牛津版高二 模块六 Unit 1

Task Writing to a foreign friend Laughter is good for you

Lead in Look at the following sentences and tell us which sentence is the most important request and which sentence means the least important request.

1. I need to know how many of you will go to watch the play this Saturday. I’ll have to book the tickets. 2. I want to know why you are so interested in the play. 3. I would like to know how you will go to the theatre.

most important somewhat important least important Skills building 1: recognizing what is important ‘I need..’ ‘I want…’ ‘I would like…’

Step 1: answering questions Part A most important: rather important: least important:

1.Crosstalk is a new form of comedy. 2. None of the crosstalk performers became famous. 3. For many years, you could turn on the TV at any time and find a crosstalk performance. Part B an old Some radio

4. In crosstalk, the performers talk together, do impressions, sing and dance. tell jokes 5. Crosstalk can be done by two people only. 1 person, 2 persons, 3 persons or more

6. If you listen to a crosstalk performance, you will hear part of a story. 7. Crosstalk is sometimes performed in English. 8. You don’t need to understand the Chinese language and Chinese culture to enjoy crosstalk. a whole story never must

Skills building 2: asking questions orally 1. What do we say when we want to ask whether someone knows something or not? 2. If we want to know the time or the place that something happened, how will we ask the question?

Do you know…? Can you name…? Who is …? Please tell me… general question the answer is a noun the answer is a person / his name general questions

When did …? Please list… the answer is a date / period of time there’re several parts to the answer

Step 2: taking part in a radio talk show Work in pairs to ask and answer questions according to the two columns. Try to use different ways to ask the same question.

Skills building 3: answering questions in an What should we pay attention to when we use an to answer questions? Tips: Make a list of questions. Mention the question when answering.

You want to know… Since you asked about… I know you need / want / would like information about… You asked me about… Regarding your question about… In answer to your question about… informal formal Useful expressions

Step 3: writing an Write an to Bill answering his questions. Remember to answer them in order of importance.

Possible example Dear Bill, I think I have got enough information about crosstalk and can answer your questions about it. Crosstalk is a traditional form of Chinese comedy, which began during the Qing Dynasty. At that time, performers travelled

between villages and did small comic performances. You asked me about different parts of crosstalk performance. It can be done by one person, two people, three people or more, and involves singing, telling jokes and talking. The talking is normally between two performers, who visit their

language in ways that make people laugh. There is also a one-person form of crosstalk, and it is occasionally done by three or more people. You can hear a whole story if you listen to a crosstalk performance. It has an obvious beginning, middle and end.

You wanted to know something about famous crosstalk performers, living and dead. One of the first crosstalk artists was Zhu Shaowen, whose stage name was Qiongbupa, or ‘ Poor-but-proud’ in English. The most important master is Hou Baolin, who died in Another one named Ma Sanli was from a famous

crosstalk family, whose grandfather, father and brother were all crosstalk performers. He died in There are quite a few famous crosstalk artists loved by the Chinese people and they are still active on stage, such as Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun. Now there are also famous foreign crosstalk performers,

among who is Da Shan from Canada. A lot of Chinese know him and like his performance very much. As for where one can hear it or see it, we often listen to it on the radio or TV. The best time to see or hear crosstalk is on television during the Spring Festival. You asked if you could learn it outside

of China and if you needed to speak Chinese to enjoy crosstalk. You hardly get the chance to learn crosstalk outside of China. And if you want to enjoy it, you must be able to speak Chinese. Now in Beijing, a famous crosstalk master Ding Guangquan gives lessons to foreigners. He was one of Hou Baolin’s students and

has been teaching foreigners to perform since If you want to know more about Chinese crosstalk, just me. Yours, …(name)

写作要领 首先, 必须要标题（ Heading ）栏的 ‘ 收 件人 (To)’ 框中输入收信人的 地址。 ‘ 主题 (Subject)’ 框的内容应简明地概括信 的内容, 短的可以是一个单词, 如 greetings; 长的可以是一个名词性短语,

也可以是完整句，但长度一般不超过 35 个字母。 ‘ 主题 ’ 框的内容切忌含糊不清。 像 News about the meeting 这样的表达, 应改为 Tomorrow's meeting canceled 。 一般来说, 只要将位于句首的单词和专 有名词的首字母大写即可。另外一种较 为正规的格式可将除了少于

5 个字母的介词、连词或冠词之外的每 一个单词的首字母大写, 如： New E- mail Address Notification 。视信的内容 是否重要, 还可以开头加上 URGENT 或 者 FYI （ For Your Information, 供参考 ), 如： URGENT ： Submit your report today!

一般使用非正式文体, 因此正文 (Body) 前的称呼 (Salutation) 通常无须 用诸如 ‘Dear Mr. John’ 之类的表达。 在同辈的亲朋好友或同事间可以直呼 其名, 但对长辈或上级最好使用头衔 加上姓。如： Tommy/ Mr. Smith 。

文体的另外一个特点是简单明 了, 便于阅读, 太长的内容可以以附件 的方式发出。一个段落大多仅由一到 三个句子组成。信尾客套话 （ Complimentary close ）通常也很简 明。常常只须一个词，如：

‘Thanks’ ， ‘Best’, ‘Cheers’, 不需要用 一般信函中的 ‘Sincerely yours’ 或 ‘Best regards’ 。称呼和正文之间, 段落之间, 正文和信尾客套话之间一般空一行, 开 头无须空格。

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