Week-3-writing-class-(letter)(teaching)

Week3:HowtoWriteEnquiryLettersPresentedby:LiXiaoliBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversityUnderstandingFeedbacksSillymistakesIunderstandPleaseexplainCommonMistakes1There’remanyinterestsplaceinthesefourcities.There’remanyplacesofinterestinthesefourcities.(scenicspot/touristattractions)2Ithinkyou’llcost$2000ifyoustayinChinaforonemonth.Ithinkyou’llspend$2000ifyoustayinChinaforonemonth.3Manyplacesaredeservedtogo.Manycitiesdeserveavisit./Manycitiesdeservetobevisited.4Suchas,youcan’torderporkinaMuslimrestaurant.Forexample,youcan’torderporkinaMuslimrestaurant.5BecausethesouthofChinaiswarmerandmorehumid.IsuggestyougotothesouthofChinabecausethesouthiswarmerandmorehumid.6…somethingaboutChineseculture,suchassocialcustoms,Chineselanguage,etal.…somethingaboutChineseculture,suchasthesocialcustoms,language,etc.MoreCommonMistakes1YoushouldnotmissHangzhou,Guilin,Chengdu,thesecitiesarebeautiful.Youshouldn’tmissHangzhou,Guilin,Chengduwhichareverybeautifulcities.2Chinesepeopleisveryfriendlytoforeignvisitors.Chinesepeopleareveryfriendlytoforeignvisitors.3Hopeyouagoodtrip.Hopeyou’llhaveagoodtrip./Wishyouagoodtrip.4…placesliketheforbiddencity,thegreatwall……placesliketheForbiddenCity,theGreatWall…5Ilookforwardtoseeyousoon.Ilookforwardtoseeingyousoon.6Yours,LilyYours,LilyCommentsontheFirstWritingAssignment:Thelettershouldbeinaletterformatwhichisrequiredtoincludedate,salutation,body,complimentarycloseandsignatureinourfinalexam.Thedateshouldbeplacedattheverybeginningofaletterinsteadofattheend.Youaresupposedtoknowafriend’sname,so“Dearfriend”isnotappropriateinsalutation.Informallettersaresenttothepeopleyouknowwell(friends,relatives,etc.).Theyarewritteninaninformalstylewithachatty,personaltone.a.)aninformalgreeting(DearKen…)b.)anintroductioninwhichyouwriteyouropeningremarks(i.e.askingaboutyourfriend’shealth,etc.)andmentionyourreasonforwriting(e.g.Hi!Howareyou?IthoughtI’dwriteandletyouknowthat…)c.)amainbodyinwhichyouwritethemainsubjectoftheletterindetail,startinganewparagraphforeachtopic.d.)aconclusioninwhichyouwritetheclosingremarks(e.g.That’sallmynewsfornow.Writebacksoon…)e.)aninformalending(e.g.Lotsoflove…+yourfirstname)Openingremarksa.)questions/wishesaboutrecentevents,theperson’shealth,etc.b.)athankyoutothepersonfortheirlastletter,commentsabouttheirnewsc.)anapologyforadelayinwriting/replyingd.)thereasonwhyyouarewritingClosingremarkse.)thereasonwhyyoumustendtheletterf.)greetingstotheperson’sfamily/friendsg.)wishes,apromise(e.g.towriteagainsoon),aninvitation,etch.)arequesttothepersontoreplysoon.AFollow-upExercise:Matchsentences(1-8)topoints(a-h)intheboxabove.1.__Hello---Howareyou?Ihopeyou’refeelingbetter.2.__Iwassorrytohearthatyouaren’tgoingto…3.__I’llwriteassoonasIcanandletyouknowabout…4.__Pleasewritesoonandtellmeallyournews.5.__Well,that’sallmynews.I’dbetterendnow,because…6.__ThereasonI’mwritingistoaskyouif…7.__Givemybestwishestoyourparents.8.__SorryI’vetakensolongtoputpentopaper,but…InformalstyleEverydayvocabulary:(e.g.Ihadagreattime.)Colloquialexpressions/idioms:(e.g.Dropmealine.)Phrasalverbs:(e.g.geton,gothrough)Shortforms:(e.g.can’t,don’t,I’m,I’ll)AFollow-upExercise:Whichofthefollowingsentencesarewrittenininformalstyle?1.I’mwritingtoseehowyou’regettingoninyournewflat.2.Ilookforwardtoreceivingapromptreply.3.Giveyoursisterabighugfromme.4.What’reyouuptothissummer?5.We’rehavingafantastictimehereatthecamp.6.Woulditbepossibleforyoutoattendtheclub’sannualmeetingnextmonth?7.You’dneverbelievehowwellI’vebeengettingonatschool.Continuewiththecomments:Yourreplyneedstocoverallthethreequestionsasked,otherwise,thewritingtaskisnotfinishedsuccessfully.Someusefulwords:recommendsthforsb,recommend/suggestthat…,vacation,travelagency,apackagetour,aself-helptour,scenicspot,touristattractions,scenery,dosightseeing,travelingexpenses,transportationfare,accommodation,boardandlodging,admissionfees,socialcustoms,tablemanners,dietaryhabits,givetips,differentgestures…Sometouristattractions:theForbiddenCity,theGreatWall,theSummerPalace,theOldSummerPalace,theTempleofHeaven…theBird’sNest,theWaterCube,theOlympicvenues,thenewCCTVbuilding,theNationalCenterforPerformingArts,theTerracottaWarriorsandHorses,theWildGoosePagoda,theShaolinTemple,theWestLake,HuangheTower,WolongNatureReserve……Usefulexpressionsformakingsuggestions:Ithinkyoushould…Perhapsyoucould…Whatdoyouthinkabout…?Whatabout…?Howdoyoufeelabout…?Howabout…?Whydon’tyou…?Haveyouthoughtabout…?ContinuewithUsefulexpressionsformakingsuggestions:Wouldyoulikemeto…?Wouldyouliketo…?IfIwereinyourposition,I’d/Iwouldn’t…Itwould/mightbeagoodideato…Ithinkthebestthingwouldbeto…Ifeelyourbestcourseofactionwouldbe…Iwouldliketoofferoneortwosuggestionsconcerning…Iwouldstronglysuggest/recommend…ContinuewithUsefulexpressionsformakingsuggestions:Result:Thiswouldmeanthat…Then,/Thatway,…Ifyoudothis,youwould…sothatyoucould…Closingremarks:Ihopethatmyadvicehelps.Ihopethatthingsgetbetter.Let’shopethateverythingturnsoutallright.Letmeknowwhathappens.AFollow-upExercise:Matchtheadvicei