黎子菡

It's always exciting to receive a letter in the mail. Even today， when the world is digi?tally connected， receiving an actual letter in your mailbox from a distant land is a great wayfor you to make new friends.

The Peaceful Online Friends Project is a beautiful initiative that blends together glob?al connections and self?expression. The project is part of the non?profit organization Kids forPeace， founded by Jill McManigal and Danielle Gram in California in 2006. It is open to all?children， whose ages range between 2 and 17.To date， there are 1，500 children from 17countries participating in the program accord?ing to the organization. Currently， all lettersare written in English.

When children sign up， they can selectif they would rather be matched with a USA peaceful online friend or an international one.Each child is then assigned a pen pal of a similar age. This immediately establishes a pointof connection for the children and facilitates a stronger bond. If the letter writers are in thesame grade， they can chat about schools， their teachers， and what they are studying. Theycan also compare and contrast what different states or countries learn about whether social?ly or academically. Children may also be more likely to write about the issues they are hav?ing if they feel like they are speaking to a peer in a similar situation.

Although online friends may live in different countries， they may also find commonground. This gives the writer an opportunity to express and receive advice or feedback fromthe pen pal.“Hearing first?hand stories from an international pen pal can encourage teensto take someone elses perspective and to think outside of themselves，”writes RebeccaFraser?Thill in Very Well Family.“Having a foreign pen pal can also encourage interest ingeography， history and culture.”

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text?centered chunks

digitally connected 數(shù)字化連接

from a distant land 來自一個(gè)遙遠(yuǎn)的國度

blend together global connections and self?expression 融合國際聯(lián)系與自我表達(dá)

be founded by 由……建立

to date 迄今為止

participate in the program 參與這個(gè)項(xiàng)目

sign up 報(bào)名

be matched with 與……配對

establish a point of connection 建立一個(gè)連接點(diǎn)

facilitate a stronger bond 促進(jìn)更緊密的聯(lián)系

compare and contrast 比較和對照

whether socially or academically 無論是在社會上還是在學(xué)術(shù)上

a peer in a similar situation 在相似處境下的同齡人

common ground 共同點(diǎn)

take someone elses perspective 從別人的角度看問題

encourage interest in geography， history and culture 激發(fā)對地理、歷史和文化的興趣

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentences

1. 動名詞作主語

Even today， when the world is digitally connected， receiving an actual letter in yourmailbox from a distant land is a great way for you to make new friends. 即使在今天，當(dāng)世界被數(shù)字化相連，從你的郵箱里收到一封來自一個(gè)遙遠(yuǎn)國度的真實(shí)信件對你來說也是一種結(jié)交新朋友的好方法。

【點(diǎn)石成金】該句用了一個(gè)when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語從句，主語是receiving an actualletter in your mailbox from a distant land。

【運(yùn)用遷移】當(dāng)社交媒體占據(jù)了我們的閑暇時(shí)光，給在地球另一端的同齡人寫一封真正的信也許能拓展我們所看到的真實(shí)世界。

2. 讓步狀語從句

Although online friends may live in different countries， they may also find commonground. 盡管網(wǎng)友可能生活在不同的國家，但他們也可能會找到共同點(diǎn)。

【點(diǎn)石成金】Although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句，強(qiáng)調(diào)主句內(nèi)容。在該句型中，主句不可以加but，這是一個(gè)易錯(cuò)點(diǎn)。這句話中使用了情態(tài)動詞may，意為“可能”，提高了語言的準(zhǔn)確性。

【運(yùn)用遷移】盡管我們的文化背景可能各不相同，但相似的年齡和年級使我們能互相傾吐心聲。

Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李華，你校英語社團(tuán)社長，請你代表社團(tuán)寫公開信，邀請全體同學(xué)積極參與和平網(wǎng)友計(jì)劃（Peaceful Online Friends Project）。內(nèi)容包括：

1. 介紹和平網(wǎng)友計(jì)劃；

2. 和平網(wǎng)友計(jì)劃給你帶來的體驗(yàn)和收獲；

3. 報(bào)名方式及截止日期。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 至少需要使用一個(gè)本文中解析過的句式；

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系。

Dear fellow students，

I am Li Hua， president of the English Club.______________________-

Yours，

Li Hua

寫作導(dǎo)引

本次寫作任務(wù)是寫一封邀請信，要求學(xué)生代表英語社團(tuán)向全校學(xué)生簡單、清晰地介紹和平網(wǎng)友計(jì)劃；發(fā)表個(gè)人觀點(diǎn)和感受，并邀請大家積極參與；要求使用動名詞作主語和讓步狀語從句。這些寫作要點(diǎn)和要求與所給語篇的主題語境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過整合同主題閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語言，梳理寫作思路和積累素材。

一、語篇解碼

（一）主題歸納

What is the text mainly about？

（二）結(jié)構(gòu)梳理與內(nèi)容分析

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text.

二、素材積累

本文是基于同一主題的閱讀和寫作，我們通過模仿學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用閱讀中的語言表達(dá)，如詞塊和句型，積累寫作的語言素材。

（一）活動的背景、原因或目的

1. Writing a letter to a foreign pen pal is a great way to broaden our horizons and im?prove our English. 給外國筆友寫信是拓寬我們的視野和提高英語水平的好方法。

2. It offers us an opportunity to express ourselves and receive advice or feedback from peers. 它為我們提供了一個(gè)表達(dá)我們自己和從同齡人那里獲得建議或反饋的機(jī)會。

3. With global perspectives， our interests in geography， history， culture will be ignited.放眼全球，我們對地理、歷史、文化的興趣將被點(diǎn)燃。

（二）活動的具體內(nèi)容及意義

1. The activity starts from today and all the letters are due to be sent out next month.活動從今天開始，所有的信都將在下個(gè)月寄出。

2. It is suggested that we talk about school life， sharing the common ground and the differences without offense. 有人建議我們談?wù)剬W(xué)校生活，在不冒犯他人的情況下分享共同點(diǎn)和不同點(diǎn)。

3. Not only can we improve our language ability， but also it could broaden our social networks. 它不僅可以提高我們的語言能力，而且還可以擴(kuò)大我們社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)的范圍。

4. Through the project， I got a better understanding about different cultural back?grounds. 通過這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，我對不同的文化背景有了更好的了解。

5. Knowing this， I feel a strong sense of pride. 知道了這一點(diǎn)，我感到非常自豪。

6. Lastly， what shouldnt be forgotten is common courtesy and act towards others as you want them to act towards you. 最后，我們不能忘記基本禮儀，己所不欲，勿施于人。

（三）表達(dá)邀請

1. On behalf of the English Club， I am writing this letter to invite everyone to take part in the project initiated by a non?profit organization. 我代表英語社團(tuán)寫這封信是為了邀請大家參加這個(gè)非營利組織發(fā)起的項(xiàng)目。

2. If you are interested in the project， please contact me through e?mail and inform me of your basic information. 如果您對這個(gè)項(xiàng)目感興趣，請通過郵件聯(lián)系我，并告訴我您的基本信息。

3. All graders are welcomed. 歡迎所有年級的學(xué)生參加。

4. You can sign up on our schools website. 你可以在我們學(xué)校的網(wǎng)站上報(bào)名。

三、寫作支架

本次寫作任務(wù)是寫一封邀請信，根據(jù)任務(wù)的要求，語篇結(jié)構(gòu)可定位為：“活動介紹+活動意義+個(gè)人感受+表達(dá)邀請”。文章的框架如下：

Dear fellow students，

I am Li Hua， president of the English Club. I am writing to...（背景介紹+表明目的）

Through my previous experiences， having a foreign pen pal is of great benefit. To be?gin with， writing a letter regularly is...for us... Besides， with global perspectives， our interest in... Lastly， it is suggested that... （活動意義+個(gè)人感受）

If you are interested in the project， ...（表達(dá)邀請）

Yours，

Li Hua

四、語篇過手

根據(jù)以上提供的主題、主題表達(dá)和語篇結(jié)構(gòu)，寫出一封邀請信。第一段介紹活動的背景，表明交際目的；第二段描述活動的具體內(nèi)容、意義以及個(gè)人的經(jīng)歷與感受；第三段發(fā)出邀請?？傇~數(shù)控制在80左右。

同時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀中出現(xiàn)的動名詞作主語或者讓步狀語從句等高級表達(dá)和結(jié)構(gòu)。尤其要注意文章的內(nèi)在邏輯關(guān)系，以及語言的準(zhǔn)確性、流利性和得體性。