Greeting cards and notes Before y I who do you usually give greeting cards to? How often do you give cards to others and for what reasons? 2 Do you ever receive greeting cards who are they from? Reading Greeting cards 1 、B0We ood ) our a talent⊙ luck! dt Puso witk a如0灯 巴55 xw job w wishing you eveas youi in gout eams. W Aunt succeSs thinx be Bust wishes f/or AAA s44 dsve Mrs Bell Minora, teA 1o my darling SS yo 2, Thank 1 s Get ZEll Soon ● you make S not the world br y Droids aut 4 O hings Wh Pau will soon be yours Guoxin With very best wishes from everyone af Better Books voyage一路平安) talented有天才的 O darling (亲爱的 Writing in English Unit11
Checking your comprehension I Read the information below and write the correct person,'s name on each card on page I a Bill is going to America. b Mary is in hospital c Britta cleaned her friends house when her friend was sick d John has just started work e Karen starts her final exams tomorrow f Simon is working in another city for four weeks 2 Match the name to the relationship of the person receiving the card. a Mrs Bell girlfriend b Granny and Grandpa friend c Miaofang work friends d Guoxiong teacher e Everyone at Better Books gr grandparents f Paula best friend 3 Look at the different ways each person has chosen to end the card. Place the endings in two lists under the headings below Endings for people you are close to Endings for people you are not so close to P The way you end your card depends on how well you know the person. Studying the organization There are many different cards for many different occasions. However, most follow the same organization vcirtiaay Most cards have a picture and a few words showing the purpose of the card on the front The inside right-hand page often has a short message. wishing you a You usually sign the card under the message happy day Many people write a short personal message before they sign it. Love from Sometimes people write a long personal message on the inside left-hand Maraa page. Study the cards on page I and then write letters in the boxes on the card to show where each part of the card goes a The name of the person you are sending the card to b Your own name c A short personal messag d Long message e The card-maker's printed message O comprehension(理解;理解力) heading(标题) occasion(场合;特殊事件)⊙sign(签名 Writing in English Unit I
Studying the language Many people make a greeting card more personal by writing a short message under the card- makers message I Look at the kinds of cards in the box. Then from the list of personal messages(a-n) choose messages suitable for each kind of card Sympathy Thank you Birthday New Year Wedding Birth of a baby a Thinking of you b May it help to know that others are thinking of you c You two were made for each other with deepest sympat d wishing you all the very best for the future e May she bring much happiness to your life f Wishing you a lifetime of tomorrows as perfect as today g Hoping your special day is filled with happiness h Have a wonderful day. i I'm so very sorry for your loss ory was a wonderful You're a very special friend and your friendship is very mad and all of us af Important to me. woκ k will miss him k You're in my thoughts today and every day. very MuC I Wishing you all the best for the fantastic year ahead. Yours sincerely m Happiness today and always L: Y n Remember every moment! P Messages in greeting cards often express wishes or hopes for the person they are given to. A more formal way to express a wish or hope is to start the sentence with Me The -ing form of the verb is often used to show that the person is thinking, wishing, hoping. thanking, etc at the same time as he/she is writing Sometimes the message is in the imperative form of the verb Sometimes the message is in the form of a statement about the person the card is for 2 List examples from question I that use each of the following forms of messages. a the formal use of may b the -ing form of the verb c the imperative form of the verb d a statement about the person the card is for 3 Write messages for each of the occasions in the box below. Use each of the forms listed in question 2 at least once Apology Sickness Achievement Wedding anniversary Trip O formal(正式的》 ⑦ imperative(析使的 Writing in English Unit13
Notes Mr and Mrs Brown have three children: Mike, Tina and Liz. They all lead busy lives so they leave notes for each other on the fridge in the kitchen they all put the time at the beginning of the note so that they know when the message was written. At the end of the day, mr Brown takes off the old notes. Read the notes that were on the fridge at 9 pm 700aw 7 Dont forget your Science Po尺 Can clef to the cycle ay to work? 人. Tare ss out of Da drawer and by t. i think as aloow+ tie you le△rt to ware yowl 8an 3.30 Pv o a i th the So you can take the Took 4 don for a walk. OK? 630g 5100 ro take mitzy our Gor too w4c perret Hs4%的s Aowe Con hoe 6伊 M dong mmg Homwork Mike 8 70 民t以 you te anod tune a9w this mor nn8 t them w your cwplooar以山e Smur u tare them off Mim ry tidying o O drycleaner's(千洗店) 4Mriting in English Unit I
checking your comprehension I Read the notes and choose the best answer a who left home the latest? A Mrs Brown B Mr Brown C Tina b who came home in the afternoon first? A Mrs Brown B Mike C Liz c who came home last A Mr brown B Tina C Mike d who do you think is the untidiest child in the house? A Mike B Liz C Tina e who is the youngest child? A Mike B Liz C Tina f who is the oldest child? A Mike B Liz C Tina 2 Where did liz go in the afternoon? 3 what did Mike do when he came home from school? 4 where did Tina go after work? 5 What's the name of the familys dog? 6 Whose responsibility is it to walk the dog? 7 where were Mike's shoes? Why were they there? Studying the organization People usually write notes to: remind someone of something ask someone to do something tell someone something They are a good way to communicate with people you know well or you work with What is at the top of each note 2 What usually comes next? 3 What is the last thing on each note? 4 How many sentences are there in the shortest message? 5 How many sentences are there in the longest message? Most notes begin with a date or a time In notes, it is not necessary to write an opening such as Dear. or an ending such as Love from. or Best wishes Notes are usually short O untidy(不整洁的 Writing in English Unit15