Period4WritingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod：Thisperiodaimsatgettingthestudentstobefamiliarwiththestepstowriteane-mailandhowtoaskforadvice.TeachingAims：1.Getthestudentstobefamiliarwiththestepstowriteane-mail.2.Enablethestudentstowriteane-mailtoaskforadvice.TeachingImportantPoints：1.Howtowriteane-mail.2.Howtoaskforadvice.TeachingDifficultPoints：1.Howtowriteane-mail.2.Howtoaskforadvice.TeachingMethods：1.Task-basedmethodtohelpthestudentstoorganizetheirwriting.2.Pairworkorgroupworktogeteverystudenttoworkinclass.TeachingAid：Aprojector，someslidesandamultimediacomputer.TeachingProcedures：Step1Warmingup（5minutes）LetthestudentshaveasimpleIQtesttointroducethePepsiColaInter-schoolMusicFestivaltostudents.Getthempreparetoformtheirownbandstotakepartinthecompetition.T：Class，todaywearegoingtohaveasimpleIQtest.Let’sseewhoisthecleverest.If1standsforAand2standsforB，then19，8，5standsforwhat?S：SHE.T：Good.Clever!Nextquestion，（showapictureofPepsiCola）whatisthis?S：Pepsi.T：（showapictureofmusicnote）Howaboutthisone?S：Music.T：Goodjob.（showapictureofPepsiandmusicnote）Howaboutthisone?S：PepsiColaMusic.T：Excellent.（showapictureofPepsiandmusicnoteandyou）Thenhowaboutthisone?T：SoinwhatsituationwillyoubepartofthePepsiColaMusic?Yousee，youarethestudentsinschool?SoinwhatsituationwillyouberelatedtoPepsiMusic?S：MusicFestival.T：Right.PepsiColaInter-schoolMusicFestivalisheldeveryyear.Thestudentswholovemusiccantakepartinthismusicfestival?Now，let’senjoysomeperformancesgivenbythecompetitorsinthelastfewyears.（showapictureofadancingteam，apictureofaninstrumentteam，apictureofaband）Sousuallyinaband，thereare5-6people.Oneistosing，twoaretoplaytheguitars，twomorearetoplaythekeyboardandonemoreistoplaythedrum.Soafterwatchingsomanyperformances，wouldyouliketoformyourownbandtotakepartinthisfestival?Maybeyouwillbethenextstars，justlikeSHEorFIR.4,Step2Task1：Brainstorming（groupwork）Askthestudentstomakealistofthethingstheyhavetoconsiderwhenformingaband.Haveacompetitiontolistthethingsoutinturnandseewhichgroupcanlistthemostthings.Eachstudentcanhaveanotewithoneanswer.Atlastseewhichgroupcanhavethemostnote.Possibleanswers：1.thenameoftheband2.thesongstoplay3.thehairstyle4.thecostume5.whatkindofsongtoplay6.managerfortheband7.askfordonationtosupport8.dosomeadvertisement9.takepartinsomecompetitiontogetknown10.organizeafansclubStep3Task2：Groupwork：formthebandandfindoutthemostdifficultthingforthemtodecideAskthestudentstodiscussinsmallgroupsoneofthemostdifficultthingstodecide.Whilediscussingthequestions，studentshavetogiveouttheinformationwhyit’shardforthemtodecideandwhytheyneedhelp.Group1howtochooseanameforabandGroup2whatkindofmusictoplayGroup3howtomakeabandfamousGroup4whowillplaywhatinstrumentandwhowillsingStep4PreparationforWritingT：Itseemsyouhavemanyquestionsaboutformingaband.Sodoyouneedhelp?WhynotwritealettertoFreddytoaskforhelp?DoyoustillrememberFreddyandhisband?TheygotabighitinBritain.IthinkFreddycangiveussomeadvice.（Beforewritingtheletter，letthestudentsreviewtheformofane-mailanddrawtheirattentiontothetitleandtheaddressee’se-mailaddressandthenpresentthestructureoftheletter.）T：Inthefirstparagraph，youwillintroduceyourselvesandraisethequestions.Inthesecondparagraph，youwillgivemoredetailinformationwhyyouneedhelp.Inthelastparagraph，youwillhavetothankFreddyforhishelp.（Thendrawstudents’attentiontosomeusefulexpressiontheymayuseintheirwriting.）Askingforadvice：What’syouropinionabout...?Could/Wouldyou...?Whatdoyouthink...?Expresspreference：Iprefer...Ienjoy...Iamfondof...Myfavourite...is...Ilike...bestbecause...Expressyourappreciation：We’llbegratefulforyourhelp.Anyadvicewillbeagreathelp.Step5Task3：Writeane-mailtoFreddytoaskforadvice4,T：NowIwillgiveyou10minutestowriteane-mailtoaskFreddyforhelp.Beforewritingthee-mail.Payattentiontotheformofthee-mail.Youhavetowritedownthetopicofyourletterandthee-mailaddressofthereceiver.Step6ProductionandPresentation（5minutes）Askthreestudentstocometotheplatformandtoshowtheirletterstotheothersandreadtheirlettersout.Possibleversion1DearFreddy，MynameisLiHua.Iambeginningabandwithmyfriends.However，wehaveneverbeeninabandbefore.Couldyoupleasegiveussomeadvice?Iwouldliketoknowhowyourbandwasformed.Ithinkitisdifficulttoformaband.Couldyoupleasetellmehowyourbandwasformed?Ithinkyoumusthavedonelotsofwork.Weenjoymusicandbeingfamous，butthisisnotenough.Thereisalotofworktobedonetoformaband.Shouldwediscusswitheachotheraboutthemusicthatwe’llplay?Weenjoyperformingmusic，butwearenotsurehowwellwe’llperform.What’syouropinionaboutit?Couldyougiveussomeadvice?We’llbegratefulforyourhelp.Lookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon.Yourssincerely，LiHuaPossibleversion2DearFreddy，MynameisLiHua.I’mbeginningabandwithmyfriends.However，wehaveneverbeeninabandbefore.Wouldyoupleasegiveussomeadvice?Whatshouldwedofirst?Wecanplayseveralkindsofmusic.Isitnecessaryforustoplayallofthem?Wewanttogetonwellandenjoyalltheclapsaftertheperformances.Ifwearetoformaband，whatshouldwedonext?Sometimeswearenotconfidentaboutourperformances.Onceweputonagoodperformancebutwearenotquitesureaboutourabilities.Couldyougiveussomegoodadvice?We’llthankyoualotforyourhelp.I’mlookingforwardtoyouradvice.Yourssincerely，LiHuaStep7Task4：ReadFreddy’sReply（5minutes）AskthestudentstoreadFreddy’sreplyandseewhethertheygettheanswerstotheirquestions.Step8Homework1.Revisetheirletterandsendthelettertothebandthattheyknowthroughe-mail.2.FillintheapplicationformforPepsiColaInter-schoolMusicFestival.ApplicationformBandInformationBandTypeMusickindThenameofthesongtoplayMembersInformationMember1School/Class4,SCNo.Tel.TheroleinthebandTheinstrumenttoplayMember2School/ClassSCNo.Tel.TheroleinthebandTheinstrumenttoplayMember3School/ClassSCNo.Tel.TheroleinthebandTheinstrumenttoplayMember4School/ClassSCNo.Tel.TheroleinthebandTheinstrumenttoplayStep9TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit5MusicPeriod4Askingforadvice：What’syouropinionabout...?Could/Wouldyou...?Whatdoyouthink...?Expresspreference：Iprefer...Ienjoy...Iamfondof...Myfavourite...is...Ilike...bestbecause...Expressyourappreciation：We’llbegratefulforyourhelp.Anyadvicewillbeagreathelp.Step10RecordafterTeaching4
