M6U1 Task

Lookatthefollowingsentencesandtelluswhichsentenceisthemostimportantrequestandwhichsentencemeanstheleastimportantrequest.1.IneedtoknowhowmanyofyouwillgotowatchtheplaythisSaturday.I’llhavetobookthetickets.2.Iwanttoknowwhyyouaresointerestedintheplay.3.Iwouldliketoknowhowyouwillgotothetheatre.mostimportantratherimportantleastimportantSkillsbuilding1:recognizingwhatisimportant‘Ineed..’‘Iwant…’‘Iwouldlike…’A:BillwantstolearnaboutChinesecrosstalk.Hehascalledyouandleftamessagewithquestionsaboutthesubject.Takenoteswhathewantstoknow.MarkeachofBill’srequestswith‘mostimportant’,‘ratherimportant’or‘leastimportant’.Step1:answeringquestionsPartAmostimportant:ratherimportant:leastimportant:123567119481012B:ListentoaradiotalkshowaboutcrosstalkinordertoanswerBill’squestions.Usetheinformationyouheartocorrectthenotesbelow.Drawalinethoughthewronginformationandwritethecorrectwordsintheblanks.Thefirstonehasbeendoneforyou.1.Crosstalkisanewformofcomedy.2.Noneofthecrosstalkperformersbecamefamous.3.Formanyyears,youcouldturnontheTVatanytimeandfindacrosstalkperformance.PartBtraditionalSomeradio4.Incrosstalk,theperformerstalktogether,doimpressions,singanddance.telljokes5.Crosstalkcanbedonebytwopeopleonly.oneperson,twopeople,threepeopleormore6.Ifyoulistentoacrosstalkperformance,youwillhearpartofastory.7.CrosstalkissometimesperformedinEnglish.8.Youdon’tneedtounderstandtheChineselanguageandChineseculturetoenjoycrosstalk.awholestorynevermustSkillsbuilding2:askingquestions1.Whatdowesaywhenwewanttoaskwhethersomeoneknowssomethingornot?2.Ifwewanttoknowthetimeortheplacethatsomethinghappened,howwillweaskthequestion?Doyouknow…?Canyouname…?Whois…?Pleasetellme…generalquestiontheanswerisanountheanswerisaperson/hisnamegeneralquestionsWhendid…?Pleaselist…theanswerisadate/periodoftimethere’reseveralpartstotheanswerStep2:takingpartinaradiotalkshowWorkinpairstoaskandanswerquestionsaccordingtothetwocolumns.Trytousedifferentwaystoaskthesamequestion.Skillsbuilding3:answeringquestionsinane-mailWhatshouldwepayattentiontowhenweuseane-mailtoanswerquestions?Tips:Makealistofquestions.Mentionthequestionwhenanswering.Youwanttoknow…Sinceyouaskedabout…Iknowyouneed/want/wouldlikeinformationabout…Youaskedmeabout…Regardingyourquestionabout…Inanswertoyourquestionabout…informalinformalinformalinformalformalformalUsefulexpressionsStep3:writingane-mailWriteane-mailtoBillansweringhisquestions.Remembertoanswertheminorderofimportance.PossibleexampleDearBill,IthinkIhavegotenoughinformationaboutcrosstalkandcanansweryourquestionsaboutit.CrosstalkisatraditionalformofChinesecomedy,whichbeganduringtheQingDynasty.Atthattime,performerstravelledbetweenvillagesanddidsmallcomicperformances.Youaskedmeaboutdifferentpartsofcrosstalkperformance.Itcanbedonebyoneperson,twopeople,threepeopleormore,andinvolvessinging,tellingjokesandtalking.Thetalkingisnormallybetweentwoperformers,whovisittheirlanguageinwaysthatmakepeoplelaugh.Thereisalsoaone-personformofcrosstalk,anditisoccasionallydonebythreeormorepeople.Youcanhearawholestoryifyoulistentoacrosstalkperformance.Ithasanobviousbeginning,middleandend.Youwantedtoknowsomethingaboutfamouscrosstalkperformers,livinganddead.OneofthefirstcrosstalkartistswasZhuShaowen,whosestagenamewasQiongbupa,or‘Poor-but-proud’inEnglish.ThemostimportantmasterisHouBaolin,whodiedin1993.AnotheronenamedMaSanliwasfromafamouscrosstalkfamily,whosegrandfather,fatherandbrotherwereallcrosstalkperformers.Hediedin2003.TherearequiteafewfamouscrosstalkartistslovedbytheChinesepeopleandtheyarestillactiveonstage,suchasJiangKun,FengGongandNiuQun.Nowtherearealsofamousforeigncrosstalkperformers,amongwhoisDaShanfromCanada.AlotofChineseknowhimandlikehisperformanceverymuch.Asforwhereonecanhearitorseeit,weoftenlistentoitontheradioorTV.ThebesttimetoseeorhearcrosstalkisontelevisionduringtheSpringFestival.YouaskedifyoucouldlearnitoutsideofChinaandifyouneededtospeakChinesetoenjoycrosstalk.YouhardlygetthechancetolearncrosstalkoutsideofChina.Andifyouwanttoenjoyit,youmustbeabletospeakChinese.NowinBeijing,afamouscrosstalkmasterDingGuangquangiveslessonstoforeigners.HewasoneofHouBaolin’sstudentsandhasbeenteachingforeignerstoperformsince1989.IfyouwanttoknowmoreaboutChinesecrosstalk,juste-mailme.Yours,…(name)e-mail写作要领首先，必须要标题（Heading）栏的‘收件人(To)’框中输入收信人的e-mail地址。‘主题(Subject)’框的内容应简明地概括信的内容，短的可以是一个单词，如greetings；长的可以是一个名词性短语，也可以是完整句，但长度一般不超过35个字母。‘主题’框的内容切忌含糊不清。像Newsaboutthemeeting这样的表达，应改为Tomorrow’smeetingcanceled。一般来说，只要将位于句首的单词和专有名词的首字母大写即可。另外一种较为正规的格式可将除了少于5个字母的介词、连词或冠词之外的每一个单词的首字母大写，如：NewE-mailAddressNotification。视信的内容是否重要，还可以开头加上URGENT或者FYI（ForYourInformation，供参考)，如：URGENT：Submityourreporttoday!e-mail一般使用非正式文体，因此正文(Body)前的称呼(Salutation)通常无须用诸如‘DearMr.John’之类的表达。在同辈的亲朋好友或同事间可以直呼其名，但对长辈或上级最好使用头衔加上姓。如：Tommy/Mr.Smith。e-mail文体的另外一个特点是简单明了，便于阅读，太长的内容可以以附件的方式发出。一个段落大多仅由一到三个句子组成。信尾客套话（Complimentaryclose）通常也很简明。常常只须一个词，如：‘Thanks’，‘Best’,‘Cheers’，不需要用一般信函中的‘Sincerelyyours’或‘Bestregards’。称呼和正文之间，段落之间，正文和信尾客套话之间一般空一行，开头无须空格。1.Writeane-mailtoyourfriendstoasksomequestionoranswerquestions.2.PreviewProject.