English Writing handouts--Unit2.docx

Writing Free time activitiesUnit 2 How often do you exercise?I. Mind mapHealthy lifestyle图表写作II. Phrases and expressionsFree time activities (good habits, bad habits )Adverbs of frequencyIII. Sentence patterns and sentence making 1. although (不与but连用)Although the car is old, it still runs well.虽然现在已经过半夜12点了，但我却不想睡觉。I dont want to go to bed, _.尽管很多学生都喜欢看体育节目，但游戏类节日依然是最受欢迎的。_, game shows are the most popular.2. not at all 根本不，一点也不And twenty percent do not exercise at all!她一点儿也不喜欢做家务。_他上周末根本不花时间复习考试。_3. be surprised thatWe were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day.他对父亲卖掉农场一事感到惊讶。_他感到吃惊的是她昨晚熬夜到很晚。_4. It is + adj. (for sb.) to do sth. It is + adj. for sth.It is good to relax by using the Internet or watching game shows.It is healthy for the mind and the body. 对孩子们来说，穿过繁忙的街道很危险。_对我们来说，完成这项工作很困难。_5. help withHer parents are not very happy because she hardly ever helps with housework.她工作时父母可以帮忙照顾孩子。_盖茨和他的妻子创立了基金来帮助世界各地的健康和教育项目。_IV. Conjunction words.1. 表示时间：to begin with, to start with, at first, first of all, then, next, after this/that, finally, in the end, at last2. 表示列举：for example, for instance, like, such as.3. 表示递进：also, whats more, besides, in addition 4. 表示转折： but, however, on the contrary, on the other hand5. 表示总结： in all, all in all, in short, in a wordV. Writing practice One请根据中英文提示，写一篇意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的短文。健康的生活方式是一个重要话题，健康的身心能使我们和谐相处，愉快地学习、生活。为此，学校英语广播站举行“健康成长”征文比赛活动。假如你是李华，请你介绍自己的生活和饮食习惯。文章当中至少用到三处频度副词。1. Do you have a healthy lifestyle? Do you think it is important to keep healthy?2. What do you usually do to keep healthy? 3. Why do you think a good lifestyle is good for people? （提示词：be good for, improve, eat healthy food, go to the movies, do some reading, play sports）First DraftHello, everyone!Im Li Hua from Class 1, Grade 8. Id like to tell you my living habits. _修改建议：_Second Draft_话题写作素材积累_图表作文写作一、图表作文的定义图表式作文是以表格,曲线图,柱状图,饼状图,扇形图等形式来呈现写作的内容,并配以简要的文字说明,旨在考察学生将相关的图表信息转化成具体的文字的能力。二、图表作文的体裁和格式特点图表作文主要为说明文或议论文.文章以一般现在时为主.三、图表作文的篇章结构特点第一部分:（ Opening）开门见山,简要概括图表信息所反映的内容。常用句型或短语：Last month I asked our students about.Our group made a survey on.Here are the results.第二部分：（ Body ）描述图表所反映的内容为了使叙述具有条理性可用first ,second等来列举理由，或用while, on the contrary （相反）等表示正反对比的短语。常用句型或短语：课本句型：We found that only fifteen percent of our students exercise every day.We were surprised that ninety percent of them use the Internet every day.The answers to our questions about were Most students use it for fun. The other ten percent use it for homework.补充句型：Asisclearlyshowninthechar/table/graph, Accordingtothefiguresgiveninthetable/chart/graph,Itcanbeseenfromthetable/chart/graph, The percentage of is high/low. It accounts for/makes up 20%. Tobeginwith,Inaddition 第三部分：（ Ending ）总结归纳或发表评论或感想常用句型或短语：As for me/As far as Im concerned/In my eyes/ opinion,Lastbutnottheleast,In briefOn the one hand on the other hand四、案例分析现在的中学生每月都有一定数量的零花钱。某校对八年级（1）班的30名学生进行了零花钱用途的调查。结果如下：有的同学常买零食或书籍，有的同学把钱花在手机或其他方面，也有的同学把零花钱存了起来。请你任选图表中的2至3项简述调查结果，谈谈你是如何支配零花钱的，并说明理由。 .Sample version 1:Nowadays, most middle school students have pocket money every month, and we did a survey in Class 1, Grade 8.As the result shows, among the thirty students taking part in the survey, most of them often buy snacks; about a half spend their pocket money on books, and a few save some of it. as 表原因定语从句However, things on me are quite different. I usually spend most of the money buying good and educational books which I think make me more knowledgeable. Only a small part is spent on snacks as most of the snacks are in fact unhealthy for us. And I save the rest against a rainy day. It is true that we have more and more pocket money now. Whether we can make good use of it really counts, because it is partly influencing the way we are growing up.Sample version 2:From the survey, its obvious that most of students spend pocket money on snacks. Others buy some books and pay for the fee of the mobile phones. As for me, my favorite CDs cost me most of my pocket money. Among various kinds of interesting things, I like listening to music most. It makes me relaxed and happy. Besides, I spend some money on books which I like to read. Reading is the best way to open my mind and learn the world. In a word, I think we should spend our pocket money carefully. First, you cant imagine how difficult our pare