Teaching objectives:
冨 To develop writing skills by reading the tips.
冨 To understand the mood of the Mumˇs and Jackˇs feelings.
Important and difficult points:
Writing a dialogue.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
The language you use in writing a dialogue:
冘 not too colloquialnot too redundant
冘 descriptive
Step 2 Reading
1 Read the instructions and know some tips of writing a dialogue.
2 Read Part A and discuss what is wrong with the underlined sentences.
a.ˉUmmˇ or ˉhmmˇ shouldnˇt be included in a written dialogue. b. We shouldnˇt use ˉMy room is too dirtyˇ, ˉMy room is a messˇ, ˉclean upˇ and ˉcleaningˇ, because in a written dialogue what has just been said shouldnˇt be repeated.c. In a written dialogue we should write a sentence that shows the speaker is very angry instead of the sentence ˉIˇm really very angry with you.ˇ
3 Read again and do Part B.
A The sentences that show Mum is unhappy or angry:
Come and look.
Donˇt you talk to me like that?
You should start cleaning now if you plan to leave!B The sentences that show Jackˇs mood:
This is so unfair! Iˇll never have enough time.
But I donˇt think youˇre being fair at all!
Step 3 Reading the Thank-you letter
1 Work in groups of 3 and present a dialogue. Keep the tips in mind. 2 Get the students to know:
The following should be included in your dialogue. a. What happened between Christina and her mother?
b. What did Christina do then ?
c. How as the problem solved ?
Step 4 Consolidation
Role-play the dialogue in three.
Homework:
Finish Workbook Writing on page 93.