1、Task Writing to a foreign friend,Christmas Day is on the way. We are going to have a party. The headmaster asked me to be in charge of the party. But I have never experienced such a thing.,I need to know how many students will attend it. Ill have to book a theatre. I want to know how much money I ca
2、n make use of. Ill prepare some candies and nuts. I would like to know who will help me.,What should I do?,most important,rather important,least important,Skills building 1: recognizing what is important,I need I want I would like,Step 1: answering questions,Part A most important: 1, 2, 3 somewhat i
3、mportant: 5, 6, 7 least important: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,Answering questions What is crosstalk? When did it start?Different froms of crosstalk performances Where to see or hear it? information about famous performers Their names,7.Whether they performed recently or a long time ago 8.Information about
4、famous foreign performers 9.Possible to learn how to do it? 10.Do people study it at school? 11.Can it be learnt outside of China? 12.Need to speak Chinese to enjoy it?,What do you know about,crosstalk,Crosstalk is a new form of comedy.2. None of the crosstalk performers became famous. 3. For many y
5、ears, you could turn on the TV at any time and find a crosstalk performance.,Part B,an old,Some,radio,4. In crosstalk, the performers talking together, do impressions, singand dance.,telling jokes,5. Crosstalk can be done by two people only.,one person, two pepole, three people or more,6. If you lis
6、ten to a crosstalk performance, you will hear part of a story.7. Crosstalk is sometimes performed in English. 8. You dont need to understand the Chinese language and Chinese culture to enjoy crosstalk.,a whole story,never,must,Laura: Welcome to Talking Comedy, a show where we learn about different f
7、orms of comedy around the world. Im your host, Laura Laughs. Today weretalking about crosstalk, a traditional form of Chinese comedy. Our guest on the show is Cao Jun, a student who loves Chinese crosstalk. Welcome to the show! Can you tell us a little bit about crosstalk.,Listening material,Cao Jun
8、: Crosstalk began during the Qing Dynasty, over 150 year ago. Performers then travelled between villages and did small, humorous performances. People liked these smallcomic performances very much. In time, some of the performers became quite famous.,For many years, you could turn on the radio at any
9、time and hear people doing crosstalk in China. Now, the best time to see or hear crosstalk is on television during the Spring Festival. Laura: What happens during a crosstalk performance? Cao Jun: In crosstalk, the performers talk together, do impresssions, tell jokes and sing.,The talking is normal
10、ly between two performers, who use language in clever ways that make people laugh. There is a one-person form of crosstalk, and it is also sometimes done by three or more people.Unlike Western stand-up comedy, where comedians tell jokes, crosstalk performers tell whole stories. Laura: Most of our En
11、glish audience have never heard about crosstalk, so this is all new to them.,Cao Jun: Yes, that is because crosstalk is always done in Chinese. Crosstalk is not performed in English, and you must know both the Chinese language and Chinese culture to understand the humour in it. Laura: Thanks for joi
12、ning us on the show. Cao Jun: My pleasure.,Do you know him? Can you say something about him?,Part C Ding Guangquan, a well-known master of crosstalk,has been teaching this unique art form to foreigners since 1989. The most famous are the Canadian Mark Roswell, known in China as Dashan, and David Mos
13、er (MO Dawei) from the USA.,Please help me,Id like to find a post office to have this letter posted. 1. Do you know the way to the nearest post office? 2. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? 3. Where can I find a post office?,Skills building 2: asking questions,Do you know? Can you n
14、ame?Who is?Please tell me,general questions,the answer is a proper noun,the answer is a persons name,general questions,When did ?Please list,the answer is a dateor a period of time,therere several parts to the answer,Step 2: taking part in a radio talk show,Use the information to make a dialogue wit
15、h your partner.,S1: Do you know the names of the first crosstalk performers? Name one of them. S2: Yes. Zhu Shaowen. S1: Do you know his stage name? S2: Qiongbupa, orPoor-but-proud in English. S1: Where did he perform? S2: At Tianqiao, Beijing. S1: Who is the most important master of crosstalk.,S2:
16、Hou Baolin. S1: Can you name one of Hou Baolins famous students, please? S2: Yes. Ding Guangquan. S1: Whats the name of the person who comes from a famous crosstalk family? S2: Ma Sanli. His grandfather, father and brother all performed crosstalk. S1: Is Ma Sanli still alive and giving perfprmances
17、now?,S2:No, he isnt. He is dead. S1:When/In which year did he die? S2:He died in 2003. S1:Will you please name some famous modern crosstalkers? S2:Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun. S1:Who is a famous foreign crosstalk performer? S2:Danshan. He is the most popular foreign crosstalker in China.,Skills
18、 building 3: answering questions in an e-mail,Tips: Make a list. Mention the question.,You wanted to know Since you asked about I know you need/want/would like information about You asked me about Regarding your question about In answer to your question about,informal,informal,informal,informal,form
19、al,formal,Step 3: writing an e-mail,Write an e-mail to Bill answering his questions. Remember to answer them in order of importance.,Writing an e-mail,Dear Bill Crosstalk is a traditional form of Chinese comedy with the history of over 150 years. It began during the Qing Dynasty. At that time, perfo
20、rmers travelled between villages and did small, humorous performaces.,You asked me about different forms of crosstalk performaces. It can be done by one person, two people, three people or more, and the performers talk together, do impressions, tell jokes and sing. You will hear a whole story if you
21、 listen to a crosstalk performance.,You wanted to know something about famous crosstalk performers. One of the first crosstalk performers was Zhu Shaowen, whose stage name was Qiong bupa, or Poor-but-proudin English. The most important master is Hou Baolin, who died in 1996. another one. Named Ma Sa
22、nli, was from a famous crosstalk family.,His grandfather, father and brither were all crosstalk performers. He died in2003. there are quite a few famous crosstalk performers loved by the Chinese people and still active on stage, such as Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and Niu Qun. Now there are also some famou
23、s foreign crosstalk performers, among whom is Dashan from Canada.,Many Chinese know of him and like his performaces very much.As for where one can hear it or see it, we often listen to it on the radio orTV. The best time to see or hear crosstalk is on television during the Spring Festival. You asked
24、 if you could learn it outside of China and if you needed to speak Chinese to enjoy crosstalk.,You will hardly get the chance to learn crosstalk outside of China. And if you want to enjoy it, you must be able to speak Chinese,. Now in Beijing, a famous crosstalk master Ding Guangquan gives lessons t
25、o foreigns. He was one of Hou Baolins students and has been teaching foreigners to perform since 1989.,If you want to know more about Chinese crosstalk, just e-mail me.Yours (Students own 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
26、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News about the meeting 这样的表达, 应改为Tomorrows meeting canceled。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、连接词或冠词之外的每一个单词的首字母大写, 如：New E-mail Address Notification。视信的内容是否重要, 还可以开头加上URGENT或者FYI（For Your Information, 供参考), 如：URGENT：Submit your rep
27、ort today!,E-mail一般使用非正式的文体, 因此正文(Body) 前的称呼(Salutation)通常无须使用诸如Dear Mr. 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, 或者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（Complimentary close）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Sincerely yours或Best regards。 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. Finish your e-mail. 2. Preview project.,Homework,
