和平网友计划

It's always exciting to receive a letter in the mail. Even today， when the world is digi⁃tally connected， receiving an actual letter in your mailbox from a distant land is a great wayfor you to make new friends.

The Peaceful Online Friends Project is a beautiful initiative that blends together glob⁃al connections and self⁃expression. The project is part of the non⁃profit organization Kids forPeace， founded by Jill McManigal and Danielle Gram in California in 2006. It is open to all children， whose ages range between 2 and 17.To date， there are 1，500 children from 17countries participating in the program accord⁃ing to the organization. Currently， all lettersare written in English.

When children sign up， they can selectif they would rather be matched with a USA peaceful online friend or an international one.Each child is then assigned a pen pal of a similar age. This immediately establishes a pointof connection for the children and facilitates a stronger bond. If the letter writers are in thesame grade， they can chat about schools， their teachers， and what they are studying. Theycan also compare and contrast what different states or countries learn about whether social⁃ly or academically. Children may also be more likely to write about the issues they are hav⁃ing if they feel like they are speaking to a peer in a similar situation.

Although online friends may live in different countries， they may also find commonground. This gives the writer an opportunity to express and receive advice or feedback fromthe pen pal.“Hearing first⁃hand stories from an international pen pal can encourage teensto take someone elses perspective and to think outside of themselves，”writes RebeccaFraser⁃Thill in Very Well Family.“Having a foreign pen pal can also encourage interest ingeography， history and culture.”

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text⁃centered chunks

digitally connected 数字化连接

from a distant land 来自一个遥远的国度

blend together global connections and self⁃expression 融合国际联系与自我表达

be founded by 由……建立

to date 迄今为止

participate in the program 参与这个项目

sign up 报名

be matched with 与……配对

establish a point of connection 建立一个连接点

facilitate a stronger bond 促进更紧密的联系

compare and contrast 比较和对照

whether socially or academically 无论是在社会上还是在学术上

a peer in a similar situation 在相似处境下的同龄人

common ground 共同点

take someone elses perspective 从别人的角度看问题

encourage interest in geography， history and culture 激发对地理、历史和文化的兴趣

Ⅱ. Text⁃centered sentences

1. 动名词作主语

Even today， when the world is digitally connected， receiving an actual letter in yourmailbox from a distant land is a great way for you to make new friends. 即使在今天，当世界被数字化相连，从你的邮箱里收到一封来自一个遥远国度的真实信件对你来说也是一种结交新朋友的好方法。

【点石成金】该句用了一个when引导的时间状语从句，主语是receiving an actualletter in your mailbox from a distant land。

【运用迁移】当社交媒体占据了我们的闲暇时光，给在地球另一端的同龄人写一封真正的信也许能拓展我们所看到的真实世界。

2. 让步状语从句

Although online friends may live in different countries， they may also find commonground. 尽管网友可能生活在不同的国家，但他们也可能会找到共同点。

【点石成金】Although引导让步状语从句，强调主句内容。在该句型中，主句不可以加but，这是一个易错点。这句话中使用了情态动词may，意为“可能”，提高了语言的准确性。

【运用迁移】尽管我们的文化背景可能各不相同，但相似的年龄和年级使我们能互相倾吐心声。

Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李华，你校英语社团社长，请你代表社团写公开信，邀请全体同学积极参与和平网友计划（Peaceful Online Friends Project）。内容包括：

1. 介绍和平网友计划；

2. 和平网友计划给你带来的体验和收获；

3. 报名方式及截止日期。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 至少需要使用一个本文中解析过的句式；

4. 注意段落内的逻辑关系。

Dear fellow students，

I am Li Hua， president of the English Club.______________________-

Yours，

Li Hua

写作导引

本次写作任务是写一封邀请信，要求学生代表英语社团向全校学生简单、清晰地介绍和平网友计划；发表个人观点和感受，并邀请大家积极参与；要求使用动名词作主语和让步状语从句。这些写作要点和要求与所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。我们可以通过整合同主题阅读材料的内容和语言，梳理写作思路和积累素材。

一、语篇解码

（一）主题归纳

What is the text mainly about？

（二）结构梳理与内容分析

Fill in each blank with only one word according to the text.

二、素材积累

本文是基于同一主题的阅读和写作，我们通过模仿学习运用阅读中的语言表达，如词块和句型，积累写作的语言素材。

（一）活动的背景、原因或目的

1. Writing a letter to a foreign pen pal is a great way to broaden our horizons and im⁃prove our English. 给外国笔友写信是拓宽我们的视野和提高英语水平的好方法。

2. It offers us an opportunity to express ourselves and receive advice or feedback from peers. 它为我们提供了一个表达我们自己和从同龄人那里获得建议或反馈的机会。

3. With global perspectives， our interests in geography， history， culture will be ignited.放眼全球，我们对地理、历史、文化的兴趣将被点燃。

（二）活动的具体内容及意义

1. The activity starts from today and all the letters are due to be sent out next month.活动从今天开始，所有的信都将在下个月寄出。

2. It is suggested that we talk about school life， sharing the common ground and the differences without offense. 有人建议我们谈谈学校生活，在不冒犯他人的情况下分享共同点和不同点。

3. Not only can we improve our language ability， but also it could broaden our social networks. 它不仅可以提高我们的语言能力，而且还可以扩大我们社交网络的范围。