2. Unit 1
Making friends
Writing

3. Writing a letter
Format of a letter
Writing the address
The first sentence
Writing about yourself
The last sentence

4. Format of a letter
Read Simon’s letter. Then put the following items in the correct space. b a d
Date
Simon’s address
Body
Greeting
Signature c e 4

5. Writing the address Read Simon’s address again. Middle Street Walker
Newcastle
NE6 4BY
England UK
Number and street
small
Town
City
Postcode
District
big
Country 5

6.  P.R. China Guangzhou 5160215 No. 21 Middle School Grade 7, Class 7
A Is the following address right?
P.R. China
Guangzhou
No. 21 Middle School
Grade 7, Class 7
13 September
Grade 7, Class 7
No. 21 Middle School
Guangzhou
P.R. China
13 September  6

7.  July 21, 2011 P.R. China Guangzhou 118 Taojin Road
B Rewrite the address on the envelope信封.
July 21, 2011
P.R. China
Guangzhou
118 Taojin Road
Yuexiu District(区)
118 Taojin Road
Yuexiu District
Guangzhou
P.R. China
July 21, 2011  7

8. √ 2 Choose a or b to start your letter.
Thanks a lot for your letter. I’m happy to be your penfriend. Here are something about myself.
I’m so glad to hear from you. I want to tell you some things about myself. 8

9. My name is Kitty. I am 12 years old
My name is Kitty. I am 12 years old. I was born in Shanghai and I live in Shanghai too.
I am not very tall. I wear glasses and my hair is short and black.
I love listening to music. I listen to CDs at the weekend. I like reading. I am in the Reading Club. I like English and Chinese at school. I am good at English.
I have lots of friends at Rose Garden School. I like playing with my friends.

10. I am short. My hair is short and I have dark brown eyes.
Hello! I am Peter. I am 12 years old. I was born in Nanjing but now I lives with parents in Shanghai.
I am short. My hair is short and I have dark brown eyes.
I love all my lessons. I am not very good at sports. I like playing computer games.
My friends say I’m polite and helpful. My teachers and classmates all like me very much. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

11. Look at your books.

12. is am live have am glasses am love play do reads cleans reads
don’t have am
glasses am
love
play
football
field do
reads
cleans
reads 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

13. is is live don’t have am have am swimming watches takes 1 2 3 4 5 6 78

14. √ 7-5 4 Choose a or b to end your letter. Write back soon. That’s all.
You can end the letter like this:
I hope to hear from you soon./
Please tell me about you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 14

15. Steps to help you (Page 11)
1. Write you address and the date :
中国, 深圳518000, 上步中学, 华发北路2号
2. Write a sentence to start your letter:
3. Use the following structures to tell Simon:
Your age:
I am…….
Your height:
I am …….
Your hair and eyes:
I have
Your hobbies:
I like/ am keen on..
Your family and home:
I live with + sb+ in+sp
Your School:
I study in…..
Your dream:
I want to…
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16. Writing to a penfriend 7-1
You can write to new penfriends by letter or . Sometimes students say these things: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

17. Don’t worry! Think about these two things to help you.
7-2
Don’t worry! Think about these two things to help you.
a Your reader:
Think about your reader. Imagine that you are talking to him/her. Tell him/her interesting things about yourself.
b Make a plan:
For example, you may plan to write four paragraphs. On the following page, you can find a plan. You can use the questions to help you. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

18. Your family and your home Where do you live?
7-3
Para. 1
Describe yourself
How old you are?
What do you look like?
Para. 2
Your family and your home
Where do you live?
What does your father/mother do?
Para. 3
Your school
Where is your school?
What is it like?
What do you want to be in the future?
Para. 4
Your hobbies
What are you favourite hobbies?
What are your other hobbies? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

19. Now you are Li Jie. You want to reply to Simon’s letter.
7-4
Now you are Li Jie. You want to reply to Simon’s letter.
A Work in pairs to do the following.
Write your home address or the address of your school. (First, look at how Jon writes his address.)
Choose a or b to start your letter.
Thanks a lot for your letter. I’m happy to be your penfriend. I’d like to tell you something about myself. I’m … years old and in Grade …
I’m … years old and in Grade … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

20. B Working alone, write the reply to Jon’s letter for May.
7-6
B Working alone, write the reply to Jon’s letter for May.
Put your home address or school address in the top-right corner.
Put the date under the address.
Dear Simon
Paragraph 1 — your starting sentences
— information about yourself (age, height, hair, hobbies, etc.)
Paragraph 2 — information about your family (parents, brothers and sisters, pets, your flat, etc.) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

21. 7-7
Paragraph 3 — information about your school (name of school,
your favourite sports at school, best subject, your
ambition, etc.)
Paragraph 4 — sentences about your photos
— your ending sentences
Best wishes
Li Jie 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

22. B Complete the following profile about yourself.
8-7
B Complete the following profile about yourself. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

23. C Write an introduction about yourself.
8-8
C Write an introduction about yourself.
(your name)
______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________________________
______________________________________
Stick your
photo here. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

24. WRITING
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