新编实用英语2U7-Session3.pptVIP

1. Have you ever made a farewell speech? 2. What do you think is the most important part in a farewell speech? 1. What was the speaker’s position? The president. 2. How long was the speaker in the position? One year. 3. What does the group specialize in? It specialized in selling trees. 4. What was the achievement the group made in the Arbor Day Fund Drive? They reached the highest sales of trees ever recorded. 5. What project is the speaker going to develop? A small downtown park. Please retell the first paragraph without looking at the book. Farewell letters are often written to express thanks to somebody for the hospitality and kindness you’ve received from him or her. Farewell letters consist of several essential components, e.g.: Express your thanks for your association with the people you are leaving and for their kindness, love, support, friendship, etc. Repeat how much you value this friendship. Recall one or more of the good times youve had together. Offer your best wishes for the future. Read the following two samples of farewell letters and answer some questions; Learn to write your own. Please answer the following questions according Sample 1. What sentence expresses the treasuring of friendship? (2) How does the author express good wishes and thanks? Emphasis: If we want to focus attention on certain information in a sentence, we can use an emphatic structure. The most frequently-used structures of emphasis include It-clause, what-clause and do or did for emphasizing an action. Ellipsis: Ellipsis is the omission of one or more words that are understood in the context. But the sentence or utterance should be grammatically correct. Inversion: In statements, it is usual for the verb to follow the subject. Sometimes, however, this word order is reversed. We refer to this as inversion. 1. Make up dialogues about Saying good-bye and exp