How to write a suggestion letter 一堂建议信写作课教学设计备课时间：2011年3月8日 上课时间：2011年3月11日 上课教师：董亚玲课题内容：应用文建议信的写作教学目标：1. 以适应性测试中学生所写的优秀作文作为范文，通过巧妙引导和任务设计使学生了解建议信的结构框架 2. 根据所展示的所学的语言知识为词汇和句型载体，进行建议信的写作 3. 培养学生学习英语的兴趣和应用英语的能力教学意图：英语新课程标准强调根据学生认知能力发展的特点，进一步提高语言综合运用能力写作本身是用英语进行思维和表达思想感情的一种方式，是语言能力的综合反映英语写作教学要求关注的不仅是教法而且是学法，强调以学生为中心，注重基础，注重过程，加强综合能力发展、技巧指导等原则，对学生进行相关的写作训练和指导应用文的建议信的写作训练，要求学生熟悉英语建议信文体的文章结构，组词成句，组句成段，组段成篇的特点，以及学习应用文建议信的相关的写作技巧注重以任务型写作教学模式最大限度地调动学生的主观能动性，培养他们运用语言，克服苦难，完成任务，由此进行课堂写作训练和指导。
教学过程：Step1 Lead-in Students are required to read a sample letter based on the following information. Then they are asked to work in pairs and discuss with their partners what the structure of a suggestion letter is. The teacher makes comments if necessary.Ⅰ.题目：随着汽车数量的增加，交通拥挤成为人们关注的问.假如你是李华，请根据以下信息给市长写一封，提出改善交通拥挤现状的可行性建议信息：1 呼吁人们多乘公交车，骑自行车和步行2.增加公交车的数量；提高公交司机的工资待遇3.多修公路、高架桥（overpass）注意：1. 词数100左右2. 适当增加信息Dear Mayor, _________________________________________________________________________________________ With the best wishes, Li HuaⅡ.Sample letter written by Ma Yan Dear Mayor,I’m Li Hua, a senior high school student. As we know, as the number of cars grows, the roads get crowded. The traffic jam becomes a problem which attracts people’s more attention. As far as I am concerned, the government must take measures to solve the problem immediately. And I have some advice about the problem.At first, we should appeal to people to take buses, ride bicycles or walk.Secondly, the government should increase the number of buses and improve the bus drivers’ wages and treatment.At last, the government need build more roads and overpasses.I’m looking forward to your reply. That’s all. With the best wishes, Li HuaⅢ.Structure of a suggestion letterHave one student say something about the structure of the suggestion letter and teacher makes a conclusion of the structure of the suggestion. (Show them on the blackboard)(Blackboard)The beginning part --- to whom do you write/ greetingsThe body part – one’s advice or suggestions on certain problems.The ending part—express one’s hope or wishes / name of writer.（教师通过复习全疆第一次适应性测试的书面表达的题目和学生所写的优秀范文，引入本课的课题内容—— 学习写建议信，并通过学生的范文让学生观察讨论总结出建议信的文章结构。
为接下来的写作练习做好铺垫Step2 Pre-writingActivity1--Adding more information Some good example sentences of beginnings and endings are offered to help students to learn how to begin/end the suggestion letter. Ask students to read the sentences individually and make sure they know the meanings of these sentences.Ⅰ. How to begin the letter.1. I was delighted to receive your letter of January 5th. 2. From your letter I learned that you have some difficulty in learning mathematics. I am writing to give you some advice about it. 3. It’s a long time since I saw you last.4. Thank you for your letter asking me about studying in Australia.5. I am very pleased to hear from you.Ⅱ. How to end the letter.1. If I can help further, please feel free to contact me. 2. Best wishes for your greater success in your career.3. I hope my suggestions will be useful to you.4. I would appreciate any advice you can give me.5. Your kind consideration of my suggestions will be highly appreciated. 6. I hope you will find these proposals useful, and I would be ready to discuss this matter with you to further details.(学生根据教师的指示，在这部分可以了解建议信中可以使用到的开头和结尾的句子和句型结构，对接下来的写作很有帮助，也可以帮助学生积累句型结构。
)Activity2--- Making Sentences. Have students use the sentences patterns to make sentences according to Chinese sentences. Then check the answers by asking several students to speak out their sentences one by one. The teacher can give students some help if necessary.Ⅰ.Ways of putting forward suggestions• I think that• I suggest that• I’d like to suggest/advise that • I suggest doing• I’d like to advise you to do…• My suggestion/advice to you is that • In my opinion• From my point of view• As far as I am concerned,…• If I were you, I would do …• Why not do sth.?• What about doing sth.?• AS far as I can seeⅡ. Make sentences.1. 我建议你应该把它写下来。
2. 我给你的建议是你应该去看医生3. 依我看，你最好快点4. 如果我是你，我就告诉他真相5. 我想建议你去散散步Suggested Answers:1. I suggest/ advise that you should write it down.2. My suggestion/advice to you is that you should see a doctor.3. In my opinion/ From my point of view/As far as I am concerned/As far as I can see, you’d better hurry up.4. If I were you, I would tell him the truth.5. I would like to advise you to go for a walk.(提建议是建议信写作的重点部分，学生可以了解不同的提出建议的句型，并且也鼓励学生有意识的分类积累句型，并且通过造句可以使学生学习如何使用一些较难的句型结构，并且在接下来的写作训练中，学生就会知道怎么将有用的信息和这个句型组合使用，提高自己的运用语言的能力。
)Step 3—While Writing. Activity1—Students read the following letter and answer the following question.Question: What problem 。