E-Writing Course Level 3—Topic 1 Teacher Fly September,2011

Topic 3 Unit 3 A Birthday Party Topic （话题） : A Birthday Party Prompt( 提示） : Going to a birthday party can be a lot of fun. Have you been to someone’s birthday party lately? Write a narrative essay about the birthday party you went to. Or you can describe your own birthday party. Essay type （文章类型） : Narrative （叙述文 ) Word limit （字数限制） : 100~150 words

Slide 3 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Vocabulary birthday[‘bə:θdei] n. 生日 party[‘p ɑ :ti] n. 聚会 relative[‘relətiv] n. 亲戚 cake[keik] n. 蛋糕 celebrate[‘selibreit] v. 庆祝 long-life noodles[‘nu:dl] n. 长寿面 egg[e ɡ ] n. 鸡蛋 peach[pi:t ʃ ] n. 桃子 invite[in‘vait, ’invait] vt. 邀请

Slide 4 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Vocabulary candle [‘kændl] n. 蜡烛 wish [wi ʃ ] n/v. 心愿，祝 愿 birthday song 生日歌 delicious [di‘li ʃ əs] adj. 美味的 card [k ɑ :d] n. 卡片

Slide 5 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Grammar 一般过去式（ simple past time ） 一般过去时 (simple past tense) 表示（ 1 ）过去某个时 里发生的动作或状 态；（ 2 ）过去习惯性、经常性的动作 行为；（ 3 ）过去主语所具备的能力和性格 时间状语 Ago （ two hours ago （一段时间 +ago ）, yesterday( 句子开头或结尾）, the day before yesterday, last week, last (year, night, month…), 具体时 间（如 Jan. fourth), just now, at the age of, one day, long ago, once upon a time( 很久以前 ), and so on, this morning. long long ago.

Slide 6 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved 一般过去式的用法 1. 通常表示过去发生的而现在已经结束的事件、动 作或情况。 Eg. We ate cakes, noodles and eggs during the party. 2. 还可以表示刚刚发生的事情而没说明时间。 Eg. Did you hear the telephone ring? 3. 也可以表示过去的习惯性动作。 Eg. I smoked 40 cigarettes a day till I gave up.

Slide 7 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved 日期的表达 月份： January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 1. 中文，英式和美式日期表达 中文： 2011 年 9 月 15 日 英式： 15 th September ， 2011 美式： September 15 th ， 2011 （ “ 日 ” 用序数词）

Slide 8 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved How to ask ？ What‘s the date today ？今天几号 ? -----It’s September the fifteenth. Compare: 1. What time is it now? 现在几点了？ ----It’s 9 ： 40 now. 2. What day is it today ？今天星期几？ ----It’s Thursday today.

Slide 9 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Supporting idea questions 1. When is the birthday? 2. What do you eat on the birthday? 3. Who will celebrate with you ? 4. How do you celebrate the birthday? 5. What gifts do you usually receive/give?

Slide 10 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Outline Introduction （介绍） : Last month, I/My XXX celebrated my 14 th birthday. Body （正文） : First, ……. Second,…… Conclusion （总结） : That party is really fun.…… Note) Please try to think about how to write it.

Slide 11 – Copyright © E-brain – All Rights Reserved Model essay----My Cousin’s Birthday Party Last month, my cousin celebrated his 10th birthday. We went to his party. It was like a reunion, because all our relatives were there. We ate spaghetti, fried chicken, and drank juice during the party. Everything was delicious. For dessert, we had ice cream. We played games after eating. There were different games for the children and the adults, so everyone could enjoy themselves. Afterwards, we lit the candles on his birthday cake. We sang a birthday song for my cousin. He blew the candles out, right after our song. I’m sure he made a wonderful wish. Then, we ate some of the cake. That party was really fun. I was happy because most of my cousins were there. I hope to go to more birthday parties like this.

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