Unit 2 Task 2 Writing a letter back

Unit 2 Task 2 Writing a letter back home 板块：教学设计—课件

Stressing syllables & words Quiz 1: can you pronounce the following two ‘increase’s correctly? A. Oil increased in price. increased B. It had an increase of $10. increase

Quiz 2: Choose the correct meaning for the following 2 sentences. 1. Please sit down. A 2. Please sit down. B A. Showing anger. B. Simply asking the listener to sit down.

Introduction to word stress and sentence stress Summary: 1. In a word, at least one syllable is longer and louder than the other syllables. e. g. photograph, photographer. 2. In a sentence we usually stress the most important information. e. g. I went to the shop to buy apples.

Practice: read the sentences correctly. 1. The weather is good enough for a picnic today. 2. I’d like to attend the meeting this afternoon, but I’m very busy. 3. This is his book, not her book. 4. This is Tom, and this is Jim.

Asking about the crown jewels What do you wish to know about the crown jewels? Ask at least one question which is different from others.

Pair work: oral practice Talk about the crown jewels according to the instructions. Start like this: —Excuse me, sir. I’m very interested in the crown jewels. Could you spare me a few minutes? —Sure, go ahead. …

Performance time! • Now let’s have some volunteers to perform the dialogue. Please pay special attention to the word stress and sentence stress!

Writing informally about a formal topic Mini-discussion: 1. Your choice: an e-mail or a traditional letter? Why? 2. How do we write on the envelope and what is included on a letter sheet?

One possible example STAMP Mr. Robert Smith 6417 Birdeye Street. New york, AC 94704 U. S. A.

Dear Robert, Greeting (Content of the letter) Yours sincerely, Chris Body Closing Name of the writer

How can we write informally about a formal topic? Read the instruction on Skills building 3 and answer the question above. 1. Some common sentence patterns. 2. Some adjectives e. g. boring, interesting… 3. Some adverbs, e. g. quite, fairly…

Practice: express the sentence informally. • The fact is that the Tower of London has served different functions in history, such as the king’s palace, prison, and even a safe. • I thought it was really surprising that the Tower of London has served such functions as prison and safe. That is really unbelievable.

Mini-discussion Which information on the Tower of London do you think is worth telling? 1. The tower is a complex of buildings. 2. It functioned as a prison, a zoo & a safe. 3. Some famous events happened there. 4. Crown jewels are real, but are nearly stolen. …

Write the information informally into a paragraph. Start like this: I thought the tower was only a single building. However, …

Homework • Write a letter to your parents on your visit in London about the tower, using the informal style of writing. Revise your writing with your partner. • Start like this: Dear Mum and Dad, Hello from London! I have just been to the Tower of London and I want to tell you all about it…