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Dear Mr. Lee,

I __________ that I can not come to the

dinner you and Mrs. Lee are giving

next Saturday for your brother because

of a previous engagement that evening.

am so sorry

① An informal letter:

I do appreciate your asking me and

____ that I will have the opportunity

to meet your brother on some other

occasion in the near future.

hope

② To judge which is the better expr

ession:

1. (To a professor you first meet)

□--- Hi,Bob. Fancy meeting you here.

□--- Good morning, Mr. Mosley. How

are you?

(Too informal.)

2. (To a close friend)

□ --- Mr. Wells, would you be kind

enough to pass me the salt?

□ --- Could you possibly pass me the

salt?

□ --- Pass me the salt, Jack.

③ Read the following sentence and

find which part you think is info

rmal.

I am sorry to say that a lot of your

answers to those questions in your

homework are not precise, so you

must think about them.

③ Read the following sentence and find

which part you think is informal.

I am sorry to say that a lot of your

answers to those questions in your

homework are not precise, so you

must think about them.

Formal and informal English

Formal English Informal English

a large amount/

number of

a lot of

arrange sort out

child kid

discard throw away

I regret to inform

you…

I’m sorry to say…

immediately right away

in addition plus

It is my hope… Hope…

prevent stop

purchase buy

reply answer

speak to have a word with

take my concerns into consideration

think about it

Answers:

Dear Mr Smith, I want to speak to you about the condition of the playground. I regret to inform you that people do not discard their rubbish properly. They leave rubbish on the ground instead of using the bins. Yesterday a 6-year-old child fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle.

Dear Mr Smith, I want to speak to you about the condition of the playground. I regret to inform you that people do not discard their rubbish properly. They leave rubbish on the ground instead of using the bins. Yesterday a 6-year-old child fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle.

The boy was taken to hospital

immediately. In addition, the beautiful

view of the park is spoiled.

I believe that there are a large number of

actions you should take to solve this

problem. For example, you should

purchase additional litter bins and arrange

security to prevent people from littering.

It is my hope that you will take my

concerns into consideration. I look

forward to your reply.

Yours sincerely,

Jerry Broker

A map of the world

Use the following diagram

Country Official language(s)

Australia

Bengal

Canada

China

Egypt

France

EnglishBengali

English, French

Chinese

Arabic

French

Germany

India

Ireland

Italy

Mexico

New Zealand

Portugal

German

English, Hindi

English, Irish

Italian

Spanish

English, Maori

Portuguese

Russia

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Spain

Switzerland

UK

USA

Russian

Arabic

English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil

Spanish

French, German, Italian

English

English

flag country Official language

Egypt

France

Mexico

Canada

Germany

Ireland

UK

Russia

Arabic

French

Spanish

English, French

German

Irish, English

English

Russian

CountryOfficial

language(s

)

People Capital

Australia English Australian Canberra

Greece Greek Greek Athens

Spain Spanish Spanish Madrid

Egypt Arabic Egyptian Cairo

Russia Russian Russian Moscow

France French French Paris

Mexico Spanish Mexican Mexico City

Japan Japanese Japanese Tokyo

Italy Italian Italian Rome

The listening answers on page 98:

(Parts A and B)

1. radio TV

2. news programmes

teaching programmes films

3. newspapers books

4. a learner’s dictionary

5. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary

6. coloured clear everyday similar

1. Go over what we learned in this period.

2. Preview the next lesson.

3. To get more information about UN, acc

ording to the website given to you.

http:/www.un.org/english htt

p:/www.un.org/aboutun/index.html

Homework