课标人教实验版高一 Module 1

Unit 5

Writing

湖南 李日光

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Guess who he or she is.

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How to write about a great person

Let me think about it!

collect ideas for the letter

write them down in any order

sort them out in an order or

put those idea into a form so that you

can easily see them

use the form to help you as you write.

Before writing you can follow these steps:

Life of Nelson Mandela

Born

1937

1940

1952

July 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

1952

1961

1962

1963

law office closed by government 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 their leaders

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Read the letter first, then tell me how to write a persuasion letter.

Jinan No. 1 Middle School

Shandong, China

May 27, 1989

Dear President,

I am writing to ask you to free Nelson M

andela. Here are some reasons why I thi

nk he should be free.

As we all know, people with different

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 loved 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 equal, so that he was again sentenced to prison for life on Robben Island until now.

I think, what he did was for his peop

le, 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 Hua

Structure of such letters

Part 1: A small paragraphReason for the letter

Part 2:

Part 3:

Body paragraphs Personal informationHard work achievements Good qualitiesClosing paragraphYour opinion

reasons in detail

1. Write the letter in groups with the information in the form.

2. Find reasons to persuade somebody else to agree with your point of view

3. After finish the letter, let’s 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 letter

Mother Teresa

Personal

information

Hard work

achievement

For example: A possible version

Was born in Yugoslavia, on

August 27, 1910, a nurse

Help the poor and comforting

the dying in the street of the

city; her work spread to

others part of India.

Good qualities

Your opinion

Hard-working, kind-

hearted, persistent

A well-known person,

give her the prize

Dear senior organizers,

I am writing to ask you to give the Nobel

Peace Prize to Mother Teresa. Here are s

ome reasons why I think she should be gi

ven the prize.

Mother Teresa was born in Yugoslavia,

on August 27, 1910. When she was 20 yea

rs old, she went to India where she

began to be a teacher. After the training,

she was sent to Calcutta, where she tau

ght geography at a school and soon afte

r she became headmistress.

However, although she loved teaching,

in 1946 Mother Teresa left the school an

d trained to become a nurse in Patna, a

nd then began her work helping 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 persistence. I think

she is really a great person in my eyes.

We should give her the Nobel Peace

Prize.

Read a passage about a great

person or write a short passage

about a great person in your

hometown.

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