Unit 3 Task

Writing a letter of apology

When writing a letter of apology, you need to include the following:• your address• the date• an opening

the purpose of the letter should be

given in the first sentence.

an explanation

a closing phrase (to apologize again)

your name and signature

Address ofAddress of

Beijing Sunshine Secondary School Sunshine Town Beijing 100000

10 June Date Tan Yi Name of88 Sunny Street

Sunshine TownBeijing 100000 Address of

Dear Tan Yi, Greeting…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Yours sincerely, ClosingSun Ting Name of the sender

the sender

the receiver

the receiver

　　 Below is a sample letter of apology. Read the letter carefully and work in pairs to underline some sentence patterns which we may find useful when we write the letter ourselves.

Dear Mr. Singh,I am writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day. I felt rather strange when you would not shake hands with me. I did not realize that there are some taboos in different countries and cultures. After reading a magazine article, I know that people from India do not shake hands with their left hands. I should not have held out my left hand to you. And I now know you do not eat beef because of your religion.

I would like to give you my apology for... Please accept my sincere apology for...

　　 I feel very sorry for not having known

these taboos earlier. I hope you can forgive

me for all these misunderstandings. I hope

our next meeting will be happier.

Yours sincerely,

…...

I am awfully/terribly sorry for what I have done.I feel badly sorry about it and want youto know what happened.Please allow me to say sorry again.Once again, I’m sorry for any misunderstanding caused.

sentence patterns used in a letter of apology

1. I would like to give you my apology for... 2. Please accept my sincere apology for...3. I am awfully/terribly sorry for what I have d

one.4.I feel badly sorry about it and want you to kn

ow what happened.5. Please allow me to say sorry again. 　 6.Once again, I’m sorry for any misunderstand

ing caused.　…

Practice

Please write a letter of apology toMr Takashi or Mr Hudson in 10 minutes.

Language Points

1. 预定一顿盛宴 2. 占据 3. 分发 4. 浏览 5. 阻挡6. 握手7. 相关的人8. 与……互动9. 与……接触10. 带……参观

order a real feast take upgive outgo throughhold upshake handsthe person concernedinteract withbe in contact withshow…..around

Translation

1. He seemed to give out a lot of business cards and got a bit upset when my classmate did not go through the proper procedure and just put it in his pocket without looking at it. (Page 42 Para.2)

2.However, showing visitors around is a great way to improve our English and hopefully we can do it again next year. (Page 42 Para.3 )

3. The breaking of a taboo is usually upsetting or embarrassing for the person concerned and the people around him or her. (Page 43 Para.1)

4. While these different forms of greetings and customs might seem strange to you, remember that what you consider normal probably seems equally strange to others.

(Page 44 Para. 3)

Homework

Paper 16 阅读理解 ABC