请同学们从以下写作任务中，选择一个写作任务，按照要求在自己的电脑上进行写作，然后将写好的内容上传到课程平台。辅导教师根据写作任务的完成质量，给予相应分数。
建议同学们先对相关单元的内容进行有针对性的学习之后，再完成写作任务。写作任务后面的括号中标出了该任务所在的单元中的位置，以方便同学们查找。
写作任务：
- Choose a fashion or style that is popular with a group of people in our country. Write a description of about 200–250 words.
- Paragraph 1:Mention the clothes, accessories and make-up they usually wear.
- Paragraph 2:Mention the kind of music they listen to.
- Paragraph 3:Mention how they typically spend their free time.
(Unit 1 /Vocabulary and Writing—fashion trends)
- Write a letter to a friend with some personal news. Hints :
- Note down a) the most important things that have happened in your life recently, b) what you want to find out about your friend’s life.
- Organize your notes into paragraphs.
- Use vocabulary from Letter C.
- Write a first draft and then give it to a classmate to check it for errors.
- Write the finished version of your letter.
( Unit 2 / Writing—Personal Letters)
3.Talk about an anti-social behavior(反社会行为) that you dislike the most. You may use the words just learned. Here are some tips for you to follow: (1) what is the behavior? (2)what are the harms it may cause to individuals and the society? (3) what do you think can be done to prevent it?
(Unit 3 / Vocabulary—Crimes vs. Justice / vocabulary)
4. “Adolescence is the unhappiest time in most people’s lives.” Write an essay giving arguments for and against this statement and also state your own opinion.
( Unit 4/ Writing— ‘Girls and boys should be taught in separate schools.’—for and against essay)
5.Now write your own opinion essay：It is wrong to kill animals for their fur. Do you agree? Use Train Your Brain and the prompts below to help you.
Paragraph 2: My point of view
First of all…; Moreover/Furthermore … ; Above all …
Paragraph 3: Arguments my opponents might use…: Firstly…; Next/Secondly …;
Why I disagree with these arguments
However, in my opinion …
(Unit 6 /Writing—Opinion essay)
6.Describe one of famous tourist resorts you know well in China.
Remember to: ·include the background information
- describe the good points and bad points about it
- make a list of things to see and do there
(Unit 8 / Writing—Describing places)
7.Write a story of about 200–250 words which ends with the sentence ‘That was the last time he/she ever saw them.’ Use these ideas and to help you.
- Think of a situation where someone might feel relieved, shocked or disappointed to stop seeing a group of people. Why did the characters not see each other again?
- Think of your characters’ ages. Are they your age, younger or older?
- Think of the period in history and the place of your story.
- Think of the best style or format for your story and decide how you want to begin the story:
a）dialogue (direct speech);
b）a description of a person
c）the history of what had happened before the main part of the story
d）a background description of a place, the weather etc
e）a dramatic event which is key to the story
(Unit 10 / Writing-Make up a story)
8.Read Tips for Describing Appearances below, and try to describe somebody you like very much. Write a description of him/her using at least four sentences.
(Unit 11 / Speaking and Vocabulary—Describing appearance)
9.Please write a review of a film you have watched recently.
(Unit 12 / Vocabulary and Writing—Writing a Film Review)
10.Rewrite James’s letter to make it more appropriate. Use your answers to Exercise 5 and Train Your Brain to help you.
(Unit 14 / Vocabulary and Writing—Writing a Letter of Complaints)
