Unit 14 WritingE10 chuan

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<b>Read different </b>

<b>announcements </b>

<b>match them with </b>

<b>the correct titles</b>

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<b>Content</b>

<b>A. The School Food Service is sorry to announce the </b>
<b>temporary closing of our cafeteria from October 24th </b>
<b>to November 1st for repair. We recognise that this </b>
<b>closing will be inconvenient for both students anf </b>
<b>teachers. Please accept our sincere apologies for this </b>
<b>inconvenience.</b>

<b>B. Mary and John Smith are pleased to announce the </b>
<b>birth of their daughter, Nancy, on the 29th day of May, </b>

<b>2000.</b>

<b>C. With a sense of both joy and regret the school </b>
<b>wishes to announce the retirement of Mr. Tim Cornor, </b>
<b>our respected Headmaster. Mr. Cornor will be retiring </b>
<b>at the end of this semester, at which time he will have </b>
<b>completed 50 years of service to the school. We wish </b>
<b>him well in his retirement.</b>

<b>D. Mr. and Mrs. William Smith are happy to announce </b>
<b>the engagement of their daughter, Miss Jennifer Smith </b>
<b>to Mr. Ken Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore </b>
<b>Brown. An August 28th wedding is planned.</b>

<b>Kind of </b>
<b>announcement</b>

1. An

announcement

of retirement

2. An

engagement

announcement

3. An

announcement

of service

disruption

4. A birth

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<b></b>

<b>Task 1: Read the following announcement and </b>

<b>then answer the questions that follow.</b>

<b>1. The national football championship organizing </b>

<b>committee.</b>

<b>2. The postponing of the match between Nam Dinh and </b>

<b>Binh Duong, which was initially scheduled on Sunday </b>

<b>April 18</b>

<b>th</b>

<b>, due to the bad weather.</b>

<b>3. 3p.m Sunday April 25</b>

<b>th</b>

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

<b>Read the announcement in task 1 again and </b>

<b>finish the following table of summary</b>

<b>1. Who announces?</b>

<b>2. What event?</b>

<b>3. When?</b>

<b>4. Where? </b>

<b>5. Why?</b>

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<b> The national football </b>

<b>championship organizing </b>

<b>committee.</b>



<b>The postponing of the match </b>

<b>between Nam Dinh and Binh </b>

<b>Duong, which was initially </b>

<b>scheduled on Sunday April 18</b>



<b>3p.m Sunday April 25</b>



<b> My Dinh National Stadium</b>



<b>Due to the bad weather</b>

<b>1.</b>

<b> The national football </b>

<b>championship organizing </b>

<b>committee.</b>

<b>2.</b>

<b> The postponing of the match </b>

<b>between Nam Dinh and Binh </b>

<b>Duong, which was initially </b>

<b>scheduled on Sunday April </b>

<b>18, due to the bad weather.</b>

<b>3.</b>

<b> 3p.m Sunday April 25</b>

<b>th</b>

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* The structure of a paragraph:

+ The first sentence is the topic sentence which tells who

announces what:

S + would like to S + announce + phrase/clause

wish(es) to

is/are sorry to

regret to

is/are pleased to

Eg: The Youth Union is pleased to announce their first meeting on

Sunday, 24 November 2008.

+ The remaining sentences provide more detail: time, place,

reason…

<i>* The language of the announcement is rather impersonal and </i>

<i>passive voice is preferred.</i>

Eg: The match will now be played at 3p.m on Sunday, April 25 in

My Dinh Stadium.

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II. While you write

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<b>1. Who announce?</b>
<b>2. What event?</b>

<b>3. When?</b>
<b>4. Where?</b>
<b>5. Why?</b>

<b>Topic 1:</b>

<b>Topic 2:</b>

<b>1. Who announce?</b>
<b>2. What event?</b>

<b>3. When?</b>
<b>4. Where?</b>

<b>Analyse these topics by using the table of summary</b>

<b>- The captain of the school football team</b>

<b>- Seek new players, then first meeting of the </b>
<b>team</b>

<i><b>- Up to you</b></i>
<i><b>- Up to you</b></i>

<b>- For new football season</b>

<b>- The head of the HCM Communist Youth </b>
<b>Union of the school</b>

<b>- Friendly match with New Stars football club</b>

<b>- 5p.m Sunday, April 20th</b>

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<b>1. inconvenient / announce / from / apologies / to</b>

<b> 1/5 movie theatre service is sorry to (1)___the temporary closing </b>
<b>of our cafeteria (2)____ Octorber 24th (3)____ November 1st for </b>

<b>repair. We recognise that this closing will be (4)____ for customers. </b>
<b>Please accept our sincere (5)____ for this inconvinience. </b>

<b>2. wishes / in / announce /completed / at /</b>

<b> With a sense of both joy and regret the school (1)___ to (2)___ the </b>
<b>retirement of Mr. Tim Cornor, our respected Headmaster. Mr. </b>
<b>Cornor will be retiring (3)___ the end of this semester, at which </b>
<b>time he will have (4)___ 50 years of service to the school. We wish </b>
<b>him well (5)__ his retirement.</b>

<b>3. engagement / to / son / happy / wedding</b>

<b> Mr. and Mrs. William Smith are (1)___ to announce the (2)___ of </b>
<b>their daughter, Miss Jennifer Smith (3)__ Mr. Ken Brown, (4)___ </b>
<b>of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Brown. An August 28th (5)___ is </b>

<b>planned.</b>

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Homework

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<b>_{Correct your writing according to}</b>

<b>teacher’s suggestions </b>

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