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Unit One Lesson 1. How to Write a Personal Letter Information related to the text International Paper An American paper company established in 1898, starting as a pulp and paper company based in the northeastern part of the United States. IP now has expanded into a successful global company. Developing reading skills 1. How to decide the Diction Level A. familiar: it includes a lot of slang words and contractions. B. informal: slang words are less used, yet, contractions and idioms are abundant C. formal: neutral words and well-woven sentences are used while slang words and contractions are rare. General Comprehension of the Text Questions for consideration: How often do you write to your parents and friends? Do you think a letter is still useful or important? Why or why not? If you write letters frequently, what advantages make you do so? If you don’t, what disadvantages of letters have you found compared with other means of communication? As far as shy persons are concerned, what advantages does a personal letter have over other means of communication such as phone? Paraphrases: 1.The telephone is to shyness what Hawaii is to February, it’s a way out of the woods, and yet: a letter is better. Paraphrase: It is good to get away to in Hawaii in winter ( The weather there is warm and sunny.) in the same way, the telephone is a good means to relieve the nervousness of shy people, but a letter is better than a phone call. 2. So a shy person sits down and writes a letter. To be known by another person- to meet and talk freely in the to be close despite distance. To escape from anonymity and be our sweet selves and express the music of our souls. Paraphrase:So a shy person sits down and writes a letter for the following purposes: to make himself or herself known, to meet and talk to another freely, to be close to others although they are physically far from each other, to be known by our friends and relatives and to express our true selves without any disguise. (