在参与命制“增城市2008届高中毕业班调研测试英语试题”时，我结合教学，参照2007年广东高考读写任务，遵循读写任务的命题原则和方法命题。我从星火英语网选取文章The Wooden Bowl（《木碗》），改编成读写任务的阅读短文，以“关爱老人”为话题，设计写作要点。
阅读短文，概括短文，围绕话题，结合要点，学生在写作中发表个人看法，完成任务型写作。读写任务侧重考查学生转述他人观点、提出自我观点、论证所提观点的思维能力，从而考查学生的阅读能力、概括能力、思辨能力和较高的语篇布局能力。
请看下面的读写任务命题示例。
1.短文选材
我从星火英语网选取文章The Wooden Bowl，加工成阅读短文。
读写任务：阅读下面短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
An old man went to live with his son，daughter-in-law，and four-year-old grandson.The family ate together at table，but his shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult.Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.When he grasped the glass，milk spilled on the tablecloth.The son and daughter-in-law became angry with the mess.The son said，“I've had enough of your spilled milk，noisy eating，and food on the floor.”So they set a small table in the corner.There Grandfather ate alone while they enjoyed dinner.
Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two，his food was served in a wooden bowl.When the family glanced in his direction，he sat alone with tears in his eyes.Still，the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food.The grandson watched silently.One evening，the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor，and asked the child sweetly，“What are you making？”The boy responded，“Oh，I am making a bowl for you and mum to eat your food in when I grow up.”He smiled and returned to work.