Unit 2 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regret
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
give and reply to gift/congratulation cards
understand the two passages and the related information
write thank-you note and congratulation card
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for giving and replying to gift/congratulation card
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Articles
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a business card
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Simulating
Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Basic Sentence Structure
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 2 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regret
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students 1) to collect some post cards,gift cards,congratulation cards,and card to apologize
to write down all the expressions and patterns to give thanks,congratulations and to express regrets
2,Revision
【Instructions】check the answers to the homework of the previous class
3,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
Sample1
A Gift Card
Dear Joyce,
The roses are from our own garden,We send them to you with love,Hope you enjoy their beauty and sweet smile,
Best regards,
Yours
Mary Kent
Sample 2
Reply to the gift sender
Dear Mary,
The roses you sent me yesterday are right near me on the table,Some of them opened this morning,The flowers are so lovely and sweet that they make me feel much better,It was really very thoughtful of you,Thank you ever so much.
Most appreciatively,
Joyce Lamb
Sample 3
A congratulation card
Dear Mr,Alright,
Congratulations on your being named this year’s Outstanding
Manager,I once visited one of your branches and was very much
impressed,I am sure you deserve this honor,And I feel so happy
for you.
Best wishes for your even greater success to you in the coming
new year!
Sincerely,
John Black
Sample 4
A consolation card慰问卡
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really want to go and see you,but a new task my boss assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
name
Sample 4
A Thank-you Letter
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
Name
Sample 5
A greeting card
Dear Mr,Li,
Greetings from Washington State! I have very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have been accepted to the University of Hawaii,I really don’t know how to express my thanks to you,Now I’m working hard and also studying Chinese whenever possible because I’m certain I’ll visit China and even work there again.
Thank you so much for all you have given me,
Your Friend
Stella
Sample 6
An apology card
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday was inexcusable,and I must tell you how sorry I am,If you are unable to forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do want you to know how much I regret the incident,I hope you will someday be able to forgive me for ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to say to you now,Please accept my most humble apology.
Yours,
Li Jing
【Instructions】while showing the cards,make sure that the students know what kind of card it is and what the card wants to express,sometimes with the help of the teacher.
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Practicing
【Instructions】 ask the students to work in groups and practice sample dialogues 1 Thank You for
the Beautiful Flowers and dialogue 2 Congratulations for the Promotion
3,Acting out
【Instructions】 ask the students to work in groups to 1) understand the short dialogues on Page 19 of the Textbook 2) to act out
Part III,Further Practice
1,Furthering and Practicing
【Instructions】 ask each group to choose one of the situations to 1) further the dialogue 2) act out before the class
2,commenting
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
3,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 20 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
4,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 21 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and ask the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for the dialogue,)
You,您好，安娜！谢谢你的贺卡。你真是个有心人。
Anne,Oh,nice to meet you here,Chen,Congratulations again!
You,谢谢。这是我的第一个学位，我非常珍惜。多亏了你的帮助。
Anne,It’s my pleasure.
You,你的确对我帮助极大，安娜。我希望有朝一日能报答你。
Anne,Don’t mention it,Chen,You are my best friend,you know.
You,你真好，亲爱的。顺便问一下，你周五能来参加我的毕业典礼吗？
Anne,Is it on Friday? Oh,I’m sorry I can’t make it,I have a meeting to attend that day.
You,啊，太可惜了！
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】,in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own to express thanks,congratulations or regret
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 19—1-6
Read fluently the passage on page 28 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 2
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 2and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 2
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to create situations to express thanks
teacher makes comments on the importance of writing a thank-you note and how to write it
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 28 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 12 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
instance n,example,fact,etc,supporting a general truth例证，实例
Teacher’s,This is only one instance out of many.
Student’s,
meantime adv,(during) the same time when something else is going on与此同时
Teacher’s, How can one feel stressed and relaxed in the meantime?
Student’s,
generous adj,given freely,noble-minded,plentiful慷慨的，大方的
Teacher’s,He is always generous with his money.
Student’s,
sincerely adv,out of one’s heart,in a genuine manner,not pretentiously真诚地
Teacher’s,She smiled so sincerely that I couldn’t refuse her.
Student’s,
attach v,fasten or join one thing to another带着，附上，系上
Teacher’s,Please attach labels to your luggage.
Student’s,
gratitude n,thankfulness,being grateful感激，谢意
Teacher’s,My gratitude to my teacher is beyond words.
Student’s,
vivid adj,lively and clear栩栩如生的，生动的
Teacher’s, She gave a vivid description of the event.
Student’s,
custom n,generally accepted behavior among members of a social group习俗，习惯
Teacher’s,It’s our custom to stand up when the national anthem is played.
Student’s,
Phrases and Sentences,
(Para,1) Of course,it is not just when you leave that you can get a thank-you note,
当然，得到感谢不光是在你要离别的时候。
It is not … that …,it is the negative for of emphatic structure that emphasizes the clause just when you leave
Of course,it is not just what you say that is important.
(Para,2) and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to your family.
我和我的妻子向您及全家致以我们最真心的问候。
This is one of the usual closing sentences used in thank-you letters,Other similar expressions can be:
They ask me to pass their sincere gratitude to you.
I’d like to express our hearty thanks to you on behalf of all my friends.
All my class join me in sending their best regards to you.
(Para,4) I like the custom because those thank-you notes are always heart-warming,
我喜欢这一习俗，因为那些感谢信总是那样的温暖人心。
heart-warming,is a compound adjective,made up of a noun and a verb’s presenting participle
thank-giving,peace-loving; stamp-collecting; English-speaking; job-hunting; mountain-climbing
I enjoy my job in the lab,which consists mainly of data-collecting and data-analyzing.
2,commenting
The teacher should remind the students that:
A thank-you note should be written promptly after you have received a gift or been invited to a party,People are always delighted to know you value their hospitality and good will,The note needs not to be long,but the language must be sincere and naturally intimate.
At the end of the note you’d better sign your name,Whether your handwriting is beautiful or not,sign it personally,If the note is typewritten,type your name in parentheses,The signed name could be the first name or pet name,while the typed one is usually in full.
for example,Your friend
signature
(Li Pinghua)
3,Retelling
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the passage in their own words
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 27 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 29 of the textbook
Write a summary of the passage through answering the following questions.
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
More and more students would send a bunch of flowers or a greeting card to their teachers on Teachers’ Day.
I don’t like the traditional custom of giving money as a New Year’s gift.
During Christmas,English people always exchange cards for seasonal greetings,
It matters little whether the letter is long or short,What really counts is that it is heart-warming.
Thank you very much for your generous hospitality,We do hope that you will come to China some day as our guests,
We have learned a lot from your talk,and all of our class appreciated the opportunity of communicating with you.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 25 Passage 1 and Workbook page 22 1-3
B,Ask students to memorize all the patterns and expressions to express thanks,congratulations,regret etc.
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to speak out the patterns and expressions they are asked to memorize
Put their collections into the data bank on the blackboard
Giving thanks
I appreciate it./ I’d appreciate that.
I want to express my appreciation to all of my friends for their support.
I’m very grateful to you.
I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all the trouble you’ve taken.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your advice.
I ‘m thankful to you for all the beautiful gifts.
I ‘m much obliged to you for your hospitality/ reminding/ invitation.
Thank you very much again.
Words cannot express how grateful/touched/ I feel at the moment.
It’s so good/ hind/ nice of you to offer.
I want to thank Prof,Li for helping me in this matter.
Replying to thanks
1,Not at all.
2,I’m happy I could do that.
3,I’m glad to be of any help.
4,It’s my pleasure.
5,It was nothing at all.
6,No trouble at all.
7,Don’t mention it.
8,No problem.
9,You are welcome.
Giving Congratulations
1,What a wonderful performance! Congratulations!
2,I’d like to congratulate you on your success/promotion/victory/progress.
3,Good for you!
4,Well done!
5,I fell happy for you.
6,I must congratulate you.
7,Please accept my hearty congratulations.
Making Apologies
1,Sorry to telephone you so late.
2,Excuse me,may I occupy/ trouble/ interrupt you a second?
3,I wonder if you could excuse me for a short while?
4,I’m afraid I have to leave you for a minute or two.
5,I really apologize for that.
6,You must forgive me,It’s all my fault.
7,I do apologize for what I’ve done.
8,I’m awfully sorry,I didn’t mean to hurt you.
9,I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
10,It’s wrong of me to be late again.
11,How clumsy/ careless/ thoughtless/ forgetful of me.
Replying to apologies
1,You really don’t have anything to apologize for.
2,I quite understand.
3,Don’t let it worry/ distress you.
4,It’s no body’s fault.
5,Don’t think any more of it.
6,It isn’t worth mentioning,actually.
7,There is nothing you could have done.
8,Let’s forget about it.
9,Oh,never mind.
10,It doesn’t matter,but see that it doesn’t happen again,will you.
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
Sample 1
Greeting
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really want to go and see you,but a new task my boss assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
name
Sample 2
Thanks
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
Name
Sample 3
Congratulations
Dear Daisy,
We were not exactly surprised to hear the wonderful news of your engagement to Mike,but we certainly are delighted,As you know,Mike’s family and ours have been very close for many years and we are especially devoted to him,We believe he is one of the finest--- and now one of the luckiest--- young men,We send you every good wish for all possible happiness.
Yours,
Betty Hones
Sample 4
Apology
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday is inexcusable,and I must tell you how sorry I am,if you are unable to forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do want you to know how much I regret the incident,I hope you will someday be able to forgive me for ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to say you now,Please accept my most humble apology,
Yours,
David
【Instructions】
while showing the cards,students are to read and understand the English in the cards,
to know the function of the cards
Giving the rules for writing
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they write notes or letters of thanks,congratulations,greetings and apologies
Simulating
Ask the students to
1) write an English business card according to the information given
收信人姓名：袁帜写信人姓名：林帆内容：袁帜刚获得工学硕士的学位。林帆从她的朋友那里得到消息后向她表示祝贺。这些年里，林帆见她一直努力学习，非常钦佩。林帆相信袁帜一定会在计算机领域取得成功。她衷心祝愿袁帜拥有更加光明幸福的未来。
2）translate the following letter of apology into Chinese
Dear Mrs,White,
I just heard the awful news from my son that our dog climbed into your back yard and did some damage to your flower beds,At this moment,my husband is expanding the fence so the dog will not climb over it again,I would like to talk to you at your convenience about how I might replace the ruined plants,although I’m sure that nothing can compensate for the destruction of your flowers and the loss of time and effort that went into growing them,For that,I can only offer my most genius apologies.
Sincerely,
Marry Green
Marry Green
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
show students more cards
offering situations
Special Days Special cards
元旦(1.1) New Year's Day Sweetheart card,
春节(1.22) Spring Festival ?Friendship card,
情人节(2.14) Valentine‘s Day ?Affection Card,
妇女节(3.8) Women’s Day ? Congratulation Card,
复活节(4.4) Easter ? Invitation Card,
愚人节(4.1) April Fools' Day ? Wedding card
母亲节(5.9) Mother's Day? Greeting card,
劳动节(5.1) May Day? Apology card
儿童节(6.1) International Children‘s Day?Thanks card,
父亲节(6.20) Father's Day?Graduation Card
教师节(9.10) Teachers’ Day?Invitation Card
中秋节(9.28) Festival of Lanterns?Congratulation Card
国庆节(10.1)
感恩节(11.27) Thanksgiving Day
万圣节(10.31) Halloween
圣诞节(12.25) Christmas Day
Simulating
Ask the students to work in groups to choose one of the situations to either write a letter or make a card to express their thanks,congratulations regret or apology.
Acting out and commenting
After the act of each group,the fellow students comment and then teacher summarizes.
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given,Some useful words and phrases have been provided to help,The passage may begin with,Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving Day,Sally is going…”
thank one’s dentist,Mr,Milton; look very beautiful;
very kind and helpful; put the pot into a small box with a ribbon;
go to the dentist for an aching tooth; attach a thank-you note;
break Mr,Milton’s coffee pot by accident; very happy to accept her gift
feel very sorry;
choose to by a new coffee pot
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning Articles
Applying
Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks
The sentences are:
This is _______ Xinghai Park,and Mr,Chen is ________ director of __________ park.
a,x/a/a b,a/a/the c,the/x/the d,x/the(x)/the
His plane is due at 10 in Paris,Look,______ plane is now at ______ airport.
a,a/the b,the/the c,the/an d,a/an
Jenny is _____ university student,and she is _____ honest girl.
a/an b,an/a c,the/a d,an/the
Let’s give the patient ____ hand,_____ car is waiting for us outside.
a,a/The/the b,a/The/an c,the/A/an d,the/A/the
Is this _____apple tree? No,it is _____ orange tree.
a,an/the b,the/the c,an/an d,the/an
correct the errors in the following sentences
The sentences are:
On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at the home.
My friend comes from a north of country.
Mary is the good player of the two.
The hospital bought a X-ray machine a day before yesterday.
A hour is the short time to spend in an university library.
In fact,it was a most exciting game of an year.
There is a exciting pop music concert on the TV.
These football stars are the very popular in whole country.
In United States,people attach much importance to words on a thank-you card.
We are going to play the tennis in an afternoon.
translate the following sentences into English,paying attention to the use of Articles
The sentences are:
a,我有一套关于英语学习的光盘，对我很有帮助。
小李向一家旅行社递交了求职申请。
她喜欢喝果汁，但是这只杯子里的果汁太甜了。
d,她是系里唯一的一位喜欢弹钢琴的女孩子。
e,这是一部二手车。但是这部车的车况很好。
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
4,Assignment
Write a thank-you note to our present football coach ARIE HAAN.
Write an apology note to your teacher for your having violating school regulations,
Collect some maps of streets and buildings and the patterns and expressions for giving directions
Content
Section I Listening and Conversation (2 periods)
Section II Reading Comprehension (2 periods)
Section III Writing and Translating (2 periods)
Aims
The students should be able to:
give and reply to gift/congratulation cards
understand the two passages and the related information
write thank-you note and congratulation card
Important and difficult points
expressions and patterns for giving and replying to gift/congratulation card
passage 2 and the information related
words,phrases and sentences from passage 2
grammar,Articles
special sentences and a passage for Tourism
Procedure and methods
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work:
2,Warming up for the new class:
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Offering the situations
3,Acting out and comments
Part III,Further Practice
1,Practicing and Furthering
2,Completing
3,Responding
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
2,Judge after you listen
3,Make after you learn
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
5,Assignment
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
2,Warming up for the new class
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
2,Retelling the story
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
2,Rewriting
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Translating
2,Assignment
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
1,Checking the assignment
2,Warming up for new class
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Presenting new materials
3,Giving the rules for a business card
4,Reading and simulating
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
Simulating
Writing
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Checking
2,Grammatical rules concerning the Basic Sentence Structure
3,Applying
4,Self-assessment and Guidance
5,Assignment
Unit 2 Giving Thanks and Expressing Regret
Section I Listening and Conversation
Part I,Leading in
1,Pre-class Work,
【Instructions】 ask students 1) to collect some post cards,gift cards,congratulation cards,and card to apologize
to write down all the expressions and patterns to give thanks,congratulations and to express regrets
2,Revision
【Instructions】check the answers to the homework of the previous class
3,Warming up for the new class,
【Instructions】 1),students present their collections
2),teacher’s comment and put the collections into a data bank for students’ reference
3),presentation of new materials
Sample1
A Gift Card
Dear Joyce,
The roses are from our own garden,We send them to you with love,Hope you enjoy their beauty and sweet smile,
Best regards,
Yours
Mary Kent
Sample 2
Reply to the gift sender
Dear Mary,
The roses you sent me yesterday are right near me on the table,Some of them opened this morning,The flowers are so lovely and sweet that they make me feel much better,It was really very thoughtful of you,Thank you ever so much.
Most appreciatively,
Joyce Lamb
Sample 3
A congratulation card
Dear Mr,Alright,
Congratulations on your being named this year’s Outstanding
Manager,I once visited one of your branches and was very much
impressed,I am sure you deserve this honor,And I feel so happy
for you.
Best wishes for your even greater success to you in the coming
new year!
Sincerely,
John Black
Sample 4
A consolation card慰问卡
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really want to go and see you,but a new task my boss assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
name
Sample 4
A Thank-you Letter
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
Name
Sample 5
A greeting card
Dear Mr,Li,
Greetings from Washington State! I have very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have very good news to tell you,With your kind help,I have been accepted to the University of Hawaii,I really don’t know how to express my thanks to you,Now I’m working hard and also studying Chinese whenever possible because I’m certain I’ll visit China and even work there again.
Thank you so much for all you have given me,
Your Friend
Stella
Sample 6
An apology card
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday was inexcusable,and I must tell you how sorry I am,If you are unable to forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do want you to know how much I regret the incident,I hope you will someday be able to forgive me for ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to say to you now,Please accept my most humble apology.
Yours,
Li Jing
【Instructions】while showing the cards,make sure that the students know what kind of card it is and what the card wants to express,sometimes with the help of the teacher.
Part II,Putting in use
1,Dividing the students into groups of four or five
2,Practicing
【Instructions】 ask the students to work in groups and practice sample dialogues 1 Thank You for
the Beautiful Flowers and dialogue 2 Congratulations for the Promotion
3,Acting out
【Instructions】 ask the students to work in groups to 1) understand the short dialogues on Page 19 of the Textbook 2) to act out
Part III,Further Practice
1,Furthering and Practicing
【Instructions】 ask each group to choose one of the situations to 1) further the dialogue 2) act out before the class
2,commenting
【Instructions】 after the act of each group,the teacher will ask the fellow students to make comments on the performance and the appropriateness of their English; and then it is the teacher’s task to summarize this part
3,Completing
【Instructions】 ask students to work in groups to complete by filling in the blanks on Page 20 of the Textbook (Exercises 1 and 3),and then the teacher checks the answers in class.
4,Responding
【Instructions】 practice Exercise 2 on Page 21 of the Textbook orally, Teacher offers the situation in Chinese,and ask the students to give the English equivalent,the whole class work together
(The script for the dialogue,)
You,您好，安娜！谢谢你的贺卡。你真是个有心人。
Anne,Oh,nice to meet you here,Chen,Congratulations again!
You,谢谢。这是我的第一个学位，我非常珍惜。多亏了你的帮助。
Anne,It’s my pleasure.
You,你的确对我帮助极大，安娜。我希望有朝一日能报答你。
Anne,Don’t mention it,Chen,You are my best friend,you know.
You,你真好，亲爱的。顺便问一下，你周五能来参加我的毕业典礼吗？
Anne,Is it on Friday? Oh,I’m sorry I can’t make it,I have a meeting to attend that day.
You,啊，太可惜了！
【Instructions】,after each activity,the teacher will check the answers and comment promptly
Part IV,Aptitude Test and Guidance
1,Match after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part a diagram will be given to each of the students,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to match the information in Column A with the choices in Column B.
2,Judge after you listen
【Instructions】 in this part the multiple choices to each of the questions will be given on the blackboard,after they listen to a dialogue,they are asked to make a choice from A,B,C or D.
3,Make after you learn
【Instructions】,in this part the students are asked to make a dialogue of their own to express thanks,congratulations or regret
4,Self-assessment and Teacher’s Guidance
【Instructions】 in this part the teacher will mainly check the answers to 1 and 2,give brief explanations when students are in difficulty and ask students to score their own paper ; as for 3,the teacher will collect the paper and correct them after class.
5,Assignment
Workbook P 19—1-6
Read fluently the passage on page 28 of your Textbook New Practical English and try to understand it as possible as you can by using a dictionary,
Recite Practical Sentences for Tourism and the Passage in Unit 2
【Instructions】 in this part the homework is made up of two parts,A is to reinforce what they have learned; B and C is to get ready for the next Section
Section II Reading Comprehension
Part I,Leading in
1,Revision
ask several students to recite the practical sentences for tourism in Unit 2and the others repeat
ask students to answer teacher’s questions according to the Passage for tourism in Unit 2
2,Warming up for the new class
ask students to work in groups of four to create situations to express thanks
teacher makes comments on the importance of writing a thank-you note and how to write it
Part II,Comprehension and Practicing
1,Checking and Explaining
teacher raises some questions and ask students to say true or false according to the passage on page 28 of the Textbook New Practical English to see how much they’ve understood.
teacher raises some questions and ask students to answer in details according to the passage on page 12 of the Textbook New Practical English,at the same time explaining some language points.
Possible difficult words,phrases and sentences
Words:
instance n,example,fact,etc,supporting a general truth例证，实例
Teacher’s,This is only one instance out of many.
Student’s,
meantime adv,(during) the same time when something else is going on与此同时
Teacher’s, How can one feel stressed and relaxed in the meantime?
Student’s,
generous adj,given freely,noble-minded,plentiful慷慨的，大方的
Teacher’s,He is always generous with his money.
Student’s,
sincerely adv,out of one’s heart,in a genuine manner,not pretentiously真诚地
Teacher’s,She smiled so sincerely that I couldn’t refuse her.
Student’s,
attach v,fasten or join one thing to another带着，附上，系上
Teacher’s,Please attach labels to your luggage.
Student’s,
gratitude n,thankfulness,being grateful感激，谢意
Teacher’s,My gratitude to my teacher is beyond words.
Student’s,
vivid adj,lively and clear栩栩如生的，生动的
Teacher’s, She gave a vivid description of the event.
Student’s,
custom n,generally accepted behavior among members of a social group习俗，习惯
Teacher’s,It’s our custom to stand up when the national anthem is played.
Student’s,
Phrases and Sentences,
(Para,1) Of course,it is not just when you leave that you can get a thank-you note,
当然，得到感谢不光是在你要离别的时候。
It is not … that …,it is the negative for of emphatic structure that emphasizes the clause just when you leave
Of course,it is not just what you say that is important.
(Para,2) and my wife joins me in sending kindest regards to your family.
我和我的妻子向您及全家致以我们最真心的问候。
This is one of the usual closing sentences used in thank-you letters,Other similar expressions can be:
They ask me to pass their sincere gratitude to you.
I’d like to express our hearty thanks to you on behalf of all my friends.
All my class join me in sending their best regards to you.
(Para,4) I like the custom because those thank-you notes are always heart-warming,
我喜欢这一习俗，因为那些感谢信总是那样的温暖人心。
heart-warming,is a compound adjective,made up of a noun and a verb’s presenting participle
thank-giving,peace-loving; stamp-collecting; English-speaking; job-hunting; mountain-climbing
I enjoy my job in the lab,which consists mainly of data-collecting and data-analyzing.
2,commenting
The teacher should remind the students that:
A thank-you note should be written promptly after you have received a gift or been invited to a party,People are always delighted to know you value their hospitality and good will,The note needs not to be long,but the language must be sincere and naturally intimate.
At the end of the note you’d better sign your name,Whether your handwriting is beautiful or not,sign it personally,If the note is typewritten,type your name in parentheses,The signed name could be the first name or pet name,while the typed one is usually in full.
for example,Your friend
signature
(Li Pinghua)
3,Retelling
ask students to read the passage again
ask them to retell the passage in their own words
Part III,Further Practice
1,Simulating and translating
Do exercise 6 on page 27 of the Textbook
Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences
2,Rewriting
Do excises 8 on page 29 of the textbook
Write a summary of the passage through answering the following questions.
Part Iv,Aptitude Test and Guidance
Translating
Ask the students to remember the words,phrases and sentence structures in the passage they have learned and translate the following sentences into Chinese orally and the teacher comments.
More and more students would send a bunch of flowers or a greeting card to their teachers on Teachers’ Day.
I don’t like the traditional custom of giving money as a New Year’s gift.
During Christmas,English people always exchange cards for seasonal greetings,
It matters little whether the letter is long or short,What really counts is that it is heart-warming.
Thank you very much for your generous hospitality,We do hope that you will come to China some day as our guests,
We have learned a lot from your talk,and all of our class appreciated the opportunity of communicating with you.
Assignment
A,Textbook page 25 Passage 1 and Workbook page 22 1-3
B,Ask students to memorize all the patterns and expressions to express thanks,congratulations,regret etc.
Section III Writing and Translating
Part I,Leading in
Checking the assignment
Check the answers to comprehension exercises on the workbook orally and comment
Answer students; questions found in Passage 1
Warming up for new class
Ask the students to speak out the patterns and expressions they are asked to memorize
Put their collections into the data bank on the blackboard
Giving thanks
I appreciate it./ I’d appreciate that.
I want to express my appreciation to all of my friends for their support.
I’m very grateful to you.
I wish to express my most sincere thanks for all the trouble you’ve taken.
I can’t begin to tell you how much I appreciate your advice.
I ‘m thankful to you for all the beautiful gifts.
I ‘m much obliged to you for your hospitality/ reminding/ invitation.
Thank you very much again.
Words cannot express how grateful/touched/ I feel at the moment.
It’s so good/ hind/ nice of you to offer.
I want to thank Prof,Li for helping me in this matter.
Replying to thanks
1,Not at all.
2,I’m happy I could do that.
3,I’m glad to be of any help.
4,It’s my pleasure.
5,It was nothing at all.
6,No trouble at all.
7,Don’t mention it.
8,No problem.
9,You are welcome.
Giving Congratulations
1,What a wonderful performance! Congratulations!
2,I’d like to congratulate you on your success/promotion/victory/progress.
3,Good for you!
4,Well done!
5,I fell happy for you.
6,I must congratulate you.
7,Please accept my hearty congratulations.
Making Apologies
1,Sorry to telephone you so late.
2,Excuse me,may I occupy/ trouble/ interrupt you a second?
3,I wonder if you could excuse me for a short while?
4,I’m afraid I have to leave you for a minute or two.
5,I really apologize for that.
6,You must forgive me,It’s all my fault.
7,I do apologize for what I’ve done.
8,I’m awfully sorry,I didn’t mean to hurt you.
9,I can’t tell you how sorry I am.
10,It’s wrong of me to be late again.
11,How clumsy/ careless/ thoughtless/ forgetful of me.
Replying to apologies
1,You really don’t have anything to apologize for.
2,I quite understand.
3,Don’t let it worry/ distress you.
4,It’s no body’s fault.
5,Don’t think any more of it.
6,It isn’t worth mentioning,actually.
7,There is nothing you could have done.
8,Let’s forget about it.
9,Oh,never mind.
10,It doesn’t matter,but see that it doesn’t happen again,will you.
Part II,Putting in use
Dividing the students into groups of four or five
Presenting new materials
Sample 1
Greeting
Dear Jimmy,
I’m very sorry to hear that you’re ill these days,Are you down with a bad cold? Or is it because you worked too hard? Are you feeling better now? I really want to go and see you,but a new task my boss assigned yesterday has prevented me from paying you a visit,Anyway,I’ll come to you as soon as I finish it,until then,I pray for you early recovery,
All the best,
Yours,
name
Sample 2
Thanks
Dear Mrs,Green,
My daughter has written to me that you have been very kind to her during her stay in New York.
My husband and I deeply appreciate your courtesy,and we do hope you’ll come to stay together with us for a few days when you are in Beijing,
Thank you for you many kindness to Lin Fang.
Sincerely yours,
Name
Sample 3
Congratulations
Dear Daisy,
We were not exactly surprised to hear the wonderful news of your engagement to Mike,but we certainly are delighted,As you know,Mike’s family and ours have been very close for many years and we are especially devoted to him,We believe he is one of the finest--- and now one of the luckiest--- young men,We send you every good wish for all possible happiness.
Yours,
Betty Hones
Sample 4
Apology
Dear John,
My behavior yesterday is inexcusable,and I must tell you how sorry I am,if you are unable to forgive me,I will understand completely,but I do want you to know how much I regret the incident,I hope you will someday be able to forgive me for ignoring good taste,old friendship,and common sense in shouting at you like mad,I just don’t know what to say you now,Please accept my most humble apology,
Yours,
David
【Instructions】
while showing the cards,students are to read and understand the English in the cards,
to know the function of the cards
Giving the rules for writing
The teacher should remind the students what they have to pay attention to when they write notes or letters of thanks,congratulations,greetings and apologies
Simulating
Ask the students to
1) write an English business card according to the information given
收信人姓名：袁帜写信人姓名：林帆内容：袁帜刚获得工学硕士的学位。林帆从她的朋友那里得到消息后向她表示祝贺。这些年里，林帆见她一直努力学习，非常钦佩。林帆相信袁帜一定会在计算机领域取得成功。她衷心祝愿袁帜拥有更加光明幸福的未来。
2）translate the following letter of apology into Chinese
Dear Mrs,White,
I just heard the awful news from my son that our dog climbed into your back yard and did some damage to your flower beds,At this moment,my husband is expanding the fence so the dog will not climb over it again,I would like to talk to you at your convenience about how I might replace the ruined plants,although I’m sure that nothing can compensate for the destruction of your flowers and the loss of time and effort that went into growing them,For that,I can only offer my most genius apologies.
Sincerely,
Marry Green
Marry Green
Part III,Further Practice
Presenting new material
show students more cards
offering situations
Special Days Special cards
元旦(1.1) New Year's Day Sweetheart card,
春节(1.22) Spring Festival ?Friendship card,
情人节(2.14) Valentine‘s Day ?Affection Card,
妇女节(3.8) Women’s Day ? Congratulation Card,
复活节(4.4) Easter ? Invitation Card,
愚人节(4.1) April Fools' Day ? Wedding card
母亲节(5.9) Mother's Day? Greeting card,
劳动节(5.1) May Day? Apology card
儿童节(6.1) International Children‘s Day?Thanks card,
父亲节(6.20) Father's Day?Graduation Card
教师节(9.10) Teachers’ Day?Invitation Card
中秋节(9.28) Festival of Lanterns?Congratulation Card
国庆节(10.1)
感恩节(11.27) Thanksgiving Day
万圣节(10.31) Halloween
圣诞节(12.25) Christmas Day
Simulating
Ask the students to work in groups to choose one of the situations to either write a letter or make a card to express their thanks,congratulations regret or apology.
Acting out and commenting
After the act of each group,the fellow students comment and then teacher summarizes.
Writing
Ask the students to work together to write a short passage of about 100 words to tell a story or about an event related to the picture given,Some useful words and phrases have been provided to help,The passage may begin with,Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving Day,Sally is going…”
thank one’s dentist,Mr,Milton; look very beautiful;
very kind and helpful; put the pot into a small box with a ribbon;
go to the dentist for an aching tooth; attach a thank-you note;
break Mr,Milton’s coffee pot by accident; very happy to accept her gift
feel very sorry;
choose to by a new coffee pot
Part IV Aptitude Test and Guidance
Checking
Ask the students to read their passage
Teacher comments and points out the grammatical errors
Grammatical rules concerning Articles
Applying
Choose the correct answers to fill in the blanks
The sentences are:
This is _______ Xinghai Park,and Mr,Chen is ________ director of __________ park.
a,x/a/a b,a/a/the c,the/x/the d,x/the(x)/the
His plane is due at 10 in Paris,Look,______ plane is now at ______ airport.
a,a/the b,the/the c,the/an d,a/an
Jenny is _____ university student,and she is _____ honest girl.
a/an b,an/a c,the/a d,an/the
Let’s give the patient ____ hand,_____ car is waiting for us outside.
a,a/The/the b,a/The/an c,the/A/an d,the/A/the
Is this _____apple tree? No,it is _____ orange tree.
a,an/the b,the/the c,an/an d,the/an
correct the errors in the following sentences
The sentences are:
On the Sunday morning I usually do housework at the home.
My friend comes from a north of country.
Mary is the good player of the two.
The hospital bought a X-ray machine a day before yesterday.
A hour is the short time to spend in an university library.
In fact,it was a most exciting game of an year.
There is a exciting pop music concert on the TV.
These football stars are the very popular in whole country.
In United States,people attach much importance to words on a thank-you card.
We are going to play the tennis in an afternoon.
translate the following sentences into English,paying attention to the use of Articles
The sentences are:
a,我有一套关于英语学习的光盘，对我很有帮助。
小李向一家旅行社递交了求职申请。
她喜欢喝果汁，但是这只杯子里的果汁太甜了。
d,她是系里唯一的一位喜欢弹钢琴的女孩子。
e,这是一部二手车。但是这部车的车况很好。
3,Self-assessment and Guidance
1) and 2) are printed on the paper,After the teacher checks the answers,the students can score their own paper; as for 3) the teacher can collect the paper and correct after class if time is not permitted.
4,Assignment
Write a thank-you note to our present football coach ARIE HAAN.
Write an apology note to your teacher for your having violating school regulations,
Collect some maps of streets and buildings and the patterns and expressions for giving directions
