Module1BasketballPeriod4Writing--Letter■Goal●Practisewritingaletter▇ProceduresStep1:ReadthepassageaboutYaoMingandanswerthequestionsStep2:Askthestudentstoreadandanswerindividually,thencheckwithapartnerCallbacktheanswersfromthewholeclass
1Yes,becauseheisnotaggressiveenough
2No,theydon’t---theyaremorepoliteandnotasselfish
3Yes,hedoes,butitwilltakehimsometimetogetusedtoplayinglikethat
Step3:ImaginethatthepassagesaboutYaoMingappearinaChinesenewspaperinEnglish
Writeareply
DearEditor,I’mwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMingwhichappearedinyournewspaperyesterday
IlikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentiontothatChinaisproducingworldclasssportsmenandwomenlikeYaoMing
However,IwouldliketosaysomethingaboutYaoMing’sattitude
Inmyopinion,thereasonwhyheissoniceisthatheisusedtothesituationheplayedinChina