Continuation Writing
读后续写
Last Saturday, Li Hua went to a party by bus, but
it was not smooth.
What happened on his way to the party?
Last Saturday, Li Hua went to a party by bus.
He ______ a little late and after breakfast, he
_____ to the bus stop near his home. However, he
________more than 15 minutes in a(n) _______
mood. To his ______, the bus came. He _______
the bus with other passengers. A few minutes later,
halfway, the bus suddenly ___________,which
made him very_____. All the passengers were
told to wait for ______ bus which would go to
pick them up. Finally, he was _____ to ______
the party at the lunch time, almost an hour later
than expected.
got up
came
waited for anxious
delight got on
broke down
upset
reachlucky
another
1. The Meredith family lived in a small community. As the
economy was in decline, some people in the town had lost their
jobs. ...
2. Mrs.Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman. ...
3. One morning she told her children about a family she had
visited the day before. ...
4. “I wish you could see him, ” she said to her own children,
John, Harry, and Clara. ...
5. After their mother left the room, the children sat thinking
about Bernard. ...
6. “So do I, ” said Harry. “We really should do something to
assist them.”...
7. For some moments, John said nothing, but, suddenly, he
sprang to his feet and cried, “I have a great idea! I have a solution
that we can all help accomplish(完成).” ...
8. The other children also jumped up all attention. ...
Task1 Read for the main idea
Who →
When →
Where →
What →
Why →
How →
Mrs. Meredith, John, Harry, Clara, Bernard
One morning / The economy was in decline
A small community
Help Bernard earn some money
His father was sick;his mother took care of
him and couldn’t go to work
Make popcorn and sell it
Task1 Read for the main idea
Main idea: Mrs. Meredith and her children
wanted to help Bernard to earn money by
making popcorn and selling it.
Para.1 When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s idea,
she thought it was a good one, too.
Para.2 With everything ready, Bernard went out
on his new business.
➽Mrs. Meredith would encourage the children.
➽Bernard started to sell the popcorn.
➽The children would get everything ready for
making popcorn.
Task2 Predict the possible plots in each paragraph.
➽The popcorn sold out.
Para.1 When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s idea,
she thought it was a good one, too.
➽Mrs. Meredith would encourage the children.
➽The children would get everything ready for
making popcorn.
Mrs.
Meredith
supported
advised
the
children
Clara:
John:
Harry:
prepared the oven
bought paperbags
packed the popcorn
1. What would Mrs. Meredith say?
2. What did the children doto get everything ready?
3. How was the popcorn they made?
Para.2 With everything ready, Bernard went out
on his new business.
➽Bernard started to sell the popcorn.
➽The popcorn sold out.
Bernard
How:
Result:
sold by yelling
people bought;sold out;
earned some money
Add some details reasonably
Thinking: How to make your story vivid(生动)?
1
2
3
at present, and then, after a while, at the same time,
in addition, moreover, immediately, ...
actions: get close to, reply, achieve, burst into laughter
feelings: delighted,disappointed, depressed, feel regretful...
surroundings: rainy, cloudy, freezing cold, the extreme weather,
the beautiful sky
with复合结构,V-ing做状语/定语,强调句,it的
句式...
Use different sentence structures
Use linking words effectively
Let’s start to write Para.1.
When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s idea,
she thought it was a good one, too. _________
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Exchange your writing with
your deskmate. Appreciate your
classmates’ articles , learn from
each other and polish your writing.
1. The content should be coherent.
2. The story content must be positive.
3. You should be imaginative.
4. Add more details.
5. Use vivid and proper words and
sentence patterns.
Self-evaluation
Para.1 When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s
idea, she thought it was a good one, too. She
nodded with a smile and encouraged the children,
“Let’s get started!” Immediately, Clara volunteered
to get the big box of corn(玉米) and prepared the
oven to make popcorn. At the same time, John, the
smart boy, went to purchase some paper bags .
Harry ran to Bernard’s home to invite him. Not
surpringly, Bernard was amazed at this great project
and couldn’t wait to come.To their delight, the
popcorn they made looked great and tasted
delicious. Finally, They packed the sweet popcorns
in the paperbags together. Laughter and happiness
filled this house.
Para.1 When Mrs. Meredith heard of John’s
idea, she thought it was a good one, too. She
nodded with a smile and encouraged the children,
“Let’s get started!” Immediately, Clara volunteered
to get the big box of corn(玉米) and prepared the
oven to make popcorn. At the same time, John, the
smart boy, went to purchase some paper bags .
Harry ran to Bernard’s home to invite him. Not
surpringly, Bernard was amazed at this great project
and couldn’t wait to come.To their delight, the
popcorn they made looked great and tasted
delicious. Finally, They packed the sweet popcorns
in the paperbags together. Laughter and happiness
filled this house.
Para.1
smile, encourage, corn, prepare, oven,
make, popcorn, purchase, paperbags, run,
invite, amazed, delight, delicious, pack,
laughter, happiness
1. The steps for writing a continuation.
Step1 Read→ Step2 Predict→ Step3 Write
2. How to read for the main idea.
3. How to predict the possible plots.
4. How to write vividly.
Summary
Finish the second part of the writing after
class.
Homework
Thank you