牛津版高二 模块六 Unit 1

Task Task

Writing to a foreign friendWriting to a foreign friend

Laughter is good for youLaughter is good for youLaughter is good for youLaughter is good for you

Lead in

Look at the following sentences and tell

us which sentence is the most important

request and which sentence means the

least important request.

1. I need to know how many of you will go

to watch the play this Saturday. I’ll have

to book the tickets.

2. I want to know why you are so

interested in the play.

3. I would like to know how you will go to

the theatre.

most important

somewhat important

least important

Skills building 1: recognizing what is Skills building 1: recognizing what is

importantimportant

‘I need..’

‘I want…’

‘I would like…’

Step 1: answering questionsStep 1: answering questions

Part A

most important:

rather important:

least important:

1 2 3

5 6 7

1194 8 10 12

1. Crosstalk is a new form of comedy.

2. None of the crosstalk performers

became famous.

3. For many years, you could turn on the

TV at any time and find a crosstalk

performance.

Part B

an old

Some

radio

4. In crosstalk, the performers talk

together, do impressions, sing and

dance. tell jokes

5. Crosstalk can be done by two people

only.

1 person, 2 persons, 3 persons or more

6. If you listen to a crosstalk performance,

you will hear part of a story.

7. Crosstalk is sometimes performed in

English.

8. You don’t need to understand the

Chinese language and Chinese culture

to enjoy crosstalk.

a whole story

never

must

Skills building 2: asking questions orallySkills building 2: asking questions orally

1. What do we say when we want to ask

whether someone knows something or

not?

2. If we want to know the time or the

place that something happened, how will

we ask the question?

Do you know…?

Can you name…?

Who is …?

Please tell me…

general question

the answer is a noun

the answer is a person

/ his name

general questions

When did …?

Please list…

the answer is a date /

period of time

there’re several parts

to the answer

Step 2: taking part in a radio talk showStep 2: taking part in a radio talk show

Work in pairs to ask and answer

questions according to the two columns.

Try to use different ways to ask the same

question.

Skills building 3:Skills building 3:

answering questions in an e-mailanswering questions in an e-mail

What should we pay attention to when

we use an e-mail to answer questions?

Tips: Make a list of questions.

Mention the question when

answering.

You want to know…

Since you asked about…

I know you need / want / would like

information about…

You asked me about…

Regarding your question about…

In answer to your question about…

informal

informal

informal

informal

formal

formal

Useful expressionsUseful expressions

Step 3: writing an e-mailStep 3: writing an e-mail

Write an e-mail to Bill answering his

questions.

Remember to answer them in order of

importance.

Possible examplePossible example

Dear Bill,

I think I have got enough information

about crosstalk and can answer your

questions about it. Crosstalk is a

traditional form of Chinese comedy,

which began during the Qing Dynasty.

At that time, performers travelled

between villages and did small comic

performances.

You asked me about different parts of

crosstalk performance. It can be done by

one person, two people, three people or

more, and involves singing, telling jokes

and talking. The talking is normally

between two performers, who visit their

language in ways that make people laugh.

There is also a one-person form of

crosstalk, and it is occasionally done by

three or more people. You can hear a

whole story if you listen to a crosstalk

performance. It has an obvious beginning,

middle and end.

You wanted to know something about

famous crosstalk performers, living and

dead. One of the first crosstalk artists was

Zhu Shaowen, whose stage name was

Qiongbupa, or ‘ Poor-but-proud’ in

English. The most important master is

Hou Baolin, who died in 1993. Another

one named Ma Sanli was from a famous

crosstalk family, whose grandfather,

father and brother were all crosstalk

performers. He died in 2003. There are

quite a few famous crosstalk artists loved

by the Chinese people and they are still

active on stage, such as Jiang Kun, Feng

Gong and Niu Qun. Now there are also

famous foreign crosstalk performers,

among who is Da Shan from Canada. A

lot of Chinese know him and like his

performance very much.

As for where one can hear it or see it, we

often listen to it on the radio or TV. The

best time to see or hear crosstalk is on

television during the Spring Festival.

You asked if you could learn it outside

of China and if you needed to speak

Chinese to enjoy crosstalk. You hardly

get the chance to learn crosstalk outside

of China. And if you want to enjoy it,

you must be able to speak Chinese. Now

in Beijing, a famous crosstalk master

Ding Guangquan gives lessons to foreigners.

He was one of Hou Baolin’s students and

has been teaching foreigners to perform

since 1989.

If you want to know more about Chinese

crosstalk, just e-mail me.

Yours,

…(name)

e-maile-mail 写作要领写作要领 首先 , 必须要标题（ Heading ）栏的‘收件人 (To)’ 框中输入收信人的 E-mail

地址。 ‘主题 (Subject)’ 框的内容应简明地概括信的内容 , 短的可以是一个单词 ,

如 greetings; 长的可以是一个名词性短语 ,

也可以是完整句，但长度一般不超过 3

5 个字母。‘主题’框的内容切忌含糊不清。像 News about the meeting 这样的表达 , 应改为 Tomorrow's meeting c

anceled 。一般来说 , 只要将位于句首的单词和专有名词的首字母大写即可。另外一种较为正规的格式可将除了少于

5 个字母的介词、连词或冠词之外的每一个单词的首字母大写 , 如： New E-m

ail Address Notification 。视信的内容是否重要 , 还可以开头加上 URGENT 或者 FYI （ For Your Information, 供参考 ), 如： URGENT ： Submit your rep

ort today!

E-mail 一般使用非正式文体 , 因此正文 (Body) 前的称呼 (Salutation) 通常无须用诸如‘ Dear Mr. John’ 之类的表达。在同辈的亲朋好友或同事间可以直呼其名 , 但对长辈或上级最好使用头衔加上姓。如： Tommy/ Mr. Sm

ith 。

E-mail 文体的另外一个特点是简单明了 , 便于阅读 , 太长的内容可以以附件的方式发出。一个段落大多仅由一到三个句子组成。信尾客套话（ Co

mplimentary close ）通常也很简明。常常只须一个词，如：

‘Thanks’ ，‘ Best’, ‘Cheers’, 不需要用一般信函中的‘ Sincerely yours’ 或‘ Best regards’ 。称呼和正文之间 ,

段落之间 , 正文和信尾客套话之间一般空一行 , 开头无须空格。

1. Write an e-mail to your friends to

ask some question or answer

questions.

2. Preview project.

HomeworkHomework

Thank you ！