写作专项提优
【话题分析】
本单元的写作话题是“动物朋友”，主要讨论常见动物和宠物。其写作命题形式主要是要求学生介绍一种动物，讲述自己与宠物的故事。
【范文赏析】
一、例题
宠物使我们的生活更美好。阳光中学的英语俱乐部正在举行“Animal friends”征文活动。假如你是英语俱乐部的一名成员，请你根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文介绍你的宠物。
1. What is your pet?
2. What does he/she look like?
3. What does he/she like doing?
4. How do you like him/her?
注意：1. 词数 90 左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；2. 文中应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯。
Pets are our good friends.
二、写作策略
本文要求学生按照四个写作提示介绍自己的一只宠物，学生首先要介绍宠物的物种、样貌、喜欢的活动，最后要表达自己对宠物的感情。根据“Animal friends”可知学生要选择自己喜爱的宠物，体现人与动物之间的友谊。
三、范文
... My pet is a cute dog named Coco. She is also my best friend.
开篇总领全文，引出宠物并强调友谊。
Coco is small and fluffy. She has a white coat that looks like soft cotton. Her big, bright eyes are like shiny black gems, always looking at me curiously. And her short tail waves happily whenever she sees me.
从整体形象到局部特点，全面描写狗狗的外貌。
Coco loves playing with balls the most. She will run around the yard,
chasing the ball excitedly. She also enjoys taking walks with me. When we are out, she sniffs everything along the way,
as if exploring a new world. Sometimes, she likes to lie beside me quietly,
listening to me talk or just taking a nap.
利用现在分词短语、状语从句，生动地展现狗狗的行为。
I really love my little dog Coco. I think she is the best pet in the world.
【写作积累】
一、话题词汇
1. 令人惊叹的(adj.)
amazing
2. 友好的(adj.)
friendly
3. 照顾
look after
4. 在某人身边
by one's side
二、佳句翻译
1. 我有一只名叫露西的宠物猫。
I have a pet cat named Lucy.
2. 有了我的宠物兔子，我从不感到孤独。
With my pet rabbit, I never feel lonely.
3. 它有着大大的脑袋、短短的腿和小小的圆圆的身体，看起来十分可爱。
With a big head, short legs and a small round body, it looks quite cute.
4. 动物和人类之间有着特殊的关系，我们应该尊重并关爱它们。
Animals and humans have a special relationship, and we should respect and care for them.
