ReadingYou’re supposed to write quickly. Unit 12 Grade 9 Go For It

Lin Yumei

Dear Miss Liu,How R U ?I’m :) that my English is gr8. BTW,when we get together,Liu Chao always makes faces, we CSL.I miss U very much . I really want to talk with you F2F.Merry Christmas! Hope 2 C U!Yours, Xiao Peng

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Dear Miss Liu,How are you ?I’m happy that my English is great. By the way, when we get together,Liu Chao always makes faces, we can’t stop laughing. I miss you very much . I really want to talk with you face to face.Merry Christmas ! Hope to see you!

Yours,Xiao Peng

1. How R U ?

2. :)

3. gr8

4. BTW

5. CSL

6. F2F

E-mail English

How are you ?

By the way

can’t stop laughing

face to facehappy

great 7. Hope 2 CU Hope to see you

Miss Liu, you are out. E-mail English is popular now.

1.Why do we use e-mail English ?

3.When is it supposed to be used?

2.Where does it come from?

To write quickly. \ To save time .

It comes from a computer program called ICQ.

It’s supposed to be used to e-mail a friend or send a message to a friend on a mobile phone.

I seek you.

Task 1

Circle the 5 e-mail English in Para 3 and Para4

BTW CSL gr8 CUl8r :)

BTW

gr8

Abbreviation

Homophone

Emoticon 同音异形异义

表情符号

缩写

Task 2:

CSL

CUl8r

:)

types of e-mail English three

Task 3:

How are abbreviations, homophones and emoticons formed or created?

1.Abbreviations are formed by

3.Emoticons are formed by using

2.Homophones are created by

using the first

letter of each word in the phrase.

combining letters

and symbols or numbers to sound like other words.

punctuation

to show feelings.marks

Task 4:Fill in the form.( 填表每空不超过三个单词 )

E-mail EnglishDefinition( 定义 )

A new kind of

The aim To

Three types homophone emoticon

When to use When e-mailing a friend or

to a friend on a mobile phone

Not allowed to use

In class or

written English

save time

abbreviation

sending amessage

in a test

Task 5 Answer these questions.

( )1.E-mail English is used a) to have fun b) to save time c) to study faster

( )2. WBQ would mean a) with best wishes b) which queue c) write back quickly

( )3.”Great” sound most like a) late b) get c) seat

( )4.In e-mail English, punctuation marks are used a) normally b) instead of letters c) to show feelings

( )5.E-mail English is supposed to be used a) on mobile phones b) in class c) in tests

b

c

c

a

a

IQ challenge

2. I’ll wait for you at four .

1. as soon as possible

ASAP

I’ll wait 4 U at 4 .

Task 6 Go For It

Do these two on your own

My e-mail English ideas

1.I had a great weekend. And you?

2. Oh no! I am going to be late.

I had a gr8 weekend.& U?

O-no! I’m going 2 B L8.

Do these two with a partner

Our e-mail English ideas

3.I have seen that movie four times .It’s great.

4.Excuse me .Could you please help me ?

I’ve Cn that movie 4xs. It’s gr8. : )

Xqz me .Cd U pls help me ?

Learning strategy( 学习策略 ): Two brains usually think better than one ,and faster too. To be creative or to learn better, work together with somebody.

1. can’t stop doing sth. 忍不住做某事2. learn … by oneself 自学 = teach oneself 3. experiment with 试验、用…做实验

1. At last he couldn’t stop me the secret. A. telling B. tell C. to tell D. told

2. 他的父母正在自学英语。 His parents are English .

3. 我叔叔正在试验他的新机器。 My uncle his new machine

4. (normal), I get home at 6 pm.

5. We are supposed to use e-mail English (proper).

6. He picked up some r and threw it into the dustbin.( 垃圾箱 ).

A

learning by themselves

is experimenting withNormally

properly

ubbish

E-mail English is useful. It can help to type quickly, but it doesn’t mean that you can spend too much time on it. We should use it properly. Please make good use of it.

Homework:

Please send an e-mail card to me in e-mail English.

E-mail address: lym6626388@sina.com

TQ 4 having my class ! Merry Christmas ! C U !