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Unit 7
Writing Workshop
Writing workshop
— A formal email
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Learning
Objectives
To read and talk about writing a formal email
To read for writing
To write a formal email to ask for more information
To summarise information
预习评价
1. 寻求帮助
2. 向某人提供一些详细的信息
3.对...不确定
4.关于...进行咨询
5.值得特别关注
6. 为...向某人收取费用
7. 申请参加
8. 可接受
9. 针对不同年龄组和不同类型电影的奖项
ask for help / seek help
provide sb with some detailed information
be uncertain about
enquire/inquire about
deserve special attention
charge sb for...
apply to be part of
be acceptable
prizes for different age groups and for
different types of films
Warming-up
Have you ever written a formal email (in any language)?
If so, share your experience, and tell us in what situation you need to write a formal email.
Consider letters of invitation, inquiry and application you have written before.
Reading
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?
3. What information does Liu Ze want to know?
4. Is the style of the email formal or informal? Can you find some examples?
1. Why does Liu Ze write this email?
2. How does Liu Ze address the receiver of the email?
Reading
Liu 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?
Reading
Lu Ze wants to know:
About the films for the festival
If they accept sport documentaries
More information about how to apply for this festival
If groups and individuals can enter
If they can 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 some evidence to support your conclusion?
Reading
The style is formal.
Address the r