【写作导引】
本单元的话题是“手工的乐趣”。此类话题常见的写作角度涉及：①描述一次自己做手工的经历；②描述身边人喜欢的手工；③根据所给提示描述制作某个手工的过程。写此类文章时应用一般现在时或一般过去时，描述自己时用第一人称，描述他人时用第三人称。
【写作任务】
近几年DIY日益流行，许多学生也参与到各种DIY活动中。请你向英语报“我的DIY故事”大赛报名投稿，介绍你自己的DIY经历及看法。
短文中须包含以下几个方面的内容：
1. Introduce yourself. 2. Introduce your DIY story.
3. State your opinion (观点) on DIY.
要求：1. 词数90左右；2. 短文须包括所有要点，可适当发挥，使全文连贯、通顺。
Dear sir,
Let me introduce myself and my DIY story.

I hope you will like it.
Best wishes.
A DIY lover

Dear sir,
Let me introduce myself and my DIY story.
I am a girl in Grade Eight. I am tall and slim. I like cooking and drawing. I also like doing DIY very much.
I often do DIY jobs when I am free. DIY makes me happy. Last week, I put in a light by myself. At first, I didn’t know how to do it. Then I searched the Internet for instructions. When I finally made it, I couldn’t stop laughing and shouting.
DIY makes our life more colourful. By doing DIY, I find myself very useful in life.

【分析】首先明确写作任务：需完成英语书信，包含自我介绍、DIY经历、对DIY的看法三个核心要点，词数约90，使用第一人称，结合一般现在时（介绍自我、观点）和一般过去时（讲述经历）。解题步骤：1. 补充自我介绍，说明身份、外貌、爱好；2. 选取具体DIY事例（如装灯），简述过程（遇问题→解决→成功感受）；3. 表达对DIY的观点，点明其意义，确保内容连贯、要点齐全。
【解析】按照要求的要点，用规范英语表达完成：先介绍自我（身份、外貌、爱好），再讲述DIY经历（上周装灯的过程），最后阐述对DIY的看法，保证时态正确、内容通顺。
【答案】Dear sir,
Let me introduce myself and my DIY story.
I am a girl in Grade Eight. I am tall and slim. I like cooking and drawing. I also like doing DIY very much.
I often do DIY jobs when I am free. DIY makes me happy. Last week, I put in a light by myself. At first, I didn’t know how to do it. Then I searched the Internet for instructions. When I finally made it, I couldn’t stop laughing and shouting.
DIY makes our life more colourful. By doing DIY, I find myself very useful in life.
I hope you will like it.
Best wishes.
A DIY lover
【知识点】英语书信写作、一般现在时与一般过去时的运用、DIY话题表达
【点评】本文紧扣“我的DIY故事”主题，涵盖所有要求要点，时态使用准确，内容具体有细节，语言通顺连贯，符合参赛投稿的要求，是一篇合格的参赛短文。
【难度系数】0.5

跟踪演练
[2024连云港中考]假如你是李华，你的交换生朋友Kevin很喜欢你亲手做的小礼物，他来信询问制作过程，请你给他回信。
要点：1. 你送的礼物是什么；2. 你送此礼物的原因；3. 制作的方法或过程。
要求：词数90左右（信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。
Dear Kevin,
I am glad that you like the small gift I made by myself.


Yours,
Li Hua

写作提优练
范文:
Dear Kevin,
I am glad that you like the small gift I made by myself.
As the Dragon Boat Festival was coming, I decided to make a xiangbao for you. People in China, especially children wear it at the festival. We believe it can bring us good luck.
To make it, I prepared some string and a small bag that looks like a rice dumpling. I also collected some leaves of a special plant called aicao. Then, I put aicao into the bag and tied it with the string.
Next time you come to China, I'll show you how to make it.
Yours,
Li Hua

【分析】
本题为英语书信写作题，要求给交换生Kevin回信，需完成三个核心任务：说明所送礼物、解释送礼原因、介绍礼物制作过程。写作时要注意语气亲切自然，符合李华的身份，紧扣题目要点，词数控制在90左右，开头和结尾已给出，只需补充中间内容即可。
【解析】
1. 明确礼物：选择具有中国特色的香包（xiangbao），点明送礼原因：端午节将至，中国有在节日佩戴香包的习俗，寓意带来好运；
2. 介绍制作过程：分步骤说明：准备线、粽子形状的小袋、艾草，将艾草装入袋中，用线系好；
3. 补充邀请：结尾添加邀请Kevin下次来中国时学习制作香包的内容，贴合语境，确保所有要点覆盖，语言准确流畅。
【答案】
Dear Kevin,
I am glad that you like the small gift I made by myself.
As the Dragon Boat Festival was coming, I decided to make a xiangbao for you. People in China, especially children wear it at the festival. We believe it can bring us good luck.
To make it, I prepared some string and a small bag that looks like a rice dumpling. I also collected some leaves of a special plant called aicao. Then, I put aicao into the bag and tied it with the string.
Next time you come to China, I'll show you how to make it.
Yours,
Li Hua
【知识点】
英语书信写作、话题作文、要点式写作
【点评】
范文紧扣题目要求，完整覆盖所有要点，书信格式正确，语言简洁得体，融入中国传统文化元素，符合给外国朋友回信的语境，词数达标，是一篇符合中考要求的优秀范文。
【难度系数】
0.6