English 8
UNIT 10. COMMUNICATION
Period 85: SKILLS 2
Welcome to our class
Listening: Netiquette
1.Look at the way this message is posted on an e-learning message board. Can you find any problems with it?
CAPS LOCK: a function that turns all letters
into capital form
2* Listen to this interview between a 4Teen magazine reporter and Dr Minh Vu about netiquette and answer the questions.
What is netiquette’?
->The word is a combination of ‘net’ and ‘etiquette’.
It`s a set of rules for behaving properly online.
What is the main rule of netiquette?
->Don`t say and do unpleasant things online, just like in real life.
Besides the content of what we`re communicating, what else should we pay attention to?
-> It`s how we communicate with each other online.
3.Listen again to the interview and complete the
following grid.
It looks like you are shouting at
people
√
√
It shows respect
for your reader
√
This may confuse
your reader
√
People may not know
who you are but you`re
judged by the quality
of your writing.
4.Look at the message in 1. Work with a partner to
improve it with the netiquette you have learnt so far.
*Writing: Writing an email using netiquette
REMEMBER!
•Always check that you`ve completed the Subject line and/ or have
included the attachment
•An email to a senior person should be more formal than to a friend
•Keep the message short and accurate
• Always check your work for mistakes
5.Put the following parts in their correct place to make an email.
a.Thank you very much.
b.Please find attached my essay for week 5.
c.Essay submission week 5
d.Best regards,
e.My name is Vu Minh Duc, and I am your student from class 8A.
f.Dear Teacher,
Key: 1. c 2, f 2. e 4. b 5 a 6. d
6.Write a short email to your teacher to submit your group homework for this week. Check if you have used the netiquette learnt.
Model email:
Group homework submission for this week
Dear teacher,
My name is Lan Anh, and I am in group B from class A.
Please find attached our group homework for this week.
Thank you very much.
Best regards,
HOME WORK
- Learn by heart the new words and the reasons for communication breakdown
- Redo all exercises
- Prepare unit 10. Looking back + project
Goodbye !
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR ATTENTION
nguon VI OLET
