Unit 3 Choices 第六课时学案（教师版+学生版）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 英语学科 上教版 高一年级 必修一 第三单元 第六课时 学案 （教师版） 课题： Writing: A short message 课时学习目标： 通过分析短信的内容、语言和格式，了解短信的文本特征和语言特点； 用得体的语言形式写一条短信，进行有效沟通。 I. Get started Interactive Task 1: Writing considerations Think about these questions: What type of writing is a short message? What do you write a short message for? What kind of language will you use? II. Presenting Interactive Task 2: Analyze the sample writing Work in pairs. Read the sample short messages A-C in exercise 2 on page 52 in your textbook. Then complete the table on page 53. Aspects of writing Guiding questions My exploration Content Who is each short message for? Is it for a friend, a classmate, a family member, etc.? A is for Tina, the daughter of the writer (i.e. “Mum”).B is for Fang, a friend of Lili’sC is for Dan, a friend of Fang’s. What is the main purpose of each short message? A is to remind Tina to take her lunch box, suggest what to eat for dinner and remind her to go to bed early.B is to thank Fang.C is to invite Dan to a party and let him know the time and place. Language To save space and time, what is usually left out in sentences? Pronouns, articles and some subjects are usually left out in sentences. What short forms are used in these messages? What do they mean? 1) e.g. for example2) NB this is very important3) esp. especially4) Sat. Saturday5) No. Number6) Rd Road7) etc. and so on8) RSVP please reply as soon as possible Editing What is put at the top of these messages? Is there a punctuation mark after it? The name of the receiver is put at the top of the short messages. There is no punctuation mark after it. The writer’s name is put at the bottom. How are the short forms of words capitalized? RSVP and NB are written in capital letters.etc., e.g., and esp. are written in lower case. Sat., No., and Rd are capitalized. Which short forms must be written with full stops? No., e.g., esp., etc. and Sat. must be written with full stops. III. Producing Interactive Task 3: Write a short message Imagine that you are going to write a short message. Read tasks 1-2 and choose one task. You may prepare your writing by thinking about your writing purpose and the intended reader. (1) What is the purpose of your writing? (2) Who is your short message for? In task one, I think you are writing to your new friends. The purpose is to invite and explain. In task two, you are writing to your host family to make an apology and give thanks. Write your short message down below. Check the short messages with the checklist. Checklist Content 1. Have you explained the purpose clearly?2. Have you included all the necessary information? Language 3. Have you kept it short by using abbreviations, short sentences, phrases or imperative sentences when necessary? Organization 4. Have you written the name of the receiver at the top of the short messages? 5. Have you put the writer’s name at the bott ... ...