高中英语Unit 3 Science versus natureTask Writing
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Unit 3 Science versus nature-Task Writing a formal letter
Teaching aims
1. Learn how to change or correct a text
2. Learn how to conduct a discussion
3. Learn how to write a formal letter
Procedures
skills building 1 changing or correcting a text
1.Through a game called “Chinese whisper”, let Ss learn when we are asked to pass information, we need to
❖ 1 correct grammatical errors and spelling mistakes
❖ 2 make changes to the information in the text
❖ 3 change the style or the tone
2. listen with the guide above
step 1 confirming information
1. Discuss about what GM food is before listening
2. Listen to the tape and make notes while listening
skills building 2 conducting a discussion
1. Learn how to ask for people’s opinions and introduce new ideas to the discuss ion
❖ e.g. What do you think? / Don’t you think so? /Do you agree? / Is that your opinion too?
❖ e.g. Another argument is that…/ Don’t forget…/ On the other hand, …
/We can also… / But what about…?
step 2 reporting back to a science journal
1. Ask students to talk about GM food briefly with the note they made in step 1.
2. Discuss the information among group members
3.Prepare an interview between a scientist and a student, using the information you’ve collected.
skills building 3 writing a formal letter
1. Learn the basic elements of a formal letter
❖ e.g. your address / the date / receiver’s name, job title and address / formal greeting / formal ending / your name and signature
2. Learn some useful phrases to start and end a formal letter, then finish the task.
❖Start: With reference to…/ Thank you for…/In reply to… / I am writing to inform you …
❖End: I would be grateful if you could…/ I hope you would…/ I look forward to hearing from you soon. / If you require any further information…step 3 writing a letter about GM food
❖Read the first letter and ask students to list the main points about GM food.
❖Read the second letter and ask students to list the main points about GM food.
❖Combine the points together what we’ve learned from Step 1 & 2, then finish Part B on page 57. You can discuss with your group members.
Homework
Part B on page 57。