Unit 2 Friendship Proverbs ： --Friendship is like wine --- the older

the better. --A friend is easy lost than found. --True friendship lasts forever --A Friend in need is a friend in deed.

2. What are friends for? For both good times and bad times

The Value of friendship a source of pleasure and a component of good health Something sensational Unburden v. Alleviate or relieve Practical suggestion

Why do adolescence and old age need friendship?

The reasons are: Teens are plagued (annoyed) by

uncertainty and mixed feeling. Teenagers have the moral support to assert their individuality. With close friends , people develop courage and positive attitudes.

Old people are upset by feeling of uselessness and insignificance.

The elderly approach their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life. These positive outlooks are vital to cope successfully with the crises inherent in these crises.

Enrich people’s lives. Some components of a thriving/growing

friendship are honesty, naturalness, thoughtfulness, some common interest.

Kinds of friend: Casual/ordinary/intimate/close /fair

weather

3. What is a fair weather friends? (One who is happy to stay with you when

things are going well but leaves as soon as trouble arrives.)

Text A ALL THE CABBIE HAD WAS A LETTER Pre-reading tasks: 1. What did you learn after finishing the text?

Or what does the author want to tell us? (never delay expressing your true feelings)

Detailed study of the Text Work in pairs to make a

conversation between the author and the taxi driver

lg points: Be lost in/be absorbed in/be occupied with available: able to be used, had, or

reached Examples: There is no seat available in the

library. Tickets are available at the box office. Or something: used when you are not very

sure about what you have just said

E.g. Here is some money. Get your self a sandwich or something (or something like that).

Know/ learn it by heart: memorize Estimate: v. form a judgment about (a

quantity or value) E.g. Bill’s personal riches were estimated at 1

billion. It is estimated that + clause n. an amount that you guess or calculate

using the information available

E.g. According to the official estimate, over 25% of carbon emissions come from developing countries.

Estimation n. the opinion; judgment, regard E.g In my estimation, he is a bad egg. Might/may (just) as well: you’d better E.g.You might as well stay with me. not much of a: not a good E.g. He is not much of a teacher, but he is

an outstanding professor.

Correspondence (with sb.) letter-writing; letters

E.g. he has a lot of correspondence to deal with.

correspondence course I take it (that…) assume or suppose 假定 假设

认为 E.g. I take it you won’t be coming to my

birthday party. Kind of(AmE)/sort of(BrE): a little bit, in some

degree

E.g. She was not beautiful. But she was kind of tender.

Lose touch with sb. Keep in touch with sb. Be on one’s mind; have sth.. on one’s

mind: (cause sb.)worry about sth. E.g. Work is very much on her mind at the

moment. Have/keep/bear sath./ sb. in mind 比较 : Pretty very quite rather fairly

Fairly is the weakest. Quite is a little stronger than fairly. Rather is stronger than fairly. Pretty is similar to rather. Very is the strongest of the five. Go by: Hang out: stay E.g. Where do you hang out on the weekends? We hang out in the bars. Every now and then: at times/sometimes

5. At first did you mistake taxi diver for Tom or Ed.?

6. When did you realize your mistake? (para.33 34 7. Which round of question-and answer

leads to the mistake (para.31 32) 8. What is the letter about? ( See para.21 24 29 31;) Remind sb. of sth

Refer to sb. /sth.: mention or speak of

E.g. When I said some people are stupid, I was not referring to you.

Reference to sb./sth.: mentioning of;or act of referring

reference books in the library

With reference to sb./sth.: concerning or about

E.g. I am writing with reference to your job application.

Without reference to sth./sb.: not taking account of sb./sth.

.E.g. She issued all these invitations without reference to her superiors

Our letter were not all filled with ______hardship tales, though. We wrote of movies we had seen, boyfriends we had, and we made ________to social activities in our

___________. Before long, she announced her engagement, and I told her of mine. We shared wedding invitations and photos, and subsequently we exchanged baby announcements and pictures.

And so the years _________,and we still kept up our _______________until we were both grandmothers. Now our letters are _________talk of grandchildren. The nice photos are sent ______the sea.

Twice, instead of sending a letter or a parcel, I _____ myself on the transatlantic flight to visit Elsie and her husband in England. When we first met, it was like a __________, and surely we are family after all these years of letters filled with hopes and dreams, ________and joys.

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Homework 1.P39-49 Text organization;

Vocabulary Collocation;Usage; Structure; Cloze; Translation

2. Home Reading + all if its exercises

3rd period: Teaching Plan 1. Check the writing of letter 2. Writing 3. Dictation of Words and sentences 4th period: Check the Ex. Part I

Writing Strategy How to write a personal letter (1) Introduction The letter you write is your personal

representative. Personal letters are letters written between

family members, friends or acquaintance about day-to-day affairs. In your letter you may talk about yourself, bring news, send greeting, issue an invitation, ask for information or make a request; express

Thanks, congratulate someone; refuse or accept something offered, write letters of apology, sympathy, condolence, etc.

Section A Writing Family or Friendly Letters Tips: 1) Mechanics of writing: Letters about personal matters are usually

newsy, intimate and informal. You should make your letter sound as

possible like conversation with a friend.

Write a good opening sentence A. I was very happy to get your nice long

letter! B. I cannot tell you how much your letter

delighted me. C. How nice it was to hear from you at last. D. What a surprise it was to get a letter

from you after all this time! E. I take great pleasure in forming you that

I have passed all the final examination.

F. Your mournful letter has just reached me. My regret and sorrow are beyond expression at this sad event.

Writing a good closing sentence. A. my best regards to you and yours. B. With our best wishes for you and your

family D. All the luck in the world to you. E. May you always have everything you wish

for. I must stop now. Will you excuse me for so long to write?

2) format of a personal letter single-space within each part and double space

between the parts Heading Salutation Body Complimentary closing Sincerely (yours) yours (sincerely) Fondly love with love your friend your nephew

Signature Section B Writing letters with specific

purposes Specific purpose: a letter of greeting a letter of congratulation a letter of inquiry or request a letter of invitation a letter of declining an invitation a letter of apology

a letter of sympathy a letter of condolence Tips: