Letter of advice

Unit 3 A healthy life Writing

on quitting smoking Make a plan Be determined Break the habit ？ Relax ？ ？ Letter Tips Pattern

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The structure of an English letter  Heading （信头）  Inside address （信内地址）  Greeting （称呼）  Body （正文）  Ending （结束语）  Signature （签名）

No.6 Middle School 179 Xinggangxi Road Guangzhou, Guangdong P.R.China, December 29, 2005 Li Xiaolei 203 Thames Street Oxford, OX41LF Letter writing 信头： 寄信人地址和写信日期，写在信封右上角，地 址由小到大。

信内地址： 收信人的姓名、地址写在左上方， 位置比信头低一至两行。私人信件 一般不写信内地址。 Letter writing

称呼用词可用： 1.Dear Wang, Dear Professor Wang, Dear Mr. Smith, Dear Ms Green 2. 在对外公函中，可用 Dear Sir, Dear Sirs. Letter writing

 书信的正文和写文章一样，要分段写， 每一段有一个中心思想。开头常用的表 达有：  I have received your letter of July 20 th.  I ’ m writing to you about …  How time flies! It ’ s three months since I saw you last.  Thank you for your letter. Letter writing

信件结尾常用语有： Please remember me to your whole family. Give my best regards (wishes) to your mother. Best wishes. Looking forward to the pleasure of meeting you. Expecting to hear from you soon. Letter writing

结束语有多种，不同的通信关系选用不 同的结束语 1. 写给机关、团体、公司或不相识的人， 一般可用： Yours sincerely, Yours truly, Yours faithfully 2. 写给熟人、亲人或朋友，可用： Yours, Yours ever, Your loving son/daughter, Yours sincerely/cordially Letter writing

1.How does the writer organize the letter? 2.Can you spot the expressions of giving advice?

Dear Li Xiaolei,

I a m s o r r y y o u … F i r s t o f a l l, … D o n ’ t … S t a r t b y … I t i s a g o o d i d e a t o … I t i s n o r m a l … b u t t r y … K e e p u p t h e g o o d w o r k … B e s t w i s h e s

Dear Shi Yu, You are very kind to… The good thing for you is that… First of all you need to… You must try to… You could… The most important thing is to… remember to say…

a. Eat lots of fruit. b. Have alcohol for a change. The 4 “P” criteria ( 标准 ) a. Lift your hands above you head. b. Swear. a. It is normal to…, but…. b. Maybe you could... a. According to the latest survey…. b. I hear...

How to advise people about what to do How to advise people about what not to do Illustration ( 陈述 ) Addition ( 递增 ) Contrast ( 转折 ) Summary ( 总结 ) Expression Do… Don't forget to… You should… It would be a good idea to… Besides, Moreover, In addition I think, In my opinion, I believe You don’t have to… It’s OK/ all right to… But, on the other hand, otherwise Don’t… There is no need to… It’s not necessary to… In short, In brief, In all

Suppose you were an editor dealing with teens problems, could you …?

Dear editor, I am a high school student. Every day at school, I can’t help dozing off in class. I know the lessons are important, but I always feel tired and sleepy. What shall I do to break this habit? Tim

Dear editor, I find my eight-year-old nephew has taken to computer games recently. He just couldn’t drag himself away from the screen. As a result, his study is suffering, which upsets his parents a lot. How can I offer to help? Eric

Group 1&2: Tim’s fatigue( 疲劳 ) in class Group 3&4: Eric’s nephew indulges in ( 沉迷于 ) PC games.

1. Group discussion: Start with do’s and don’ts. 2. Make your own draft within 8 minutes.

The 4 “P” criteria ( 标准 )

The 6 “C” criteria Complete Correct Coherent Changeable Clean Clear

Homework  Further polish your draft.  write the composition according to the pictures at the weekend.

Take the umbrella along. … Don’t stay alone. …

Make sure to… I suggest… It would be a good idea to… It is necessary to … Don’t be… It is not a good idea to… You don’t have to… Never… …