牛津译林版九年级上册Unit 1 Know yourself第3课时教案及反思

牛津译林版九年级英语上册

Unit1

Period3  Unit1    Writing

Unit1

Step1 Tell the students how to write a formal recommendation letter. Pay attention to the following:

1. It’s a formal letter. So we must use a formal language. Please turn to page 16 and review Formal and informal language. We should not use informal greetings such as Hi.

We should not use informal endings such as Cheers. …..

2. A formal recommendation letter includes the following :

                                      Address

                        ①Heading--

                                      Date

                        ②greetings

A recommendation letter                   Purpose

                        ③Main body---  Reasons

                                       Conclusion

                        ④Closing

                        ⑤Signature

Look at page 18.

Step2 Tell the students to make a flow chart to organize their ideas.

    Main body is the most important part in a letter, “reasons” is the most important part in main body. Look at the flow chart.

                                     A thinks he can do anything if he tries his best.

                         1. confident   B. not afraid of making a speech in assembly.

                                      A. always do extra work

                         2. hard-working B. never forgets to do the things he needs to do

                                    A.always gets good marks in tests

Five strongest characteristics  3. clever    B.got full marks once in an English test.

                                    A.help others

                         4.helpful   B.shows the Grade 7 students how to use the library.

                                   A.finished all his summer homework in the first week

                         5.organized  B.learning to use the computer to help himself get

more organized

Step 3 Give an example of a recommendation letter

Dear ...,

I would like to recommend ….as the new chairperson……

1. ___________ is confident _____________________________________________________

2. I think ____________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________

4. _______________________________________________________________________

5. I think ____________________________________________________________________ .

Yours sincerely

____________ .

Step 4 Give some useful sentences for the writing and ask Ss to remember them.

1. I would like to recommend …as the new chairperson of the Students’ Union.
2. We think that …has all the qualities to be a good chairperson.
3. We think he is good enough to become a great chairperson.
4. We think …will be an excellent chairperson because he has many good personal qualities.
5. I think he is the best choice./ he is the most suitable person.
6. He should be confident enough to take this job.

Step 5 Choose No. 1 or No.2  to write a short passage.