2019屆高三英語Under the sea
sb: i’m sorry. but how can we make you satisfied?
sa: i’d like a good dish and a full refund.
sb: i’m afraid we can’t do that. but we can send you another dish.
possible dialogue 3:
sa: look at the trousers! they are too short for me.
sb: i’m sorry. let me have a look at them. well, don’t worry, i can mend them for you.
sa: that’s no good for me. i’m not feeling happy about a pair of mended trousers.
sb: i have a good idea. i’ll add laces along the cuffs. they will look beautiful and fashionable.
sa: but i’d still like a refund.
sb: as i delayed your wearing, i agree to give you a quarter refund. is it ok?
sa: that’s ok.
then ask the ss to write down their dialogues on their exercise books.
step ⅳ writing (2)
writing task p68
t: we have learned the story of sedna. can you retell the story? you may feel it difficult to retell such a long story. don’t worry. turn to page 68. look at the topic sentences of each paragraph, using them as a guide. then you will find it easier to tell the story. now work with your partner, take turns to tell the story.
show the topic sentences on the screen. ask a student to retell the story before the class. then get the ss to write down the story individually, using the topic sentences as a guide.
sample writing:
sedna was a lovely and beautiful inuit girl and she didn’t want to get married because she loved her father very much and didn’t want to leave her father alone. but her father told her that she must marry a man. so the next day sedna agreed to marry a stranger, who promised her a good life. but when she followed the man to his place, she discovered that her husband was a bird! sedna felt so unhappy that she cried every day, calling her father’s name. when her father heard the crying of his daughter, he decided to help her to escape. when the bird man found that his wife was not there, he was so angry that he caught up with the canoe, which sedna and her father were paddling back, and caused a sea storm. sedna’s father was so frightened of the bird man that he threw sedna into the sea. as sedna sank to the bottom of the ocean, she became a sea goddess. from then on, the inuit believe that sedna has power over the animals in the sea, so they show her great respect, especially after they catch sea animals.
t: very good. now read the questions in the table of ex 4 to assess your own writing, revising and making corrections if necessary.
after they have finished writing, let them assess their own writings and their partners’ according to the table in ex 4. this activity will help the ss to find their problems and improve their writing ability.