m6u3 Task道歉信

Unit3UnderstandingeachotherWritingalettertoexplainculturalmisunderstandingsTaskWhatcanyoudotohelpyouwhenyouneedtocompleteatextbylistening?Skillsbuilding1:completingatextWhatisthefirstthingweneedtodobeforelistening?Whyshouldwedothis?Weshouldreadthetextfirstsothatwewillknowthesubjectofthetext.Whatshouldwedonext?Trytoguesswhatthemissingwordsare.Sometimes,wecaninferthemissingwordsfromthecontext.Howcanwedecidewhatthemissingwordsprobablyare?Trytodecideifthemissingwordsarecontentwordsorgrammarwords.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterwehavefinishedcompletingatext?Readittoensurethatitmakessenseandcheckwhetherthereareanymistakesinit.Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddoafterwehavefinishedapassage?Proofreadittoensurethatitmakessenseandcheckwhetherthereareanymistakesinit,includinganyspellingmistakes.Beforelisteningtotheconversation,readthediaryinPartA.Trytoguesswhateachofthemissingwordsis.Step1:showingforeignvisitorsaroundgiftsbusinesscardscrowdedthreespaceunusualwouldn’tbeefListentotheconversationandcompletethediaryinPartA.Answers1.Whichtouristattractionsdidthetwostudentsshowthethreeforeignersaround?TheForbiddenCityandtheSummerPalace.Listentotheconversationagainandanswerthequestions.2.WhydidthewriterfeelstrangeaboutMr.Singh?Becausehelookedveryupsetwhenthewriterheldouthislefthandtoshakehandswithhim.3.WherewasMr.Singhfrom?4.WherewasMr.Takashifrom?5.WhothoughttheSummerPalacewasamazing?6.Whydidn’tMr.Hudsongetontheboat?HewasfromJapan.Mr.Dudson.HewasfromIndia.Becausehethoughtitwastoocrowded.ReadthearticleinamagazineinPartB.GobacktothediaryinPartAandpointoutwhatyouthinkmaybetaboos.Readthearticleagainandanswerthesequestions.1.WhatdosomepeoplefromIndianoteat?SomepeoplefromIndiadonoteatbeef.2.Whichhandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia?Thelefthandshouldn’tbeusedtoshakehandswithorgivethingstopeoplefromIndia.3.WhatshouldyoudowhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard?WhenaJapanesepersongivesyouabusinesscard,youshouldlookatthecardcarefullybeforeputtingitinyourpocket.Listentothetapeandfillintheblanks.1.PeoplefromtheUSAfeel_____________whenpeoplestandtooclosetothem.2.SouthAmericansliketogreetpeoplewitha_____.3.InJapan,giving______isveryimportant.4.Thegesture‘OK’intheUSAmeans“_____”inFrance.5.InJapan,thesamegesturemeans_________.uncomfortablegiftszeromoneyhugHowtoaskquestions?Skillsbuilding2:askingforinformationDoyouknow…?Couldyoupleasedtellmeif/whether…?Pleasetellmeif/whether…Whois…?Pleasetellmehis/hername.Howdid…?/Whydid…?When/Wheredid…?Canyoutellmethereasonwhy…?ReadthedirectionsonPage44.Makesomesentencesbyusingthecorrectquestionwords.ReadtheinstructionsinStep2.FormthesixquestionsandanswereachquestionaccordingtowhatyouhavereadonPage42andwhatyouhaveheardintherecording.Step2:askingaboutculturaldifferencesDoyourememberhowtowriteanEnglishletter?DoyouknowthedifferencesbetweenwritinginChineseandwritinglettersinEnglish?Skillsbuilding3:writingaletterofapologyWhenwritingaletterofapology,youneedtoincludethefollowing:•youraddress•thedate•anopening•thepurposeofthelettershouldbegiveninthefirstsentence.•anexplanation•anendingphrase(toapologizeagain)•yournameandsignatureDear______,①Iamtrulysorrythat______(道歉的原因).②Thereasonisthat______(介绍原因).③Onceagain,Iamsorryforanyinconveniencecaused.④Hopeyoucanacceptmyapologiesandunderstandmysituation.Yourssincerely,LiMingIamwritingthislettertoexpressmyregret…Iamwritingtoapologizefor…Iwouldliketogiveyoumyapologyfor…Iamverysorrytosaythat…Imustapologizeabout(not)doingsth.…Pleaseacceptmysincereapologyfor…Iamwritingtosaysorryfor…Iamterriblysorry,but…Atthestartofaletterofapology:Onceagain,Iamsorryforanyinconveniencecaused.Pleaseallowmetosaysorryagain.Hopeyoucanacceptmyapologiesandunderstandmysituation.Isincerelyhopethatyouwillbeabletothinkinmypositionandacceptmyapologies.IwanttoletyouknowhowregretfulIamfeelingnow.IamsorrythatIcan’t…andtrustthatyouwillbeabletounderstand.Attheendofaletterofapology:Step3:explainingmisunderstandingReviewthediaryentryandthearticleinStep1anddiscusswhatshouldbeincludedinaletterofapology.PossibleexampleDearMr.Singh,IamwritingtoapologizeforanymisunderstandingsthatoccurredwhenIshowedyouaroundBeijingtheotherday.Ifeltratherstrangewhenyouwouldnotshakehandswithme.Ididnotrealizethattherearesometaboosindifferentcountriesandcultures.Afterreadingamagazinearticle,IknowthatpeoplefromIndiadonotshakehandswiththeirlefthands.Ishouldnothaveheldoutmylefthandtoyou.AndIknowyoudonoteatbeefbecauseofyourreligion.Ifeelverysorryfornothavingknownthesetaboosearlier.Ihopeyoucanforgivemeforallthesemisunderstandings.Ihopeournextmeetingwillbehappier.Yourssincerely,Maggie