Communication Workshop

Teaching aims:

To learn the right form of letter

To write a personal letter

To read a personal letter and match paragraphs and topics

Teaching course:

ⅠWarm up

T: Communication is very important in our life. We need to corporate in our work, exchange our idea or our feeling----every thing in human society. Think about what kinds of communication we need.

S: body language, talk by telephone. Send e-mail, write a letter

T: Though there are more modern means of communication, still writing letters is thought a good way to connect people. It's convenient and especially for things people would not to say directly. Do you think so?

S:

T: You are to learn how to write a letter to somebody. Now, first, read the letter by Wang Ying and then try to write to someone in English.

Ⅱ Reading

Do the exercise 1. Read Wang Ying's letter. Match each paragraph with one of the following

a reason to end the letter

● questions about the other person

● information about Wang Ying's life

● saying who are you

In order to help students to understand the text the teacher can ask students to listen to the tape them answer the following questions

1. Whom does WangYing write to?

2. When were they friends?

3. How many years haven't they seen each other?