Writing a letter about the Tower of London,Task,Skills building 1: listening for discourse markers,Read the following passage, and pay attention to how the ideas are connected. Then underline the phrases in the passage.,Different colours are often associated with different cultures. Of all the colours, I like green best. There are a variety of reasons for this. To begin with, this colour is often associated with nature. It may remind you of green grass or green willows in spring.,In addition, green is thought of as a cold colour which may help people calm down and become less stressed. When staying in a green-coloured room, you will be calmer. Apart from these reasons, this magical colour can also help you feel comfortable.,For example, if you feel tired of working or studying, by focusing on some green trees far away, your eyes will definitely have a good rest. Taking all the above into consideration, I think green has a magic powers and is certainly my favourite colour.,What are the functions of discourse markers?,1. showing the organization of the talk: first of all, secondly, finally 2. giving more information: whats more, in fact, in addition, a second/third, another, the next, apart from,3. giving examples: such as, for example, let me give you an example 4. introducing general statement: in general, on the whole 5. expressing consequence: therefore, as a result, then, so 6. clarifying, giving details: what I mean is, that is to say, in other words,7. giving stress: you need to remember, in particular, especially, before I explain 8. showing differences: on the other hand, yet, however, in fact 9. showing how things are similar: also, in the same way,10. changing topic: anyway, OK, now, all right, by the way 11. returning to topic: as I was saying, to get back to,. Study the left column of the table on page 26 and answer the following questions.,Who first used the site? What happened in 1066?,Step 1: listening to a radio programme,3. Do kings still live there? 4. What were the functions of the Tower? 5. Which is the most popular part of the Tower?,. Listen to the tape and fill in the table with the discourse markers.,in fact,to get back to,the next important date,however,another important function,a fourth function,the final function,in fact,. Listen and fill in the blanks.,the people,small,twenty-two,churches,soldiers,The executioners:,King Henry VIII; King James,The victims:,Anne Boleyn; Sir Walter Raleigh,. Read and find out:,When and why the victims were killed:,Anne Boleyn was killed in 1536 because she had failed to give birth to a son for King Henry VIII. Walter Raleigh was killed in 1618 because he failed to find gold for King James.,divorce sb. accuse sb. of sth. the crime of betraying ones country sentence sb. to death make a trip to on behalf of sb.,和某人离婚,责备某人某事,背叛国家罪,宣判某人死刑,到旅行,Language points in C,代表某人，代替某人,Word stress In the English language, all words of more than one syllable have what is called word stress. This means at least one of the syllables is longer and louder than the other syllable(s). You should learn word stress as you learn new vocabulary.,Skills building 2: stressing syllables and words,2. Sentence stress Sentence stress is like word stress and is what gives English its rhythm. When we are speaking, we stress certain key words in a sentence. For example, in the sentence, I went to the shop to buy apples, we stress the words shop and apples, as these are the most important information.,Underline the words we should stress when we read in the following sentences.,1. The weather is good enough for a picnic today. 2. Id like to attend the meeting this afternoon, but Im very busy. 3. This is his book, not her book. 4. This is Tom, and this is Jim.,5. This apple is on the desk. It isnt under the desk. 6. Id like to buy a book, but I have little money.,Go through the points in the left column on page 28. Work in groups to list as many questions you want to ask about the Crown Jewels as you can.,Pair work:,Step 2: asking about the Crown Jewels,3. Study the answers in the right column. 4. One acts as the tourist and the other as the tour guide.,What and how do we write on an envelope? What information do we need to put on a letter sheet?,Skills building 3: writing informally about a formal topic,Stamp,How to address an envelope? in the center of the envelope: name of the receiver post address (from street to area, from city to country),STAMP,Mr. Robert Smith 2417 Bancraft Way. Berkely, CA 94704 U.S.A.,Parts of an English letter:,An English letter usually consists of six parts： 1. heading（信头） 2. inside address（收信人地址） 3. salutation（称呼） 4. body（信主体） 5. complimentary close（结尾客套语） 6. signature（署名）,Suppose that you have just returned from an art exhibition about Guilin with photos and paintings. Please give your personal comments on the exhibition.,Free talk, What impressed you most? What do you think needs more improvement?