LearningobjectiveBytheendoftheclass,wewillbeableto:1.

recognise

thestructureofapersuasiveletterbyreadingandanalyzing.2.acquire

someusefulexpressionsusedtowriteapersuasiveletter.3.write

apersuasivelettertoraisepeople’sawarenessofonespecificenvironmentalissue.writingapersuasiveletterUnit6developingideas

Accordingtothevideoandpictures,whatdoyouwanttoadvocatetopeoplemost?Lookatthepicturesandwatchthevideo.Thenanswerthequestions.How

can

we

helpsolve

the

problem?Activity1:ViewandanswerDearFriends,WearewritingthislettertocalloneveryonetotakepartintheClearYourPlatecampaign.Iturgespeopletosavefoodbynotwastinganythingonthediningtable.Youmaynotknowover30%oftheworld'sfoodiswasted,whilemanypeopleinpoorareasdonothaveenoughtoeat.Inordertosavefood,wepropose:1Donotordermorethanyouneedintheschoolcanteen.2Orderlessandtakeleftoverfoodhomewhendininginrestaurants.3Callonfamilymembersandfriendstotakepartinthecampaign.Reducingdailyfoodwastebyjust5%couldsavemillionsofpeoplefromstarvation.Let'sstartdoingwhatwecantomaketheworldagreener,cleanerplace.Withbestwishes,Class8Readtheletterandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthepurposeoftheletter?2.Whatistheexistingproblem?3.WhataretheproposedactionsfromClass8?4.What’sthegenre(體裁)oftheletter?Activity2:ReadandanswerPersuasiveletterPersuasiveLetterApublic

andpersuasivearticleiswrittentoinitiateanactivity.Thegeneralpublic,orpeople

fromschools,companies,units,evenaregionareoftentheparticipants.倡議書是為倡議、發起某項活動而寫的公開的、具有號召性的文章。它的受眾往往是廣大群眾、或是學校、公司、單位的所有人、或是一個地區的所有人。DearFriends,WearewritingthislettertocalloneveryonetotakepartintheClearYourPlatecampaign.Iturgespeopletosavefoodbynotwastinganythingonthediningtable.Youmaynotknowover30%oftheworld'sfoodiswasted,whilemanypeopleinpoorareasdonothaveenoughtoeat.Inordertosavefood,wepropose:1Donotordermorethanyouneedintheschoolcanteen.2Orderlessandtakeleftoverfoodhomewhendininginrestaurants.3Callonfamilymembersandfriendstotakepartinthecampaign.Reducingdailyfoodwastebyjust5%couldsavemillionsofpeoplefromstarvation.Let'sstartdoingwhatwecantomaketheworldagreener,cleanerplace.Withbestwishes,Class8Activity3:AnalyzethestructureWhat’sthestructureofapersuasiveletter?Part1.writing

purposeandexistingproblem倡議信目的及現存問題Part2.specificcontents:proposedactions倡議的具體內容Part3.benefitsandproposal好處及再次倡議Salutation（稱呼）Mainbody

SignatureFigureoutthestructureofapersuasiveletteraccordingtothequestionsinthelastactivity.DearFriends,WearewritingthislettertocalloneveryonetotakepartintheClearYourPlatecampaign.Iturgespeopletosavefoodbynotwastinganythingonthediningtable.Youmaynotknowover30%oftheworld'sfoodiswasted,whilemanypeopleinpoorareasdonothaveenoughtoeat.Inordertosavefood,wepropose:1Donotordermorethanyouneedintheschoolcanteen.2Orderlessandtakeleftoverfoodhomewhendininginrestaurants.3Callonfamilymembersandfriendstotakepartinthecampaign.Reducingdailyfoodwastebyjust5%couldsavemillionsofpeoplefromstarvation.Let'sstartdoingwhatwecantomaketheworldagreener,cleanerplace.Withbestwishes,Class8Activity4:ReadforusefulexpressionsReadtheletteragain,andfindouttheexpressionsusedtopersuadeothers.Startingout:deforestation,animalextinction,waterpollution,wastepollution,airpollution,globalwarming…Understandingideas:sharks(endangeredanimals)Grammar:-ing&-edascomplementDealingwithglobalwarming:waterconservation,renewableenergy,reusableproducts,carbonfootprint,LEDbulb,greenhouseeffectListening:smogSpeaking:classificationofhouseholdwasteDevelopingideas:

“greentruths”Whathavewelearntinthisunit？Activity5:RecallandreviseWorkinpairs.Discussanotherenvironmentalissueaboutwhichtowriteapersuasiveletterandmakenotes.Activity6:DiscussandmakenotesActivity7:WriteapersuasiveletterWriteapersuasiveletterindividually.Activity8:ExchangeandassessWorkinpairs.Refineeachother’sletter.Givefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft.Activity9:SharetheletterShareyourletterwiththeclass.DearFriends,

Wearewritingthislettertoraiseyourawarenessof

theneedtoprotectourplanet.YoucanhelpsimplybyparticipatingintheNoBottledWatercampaign.Peopletendto

thinkbottledwateriscleanerandmoreconvenient.However,theymaynotknowthataccordingtoscientificresearch,millionsoftonsofplasticareusedworldwidetomakewaterbottleseachyear.Theplasticcantakehundredsofyearstobreakdown.WritingpurposeExistingproblemSample

IfyouareworriedabouttheeffectsofbottledwaterontheEarth,wewouldliketosuggestyoutakethefollowingsteps.

1.Carryyourwaterinasustainable,reusablebottle.Inthisway,youdon’tneedtobuybottledwater.2.Ifyouhavetopurchaseaplasticbottledbev