AMY A letter to an architect.ppt

1、A letter to an architect,Reading, speaking & Writing,Sign for the disabled:,Take care of and help those disabled person.,Challenge your memory:,1. How many disabled people are there in China? (million) A. 81. 9 B. 82.9 C. 83.9 D. 84.9,2. Which disability is the most nowadays? A. mental disability B.

2、 difficulty with eyesight C. Walking difficulty D. hearing disability,3. How many disabled people are there in Long you? More than 20,000 More than 12,000 More than 10,000,4. Which one is the main problem for the disabled in Long you? to find a job inconvenient public facilities(设备) be ignored by ot

3、hers,problems,aisle(通道),Reading,1.Who wrote the letter? To whom? 2. Whats the structure of the letter?,C,(A),(B),.,Main idea,Part1(para_) Part2(para_) Part3(para_),The aim of writing the letter,Some suggestions given by Alice Major,The reasons why Alice gave the suggestions,1,7,2-6,part1,Why did Ali

4、ce write the letter to Ms Sanders?,Part2,Suggestions are given for the disabled. Read them carefully by yourself and prepare for a quiz.,Can you give some suggestions?,five suggestions,part3,What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To finish the letter in a polite way B. To put forward some rea

5、sons why the architect should consider the writers suggestions. C. Both A and B,In each paragraph, the writer uses at least one polite form. Can you find them?,I hope you will not mind me writing to ,supermarket,Facilities for the disabled!,Gather your wisdom!,In a polite form, give at least a sugge

6、stion of the supermarket to Mr Xu.,the manager, Shaohong Xu,Homework!,Write a letter to Xu Jian, the manager of FuTailong supermarket. Give some suggestions to improve the conditions for the disabled. Polite forms should be used in each paragraph.,Dear Ms Xu, I am a student from Long you No2 Middle

7、School. I hope you will not mind me writing to In particular, I would like you to 1. 2. 3. 4. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope my suggestion will Yours sincerely,Sample writing,1 Width of aisles . Can you please make sure that the aisles are wide enough to allow wheelchairs to pass through. I

8、n some supermarkets the aisles are so narrow that a person in a wheelchair can not move along them easily. 2 Height of shelves. Can you please design shelves that can be reached by people in wheelchairs. In some supermarkets people in wheelchairs have to ask other shoppers to help them. This takes a

9、way their independence.,3 Lifts to other floors. Lifts should be in places that people in wheelchairs can get to easily. It is very difficult if lifts are right at the back of the shop and people have to go up and down the shelves before they get to it . 4 Carparks. I hope you will leave some car sp

10、aces close to the front of the shop for people in wheelchairs . It is very difficult if they have to park a long way away from the shop and wheel themselves over rough ground to the entrance.,I like films but it is not easy for me to get into the cinema. The lifts are always at the back of the cinem

11、a. Besides, the lift itself is not convenient enough.,button :be easy for,door :wide enough,lift: near to,Can you help me?,I have some trouble in hearing. So I cant hear clearly in the cinema. Besides, I hope I can sit beside my friends.,fit sets of earphones to all seats,Can you help me?,I am not v

12、ery tall. So when I sit back. I always can not see the screen. Can you help me?,Back seats are higher than the front,Can you help me?,Enjoying the movies are pleasing, but it is awful for me to go to the disabled toilet. Because it is in the basement far from the cinema. Besides, the door is difficult for me to open.,placenear the entrance doors opened outwards,Can you help me?,I have a car. But I find