Unit 4 My Day

Task

By He Liyan from Taicang Experimental Middle School

Learning Aims.

After this class, students are able to:

1. learn about the writing skills of writing a diary(日记) about a day;

2. try to write about a diary about a day;

3. Try to make a diary book.  

Step 1 Pre-writing

1. Brainstorming:

Discuss your likes and dislikes and write down the answers.

2. Finding the secrets of writing about a day.

Secret 1: Designing a happiness chart.

Secret 2: Look for the four leaves of a four-leaf clover (四叶草)

Secret 3: Using wonderful expressions. ( Read two samples and underline some wonderful expressions that can help you.)

Sample 1

15 October, 2021                                Sunny

                       My day at school

  I love to have lessons at school. The teachers are nice to me and the subjects are wonderful. Among all the subjects, English is my favourite. It takes me about two hours to read English books every day. Reading English helps open up a whole new world to me.

 I like to do after-school activities. They make me healthy. I like playing tennis too.  I practise with my friends after school on Monday afternoon. It helps me keep strong.

 I dislike to swim because I am not good at swim. I don’t like It drawing either. I think it is boring.

Sample 2

Dear Dairy,

At weekends, I love to visit museums. I can learn a lot about China’s history. I love to go on picnics with my family. We always get together and have great fun.

I like to listen to music. It makes me feel happy. I like to dance. I am a member of the dancing club. I often dance for an hour on Saturday.

I don’t like to play computer games. It is not good for me. I don’t like to stay at home because I like outdoor sports.

Step 2 While-writing (Drafting)

Please write about your day.

Step 3 Post-writing

1. Peer-editing.

2.Self-assessment

I need to spend more time on_____________________________________________

Keep writing diaries and try to make a diary book.