Studying the language Often notes are written in a hurry and so unimportant words are left out I Read the notes on page 4 again. Put a line ( to show where words have been left out. Follow the example on the right 330p 2 Rewrite the sentences in the notes on page 4 and put the Mike missing words in Mr Tyler rang. /No football Example: practice today. So you can There's no football practice today. take the dog for a walk Is that oK? /0K?/Gone to donnas to Ive gone to Donnas to play. play /Back at 5 I'll be back at 5 Liz 3 Rewrite the following sentences in note form. a Mr Fox phoned you. He asked if you would phone him back. b On your way home can you please buy some noodles c Ive got a meeting at the school so I wont be home until 8.30 d The cat hasn t been fed yet. Could you do it please? e I can, t find my umbrella so I' ve taken yours instead. I hope that's OK. writing Greeting cards Make at least two greeting cards each for a different occasion. Write a few words on the front cover to show what occasion the card is for. on the inside right-hand page write who the card is to and a short, personal message to him/her. Notes Write notes for at least two of the situations below. Remember to put a time on each note and sign It. he wasn' t going to the tennis club in the afternoon because he was not wel ou to tell Helen that I Mr Green phoned to speak to Helen but she wasn't there. Mr Green asked you to tell Helen that 2 Your friend is coming to your place after dinner tonight. Leave a note on his/her desk reminding him/her to bring his/her new cD 3 Your parents have gone out and have forgotten to give you the money for some new school books. They wont be home till late tonight and you are leaving early in the morning. Write them a note asking them to leave the money on the kitchen table for you before they go to bed P。roQ° the date on it and keep It in a folder e iting activity. When you have finished a writing activity, write Each unit in this book ends with a w As time goes by you will be able to compare your earlier work with your latest writing and see how much you have improved Your teacher can also use the work in your portfolio to assess your progress O portfolio(档案夹)参看《导言》 folder(文件夹 wRiting in English Unit I
L Diaries 弓 rore yoy read I Why do people keep diaries? who do they write diaries for? 2 What kind of things do people usually do at the beach? Reading Tinas diary Saturday 7 october I had a fantastic afternoon It was warm and sunny so jane and I decided to go for a swim. when we got to the beach, Tim, Paul and Mary were already there. we joined them and spent the afternoon swimming and talking together. The sea was perfect because it was warm and as smoot as a mirror. I was pleased because I don't like big waves, but Tim and Paul were a little disappointed as they like swimming in huge waves. when we got hungry and thirsty, we bought hotdogs and lemonade from a little shop close to the beach. After that, we had enough energy to play football on the sand Paul and I won the game, which surprised the others because they had three in their team. After the game, we relaxed on our towels for a while. Then, about half past four, it began to get cooler so we packed up our things and went home. Everyone said that they had really enjoyed the afternoon (72 words Thinking about the text I Did you enjoy reading Tina's diary? Why or why not? 2 Have you ever spent time relaxing on a beach with friends? Was it similar or different to the writers experience? Checking y。urc。 mprehension i When did Tina go to the beach? 2 who did she go with and who did she meet there? 3 What was the sea like? 4 How did Tim and Paul feel about the sea that day? 5 Where did they buy their food and drink? 6 Why didnt Jane. Mary and Tim expect the other team to win? 7 How did everyone feel about their afternoon at the beach? Writing in English Unit 27
Studying the organization Diaries usually start with the date. P In diaries, events are usually written in the order they happened I Put numbers 1-7 in the boxes to show the order in which the events happened a They bought hotdogs and lemonade b They all said they had had a good day. c They joined some other friends d Tina and Jane went to the beach e It got cooler f They relaxed on their towels g They played football C a clause is a group of words that has meaning and includes one verb or verb group a simple sentence has only one clause Many sentences. however, contain two or more clauses You can make your writing more interesting by having both short and long sentences in it. 2 Look at the two sentences below. Underline the verbs in the two sentences. Draw a line()to show where each clause begins and ends. Circle the words that join the clauses. How many clauses does each sentence have? a We joined them and [wel spent the afternoon together. b I was pleased because I don't like big waves, but Tim and Paul were a little disappointed as they like swimming in huge waves. The simplest way to join two or more clauses is with conjunctions like those in the box below but nor SO and so and then either….or neither…,nor not only…. but als 3 Join these clauses with conjunctions from the box. You can only use each word once. a It was hot Jane and I went to the beach b I was pleased Tim was unhappy c We went for a swim we had something to eat d Lily played football Janet watched e You can watch TV you can read a book f John visited me visited Jack g Lisa was lonely we invited her to our party. ◎ clause(分句从郇包含一个主语和一个动词或动词短语,它告诉我们有关什么时候、发生了什么事、有关什么人或活 动的环境情况{when?what?who?how?)等的信息。 sentence(句子)可分为简单句、并列句和复合句。简单句只 有一个 clause,并列句和复合句则由两个或两个以上的 clause组成 当两个分句的主语相同,并由and,but或or连接起来的时候,第二个分句无需重复主语,这称为省略 ellipsis) conjunction(连词) 8 Writing in English Unit 2
Studying the language Words and expressions of time Writers use words and expressions of time to help readers to know when the events happened I Look at Tina's diary and underline all the words and expressions of time P When an expression of time comes at the beginning of the sentence, it is usually followed by comma(). 2 Look at the expressions of time below. Match an expression with each of the sentences in Question 1. "Studying the organization"on page 8. Then write the sentence after the expression a When they got there. they joined some other friends. b At the end of the afternoon c In the afternoon d After they had eaten e later in the afternoon f After the game g When they got hungry 3 Complete the paragraph with words and expressions of time from the box. You do not need all of them at730 soon after until 8. 30 Then Just then in the morning today ust before When next Karl's diary Tuesday 7 june I had a terrible day(a) and Im glad it's over at last. First of all, I slept in BUS Mum called me(b) she left for work(c) but I fell asleep again. I didnt wake up the second time (d) 士 quIcKly dressed and ran all the way to the bus stop. (e) I was nearly there i fell over. f) the bus drove past me and everyone stared at me. Luckily the bus driver waited for me and I caught the bus. i didn 't look at anyone I got on because I was so embarrassed. (h) in maths class the teacher asked us for our homework I didn 't have mine because I had been in such a hurry (i) had to stay school and do extra maths. When I got home I found i had a hole in the knee of my trousers. Mum was very cross with me Ocross(生气的 Writing in English Unit 29
Expressing feelings and opinions P When we write diaries, we usually write about our feelings as well as about things that happened to us To express our feelings we can say "I feel. " or"I am.(happy, excited, sad, angry, disappointed worried,etc)” i Read Tinas and Karl,s diaries again and choose the correct answers to the questions. You can choose more than one answer Discuss your choices with other students a How do you think Tina felt at the end of the day? A happy B disappointed C cheerful D sad b how do you think tim and Paul feel when there were no big waves? A surprised B unhappy c bored cross c How do you think Karl felt when he fell over in front of the people on the bus? A ashamed b disappointed c foolish D proud d how did Karls mother feel when she saw the hole in his trousers A ar B worried c glad D excited HINT: To write well you need to know a lot of words.One way to learn useful words is to keep a vocabulary notebook Feelings Group all words that have the same topic under the same ashamed heading. You can start your notebook by making a list of words bored cheerful about feelings. Start a new page, write Feelings at the top and disappointed write down any feeling words that you might want to use in excited your writing When we write diaries, we also give our opinions about people things and events We can use opinion adjectives that tell the reader or listener what we think about something 2 Read the sentences and underline the adjectives that tell you the writers opinion at the end of the sentence. write a word to describe how you think the writer is feeling. Discuss your answers with others a I had a fantastic afternoon b The sea was perfect c I had a terrible day. d You re a naughty boy. e I saw a very strange animal. f My sister has a beautiful singing voice g I said a very silly thing in class today ohnt提示 ⑦ naughty(皮的) 0 Writing in English Unit 2