Informal letter 14 Oct 2016

? Formal vs informal ? A B Informal Formal

What to learn today? Structure of an informal letter Date, … Language to use in informal letter Questions Contractions and abbreviations (short forms) Informal words (e.g. pretty, super) Share with your family members or friends

1 minute Letter A Activity 1 Work in pairs. Label the parts of informal letter with the given names of parts 1 minute

Date Greeting Opening paragraph Body paragraphs Closing paragraph 16th July, 2016   Dear Chris How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the summer holidays. Yesterday, I saw the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare at the Arts Center. I found the play super difficult to follow because I thought the language was challenging. But I enjoyed it as the actors were all pretty good. After the play, my brother and I visited a museum. First, we watched a 3-D animation. It was so exciting. Then, we went into a room showing Chinese paintings. Finally, we went into another room displaying Western paintings. I thought the paintings were amazing. I'll write back soon! Love Josie PS I may have some exciting news later! Date Greeting Opening paragraph Body paragraphs Closing paragraph Closing Signature Postscript

What is the tone of the letter? Is it friendly? Does it sound like personal or impersonal?

2 minute Letter A vs Letter B Work in pairs. Find out the differences between the two letters Circle the differences in letter A e.g. Chris vs Mr. Chan 2 minute

16th July, 2016 Dear Chris   How are you? I hope you’re enjoying the summer holidays. Yesterday, I saw the play Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare at the Arts Center. I found the play super difficult to follow because I thought the language was challenging. But I enjoyed it as the actors were all pretty good. After the play, my brother and I visited a museum. First, we watched a 3-D animation. It was so exciting. Then, we went into a room showing Chinese paintings. Finally, we went into another room displaying Western paintings. I thought the paintings were amazing. I'll write back soon! Love Josie PS I may have some exciting news later!

Individual Presentation You joined your school’s sports days last week and you want to share it with your friend.

Mind-map

Words to describe Feelings

Language 1 min 30 secs Tense Contractions Informal Words mainly Simple past tense Contractions e.g. I’m  I am , We’d  We had Informal Words Pretty, Super, So, Cool, Great job, Fantastic 1 min 30 secs

Feedback time Correct Tenses Contractions (e.g. I’m, we’re) Informal Words (e.g. pretty, cool)

What have we learnt today? Structure of an informal letter Date Greeting Opening paragraph Body paragraphs Closing paragraph Closing Signature Postscript

What have we learnt today? Language features of informal letter Questions Contractions and abbreviations (short forms) Informal words

Homework 1. Informal letter – Sports Day - Staple the two sheets 2. JTA Chapter 4 P.20-25 (Tue) - check dictionary