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　　unit 3 task writing a formal letter
　　teaching aims
　　1. learn how to change or correct a text
　　2. learn how to conduct a discussion
　　3. learn how to write a formal letter
　　procedures
　　skills building 1 changing or correcting a text
　　1.through a game called ＂chinese whisper＂, let ss learn when we are asked to pass information, we need to
　　v 1 correct grammatical errors and spelling mistakes
　　v 2 make changes to the information in the text
　　v 3 change the style or the tone
　　2. listen with the guide above
　　step 1 confirming information
　　1. discuss about what gm food is before listening
　　2. listen to the tape and make notes while listening
　　skills building 2 conducting a discussion
　　1. learn how to ask for people’s opinions and introduce new ideas to the discussion
　　v e.g. what do you think? / don’t you think so? /do you agree? / is that your opinion too?
　　v e.g. another argument is that… / don’t forget… / on the other hand, … /we can also… / but what about…?
　　step 2 reporting back to a science journal
　　1. ask students to talk about gm food briefly with the note they made in step 1.
　　2. discuss the information among group members
　　3.prepare an interview between a scientist and a student, using the information you’ve collected.
　　skills building 3 writing a formal letter
　　1. learn the basic elements of a formal letter
　　v e.g. your address / the date / receiver’s name, job title and address / formal greeting / formal ending / your name and signature
　　2. learn some useful phrases to start and end a formal letter, then finish the task.
　　v start: with reference to… / thank you for… /in reply to… / i am writing to inform you …
　　v end: i would be grateful if you could… / i hope you would… / i look forward to hearing from you soon. / if you require any further information…
　　step 3 writing a letter about gm food
　　v read the first letter and ask students to list the main points about gm food.
　　v read the second letter and ask students to list the main points about gm food.
　　v combine the points together what we’ve learned from step 1 & 2, then finish part b on page 57. you can discuss with your group members.
　　homework
　　part b on page 57