高一英語（上）必修一unit 5 Writing

1、WritingGuess who he or she is.No.1No.2No.3No.4No.5No.6No.7No.8No.9How to write about a great personLet me think about it!collect ideas for the letterwrite them down in any ordersort them out in an order or put those idea into a form so that you can easily see themuse the form to help you as you writ

2、e.Before writing you can follow these steps: Life of Nelson MandelaBorn193719401952July 18, 1918 near Transkei (South Africa) Entered university but did not complete degree Formed ANC Youth League Set up law office to help poor black people in Johannesburg 1952196119621963 law office closed by gover

3、nment because he attacked anti-black law Government by and for white people set up in south Africa Sentenced to five years hard labour for encouraged violence against anti-black laws ANC began to blow up government buildings. He was sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island for being one of thei

4、r leaders Enjoy the sample Read the letter first, then tell me how to write a persuasion letter.Jinan No. 1 Middle School Shandong, China May 27, 1989Dear President,I am writing to ask you to free Nelson Mandela. Here are some reasons why I think he should be free. As we all know, people with differ

5、ent colors should be equal. Nelson Mandela devoted all his life to realize this dream. In 1944, he founded the ANC Youth League to call on people to struggle for their rights to vote. In 1952, he opened a law office to help the poor black people in Johannesburg on their problems. The black people lo

6、ved him. In 1962, Mandela encouraged people to use violence against anti-black laws to get their rights, so he was sentenced to 5 years hard labor. One year later, as one of the leaders of ANC, he led them to blow up the government buildings to realize their dream of making black and white people eq

7、ual, so that he was again sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island until now. I think, what he did was for his people, his country, not for himself. He has an unselfish and brave heart. As he is a great man, you should set him free. Best whishes! Yours truly, Li HuaStructure of such lettersPart

8、 1: A small paragraphReason for the letterPart 2: Part 3: Body paragraphs Personal informationHard work achievements Good qualitiesClosing paragraphYour opinionreasons in detail 1. Write the letter in groups with the information in the form.2. Find reasons to persuade somebody else to agree with you

9、r point of view3. After finish the letter, lets share it by reading it out. Suppose you are going to write a letter to the senior organizers of the Nobel Prize to persuade them to give the Nobel Peace Prize to Mother Teresa. Read the information given below.Try to write a persuasion letterMother Ter

10、esaPersonal informationHard work achievement For example: A possible versionWas born in Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910, a nurseHelp the poor and comforting the dying in the street of the city; her work spread to others part of India.Good qualitiesYour opinionHard-working, kind-hearted, persistentA w

11、ell-known person, give her the prizeDear senior organizers,I am writing to ask you to give the Nobel Peace Prize to Mother Teresa. Here are some reasons why I think she should be given the prize. Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia, on August 27, 1910. When she was 20 years old, she went to India w

12、here shebegan to be a teacher. After the training, she was sent to Calcutta, where she taught geography at a school and soon after she became headmistress. However, although she loved teaching, in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school and trained to become a nurse in Patna, and then began her work help

13、ing the poor and comforting the dying in the streets of the city. Slowly others came to help her, and her work spread to other parts of Indian. She became a well-known person. When she travels the world, she opens many new schools and hospitals in poor countries. She is known for many great achievements, because of her hard work, kindness and persi