describe the young agent A．Mean and selfish. B．Upright and smart. C．Inefficient and clumsy. D．Stubborn and cold-hearted. 答案 B Activity 2 Read for structures [文章架构] Ⅰ.Read the story on P18 and fill in the blanks. paragraph 1 Setting：A heavy snow 1.caused long delays at 2.Heathrow Airport. Characters：3.unlucky passengers；4.an unfortunate agent；5.an angry man paragraphs 2－4 Plot：An angry man wanted 6.a first-class seat on this flight and yelled at the agent，saying “ 7.DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM？” paragraph 5 Punchline：The smart agent responded to the angry man by saying “We have a passenger 8.WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS.” Ⅱ.According to the story on P18，we can learn when we write a funny story we can use the following outline. 第一段 交代故事背景和人物 第二段 故事发展的过程 第三段 幽默笑点 Activity 3 Read for language features [增分靓句] 1．写故事开头要抓住读者的注意力，请在P18的文本中找出这样的句子。 答案 The heavy snow last winter caused long delays at Heathrow Airport. 2．写故事还要使用清晰的句子来创设背景，请在P18的文本中找出这样的句子。 答案 (1)One afternoon，hundreds of unlucky passengers，who had been expecting to board a flight to New York，were told it had been cancelled. (2)One unfortunate agent was dealing with all the passengers，when an angry man，who had been standing in line for some time，pushed his way to the front. 3．写故事还要使用描述性的词语和直接引语使故事更生动，请在P18的文本中找出这样的句子。 答案 (1)“I want a first-class seat on this flight，now！” demanded the man angrily. (2)The young agent replied politely，“I’m sorry，sir，but I can’t ignore these people.They were here first.If you could wait your turn，I’ll see what I can do.” (3)The agent smiled，stood up and spoke loudly，“Attention，please！We have a passenger here WHO DOES NOT KNOW WHO HE IS.If anyone can help him find his identity，please come to the gate.” 本单元的写作任务是写故事性记叙文。写作时需要注意以下几点： 1．把握记叙文的六个要素，即时间(when)、地点(where)、人物(who)、事件(what)、原因(why)和过程(how)。 2．把握故事性记叙文的结构。在文章开头要交代故事发生的时间、地点和故事中的人物，然后写事件的原因及发展过程，最后写结果。同时在结尾处要尽量自然，点明文章主题。并且要有一条线索贯穿全文，使整篇文章融为一体。 3．把握好人称。在写此类文章时通常用第一人称或第三人称。 4．注意时态的运用。在故事写作过程中，一般用过去时态。在描写背景或景象时，常用过去进行时，这样使情节显得更加形象生动。 一、首段常用句式 1．long long ago/long ago/once upon a time/many years ago/one d ... ...
