Summer school is something a kid will never forget. For some， its a way to advance past their classmates. For most， summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. I can remember being forced into taking a summer school course. It was not the school that forced me into this awkward situation; it was my mother.

I was a 16?year?old kid in a new school. My school did not offer summer courses so I had to take my course at an alternative school in the city. It was an experience I will never forget. I was not concerned with making friends. I was there to get credits（學(xué)分） for a course that I should have received for the previous semester. It was my doing that landed me in the situation and it was important that I understood this.

The fees were lowest but the experience was so amazing that I didnt want to miss a day. The course was from Monday to Friday for an entire month. I was thrown into an awkward situation in the beginning but then became fond of it. In the end， I passed the course with an A. My friends didnt even know I took the course， most of whom were still sleeping by the time my course ended each day.

Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. This situation made me feel more independent. Not only did I make friends， but also I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. While attending college， I remembered how much I enjoyed summer school and I chose to take summer school in my first three years of college. Some kids get pushed too much but others wish more pushes. And I was the one who yearns for more challenges.

If you are a parent and want to be more involved in your childrens education， then try summer school where kids can be encouraged to struggle for success. Explain to your children why its beneficial， join and see what a better person your kid will then be transformed into！

Activity A? ?Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text?centered chunks

be forced into 被迫做……

be concerned with 對(duì)……感興趣;關(guān)注……

be thrown into 陷入

be involved in... 參與

transform...into... 把……變?yōu)椤?/p>

Ⅱ. Text?centered sentences

一、強(qiáng)調(diào)句

It was my doing that landed me in the situation. （Para. 2） 正是我以前的行為導(dǎo)致了現(xiàn)在的情況。

【點(diǎn)石成金】本句強(qiáng)調(diào)了主語(yǔ)my doing。

【運(yùn)用遷移】經(jīng)理對(duì)員工們說(shuō)：“工作中，能力至上，而不是你是誰(shuí)?！?/p>

二、倒裝句

Not only did I make friends， but also I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. （Para. 4） 我不僅交到了朋友，而且終于也理解奉獻(xiàn)和努力工作的意義。

【點(diǎn)石成金】當(dāng)not only位于句首時(shí)，后面所接的句子需要部分倒裝，也就是一般疑問(wèn)句的語(yǔ)序，but also部分按照一般語(yǔ)序表達(dá)。其他類(lèi)似的半倒裝句型還有hardly、never等開(kāi)頭的句式。

【運(yùn)用遷移】這次活動(dòng)不僅讓我很開(kāi)心，而且開(kāi)闊了我的眼界。

Activity B? ?Reading for writing

假定你是李華，請(qǐng)你代表學(xué)生會(huì)寫(xiě)信告知你校英國(guó)交換生Tom八月份學(xué)校將要舉行一個(gè)以“學(xué)習(xí)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化”為主題的夏令營(yíng)。

內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)：

1. 夏令營(yíng)的意義;

2. 夏令營(yíng)的細(xì)節(jié)（參與者、地點(diǎn)、時(shí)間、學(xué)習(xí)課程）。

注意：

1. 文章80詞左右;

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)強(qiáng)調(diào)句或倒裝句;

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關(guān)系。

Dear Tom，

I am Li Hua.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours，

Li Hua

寫(xiě)作導(dǎo)引

本次寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容是一篇告知信。要求學(xué)生向交換生介紹學(xué)校夏令營(yíng)活動(dòng)的相關(guān)情況，如活動(dòng)意義、時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、學(xué)習(xí)課程等，并且需要使用強(qiáng)調(diào)句或者倒裝句。這些寫(xiě)作要求和上面閱讀材料的主題語(yǔ)境是緊密相關(guān)的。我們可以通過(guò)分析、整合閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語(yǔ)言，拓展素材，從而梳理寫(xiě)作思路。

一、語(yǔ)篇解碼

（一）內(nèi)容分析

What is the text mainly about？

（二）宏觀結(jié)構(gòu)

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

[Text structure Main idea Language expression Part 1：

Para.

1.? ? ? ? ? ? Some reasons? why people join in summer school For some，

7.? ? ? ? ? . For most，

8.? ? ? ? ?. Part 2：

Para. 2.? ? ? ? ? ?to Para.

3.? ? ? ? ? My

5.? ? ? ? ? ? ? In the be?ginning， I went there to

9.? ? ? ? ?. In the end， I learned that

10.? ? ? ? . Part 3：

Para.

4.? ? ? ? ? ? To appeal to （號(hào)召）

6.? ? ? ? Kids can be 11.? ? ? ? ?. ]（三）段內(nèi)關(guān)系

Choose the best answers according to the relation in Para. 1 and Para. 4.

A. The order of logic.

B. The order of space.

C. The order of time.

[Paragraph Sentence Relation analysis Para. 1 Topic sentence： Summer school is some?thing a kid will never forget.? ? 1.? ? ? ? ? ? ? For some， its a way to advance past their classmates. For most， summer school is a requirement in order to graduate with their classmates. Para. 4 Topic sentence： Awkward situations are so important for personal growth. 2.? ? ? ? ? ? ? This situation made me feel more independent. Not only did I make friends， but also I finally understood what sacrifice and hard work were all about. ]

二、素材積累

（一）告知信的核心表達(dá)

1. inform sb of sth 告知某人某事

2. A Chinese Classics Reciting Contest will be held in the school lecture hall from...to... 一場(chǎng)中文經(jīng)典朗誦比賽將于……到……在演講廳舉行。

3. The party is scheduled to be held in... from...to...? 派對(duì)從……到……在……舉行。

4. For those who want to take part in the contest， please sign up before... 對(duì)于那些想要參加比賽的人，請(qǐng)?jiān)凇皥?bào)名。

5. Everyone is welcome to participate in it. 歡迎大家參加。

6. If you are interested in it， do visit the school website to sign up. 如果你對(duì)此感興趣，一定要登錄學(xué)校網(wǎng)站報(bào)名。

三、寫(xiě)作支架

Dear? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?，

Im glad to learn that? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. （了解到的情況） Im writing to express the warm welcome from me and my family. Now I want to tell you something about the plans. （寫(xiě)信目的） The details are as follows. （告知細(xì)節(jié)） In the morning，? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. In the afternoon， we will? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?. In the evening， not only will we? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?， but also we will? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?.（按照時(shí)間順序安排活動(dòng)） Im sure we will

. （表達(dá)感受） If you have any other questions， please let me know.

Im looking forward to your coming.（表達(dá)期望）

Yours，

Li Hua

四、語(yǔ)篇過(guò)手

在構(gòu)思告知信的語(yǔ)篇框架時(shí)，應(yīng)注意第一段要及時(shí)說(shuō)明寫(xiě)信目的——告知對(duì)方活動(dòng)安排，第二段描述活動(dòng)細(xì)節(jié)和活動(dòng)意義。總詞數(shù)控制在80詞左右（64～96詞）。

同時(shí)，學(xué)習(xí)運(yùn)用前文閱讀材料中出現(xiàn)的強(qiáng)調(diào)句或倒裝句等高級(jí)句型，并關(guān)注段內(nèi)的邏輯，按照空間順序、時(shí)間順序或是一般邏輯行文，需要注意使用恰當(dāng)?shù)倪B詞。