Unit6

Birdwatching

TaskDoyouknow

swan

hummingbird蜂鳥1000天鵝25000

swift尖尾雨燕352

woodcock丘鷸8HongKongBirdwatchingSocietyisaninformalgroupwithaimstoprotectnatureandbirdsandincreasethenumberofbirdwatchers.TheycanhavemonthlyindoormeetingsandtalkstootherswithsimilarinterestsTakefieldtripsandoutdoorfieldmeetingswithexperiencedleadersLearnmoreaboutwaystoidentifybirdsaswellastheirbehavioursandhabitsSupportnationalandlocalorganizationstoprotectbirds…vldeairdsknowmorerarebirdsdevelopinterestinnaturelearntoworkwithothersLearntostudythebirdsKnowmoreaboutrarebirdsDevelopinterestinnatureLearntoworkwithothersDoyouwanttojoinit?Tip:Besidesthegeneral(基本的)information,wealsoneedtogivemoreadditional(額外的)informationtoshowwearereallyinterestedinorpreparedfortheBirdWatchingSociety.Fisrt,completeanapplicationformGeneralinformation

additionalinformation

WaystocontactyouReasonstoadmityouTip:

Whenfillingintheform,pleasemakethegeneral

informationcorrect,clearandtheadditionalinformationattractive,effective.

Fastreading

forinformation

Tip:ReadAmy'sapplicationletterquicklyandhelphercompletetheapplicationformonpage78.Am/p>

amy@SunshineMiddleSchool

8Biology

learningaboutdifferentkindsofplants,

birdsandanimalsfrom2p.m.to5p.m.onSundaysGreeting

MainbodyClosingSignature

Further

reading

fororganization

4paragraphs

Further

reading

fororganization

Tip:

ReadthemainbodyofAmy'sletterandtrytomatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para1Para2Para3Para4PurposeofwritingthisletterAmy'scontact

(聯系)waysAmy'sself-introductionReasonstojointhesocietyOutline

ofanapplicationletterDearChairperson,(Para1)

IwouldliketojointheBirdwatchingSociety.

(Para2)

First,Letmeintroducemyself.I……..

…………………...(Para3)

IwouldliketobecomeamemberoftheBirdwatchingSocietyandtakepartinactivities.I…………...(Para4)

IwillbeveryhappyifIcanbecomeamemberoftheBirdwatchingSociety.Youcan…………………Yourssincerely,×××Yourownself-introductionReasonstojointhesocietyYourowncontact

waysTips:

WecanborrowsomesentencesfromAmy’sletterandthenusethemdirectlyinourwriting.Usually,theseusefulsentencesaretopic(first)sentencesofeachparagraph.

Detailed

reading

forideas

Para2:Amy'sself-introduction...MyfavouritesubjectisBiology.Iamveryinterestedinlearningaboutdifferentkindsofplants,birdsand

animals.Ienjoythenaturalworld.Discussion:

(1)WhydoesAmysayherfavouritesubjectisBiologyinsteadofChinese,Mathsoranythingelse?(2)WhydoesnotAmysayshemayget

highmarksinBiologyexamssinceitisherfavourite?Tip:

Whenwearewriting,makesureeverysentencewewriteisrelatedtothetopic.Neverforgetwhywearewritingtheletterorwhatwewanttogetfromtheletter.

Practice(選寫):YouwanttojointheWildAnimalsClub.Hereispartofyourself-introduction.…Myfavouritesubjectis________(Biology,

Science,History).Iamveryinterestedinlearningaboutdifferentkindsof

______(plants,animals,birds)andtheir______(living,growing,sleeping)places.

Ienjoythe_____(natural,wild,real)worldverymuch.Biologyanimalslivingwild

Practice(仿寫):YouwanttojointheReadingAloudClub.Hereispartofyourself-introduction.…Myfavouritesubjectis______________.Iamveryinterestedin__________________________________________.Ienjoy_____________________________________verymuch.

Detailed

reading

forideas

Para3:Amy'sreasonstojointhesociety...Iwanttoknowmoreaboutbirds,andIthinkitisimportantformetodosomethingtoprotectthem.Comparation:whichisbetter?

Iwanttomakemorenewfriends,andIthinkitisimportantformetohavefriendswithsimilarinterest.Tip:

Whilewritinganapplicationletterwe'dbetterthinkmoreaboutwhatthereader—the"DearChairperson"—wantstoreadmostandwhatapersontheyneedmost.

Practice(改寫):YouwanttojointheBuddyClub.Giveyourpossiblereasonstojointheclub.Everymonday,IgototheBuddyClub.Intheclub,olderstudentshelpnewstudentslearnmoreabouttheschool.MyfriendTonyisinthe12thgrade.Heoftenlistenscarefullytomyproblemsandoffersmehelp.Heismyhero.

——Unit2Schoollife"Reading"

Onepossibleversion:

Iwanttohelpnewstudentslearnmoreabouttheschool,andIthinkitisimpotanttolistentotheirproblemsandofferthemhelp.

Practice(仿寫):

You

wanttojointhe

VolunteerGuideClubinyourcity.Hereispartofyourpossiblereasonstojointheclub.IwouldliketobecomeamemberoftheVolunteerGuideClubandtakepartinsomeactivities.Iwantto__________________________________,andIthinkitis______________________________________________________.

Last

reading

forexpressions

Tip:

BesidestheusefulexpressionsborrowedfromAmy'sletter,wecanalsothinkofsomemorewiththesamemeanings.E.g.Iamveryinterestedin...→Iamfondof

...andsoon.Writi