交际英语课件DEALING WITH PEOPLE.ppt

UNIT TWO DEALING WITH PEOPLE objectives To make students realize the continuum of formality To point out the language features that indicate the formality and informality of invitation letters To help students learn different forms of apology To help students understand indirect complaints Suggested topics for presentation Cultural differences in making apologies Cultural differences in expressing compliments Making up a dialogue on giving and accepting (turning down ) an invitation Making up a dialogue about making compliments and response Making up a dialogue on complaining something The continuum: ?---×---×-----×----×---×---×----? FORMAL 5 1 4 2 3 6 INFORMAL formality: from formal to informal This continuum here can only give a very rough idea. The most formal is also the most impersonal, i.e. using the 3rd person. Then come the longer personalized phrases e.g. “I was wondering if you’d ...”. Finally, direct suggestion: “why don’t you ...” and direct invitation: “would you like to ...” Patterns of invitation Very formal (G E). Pattern: So-and-so requests the pleasure of your company at …(use of 1st –person pronoun avoided, inviter/ subject in noun form; very formal expressions “request the pleasure of your company”, “R. S.V.P.”, etc.; confined to only one sentence) Formal (F). Pattern: You are cordially invited to …(passive voice; use of 1st –person pronoun avoided, inviter appears at end; confined to only one sentence) Less formal (D). Pattern: So-and-so cordially invites you to …(active voice; use of 1st –person pronoun avoided, inviter/ subject in noun form; confined to only one sentence) Informal (C A). Some possible patterns: I am writing to ask whether you would like to come …, I hope you will …, I wonder whether you’ll be able to come… (free use of personal pronouns; inviter / subject in 1st-person ) pronoun form; informal language; may bring in more than one sentence