1. Task one: Dictation (the words and phrases we can use in this lesson) I. Check the words 1. oxygen n. 2. gravity n. 3. spaceship n 4. pull n&vt 5. watch out vi. 6. universe n. 7. solar system n. 8. astronomy n. 9. rocket n. 10. explore vt. 11. theory n. 12. frighten vt. 13. puzzle n&vt7vi. 14. physicist n. 15. float n&vt7vi.

2. Writing A letter to Stephen Hawking Goals: 1.Write a letter about asking/giving suggestions. 2.Describe problems and the way you overcome them. 3.The more new words you can use in this letter, the better.

3. Stephen Hawking 霍金 born in 1942 British physicist

4. He needs a nurse everytime.

5. If he was Hawking,--- Look at the pictures!

6. (If one of them was Hawking,)

7. Imagine what would be like if Hawking will have a space trip alone. 1.What kind of difficulties will he meet? 2.What is the most important thing he must pay attention to? 3.Can you give him some suggestions?

8. 书信写作的五点要求： 1 、开门见山说意图 2 、咨询 / 建议 1 、 2 、 3 、 3 、不同内容可分段 4 、感谢客气不可少 5 、期待回信成老套

9. （三）开头段： 1)Dear Sir/ Mr. XX, My name is XX, a high school student in china. I am writing to you because------

10. 2 ）询问： My difficulty is---/What I find difficult is--- My trouble is---/What worries me is---

11. 3 ）建议： My suggestion/ advice is---/What I would suggest/ advise is--- I want to tell you that---/What I want to say is---

12. 4) 期盼回信： （ 1 ） I look forward to your reply/letter/response. （ 3 ） I expect to hear from you very soon. （ 4 ） I hope to receive your reply/letter shortly.

13. Self-reflection Do you think you have learned a lot from the above steps ？ Compared with the possible version, what deficiency does your writing have ？ □ 1. 语言表达有错误 ( 汉语式英语 ) 。 □ 2. 要点描述混乱，层次不清晰。 □ 3. 固定结构掌握不准确。 □ 4. 标点符号使用不正确。 □ 5. 不能巧妙使用关联词。 □ 6. 高级词汇、句型使用少，句式单一。 □ 7. 有单词拼写错误，书写乱。