member is encouraged to think actively and participate in the discussion. Make sure all students have their own opinions.

After the discussion.

T: Now please stop discussing. Alice is a warm-hearted girl. She cares for the disabled very much. When she learned a new cinema is going to be built, she wrote a letter to make suggestions. Here is the letter that gives suggestions to an architect who is to design the new Bankstown cinema. Let's find out what suggestions Alice gives.

Skimming

Students can find the answers quickly, because they are printed in the pink color.

Careful reading

Help students to analyze the letter so that they will learn how to write a letter of suggestion.

T: Now please read the text carefully and think about the questions in Ex3on Page 8.

After students read the text carefully, they will discuss the questions in Ex3 in groups. Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.

Suggested answers:

1. To tell the reader the purpose of the letter.

2. The writer has used numbers and a title in italics for each paragraph to organize the ideas and to make it easier for the reader to understand and remember the five suggestions.

3. To finish the letter in a polite way and to put forward some reasons why the architect should consider the writer's suggestions.

T: After you read Alice's suggestion letter, do you know how to write a letter of suggestion? Please discuss in groups. Then we will work together to write a format of a suggestion letter.

After the discussion, show the following on the PowerPoint or print it out.

A letter of suggestion

A letter of suggestion normally has five parts.

1. The heading

This includes the address, line by line, with the last line being the date. Skip a line after the heading.

2. The greeting

The greeting always ends with a comma. The greeting should be formal, beginning with the word "dear".

3. The body

Also known as the main text. Generally speaking, the body includes three parts. The first part (usually the first paragraph) tells the receiver that you are writing this letter to make suggestions on something, and the main part tells clearly what your suggestions are. The last part (usually the last paragraph) asks the receiver to consider your suggestions. Don't forget to encourage the receiver to take your suggestions. Skipping a line between paragraphs, especially in typed or printed copy, also helps the reader.

4. The complimentary close

This short expression is always a few words on a single line. The complimentary close