4. How can we be a member of the Society?

5. You should finish the following tasks if you want to be a member of the Birdwatching Society.

6. You want to join the Birdwatching Society. Here is an application form. Complete it with your own information. A n. 申请

7. Name:_________ Date of birth: _______ Address: ___________________________ Telephone number: __________________ Email: _____________________________ School: __________ Grade: ___________ Favorite subject(s): __________________ Interests and hobbies: _________________ Activities to protect wildlife: ___________ Free time:___________________________ n. 地址

8. Name:_________ Date of birth: _______ Address: ___________________________ ___________________________ Telephone number: __________________ Email: _____________________________ School: _________________________ Grade: ___________ Favourite subject(s): ____________________________________ Mary 12th May 406, Building 5, Park House, 57 Sunshine Street, Beijing 010—5556 7842 mary@studentslife.com Sunshine Middle School 8 Geography

9. Interests and hobbies: ____________________________________ Activities to protect wildlife: _______________________________ Free time: ___________________________________ ________________ travelling to different places and learning about different birds and animals look after a baby giant panda every Friday from 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm and on Saturdays

10. Listen to Amy’s application letter on P79 and answer the question. 1. Why does Amy write the letter? Because she would like to join the Birdwatching Society. 2. What is Amy’s favourite subject? Biology. B

11. 3. When can Amy take part in the activities? From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays. 4. How can we contact Amy? We can give her a call or email her.

12. Name:_________ Telephone number: __________________ Email: _____________________________ School: _________________________ Grade: ___________ Favourite subject(s): ____________________________________ Amy 010—5558 6390 amy@sunshine.com Sunshine Middle School 8 Biology

13. Interests and hobbies: ____________________________________ Free time: ___________________________________ Learning about different kinds of plants, Birds and animals Enjoy natural world from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays

14. Match the the main idea with each paragraph. Show the purpose( 目的 ) of writing this letter. The reasons( 原因 ) to join the club. Contact( 联系 ) ways. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Self-introduction.

15. 1. introduce myself 介绍我自己 2. be interested in 对 …… 感兴趣 3. learn about 学习 4. different kinds of plants 各种各样的植物 5. become a member of 成为 …… 的一员

16. 6. natural world 自然界 7. take part in 参加 8. know more about 更了解 …… 9. call sb. on + (phone number) 拨打 ( 电话号码 ) 找某人 10. email sb. at +(email address) 按照 ( 邮件地址 ) 发邮件给某人

17. 11. I think it is important for me to do something to protect them. It is + adj. + for sb. to do sth. 表示对某人来说做某事怎么样 e.g. 对我来说, 解决这道数学题很容易。 It’s easy for me to work out the math problem. 孩子们在那条河里游泳是危险的。 It is dangerous for children to swim in that river.

18. You also want to join the Birdwatching Society. Write your own application letter. Use Amy’s letter as a modal. C

19. 在构思这封信时, 你可以从以下几个方面 入手： 1) 确定申请信的格式； 2) 说明自己的写信意图； 3) 简单介绍一下自己的情况，包括年 级、兴趣、爱好等； 4) 说明自己要加入这个俱乐部的原因； 5) 交代清楚自己的联系方式。

20. I am a student at... and I am in Grade... My favourite subject(s) is/are... I am very interested in... I would like to be a member of/join... I think it is important for me to... I can take part in activities from...to...on… I will be very happy if I can become a member of... You can call me on... or email me at...

21. Mary’s application letter Dear Chairperson, I would like to join the Birdwatching Society. First, let me introduce myself. I am a Grade 8 student at Sunshine Middle School. My favourite subject is Geography. I am very interested in travelling to different places and learning about different birds and animals.

22. I would like to be a member of the birdwatching Society and look after a baby giant panda. I think it is important to protect different birds and animals. I can take part in activities every Friday from 3.30p.m. to 6p.m. and on Saturdays. I will be happy if I can become a member of the Birdwatching Society. You can call me on 010-5556 7842 or email me at mary@studentslife.com Yours sincerely, Mary