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课件网) Unit3 Celebrations Writing Workshop AN EVENT DESCRIPTION 1 To read and talk about a celebration event that someone has had before 2 To read for writing 3 To summarise information 4 To write about a celebration event that you have had before Learning objectives Talk about the festivals and events that you have attended recently. You are going to write about a celebration event that you have had before. Discuss with your partner. What celebration do you want to write about and why What details do you want to include n. 事件；活动 Read the description. Answer the questions. 1 Whose birthday was it 2 What did the family do to prepare for it 3 What gift did the writer make It was Grandpa’s birthday. Mum cooked special food. They invited Grandpa’s friends. The writer made a video of Grandpa’s life story for him. n. 描述，描写 4 How did Grandpa feel and what did he say The event made Grandpa very excited. He said it was a “wonderful birthday celebration” and that he was “looking forward to my eightieth, ninetieth and even one hundredth birthdays already!” Read the description again. Place the phrases in the correct order. Then add details. Preparation before the event The best part of the event Feelings about the event Introduction to the event Introduction to the event Preparations before the event The best part of the event Feelings about the event Grandpa’s 70th birthday birthday lunch; gift (video) invitation to Grandpa’s old friends; When Grandpa and his friends appeared in an old photo in their school uniform excited n. 制服 Grandpa couldn’t believe his eyes and it took quite a long time for them to calm down. ★ calm adj. ①镇静的，沉着的；②风平浪静的；③无风的。 e.g. We were told to stay calm and that help was on the way. The seas were dead calm. Tuesday was a fine, clear and calm day. Language points ★ vi. & vt. 使平静，使镇静 e.g. The teacher tried to calm the children by giving them some candy. 【拓展】 calm (...) down意为“（使）平静下来，（使）镇定下来”。 e.g. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down. I could hardly wait to tell him the good news but I had to calm down before I could speak. Read the text again. Underline the words used to link sentences and paragraphs. Then, write 2-3 similar sentences for your writing. Use the Sentence Builder to help you. Adverbs of Time and Manner first / then / after that / finally First I got dressed. Then I headed downstairs. luckily / amazingly / surprisingly / excitedly Surprisingly, they were Grandpa’s best friends from secondary school. Sentence Builder adv. 往楼下，在楼下 Outlining Complete the outline of your event description based on Activity 3. Drafting Used the outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. Editing Edit your description in pairs. Then share you have written in class. Compose your writing Describing an Event It’s important to: mention the reason why you want to describe the event; ... ...
