1. Word power

2. Dear Mr. Lee, I __________ that I can not come to the dinner you and Mrs. Lee are giving next Saturday for your brother because of a previous engagement that evening. am so sorry ① An informal letter:

3. I do appreciate your asking me and ____ that I will have the opportunity to meet your brother on some other occasion in the near future. hope

4. ② To judge which is the better expression: 1. (To a professor you first meet) □ --- Hi,Bob. Fancy meeting you here. □ --- Good morning, Mr. Mosley. How are you? (Too informal.)

5. 2. (To a close friend) □ --- Mr. Wells, would you be kind enough to pass me the salt? □ --- Could you possibly pass me the salt? □ --- Pass me the salt, Jack.

6. ③ Read the following sentence and find which part you think is informal. I am sorry to say that a lot of your answers to those questions in your homework are not precise, so you must think about them.

7. ③ Read the following sentence and find which part you think is informal. I am sorry to say that a lot of your answers to those questions in your homework are not precise, so you must think about them.

8. Formal and informal English Formal EnglishInformal English a large amount/ number of a lot of arrangesort out childkid discardthrow away

9. I regret to inform you… I’m sorry to say… immediatelyright away in additionplus

10. It is my hope…Hope… preventstop purchasebuy replyanswer speak tohave a word with take my concerns into consideration think about it

11. Answers: Dear Mr Smith, I want to speak to you about the condition of the playground. I regret to inform you that people do not discard their rubbish properly. They leave rubbish on the ground instead of using the bins. Yesterday a 6-year-old child fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle. Dear Mr Smith, I want to speak to you about the condition of the playground. I regret to inform you that people do not discard their rubbish properly. They leave rubbish on the ground instead of using the bins. Yesterday a 6-year-old child fell and cut his hand on a broken bottle.

12. The boy was taken to hospital immediately. In addition, the beautiful view of the park is spoiled. I believe that there are a large number of actions you should take to solve this problem. For example, you should purchase additional litter bins and arrange security to prevent people from littering.

13. It is my hope that you will take my concerns into consideration. I look forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Jerry Broker

14. A map of the world

15. Use the following diagram CountryOfficial language(s) Australia Bengal Canada China Egypt France English Bengali English, French Chinese Arabic French

16. Germany India Ireland Italy Mexico New Zealand Portugal German English, Hindi English, Irish Italian Spanish English, Maori Portuguese

17. Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Spain Switzerland UK USA Russian Arabic English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil Spanish French, German, Italian English

18. flagcountryOfficial language Egypt France Mexico Canada Germany Ireland UK Russia Arabic French Spanish English, French German Irish, English English Russian

19. CountryOfficial language(s) People Capital AustraliaEnglishAustralianCanberra GreeceGreek Athens SpainSpanish Madrid EgyptArabicEgyptianCairo RussiaRussian Moscow

20. FranceFrench Paris MexicoSpanishMexicanMexico City JapanJapanese Tokyo ItalyItalian Rome

21. The listening answers on page 98: (Parts A and B) 1. radio TV 2. news programmes teaching programmes films 3. newspapers books 4. a learner’s dictionary 5. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 6. coloured clear everyday similar

22. 1.Go over what we learned in this period. 2. Preview the next lesson. 3. To get more information about UN, according to the website given to you. http:/www.un.org/english http:/www.un.org/aboutun/index.html Homework