Task(2): Writing a letter to explain cultural misunderstandings: Skills building 3优秀获奖教案

Writing a letter of apology Teaching aims: The students are expected to know the basic skills of writing a letter of apology. Teaching important and difficult points: The strategy of writing a proper letter of apology. The useful expressions and sentence patterns used in letters of apology. Teaching methods: Appreciation; induction; practice; discussion;writing Teaching aids: Multimedia Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead in

The students are expected to read the following passage and fill in the blanks according to the context.Get some individual students to report their answers to the class. Dear Sir/Madam,

I am 1

(terrible) sorry to tell you that I have lost the book I

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(borrow) from your library last week. The name of the book is Adventurers in Deserts. I read it every evening and intended to finish it next week,

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unfortunately yesterday when I 4

(come) back to my room, it was nowhere 5

(find). I promise to pay for the 6

(lose) of the book. I know money cannot cover the loss and I am 7

(blame). I will go to your place 8

Thursday afternoon to talk over the compensation(赔偿) for the 9

(miss) book.

I apologize again for any inconvenience or trouble 10

(cause) by my carelessness. I promise that such things will never happen again. Yours sincerely, Li Ming Keys: 1.terribly

2.borrowed

3. but

4. came

5. to be found 6. Loss

7. to blame

8. on

9. missing

10. caused

Step 2 Appreciation Get the class to read aloud the following letter. Dear Professor Smith, I am awfully sorry to tell you that I did not complete the task you designated(指定，指派) last week, due to a sudden illness falling upon me these days. For the last 1

week, I have been in a hospital with a continuous fever, which prevented me from any activity. To make up my fault, could you please extend my deadline to next Friday? If so, I promise I will finish the task and send my report to you via email. I do apologize again for any inconvenience it might bring to you, and hope you could accept my apology. Sincerely yours,

Li

Hua Ask the students: What does each writer apologize for? The first letter: He apologized for losing the book. The second letter: He apologized for not being able to complete the task.

Step 3 Discussion The students discuss the question in groups: In order to write a good letter of apology, what should we pay special attention to? Suggested answers: To have a sincere attitude; To offer an reasonable explanation; To offer some acceptable remedial measures...

Ask the students to work in small groups and try to figure out the outline of a letter of apology: 1.

State your purpose 2.

Give an explanation 3.

Offer some remedial measures and apologize again

Get the students to think about useful expressions and sentence patterns and share them with others. Useful expressions and sentence patterns: 1.因为某事向某人道歉

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2. 向某人说对不起

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3. 请求你的原谅

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4. 原谅某人(某事)

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5. 接受我诚挚的道歉

______________________________________ 6. 并非有意做某事

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7. 弥补

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8. 给你带来不便/ 麻烦

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9. 应当受到责备

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10. 承担责任

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apologize to sb for sth

make an apology to sb for sth 2.

say sorry to sb 3.

beg for your forgiveness 4.

forgive sb for sth 5.

accept mu sincere apology 6.

didn’t mean to do .../ have no intention to do... 7.

make up for 8.

cause any inconvenience/trouble 9.

be to blame for sth 10.

take the responsibility for...

Some sentence patterns : 开头:

我写这封信是因……向你致歉。

1) I am writing to apologize for …

/ 2) I am writing to say sorry for…

3) I would like to express my deepest /apology/ regret for not being able to…

4)I’m terribly sorry to tell you that…

解释：

The reason why…

is that…

That’s why…

补救措施：

Would you mind if I suggest…

To compensate you for…

In order to make up for my fault, …

结尾：

请接受我真诚的道歉。

1)

I really hope that you can accept my sincere apology.

2) I’m really sorry and I am begging for your forgiveness.

3) Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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Step 4 Practice Get the students to practice writing a letter of apology according to the situation. 假定你是李华，你的外籍老师Mr. Evans要求你们明天下午去听一个英国历史的讲座。你因故不能参加。请你写一封信向Mr. Evans道歉并说明情況。要点如下: 1．表示歉意。

2．理由：父亲去北京出差, 母亲生病住院需要人照顾。

3．询问：是否有录音，以便补听讲座。

注意：1．词数100左右。2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3．开头语和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Mr. Evans, __________________________________________________________

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__________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua

After the students finish writing their letters, share some of their works with the whole class. Make some comments on their writing. Possible version: Dear Mr. Evans, I am indeed sorry to tell you that I won't be able to attend the lecture on English history tomorrow afternoon. My mother suddenly fell ill and was taken to hospital last night and my father is on a business trip to Beijing now. I am afraid that I will have to take care of her these days. However, I am actually very interested in English society and history. I wonder if it is possible for the talk to be recorded, and if so, could I borrow the tape? It would mean a great deal to me to listen to the tape and learn what is covered in the talk. Please allow me to say sorry again. I would appreciate it very much if you could allow me to ask for a leave of absence. Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

Assignment 1.The students are supposed to polish their writing and share it with their classmates. 2.

The students memorize the useful expressions and sentence patterns. 4