英语写作-Personal-Letter

1Lecture61.Teachingtask:PersonalLetterwriting2.Teachingtargetandobject:(1)Enablethestudentstoknowthedifferencesbetweennotesandletters(3)Enablethestudentstowritedifferentkindsofpersonallettersmainlylettersofinvitationandreply;lettersofthanks;lettersofcongratulations;lettersofapologiesandexplanations;lettersofcondolenceandsympathy.(4)Enablestudentstoknowthecorrectformat,contentandthelanguageusedinpersonalletters3.Teachingfocus:(1)Thedifferencesbetweennotesandpersonalletters(2)Howtowritealetterofinvitationandreply(3)Howtowritealetterofthanks(4)Howtowritealetterofapologiesandexplanation(5)Howtowritealetterofcondolenceandsympathy4.Teachingmethod:freewriting--–commentary--–discussion---guidedwriting---commentary–-comparisonwiththesamples---summery5.Teachingprocedures:(1)Greeting(2)Letstudentsknowtheteachingtasks,targetandteachingfocus..(4)Theidiomsoftheday:lookforward;gettingtoknow;makeit;atyourdisposal;dropby;intheneighborhood(3)Explaintheidiomsofthedayandaskthestudentstousethemintheirownsentences.Lookforward:expect:e.g.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.Gettingtoknow:startingtoknow:e.g.Wearegettingtoknoweachother.Makeit:tocome:e.g.IamsorrybutJoeandIwon’tbeabletomakeittoyourbarbequethisweekend.ThankyoufortheinvitationandIhopewe’llbeabletomakeitforthenextgathering.Atyourdisposal:beavailable(formalbutagoodidiom):e.g.IfthereisanythingatallthatIcandotohelp,pleasedon’thesitatetogivemeacall.Iamatyourdisposal.Dropby:visitbutnotaccordingtoanappointment:e.g.YesterdayIdroppedbytoseeafriend.Intheneighborhood:e.g.Sometimeswecanmeetouracquaintancesinourneighborhood.(4)Thequotationoftheday:“Themanwhohasmadeuphismindtowinwillneversay“impossible”.(NapoleonBonaparte)(5)DiscusswiththeclassthepersonallettersDoyouoftenwriteletters?Forwhatpurposesdoyouoftenwriteletters?Doyouoftenwriteletterstopromotefriendship?(say,toinvitesomeone;tothanksomeone;tocongratulatesomeone;tomakeapologiesandexplanation;toexpresscondolenceandsympathy)2(6)Askthestudentstowriteapersonalletterofabout70-80wordstoanyonetheywanttoinanywaythinkappropriate.within10minutes.(7)Broadcasttwoorthreestudents’personalletterstotheclasssothatwecanmakedetailedcomments.(8)Showthestudentsasampleletterofthanks:TheMetallurgyDept.UniversityofLiverpoolLiverpoolLR56KIEngland15November,2004DearMr.Rallinen,ImustwriteandthankyouforyourkindnesstoyouonmyvisittotheTampellafactoryearlierthismonth.Iamverygratefulforthetimeyouspentansweringmyquestions,andthetroubleyouwentto,tomakemystayinTampellaasinterestingaspossible.IcanassureyouthosetwodayswerethehighlightofmytriptoFinland.Yoursverysincerely,GeorgeR.Finlay(9)Discusstheformat,thesemanticelements,thelanguageusedinapersonalletters:Theformatofapersonalletterisabitsimilarwithnotes.Everywell-constructedpersonalletterismadeupoffiveessentialparts:A.Theheading:youraddressandthedate(whereandwhen)B.Thesalutation:yourcomplimentarygreetings(towhom)C.Thebody:yourpurpose,informationaboutyourself(whatandwhy)D.Thecomplimentaryclose:yourcomplimentarygoodbyeE.Thesignature(who)Sothesemanticstructureofpersonallettershouldbeasfollows:Heading^salutation^body(purposeandinformation)^complimentaryclose^signatureHeading:Theheadingisthesender’saddressandthedateofwritingtheletter.Italwaysgoesinthetopright-handcorner.Startwritingaboutinthecentersothatthelongestlinereachesyourrightmargin.Notes:a.Theorderoftheaddressisasfollows:numberofhouse,nameofstreet,townofcity,area,country.Neverwriteyournameaboveyouraddress.b.Payspecialattentiontothepunctuationoftheaddress.Noticethatthereisacommaaftereachlineandafullstopafterthelastone.ThisstyleiscalledclosedpunctuationandisfavoredbymanyBritishpeople.However,modernpracticetendstoomitthepunctuationattheendofeachentry.ThisstyleiscalledopenpunctuationandisfavoredbymanyAmericanpeople.c.ThenamesofcitiesshouldbewrittenoutcompletelyexceptthoseabbreviatedformsareacceptedsuchasN.Y(NewYork)N.J.(NewJersey).d.Thenameofthecountrycanbeleftoutoftheaddresswhenyouarewriting3tosomeoneinyourowncountry.Andamongveryclosefriends,thewholeaddresscanbeleftout.e.Thedateshouldneverbeomitted.Itgoesimmediatelybelowtheaddressandneveraboveit.Thereisnoneedinalettertoafriendtoincludetheyearinthedate.Salutation:salutationofaletteristhecomplimentarygreetingtothepersontowhomtheletteriswritten.It’slikesayingHello.(Refertotheruleswementionedwhenwetalkedaboutnotewriting)TheBody:Alettercanbelongorveryshort.Itjustdepends.Youcanbeginyourletterbyreferringtoeithertoaletteryouhaverecentlyreceivedoraneventwhichhascausedyoutowrite.Thengettothepointandtellthereceiveryourpurposeofwritingthisletterandinformationaboutyourself.Contentisimportant.Toendwithaletter,weusuallyexpressourpolitewishesinordertoleaveafavorableimpressioninthereader’smind.TheComplimentaryclose:Thecomplimentarycloseofapersonallettershouldbewrittenbelowthebodyoftheletter,beginningaboutinthecenterofthepage.Onlythefirstletterofthefirstwordshouldbecapitalized,andthereshouldbeacommaattheend.(Refertothenotewriting)Thewordingvariesaccordingtothetypeofletterandaccordingtothedegreeoffriendshipandintimacywiththereceiver,buti