Skills building 2 asking for information

Ask students this question:

When you interview someone, what information would you find?

Give the following points:

1.Unusual time of the interviewee doing a particular activity

2.Frequency of the interviewee doing it.

3.Reasons for doing it

4.Problems found when doing it.

5.Recommendations for improvement

Then ask:

What questions would you ask?

1.When/what time do you usually ...?

2.How often do you ...? How many times a week/a month/... do you...?

3.Why do you ...? For what reason(s) do you ...?

4.What problem(s) have you got when you...?

5.What do you think can be done to solve the problem(s)?

Ask them to complete the questions according to the answers.

Step 2: finding out about the computer room

A Listen to an interview and complete the interview form

B Interview (pair work)

•a students: Has just used the computer in the computer room.

　　　　　Feels quite disappointed at the present state of the computer room.

•a reporter: Consider that computers should be changed for new and better ones.

　　　　　Wants to find out more about the computer room.

Give the following tips:

Questions

1.When do you usually use the computer room?

2.How often do you use the computer room?

3.What types of activities do you do in the computer room?

4.What problems have you had in the computer room?

5.How do you think the computer room can be improved?

Skills building 3: formal writing

Ask students to read the guideline and find out the following information:

A business proposal, a report or a letter to a stranger: the style is formal and businesslike

•Do not be personal

•Do not tell jokes or try to be funny.

•Do not use contractions or unnecessary abbreviations.

•Do not use slang.

•Always be polite.

•Use a serious tone.

•Use formal greetings and endings.

•Use titles and surnames.