M7-U1 TaskHelping buy an electronic

dictionary

南京师大附中 赵洁

The task?

• Write an e-mail to your uncle recommending an e-dictionary for his son.

Sources of information?

• Personal experience of using an e-dictionary

• ______’s requirements

• Your talk with a ______

• Two ______ that advertise e-dictionaries

• Telephone calls to the ______ department of the e-dictionary companies

• …

• Personal experience of using an e-dictionary

• Your uncle’s requirements

• Your talk with a salesperson

• Two leaflets that advertise e-dictionaries

• Your telephone calls to the Customer Service department of the e-dictionary companies

• …

Source 1Speaking of personal experience…

• e-dictionary

• Why?

• What?

(deciding factors)

Source 2Listening to Uncle’s requirements

• P10 A

• Important items

•√ cost: • not more than 700 yuan

•√ translation:• Two-way

•√ pronunciation:• Help to pronounce words

• Unimportant items

• ╳ weight and size:

• ╳ appearance:

• ╳ extra functions:

Source 3Listening to a salesperson

• P11 B

• Mark 204D

• both Chinese and English entries (two-way)

• 100,00 words + 2,000 idioms and expressions

• 650 yuan

• voice function + wildcard search function

• Stylus Pen III

• English to Chinese (one-way)

• like a pen

• 100,000 entries

• 1,200 yuan

Source 4Reading two leaflets / ads

• P11 C

• Mark 204D

@Extra functions

• spell check

• pronunciation guide

• a wordlist with synonyms and antonyms

@Extra features

• hints for the TOFEL and IELTS exams

• FM radio

• games

• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language

• IELTS - International English Language Testing System

• Designed to assess the English language skills of non-English speaking students seeking to study in an English speaking country.

• Stylus Pen III

@Extra functions

• quick and correct translation

• an inbuilt loudspeaker and a clear LCD screen

• spelling check

• pronunciation guide

@Extra features

• suitable for people with a reading disability

• an AAA battery

• a one-year guarantee

Reading for more information

• 1. The Mark 204D is a perfect gift for students and business people.

• 2. Run Stylus Pen III over a line of text and it does all the work for you.

• 3. Stylus Pen III keeps the last 80 words scanned for easy review.

• 4. Stylus Pen III has a clip so that you can wear it like a pen, for instant access.

How to describe an object?

• 5. It only weighs 96 grams and measures 104*72*75.

• 6. It is shaped like a pen.

• 7. It comes in an elegant leather case.

Appreciating the language

• 1. Magic words for ads!

• 2. Which of the two leaflets sounds original?

• Magic words for ads!

@ Mark 204D

• The new Mark 204D solves all your language problems!

• This great all-round…

• …a perfect gift for…

• @Stylus Pen III

• …quick and correct…

• …elegantly shaped… / …elegant leather case…

• …it does all the work for you!

• Especially suitable for …

• …easy review…

• … for instant access…

A better brand name for Stylus Pen III?

• Super Pen

• Pen Scanner

• English Quicktionary

• Reading Pen

• …

Which of the two leaflet sounds original?

• I think the advertisement for Mark 204D / Stylus Pen III sounds more original.

• I like the words / phrases / structures, for example ____________________________.

• The Nokia 6300

• 91 grams

• less than 13.1mm thin

• 2 megapixel camera

• built-in MP3 player

• voice dialing and recording

• FM radio

• talk-time up 3.5 hours

• standby time 14 days

• The Nokia 6300• Weighing a mere 91 grams and measuring le

ss than 13.1mm thin, the Nokia 6300 is constructed of quality materials and offers modern features for today’s consumers.

• In addition to appealing design, the Nokia 6300 offers a range of easy-to-use features, including a 2 megapixel camera, built-in MP3 player, voice dialing and recording and FM radio.

• The Nokia 6300 has a talk-time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 14 days.

•

Make a choice!

• Mark 204D

• Stylus Pen III

• …

For further information…

• the power source

• the life of the batteries

• the guarantee of the dictionary

• …

Source 5Calling Customer Service Department

P12 Step 2

What I want to know Possible response

the power source? three AAA batteries

the life of the batteries? Last about 70 hours

…

Calling Customer Service Department

• Greeting

• Asking for & offering information(taking notes)

• Confirming the information

The task!

• Write an e-mail to your uncle recommending an e-dictionary.

1. Prewriting

• Discussing

• Making a list

• Outlining

Two-way translationTwo-way

translation

Mark 204D

Stylus Pen III

100,000 words

2. Drafting

• The beginning

• The middle

• The end

3. Revising

• Reading aloud

• Listening and discussing

• Making changes

A self-check list for revising

• �Does my writing have a clear point and solid support?

•� Do I have a clear method of organizing my writing?

• � Did I express the advice politely, like an suggestion, not an order?

• � Did I present the information clearly, simply and in the right order?

• � Did I use words effectively?

4. Proofreading

• Checking for and correcting mistakes in grammar, punctuation and spelling.

Use marks to fix your mistakes

Proofreading marks

^ Insert a missing letter or word

= Use a capital letter

Fix the spelling

ޗ Omit

5. Sending the e-mail

• Task accomplished!

• Congratulations!

Today’s homework

• 1. Write your e-mail on the ex-book.

• 2. Preview P14-15.

•Thank you!