Unit1LifeChoicesAPersonalEmailjuniorformalinformaladaptadapttosth.gymmomentatthemomentpresentationadj.

低年級的adj.

正式的，官方的adj.

非正式的vi.

（使）適應(yīng)適應(yīng)某事n.

體育館，健身房n.

某一時刻此刻，目前，眼下n.

報告；陳述，說明slideforwardlookforwardto(doing)sth.期待，盼望n.幻燈片adv.

向前；進(jìn)展Areyoustillintouchwithyourjuniorsecondaryschoolclassmates?Youaregoingtowriteanemailtooneofyourfriends/ajuniorsecondaryschoolclassmateaboutyournewschoollife.Askandanswerthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.1)Whoareyougoingtowriteto?2)Whatdoyouwanttotellhim/her?3)Whatdoyouwanttoknowfromhim/her?WangYinghaswrittenanemail.Predictwhatyouwillreadabout.1)Doyouthinktheemailwillbeformalorinformal?2)Howwillyoubeabletotell?3)Whattopicsmightbementioned?Readtheemail.Answerthequestions.1)WhoisFangLan?Why

isWangYingwritingtoher?Anoldfriendinjuniorsecondaryschool.WangYingwrotetoherbecauseFangLanwrotetotellherabouthernewschoollife.2)HowdoesWangYingfeelabouthernewschool?

Sheloveshernewseniorsecondaryschool.“Ilikethe‘newme’”.3)Howisherlifeinseniorsecondaryschooldifferentfrom

juniorsecondaryschool?Theydon’thaveafixedclassroom.Theyhavemanydifferentclubsafterclass.4)WhydoesWangYinghavetofinishtheemail?She’sgotapresentationtomorrowandsheneedstofinishherslides.Labeltheelementsontheleftoftheemail.a.endingandwishesb.greetingc.subjectlined.reasontofinishwritinge.questionsabouttheotherpersonf.informationaboutone’sownlifeg.signatureReadingforstructurec.SubjectlineSubject:Hellofromanoldfriendb.Greetinge.Questionsabouttheotherpersonf.Informationaboutone’sownlifed.Reasontofinishwritinga.Endingandwishesg.SignatureReadingforStyleReadtheemailagaintofigureout:

Istheemailformalorinformal?Whyisitwrittenthisway?Informal.Becauseitisanemailtosomeoneweknowverywell(friends,familymembers,etc.).ContractionsDashes(—)andexlamationpoints(!)Informalwords/phrasesExamplesfromthesampleOtherexamplesFindexamplesofinformalexpressionsfromtheemailandputtheminthefollowingtable.How’s...I’m...She’s...I’ve...It’s...Don’t...What’s...guesswhat—;gym!me!school!Hi,Guesswhat,Right?Youknow,Well,Allthebest!That’s...There’s...I’d...Let’s...Hello,isn’tit?Sorry!Great!Comeon,Don’tyou...FocusonStyleThespecificfeaturesoftheformalstyleandinformalstyleLengthofsentencesMannersof

speakingFeaturesofexpressionsExamplesofexpressionsFormal

Informal

shortermildandindirectcontaincontractionsandcolloquial

orslangexpressionsWouldyoumind,please?

thankyouyeah,sure,OK,cheers,thanks,rightcontainsomepolitewordsandexpressionsDirectLookattheSentenceBuilderandfindmoreexamplesentencesusingthefollowingsentencestructuresintheemail.Subject+

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ObjectSubject+

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PredicativeThere

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Be

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RealSubjectSubject

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IndirectObject+DirectObjectFocusonLanguageAccordingtowhatyouhavetalkedaboutinthedialoguewithyourpartner,write4sentencesaboutyournewschoollifebyfollowingthesentencestructures.Example:MynewschoolhasahugelibrarywhereIliketostudy.Myclasssizeismuchbiggernow.Wemovebetweenclassroomsfordifferentsubjects.Ihavemadelotsofnewfriendswhichmakesmehappy.Writing-Step1OutliningCompletetheoutlineofyouremailbasedontheformatandsentenceswehavediscussed.Greeting:______________________________Reasonstowritetheletter:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Informationaboutyournewschoolandyourlifehere:___________________________________________________________