Writing名师教学视频（文字实录）

Period 3: Reading and writing Objectives

To learn to read emails and write replies

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Procedures

▇ Warming up by learning about what email is Hello, class. Do you send emails? What is it? E-mail (electronic mail) is the exchange of computer-stored messages by telecommunication. (Some publications spell it email; we prefer the currently more established spelling of e-mail.) E-mail messages are usually encoded in ASCII text. However, you can also send non-text files, such as graphic images and sound files, as attachments sent in binary streams. E-mail was one of the first uses of the Internet and is still the most popular use. A large percentage of the total traffic over the Internet is e-mail. E-mail can also be exchanged between online service provider users and in networks other than the Internet, both public and private.

E-mail can be distributed to lists of people as well as to individuals. A shared distribution list can be managed by using an e-mail reflector. Some mailing lists allow you to subscribe by sending a request to the mailing list administrator. A mailing list that is administered automatically is called a list server.

E-mail is one of the protocols included with the Transport Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite of protocols. A popular protocol for sending e-mail is Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and a popular protocol for receiving it is POP3. Both Netscape and Microsoft include an e-mail utility with their Web browsers.

▇Before you read Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. ▇While you read Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.

Hi! How are you? I hope/ you and your family/ are well. I have a favour/ to ask. Next week, I'm going to a reception/ at the Chinese Embassy/ here/ in London/ and I'm really

looking forward to

it. I'm going to meet some senior high school students/ and their teachers. The only problem/ is

that I'm not very good/ at small talk/ with people/ I don’t know – I’m always worried about saying the wrong thing/ or making people feel bored. I need

to know what I can talk about/

with the Chinese people/ that I meet. I wonder

if you would be kind enough/ to answer these questions. Here/ in England, there are

certain questions/ that you shouldn't really

ask

people/ that you don't know -- "How old are you?" for example, and "How much do you earn?" Are there any questions/ that you shouldn't ask people/ in China? What sort of things do Chinese teenagers like talking about? Sport? Music? Films? And what sort of things do they find boring? Politics? The weather? Looking forward to your reply. Alex ▇After you read Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them. have a favour to ask, go to a reception, at the Chinese Embassy, in London, look forward to…, meet some senior high school students, good at small talk with…, be worried about…, say the wrong thing, make people feel bored, be kind enough to answer the questions

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Writing a reply

Very nice to meet you again here.

I am happy to learn that next week, you’re going to a reception at the Chinese Embassy there in London. You say you’re going to meet some senior high school students and their teachers. That is very interesting.

The only problem is that some of the Chinese are not so good at English. Do be worried about saying the wrong thing or making them feel bored. They come to your country to learn and to share. You may just ask and answer any questions you like.

You may do some preparation by watching CCTV news so that you know what you can talk about with the Chinese people that you meet. I am sure they would be kind enough to answer your questions. Here in China, there are no questions that you couldn’t really ask people that you don't know. Chinese teenagers like talking about many things, such as sport, music and films. They even find politics and the weather interesting. Looking forward to meet you face to face here in China. ■

Learning about the tips of writing effective emails ■

Here are ten tips for writing effective emails. ＊

Write a meaningful subject line.

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Keep the message focused and readable.

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Avoid attachments.

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Identify yourself clearly.

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Be kind -- don't flame.

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Proofread.

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Don't assume privacy.

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Distinguish between formal and informal situations.

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Respond Promptly.

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Show Respect and Restraint.