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：
1.Read the information and follow the instructions. Write a letter.
An English person recently came to your school to give a talk (what was the talk about?). He/She left a personal possession (what is it?) at the school (where exactly?). You want to return the possession (how will you return it?) but you have had difficulty contacting the person (how have you tried to contact him/her?). You have a possible address for the person, but you’re not sure if it’s correct (why?). Write a letter to the person.
（1）Thank them for coming to give the talk.
（2）Explain the situation.
（3）Ask them to contact you.
(Unit 2 /Writing—Some real practice on communicating)
2.Read the letter from ‘Mixed Up’. Write a reply to ‘Mixed Up’ advising him what to do. Use the ideas below and linking words from Train Your Brain.
（1）talk to your parents/show them you are serious about Gloria
（2）explain your feelings/ask them to try to accept her
（3）tell them you understand their opinion/want them to understand yours
（4）introduce Gloria to your parents/give them the chance to get to know her
I’ve been going out with my Brazilian girlfriend, Gloria, for six months but I’m afraid to tell my parents. They want me to go out with someone from my own country. I think they’re scared I’ll get married and live abroad, and they’ll never see me again. What can I do?
Mixed Up
(Unit 3 /WRITING)
3.You are going to rewrite the story about Jack in Story B to make it more memorable. First, think about the questions below. Then plan and write the story.
（1）What did Jack have in his bag and why? What were he and his friends planning to do at the beach?
（2）Where could the turning point of the story be? Think about how long Jack was asleep/ what happened while he was asleep/what happened when he woke up.
（3）Why were Jack’s friends not at the beach when he arrived? Had Jack made a mistake about the time or place? Or had something happened to his friends on their way?
(Unit 4 / READING AND WRITING—Memorable Stories)
4.You are going to write an advice leaflet called ‘Improving your Social Life’.
（1）make notes about the following:
*reasons why people may not have a good social life
*the effect that not having a good social life can have
*ways of improving your social life （where to go, what to do/avoid doing, how to behave, what to say/what not to say, etc）
（2）look back at the leaflet about stress and underline any useful phrases for giving advice.
（3）Write your leaflet, organising the information into paragraphs with headings
(Unit 5/Writing – Coping with stress)
5.Make notes about a book you have enjoyed reading, using the prompts below and information in TRAIN YOUR BRAIN in Unit 6. Expand the information and write a review of your book（200–250 words）.（6分）
(Unit 6 /WRITING AND VOCABULARY-book review)
6.Look at the essay question. Make a list of arguments for and against the statement, and decide whether you agree with it or not. Then write your essay in 200-250 words.
(Unit 8/WRITING-Mobile Phone)
7.Write a description of a memorable place you once visited. Use Train Your Brain to plan and check your review, and include descriptive language from the lesson. Write 200-250 words.
(Unit 10 /WRITING AND READING-Living in the past)
8.Choose a headline from below and write a short article about it, using 60-70 words.
（1）Thieves caught in stolen clothes
（2）School burglar takes Maths test
（3）Burglar sleeps on the job
（4）Stolen painting recovered
(Unit 11 /Writing – Headlines and short articles)
