1. Unit 2 Wish you were here Skills building 3: writing an e-mail
南航附中高一英语教研组 徐业村 刘妹

2. Lead-in:
What is an ?
How do we write an ?

3. Points to note:
1. type in the address of the person you are writing to and the subject of your
2. don’t have to type in your address
3. greet the person ( Dear …)
4. start the ( Hello …)
5. type your first name at the end
6. use contractions( I’m fine )

4. Ways of ending an informal e-mail:
All the best
Best regards
Lots of love
Love
Love from
Regards
Take care
Yours

5. Date: 25 June From: connie@net.net To: ellen@com.com Subject:Singapore
How are you? Have you finished your exams yet?
Hello Ellen!
I’m in Singapore! I only arrived here two days ago
but I’ve already seen a lot of interesting things.
Yesterday, we went to Orchard Road to go shopping
and then we went to the Night Safari. It’s a zoo that’s
open at night, and you can get very close to the animals!
Tomorrow, we’re going to Sentosa. It’s an island south
of Singapore --you can travel there in a cable car. I hear
there is a lot to see and do there! Sorry I don’t Have much
time to write. I’ll call you when I get back.
See you soon!
Love,
Connie 2 1 — 4 — 3 — 6 — 5

6. Step 3: E-mailing your father
Write an –mail to your father, tell your father about your holiday destination.
Where?
When?
What activities?
What ..see…?
The duration?
The cost?

7. Possible examples
Sample 1
Dear Dad,
I’ve looked at several possible places where we can
go on holiday and checked Mum’s schedule. We
think we should go to Shandong Province because
none of us have ever been there before . If we go,
we’ll have an active holiday climbing Mount Taishan.
Even though there will not be any river cruises,
Mum can explore famous lakes and springs in Ji’nan.
We can also visit Qufu, the birthplace of Confucius.
I think she’d like this.

8. We can travel in Mary, between the 1st and 7th
We can travel in Mary, between the 1st and 7th. The trip lasts 4 days and 3 nights. It costs only 1,200 yuan per person, so Mum will be pleased with that.
I think this trip sounds very exciting and it sounds just like what you and Mum want. Let me know if I should book it.
Bye for now.
Love
(student’s own name)

9. Sample 2
Dear Dad,
I’ve looked at several possible places where we can go on holiday and checked Mum’s schedule. We think we should go to South Island in New Zealand because none of us has ever been there before. If we go there, we can have an active holiday. We can trek through the bush and walk along the beach. And we can go on a river cruise. This is what Mum wants to do. Also we can have a traditional Maori dinner there.

10. We can travel in May, between the 1st and the 7th
We can travel in May, between the 1st and the 7th.The trip lasts 5 days and 4 nights. It costs 7,000 yuan per person. But Mum only wants to spend 3,000 yuan for each. Anyhow, I think this trip sounds very exciting and is just like what you and Mum want! Let me know if I should book it.
Love
(student’s own name)

11. Homework: Write an e-mail to your friend