内蒙古准格尔旗世纪中学高一英语人教版必修1课件：U4Usinglanguage.ppt

Unit 4 Earthquakes 1. Here is a letter of invitation. Read it carefully and imagine that you are the student who has been invited to give a speech. Office of the City Government Tangshan, Hebei China July 5, 201 ____ Dear _____, Congratulations! We are pleased to tell you that you have won the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan. Your speech was heard by a group of five judges, all of whom agreed that it was the best one this year. Your parents and your school should be very proud of you! Next month the city will open a new park to honour those who died in the terrible disaster. The park will also honour those who helped the survivors. Our office would like to have you speak to the park visitors on July 28 at 11:00 am. As you know, this is the day the quake happened thirty-_____ years ago. We invited you to bring your family and friends on that special day. Sincerely, Zhang Sha Tang shan’s new look 2. Now in pairs prepare a short speech, in which you should: thank those who worked hard to rescue survivors and list some of the things the workers did to help them; thank those who worked hard to build a new city; (For example: they built new homes and offices in only seven years. The UN honoured them for their quick work.) thank the visitors for listening to your speech. I would like to express my thanks to … who … Here, I wish to express my thanks for the great efforts … I’d also like to thank … No words are strong enough to express our … It was terrible when … Here are useful sentence patters for you: It seemed as if … I remember … I felt … Not long after that … Luckily, … Sample speech: Good afternoon, everyone. My name is …. Firstly of all I would like to express my thanks to Mr Zhang Sha and the city of Tangshan who are letting me talk to you. I would also like to thank you all for coming on this special occasion. Here, I wish to express my thanks to the workers who helped during that terrible disaster. Many