(2021新版)牛津译林版必修二英语Unit4 Integrated skills 2 ppt课件.pptx

1、 1. To discuss what books to recommend to the school library. 2. To compose a formal letter to recommend books to the school library. 3. To think creatively and express ideas logically and rationally. Discuss the types of books that you think the school library should buy. Tell the reasons and provi

2、de a list of books of that type. You are expected to use the expressions listed in Part C. Making recommendations Id recommend / suggest If you ask me, Id pick / choose / go for I believe would be a better choice. I think would be better / more effective than My favourite books are , to name a few.

3、Types of books Reasons Examples Fantasy novels They are effective to get students Interested in reading. The Lord of the Rings Biographies They inspire students to study harder and reach their goals. Marie Curie: A Life Steve Jobs A: Lets think of books for our school library. I think fantasy novels

4、 are more effective than other types to get students interested in reading. Id recommend popular books like The Lord of the Rings. B: Fantasy isnt something Id choose, but if you ask me, Id pick the Harry Potter series. They got great reviews and have been made into films too. But students should be

5、 encouraged to read the books to enjoy the full story. A: Yes. When a story is adapted into a film, things are often changed or left out. What types of books do you like? B: My favourite is non-fiction, like biographies. Theyre not so popular because people think theyre boring. But they can inspire

6、students to study harder and reach their goals. Id suggest historical biographies such as Marie Curie: A Life. A: I believe contemporary biographies like Steve Jobs would be a better choice. He was a pioneer in computer technology, so students will be eager to find out more about his life. B: Good i

7、dea. Reading contemporary biographies can develop students interest in biographies and encourage students to read historical ones too. A: Thats right. Lets put our ideas together for the librarian. Write a letter to the school library to recommend books. Use your ideas from part C and the informatio

8、n in parts A and B to help you. Planning your writing Learning about the structure Begin by clearly stating the purpose of the letter. Explain what types of books you want to recommend and the reasons. End the letter by stating the result you wish to see. Learning about the format When you write a f

9、ormal letter, you should begin with Dear Sir / Madam or Dear Mr / Miss / Mrs / Ms and end with Yours faithfully or Yours sincerely. Learning about the language Use formal language instead of spoken language. Avoid using contracted forms like Im and hes. The librarian Dear Yours faithfully, Purpose o

10、f the letter Recommendations & reasons Ending Your name Purpose of the letter Recommendations & reasons Ending Dear Librarian, I am writing to recommend two types of books that I think the library should buy. The first type is fantasy novels. I think the library needs more fantasy novels because the

11、y are very popular with students. Some examples of good fantasy novels for the library would be The Lord of the Rings series and the Harry Potter series. Pay attention to the useful expressions. The second type of book I would like to recommend is biographies. Although they are one of the least popu

12、lar types of books in our library, students should be encouraged to read more of them. Good biographies such as Marie Curie: A Life will inspire students to study harder and reach their goals. In addition to biographies of historical figures, I believe our school library could buy some biographies o

13、f contemporary figures, like Steve Jobs. I look forward to reading more of the librarys fantasy novels and biographies soon. Yours faithfully, Edward Zhang Exchange your draft with your partner. Pay attention to the following aspects: Punctuation (标点符号标点符号) Spelling Grammar Choice of words Style (fo

14、rmal / informal) Structure Checking your writing Peer review What suggestions does your partner give? How can you improve your writing? Self-review Is your writing complete in structure? How can you improve your writing? Volunteers share their writings with the whole class. 1. Polish up your writing based on others evaluations and hand it in tomorrow. 2. Preview Extended reading.