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Period 4 Writing
The General Idea of This Period：
This period aims at getting the students to be familiar with the steps to write an e-
mail and how to ask for advice.
Teaching Aims：
1.Get the students to be familiar with the steps to write an e-mail.
2.Enable the students to write an e-mail to ask for advice.
Teaching Important Points：
1.How to write an e-mail.
2.How to ask for advice.
Teaching Difficult Points：
1.How to write an e-mail.
2.How to ask for advice.
Teaching Methods：
1.Task-based method to help the students to organize their writing.
2.Pair work or group work to get every student to work in class.
Teaching Aid：
A projector，some slides and a multi media computer.
Teaching Procedures：
Step 1 Warming up （5 minutes）
Let the students have a simple IQ test to introduce the Pepsi Cola Inter-school Music
Festival to students.Get them prepare to form their own bands to take part in the
competition.
T：Class，today we are going to have a simple IQ test.Let’s see who is the
cleverest.If 1 stands for A and 2 stands for B，then 19，8，5 stands for what?
S：SHE.
T：Good.Clever!Next question，（show a picture of Pepsi Cola）what is this?
S：Pepsi.
T：（show a picture of music note）How about this one?
S：Music.
T：Good job.（show a picture of Pepsi and music note）How about this one?
S：Pepsi Cola Music.
T：Excellent.（show a picture of Pepsi and music note and you）Then how about this
one?
T：So in what situation will you be part of the Pepsi Cola Music?You see，you are
the students in school?So in what situation will you be related to Pepsi Music?
S：Music Festival.
T：Right.Pepsi Cola Inter-school Music Festival is held every year.The students who
love music can take part in this music festival?Now，let’s enjoy some performances given
by the competitors in the last few years.（show a picture of a dancing team，a picture of
an instrument team，a picture of a band）So usually in a band，there are 5-6 people.One is
1to sing，two are to play the guitars，two more are to play the keyboard and one more is
to play the drum.So after watching so many performances，would you like to form your
own band to take part in this festival?Maybe you will be the next stars，just like SHE or
FIR.
Step 2 Task 1：Brainstorming （group work）
Ask the students to make a list of the things they have to consider when forming a
band.Have a competition to list the things out in turn and see which group can list the
most things.Each student can have a note with one answer.At last see which group can
have the most note.
Possible answers：
1.the name of the band
2.the songs to play
3.the hair style
4.the costume
5.what kind of song to play
6.manager for the band
7.ask for donation to support
8.do some advertisement
9.take part in some competition to get known
10.organize a fans club
Step 3 Task 2：Group work：form the band and find out the most difficult thing for
them to decide
Ask the students to discuss in small groups one of the most difficult things to
decide.While discussing the questions，students have to give out the information why it’s
hard for them to decide and why they need help.
Group 1 how to choose a name for a band
Group 2 what kind of music to play
Group 3 how to make a band famous
Group 4 who will play what instrument and who will sing
Step 4 Preparation for Writing
T：It seems you have many questions about forming a band.So do you need help?
Why not write a letter to Freddy to ask for help?Do you still remember Freddy and his
band?They got a big hit in Britain.I think Freddy can give us some advice.
（Before writing the letter，let the students review the form of an e-mail and draw
their attention to the title and the addressee’s e-mail address and then present the structure
of the letter.）
T：In the first paragraph，you will introduce yourselves and raise the questions.In the
second paragraph，you will give more detail information why you need help.In the last
paragraph，you will have to thank Freddy for his help.
（Then draw students’ attention to some useful expression they may use in their
writing.）
Asking for advice：What’s your opinion about...?
Could/Would you...?
What do you think...?
Express preference：I prefer... I enjoy...
2I am fond of...
My favourite... is...
I like... best because...
Express your appreciation：We’ll be grateful for your help.
Any advice will be a great help.
Step 5 Task 3：Write an e-mail to Freddy to ask for advice
T：Now I will give you 10 minutes to write an e-mail to ask Freddy for help.Before
writing the e-mail.Pay attention to the form of the e-mail.You have to write down the
topic of your letter and the e-mail address of the receiver.
Step 6 Production and Presentation （5 minutes）
Ask three students to come to the platform and to show their letters to the others
and read their letters out.
Possible version 1
Dear Freddy，
My name is Li Hua.I am beginning a band with my friends.However，we have never
been in a band before.Could you please give us some advice?I would like to know how
your band was formed.I think it is difficult to form a band.Could you please tell me how
your band was formed?I think you must have done lots of work.
We enjoy music and being famous，but this is not enough.There is a lot of work to
be done to form a band.Should we discuss with each other about the music that we’ll
play?We enjoy performing music，but we are not sure how well we’ll perform.What’s your
opinion about it?Could you give us some advice?We’ll be grateful for your help.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
Possible version 2
Dear Freddy，
My name is Li Hua.I’m beginning a band with my friends.However，we have never
been in a band before.Would you please give us some advice?What should we do first?
We can play several kinds of music.Is it necessary for us to play all of them?
We want to get on well and enjoy all the claps after the performances.If we are to
form a band，what should we do next?
Sometimes we are not confident about our performances.Once we put on a good
performance but we are not quite sure about our abilities.Could you give us some good
advice?We’ll thank you a lot for your help.
I’m looking forward to your advice.
Yours sincerely，
Li Hua
Step 7 Task 4：Read Freddy’s Reply （5 minutes）
Ask the students to read Freddy’s reply and see whether they get the answers to
their questions.
Step 8 Homework
1.Revise their letter and send the letter to the band that they know through e-mail.
2.Fill in the application form for Pepsi Cola Inter-school Music Festival.
3Application form
Band Information
Band Type Music kind
The name of the song to
play
Members Information
Member 1 School/Class
SC No. Tel.
The role in the band
The instrument to play
Member 2 School/Class
SC No. Tel.
The role in the band
The instrument to play
Member 3 School/Class
SC No. Tel.
The role in the band
The instrument to play
Member 4 School/Class
SC No. Tel.
The role in the band
The instrument to play
Step 9 The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard
Unit 5 Music
Period 4
Asking for advice：What’s your opinion about...?
Could/Would you...?
What do you think...?
Express preference：I prefer... I enjoy...
I am fond of...
My favourite... is...
I like...best because...
Express your appreciation：We’ll be grateful for your help.
Any advice will be a great help.
Step 10 Record after Teaching
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