Yours sincerely

Tom

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Task 2: How did you get this order? Are there any clues in the letter?

Underline the clues.

Notes: When you organize your composition, you should use proper transitional words to make it logical and smooth.

设计说明：通过排序，了解范文的写作内容，体会文章的写作逻辑、了解篇章结构。

Tom's letter

Dear Li Hua,

How is it going? I am writing to you to introduce some about the coming great festival, Christmas.

In many western countries, Christmas is the most important festival, which falls on 25th of December each year.

We celebrate this festival in many different ways. Days before Christmas, we will decorate our homes and workplaces with colored lights, Christmas trees and ornaments. Some persons act as the lovely Santa Claus, wandering in the street and waving their hands warmly. There is no doubt that Santa Claus is the personification of the spirit of Christmas loved by all of us. At the same time, many people wear the red Christmas hats to celebrate the big festival. On Christmas Eve, children can hang the stockings by the fireplace or their beds before bedtime in order to receive the presents from Santa Claus, which makes most of the children delighted. On Christmas day, after presents are opened on Christmas morning, preparations are quickly underway（进行中，起步中） for the Christmas lunch where the whole family will gather for 'turkey（火鸡） and all the trimmings（香肠）' and the Christmas Crackers（饼干）, which makes us feel happy and warm.

In my opinion, Christmas is a family celebration offering a chance to gather and show love to each other.

How is the most important festival in your country? I will appreciate it if you can tell me it briefly.

Yours sincerely

Tom

Step 3 Leading Ss to notice the structure of the letter.

Task 3 How many parts can this letter be divided into except salutation, close and signature? Finish the following chart.