1、Unit 7 Art Writing Workshop Get ready for writing. 1. Look at the advertisement on a school website. Which activity would you like to know more about? Youth Short Film Festivall Join the contest! Great prizes! Contact us: enquiries* New school film club starting next week! Some great films! Room 334
2、, Students Centre Contact us: lovefilmclub* Martial arts classes! Great teacher and small groups! Room 106, The Stadium Contact us: martialarts* School music competition on 15 June. Some great prizes! Contact us: lovemusic*mail. com 2. If you decide to write an email to ask for more information abou
3、t the activity you are interested in. Is it going to be a formal or informal email? Youth Short Film Festivall Join the contest! Great prizes! Contact us: enquiries* New school film club starting next week! Some great films! Room 334, Students Centre Contact us: lovefilmclub* Martial arts classes! G
4、reat teacher and small groups! Room 106, The Stadium Contact us: martialarts* School music competition on 15 June. Some great prizes! Contact us: lovemusic*mail. com Formal: Written to a professor, colleague, boss, etc. Must always be professional Accurate grammar, punctuation, and spelling necessar
5、y Informal: Written to friends and family Accuracy and grammar(spelling and punctuation)are not important You can make up your own rules Formal vs. Informal Read the email on page 19. Answer the questions. 1) Why does Liu Ze write this email? 2) How does Liu Ze address the receiver of the email? Liu
6、 Ze writes this email to ask for information about entering a film in the festival. Liu Ze addresses the receiver of the email as Dear Sir/Madam. 3) What information does Liu Ze want to know? Liu Ze wants to know: About the films for the festival If they accept sport documentaries More information a
7、bout how to apply for this festival If groups and individuals can enter If they enter their film to another film festival at the same time What the prizes are If there are prizes for different age groups and for different types of films 4) Is the style of the email formal or informal? Can you find s
8、ome examples? The style is formal Reasons could include: Vocabulary used Address of the receiver Salutation salutation brief introduction main purpose closing body signatureyour name salutation Identify structure and useful language. The structure Useful language Para. 1 Stating the purpose of your
9、writing and introducing yourself I am writing to ask for information about I am Para. 2 Para. 3 Querying the films for the festival I would like to ask . Do you . ? Could you tell me ? I wonder if . ? Can we . ? Are there ? Salutation I appreciate your help . 1. What is the purpose of your email? 2.
10、 Write two questions you would like to ask. Polite Requests I am writing to ask for information I would like to ask about the films for your festival. Could you tell me if this kind of film would be acceptable? I wonder if you could also give me more information Would it be possible to tell me about
11、 the prizes? Sentence Builder Compose your writing. 1. Outlining Complete the outline of your email. Compose your writing. 2. Drafting Use your outline and the Writing Help to write your first draft. Writing a Formal Email Its important to: address the receiver properly; use formal language to make polite requests; clearly state your reason for writing this email/letter; ask necessary questions clearly. Writing Help Compose your writing. 3. Editing Edit your email in pairs. Then share what you have written in class. Use the Peer Editing Sheet on page 93. Thank You
