New Senior English For China Student’s Book 8 Unit 3 Inventors and Inventions Period 4 Writing

1. Analysis of materials

This is the fourth teaching period of this unit. After learning the whole unit， the students have mastered some useful and vital words and expressions needed in writing a letter of proposal. After this lesson， not only can the students master how to write a letter of application， but also they can deepen the understanding of their career planning.  To lay the foundation of writing， ensure the students to have words to say and know the basic structures of writing a letter of application， the teacher should present the necessary various materials step by step.

This teaching period mainly deals with Writing， let the students know how to write a letter of application. After knowing about some recruitment information， analysing  Tompersonal strengths， matching them perfectly， observing one sample writing  and discussing about the useful expressions and structures， the students are required to write a letter of application and have a clear understanding of their future career planning. Students often feel writing challenging and difficult， so it is necessary to make the class interesting and creative and also connect it with their daily life in order to make it easy to accept and understand. Firstly， the teacher create the situation by asking the students to finish a task entitled Help Tom， present  Toms problem . Secondly ，present some recruitment information and Tompersonal strengths， ask the students to match them， help Tom find the most suitable job and map out their future career. Thirdly， ask the students to pick out useful words， expressions and structures needed in writing a letter of application by observing a sample writing. For example， the structures used in the beginning， the main body and the ending as well. Finally， ask the students to write a letter of application according to the given situation.

At the end of the class， present some students writings and ask the others to analyse and score them.

Teaching Aims：

By grasping how to write a letter of application ， students can map out their future career.

Teaching Important Points：

Let students grasp how to write a letter of application.

Teaching Difficult Points：

Ensure the students to know related words and expressions about job application.

Make sure the students can write a letter of application， using the given words， expressions and structures.

Teaching Methods：

Observe → Find→ Conclude → Imitate → Create

Teaching aids

The multimedia

Time period： 1 period

Teaching procedures：

→Step 1 Greeting and Goal-presentation

Greet the students as usual and tell them what we will learn today. （ Blackboard： letter of  application ）

→Step 2 Leading-in by creating a situation

The teacher shows a picture of Tom， in which Tom is worried：“ I want a job. Help me！” Teacher presents the situation on the screen： Tom will graduate this June and is hunting for a job. There is several recruitment information but he cant decide which one to apply for ， please help him out.

→Step 3 Speaking

The teacher presents some recruitment information and Toms personal strengths and then asks them to  help Tom find the most suitable job by matching the job requirements with Toms personal strengths.

Encourage the students to speak out their opinions， using the given structures： Personally speaking， job A is suitable for him because....

As far as I am concerned，...

It couldnt be better if Tom apply for....

Considering Toms strengths， I recommend...

→Step 4 Observe & Find

The teacher presents one sample article and then ask the students to observe it and find out the structures， useful words and expressions used in a letter of application.

Observe one sample

Dear Mr Gao，

I am Li Hua， a high school student in our city.I am writing to apply for the position you advertised on a website .

I think I am qualified for the job for the following reasons.First of all， having studied English for about eight years， I have a good knowledge of English， especially spoken English， through which， I can communicate with others freely .Besides， I am quite familiar with the history and traditions in our city since I grew up here. In addition，as a patient，responsible and out-going girl， I can make friends with different people in no time. What makes me stand out is that I have similar working experience for several times. I am sure visitors will be satisfied with my thoughtful and excellent service.

I would appreciate it if you could give me a chance to meet with you for a personal interview.Looking forward to your early reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

II. The structure of the main body

The teacher gives the students 5 minutes to discuss in group and then invites some groups to state their opinions. After that，the following will be presented on the screen：

Part I  Self-introduction & the source of information &the purpose of writing.

Part II  A brief introduction of your strengths.

Part III  Ask to be given a chance & wishes.

III. Useful Structures

Beginning： I am...， I read the advertisement of....you posted on the Internet / in the newspaper...，I am writing to apply for ....

Body： 1. To begin with，I  have a good knowledge of...;I am good at...;contribute to...

2.In addition， what makes me stand out is that...;I have similar working experience， which makes me take an advantage over others...

3. Whats more，with... ability， I am qualified for...;I think I am the best person for this job;I am convinced that I can do the job well.

Ending：1. Please take my application into consideration.

2.I would appreciate it if you could...

→Step 5 Career Design

Group Work： Four persons a group.The teacher asks the students to think about their future career carefully.（Blackboard： What do you want to do in the future？ ）

The answers can be various：editor， secretary， reporter， volunteer dentist， librarian， tourist guide， accountant...

→Step 6 Writing

let the students write down their own articles by giving frame and key words as a reference.

假定你是李華，你从某网站得知你们城市新开的博物馆正在招募假期英语讲解员。请根据以下提示，给博物馆负责人Mr. Gao 写一封英文自荐信：1.英语水平;2.其他优势。

Dear __________，

I am Li Hua. Learning from__________that you are looking for________.I am writing to apply for the position of __________ advertised in the __________.

I graduated from __________. I majored in_________.I think I am qualified for the job for the following reasons.To begin with，__________.

Since ___________， I have developed special interest in__________. My

interest  and skill in__________ will contribute to my qualification for this job.Additionally，__________.Therefore，I am convinced that I can do the job well.

I would appreciate it if you could take my application into consideration.I am looking forward to your early reply.

Yours sincerely，

___________

→Step 7 Presentation

20 minutes later， the teacher displays some students writings on the project and asks the others students to evaluate the writings and score them.

One possible version：

Dear Mr.Gao，

I am Li Hua， a high school student in our city. I am writing to apply for the position you advertised on a website.

I think I am qualified for the job for the following reasons.

First of all， having studied English for about eight years，I can speak English fluently. Secondly， I am quite familiar with the history and traditions in our city since I grew up here. Thirdly， as a patient， kind and out-going girl， I can make friends with different people in no time.I am sure visitors will be satisfied with my thoughtful and excellent service.

I would appreciate it if you could give me a chance to meet with you for a personal interview.

Yours，

Li Hua

The following are the requirements for the students while evaluating and scoring：

Are the words spelt correctly？ 2 scores

Does the writer use some advanced words and sentences？ 4 scores

Are some transitional words used to make text coherence？ 2 scores

Is the writing beautifully written？ 2 scores

→Step 8 Homework

Compare your own writing with at least 3 of  your classmates， enjoying some good ones.

【作者簡介】莫红艳，广西北海市北海中学。