【精品课件】北师必修4Unit11TheMediaCommunicationWorkshop.pptVIP

全品高考网 * * * Communication Workshop Listen to the talk about Britain’s main newspapers, Classify them “tabloid” or “quality”. tabloid The Sun quality The Times The Mirror The Daily Mail The Daily Telegraph The Guardian The Financial Times Do you often read newspapers? Have you ever try to write to the editor? Listen and learn the new vocabulary. Read the letter and find the main idea of each paragraph. Read the letter again and pay attention to the highlighted linking words. Which of them are used to contrast ideas? Make sentences with them. How to write a formal letter to a newspaper? Use the following format for a formal letter. From AddressDateTo AddressSubjectSir/MadamBODY OF THE LETTERYours Faithfully/ Thanking YouXYZ Write a letter to your local newspaper giving your opinion about a local problem. Follow the stages below. Dear Editor/Sir/Madam, Most of us today recognize that environmental pollution has been a greatly serious problem. So I am writing to talk about the pollution here. Going around, we can see that lots of plants, trees, and crops are destroyed by bad air. Many fish die of poisonous water; Moreover, thousands of people die from eating poisoned fish or breathing in gas. Sample Letter (I) So, in my opinion, new laws should be passed to limit the amount of pollutants from factories. Moreover, in the households, there is an obvious need to reduce litter and waste. Lets make our good efforts, and the world will be a safer place to live for us. Look forward to reading more letters about this matter in your newspaper. Yours faithfully (Signature) Dear Sir / Madam, As someone who has travelled throughout Asia on business and holiday, I would like to give my opinion on its environmental impact. Having visited Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, I understand that tourism can bring money to developing countries. However, this money often goes into the pockets of foreign investors, and only rarely benefits local people. Sample Letter (II) Mul