英语北师大版选修8-Unit22-Communication-Workshop--Writing--

Objectives:Topractisewritingareport.Topractiseusingformallinkers.Topractiseusingsynonymstoavoidrepetition.Unit22CommunicationWorkshopWritingaReportInthislesson,wewilllearntowriteareport.ReadthereportquicklyandmatchSectionsA-Dwiththeseheadings.1.PositiveComments____2.Conclusion____3.NegativeFacts____4.AimsoftheReport____CDBAWhatisthesubjectofthereport?NoisepollutionandnoisecontrolmeasuresinChina.Whataretheaimsofthereport?ThisreportaimstoassessthecurrentandfuturelevelsofnoisepollutioninChinaandtoconsiderappropriatecontrolmeasures.Whatarethenegativefactsofnoisepollution?1.increasingindustrializationandrisingpopulation.2.theaveragenoisepollutionlevelinurbanareasisashighas70decibels.Whatarethepositivecommentsofnoisepollution?1.hasimplementedplans.2.averageurbannoisepollutionlevelshavedecreased.3.furtherreducenoisepollutionlevels--–setupspecialfund----implementednewregulations---builtschoolsetcfarawayfrommainroadsWhataretheconclusions?1.impressiveimprovements.2.pollutionlevelscontinuetodrop.Completethereportwiththefollowinglinkingwordsandexpressions.②•1)•2)•3)•4)AccordingtoForexamplealthoughHowever②•5)•6)•7)•8)•9)InthiswayasaresultInadditionTosumupMoreoverYoucanavoidrepetitioninareportbyusingsynonyms.Findwordsandexpressionswhicharesimilartothese.tookactionrules,lawspresentsuitable,proper•1)implemented•2)regulations•3)current•4)appropriate•5)allovertheworld•6)ruralareas•7)optimisticworldwidecountrysidehopefulRewritethisparagraph.Donotrepeatthewordsjoborcompany(underlined).Insteaduse:firm,profession,business,post,work,corporation,multinational,employmentWhenpeopleaskmeaboutmyjobIsaythatIhavetwo;myjobisalawyerbutIamalsoapoet.professionWhenpeopleaskmeaboutmyjobIsaythatIhavetwo;myjobisalawyerbutIamalsoapoet.IlovemyjobasalawyerbutIwritepoe-tryinmysparetime.Myfirstjobwasforabigcompanywithofficesallovertheworld.How-ever,Idon’tlikebigcompanies.Theyaretooprofessionworkpostmultinationalcorporationsever,Idon’tlikebigcompanies.Theyaretooimpersonal.SoIleftandstartedmyownsmallcompany.Itisnotaverybigcompanybutitprovidesjobsfortenpeopleandisnotdoingbadly.corporationsbusinessfirmemploymentHere’sthehomework:Writeareport.Followthestages.Stage1:Formastudyteamwithfourtofivemembersasagroup.Stage2:Chooseoneofthesesubjectsforyourreport.Environmentalpollution(inChinaortheworld)Endangeredanimals(inChinaortheworld)GlobalwarmingEnvironmentaldisasters●●●●Stage3:Findoutstatisticsandinformationaboutthetopicofyourreport.Todothis,youshouldassignyourmemberstodifferenttasks.Forexample,oneisinchargeoffindinginformationaboutthecurrentsituationofnoisepollution.Oneistofindinformationaboutthecausesofnoisepollution.Anothermemberisorderedtofindinformationaboutresolutionstosolvethem..Here’sthehomework:Writeareport.Followthestages.lessonsinthisunitnotesyouhavemadefromthisunitalibrarytheInternet●●●●Findoutstatisticsandinformationaboutthetopicofyourreport.Usefulsourcesmightbe:Encyclopaedias(booksorCDs)Magazinearticles(e.g.NationalGeographic,NewScientist)TelevisionandradiodocumentariesFriendsandrelatives(theymayhaverelevantbooksormagazines)▲▲▲▲Stage4TolayoutyourwritingHeadingSubject:Date:Aimofthereport:Introducethereportwithyouraimandbackgroundinformation.Negativecomments:Listallthenegativefindings.Positivecomments:Listallthenegativefindings.Conclusionandrecommendations:Writeasimpleconclusionandmakeacoupleofrecommendations.Stage4Writeyourreport.Trytoavoidrepeatingwordsandexpressions.Areportisnormallywritteninaformalstyle:avoidgivingpersonalopinions:Ithinkchildrenaretreatedunfairly.Thissuggestschildrenaretreatedunfairly.●toopersonalmoreobjectiveUseformallinkingwordsandexpressions:Ifyoulookatthefigures,lotsofanimalsareindangerofextinction.Accordingtorecentfigures,manyanimalsareindangerofextinction.●tooinformalmoreformalGeneral:developedcountries,developingcountries(theThirdWorld),figures,majority,percent,politicians,poverty,statistics,successful,victimsEnvironment:crime,noise,pollution,trafficjams,stressGlobalwarming:burningoffossilfuels,carbondioxide,floods,greenhouseeffect,harmfulgases,hurricanes,meltingoftheicecaps,risingwaterlevelsStage4Writeyourreport.Trytoavoidrepeatingwordsandexpressions.Disasters:aidprogrammes,typhoon,tsunami,droughts,earthquakes,Floods,forestfires,hurricanes,Landslides,volcaniceruptions,windstormsAnimals:deforestation,elephants,endangeredspecies,naturalhabitats,pandas,rhinos,tigersStage4Writeyourreport.Trytoavoidrepeatingwordsandexpressions.Linkingwords:Listingpoints:also,furthermore,inaddition,moreoverContrastingpoints:however,ontheotherhand,although,despiteGivingexamples:forexample,inthisway,suchas,particularly,especiallyStage4Writeyourreport.Trytoavoidrepeatingwordsandexpressions.Concluding:Tosumup,Allthingsconsidered,Showingeffects:asaresultof…,Whatthismeansis…Stage5Checkyourreport.Checking:Layout:Haveyoufollowedthelayoutabove?Areallyourpointsclearlyletteredandnumbered?Linking:Haveyouincludedacoupleofrecommendationsintheconclusion?Contentandstyle:Haveyouincludedacoupleofrecommendationsintheconclusion?Youarehopedtowriteagoodreport.Be