Writing-a-letter-of-apology.ppt

1、Writing a letter of apology,Think: 1.In what kind of situation should you make an apology ? 2.Have you got the embarrassing experience which is caused by cultural misunderstanding?,If we are going to write a letter of apology, what words can be used?,Vocabulary,apologize 致歉，道歉 regret 遗憾 inconvenienc

2、e 不便 trouble 麻烦 pity 遗憾 mistake 失误 sincere 诚挚的 forgive 原谅,What are we going to write in the letter? How many parts and what are they?,Possible version,Dear Mr. Singh, Im writing to apologize for any misunderstandings that occurred when I showed you around Beijing the other day.,purpose,I felt rather

3、 strange when you would not shake hands with me. I did not realize that there are some taboos in different countries and cultures. After reading a magazine article, I know that people from India dont shake hands with their left hands. I should not have held out my left hand to you. Whats more, now I

4、 know you do not eat beef because of your religion.,explanation,I feel very sorry for not having known these taboos earlier. I hope you can forgive me for all these misunderstandings. I hope our next meeting will be much happier. Yours sincerely, Li Hua,Hope,Structure of the Letter,一、目的(purpose) -表达

5、歉意。 二、解释(explanation)-说明造成过错或自己不能履行承诺的原因，提出补救措施。 三、愿望(hope)-可再次表示歉意或希望得到谅解。,An example of a letter of apology,(Address) Mnzu Daxue Road (Date) November/24/2017,(An opening) Dear Sir/Madam/Mr. Smith /Mrs. Green,(Body of the letter) Purpose of the letter An explanation 3. An ending phrase to apologize again (Im/Were terribly sorry for),(your name 第二段，说明理由.第三段，表示尽快完成论文。备注:请同学们认真审题，查阅道歉信常用的句型。请认真按时完成，逾期不候。字数要求:100,假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华。请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，给校刊“英