Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Unit 5 Netiquette Reading 1: “Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts” Reading 2: Dear Debbie Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Unit 5: Netiquette Part 3: Reading Reading 1: “Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts” Summary Exercises Reading 2 : Dear Debbie Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 1: “Netiquette” Do’s and Don’ts - Book P. 81-82 Summary Part 3: Reading Reading 1: “Netiquette” Do’s and Don’ts - Book P. 81-82 Summary Please read the passage on page 81 & 82. Main idea: To send clear, easy-to-understand e-mails you should follow the basic rules of e-mail use (Netiquette). Netiquette Do’s: Keep your e-mails short. Check your message before you send it. Check your spelling. Fill in the subject for each e-mail. Include your signature at the end of every message. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 1: “Netiquette” Do’s and Don’ts - Book P. 81-82 Summary Part 3: Reading Reading 1: “Netiquette” Do’s and Don’ts - Book P. 81-82 Summary Netiquette Don’ts: Don’t use all capital letters. Don’t send everyone a copy when you only want to send a message to one person. Don’t send e-mails when you are angry or upset. Don’t think e-mail is private. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts Exercises Reading for Main Ideas – Book P. 82 Check (√) the phrase that best completes the main idea of Reading One: Following e-mail etiquette rules will help you ______.  a. communicate clearly and correctly. ___ b. express your emotions. ___ c. make sure the right person or people read your message. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 1: Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts Exercises Reading for details – Book P. 82 Correct the following statements: Keep your e-mails long. Don’t read your message before you send it. Don’t check your English. Don’t write the subject of each e-mail. Don’t include a signature with every e-mail. Don’t use capital letters. Don’t send anyone a copy of every message. Don’t send e-mails when you feel relaxed. Write very private things in e-mail. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 1: Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts Exercises Reading for details – Book P. 82 Correct the following statements: Keep your e-mails long. short Don’t read your message before you send it. Read …. Don’t check your English. Check ….. Don’t write the subject of each e-mail. Write …. Don’t include a signature with every e-mail. Include …. Don’t use ↑capital letters. all Don’t send anyone a copy of every message. everyone Don’t send e-mails when you feel relaxed. angry Write very private things in e-mail. Don’t write …. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 1: Netiquette Do’s and Don’ts Exercises Reading for details – Book P. 83 Read the following statements. Check () those statements that you think are supported by information in Reading One. Short e-mails are easier to read than long e-mails.  Sending messages in writing is clearer than in speaking. People make more spelling mistakes in e-mail than in ordinary letters. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 2: Dear Debbie Summary – Book P. 83-84 Read the excerpt from a newspaper advice column called “Dear Debbie” on pages 83- 84 in your book. Main Ideas: This excerpt gives three examples of what happens when someone breaks netiquette rules. Example 1: Embarrassed in Emeryville hit the reply all button by mistake and sent a message to all employees in the company. She wrote embarrassing things in the e-mail and couldn’t face anyone in the company. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 2: Dear Debbie Summary – Book P. 83-84 Example2: Sorry in Cincinnati wrote an e-mail to her friend when she was upset in which she expressed her dissatisfaction. Then, by mistake she sent her the e-mail. Example3: Mad in Miami had an argument with his wife because she read old messages he sent to his ex-girlfriend which he put in the trash bin. He shares a computer with his wife and he thought his e-mail was private. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan

Reading 2: Dear Debbie Exercises – Book P. 85 Read the excerpt from a newspaper advice column called “Dear Debbie” on pages 83 & 84 in your book. This excerpt gives examples of what happens when someone breaks netiquette rules. Which netiquette rule did each e-mail blooper break? E-mail blooper 1: E-mail blooper 2: E-mail blooper 3: Rule:- Don’t send everybody a copy, when you only want to send a message to one person Rule:- Don’t send emails when you’re angry or upset. Rule:- Don’t think e-mail is private. Prepared by: Laila al-Hasan