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ogy to explain misunderstandings. 1. There are differences between writing letters in Chinese and writing letters in English. In a formal English letter, you should first write your address and the date. Here is the format of a letter as an example. Sun Ting from Beijing Sunshine Secondary School wants to write a letter to her friend Tan Yi in Sunsh ine Town: Beijing Sunshine Secondary School Sunshine Town Beijing 100000 Date 10 June Tan Yi 88 Sunny Street Sunshine Town Beijing 100000 Dear Tan Yi,[來源 :學(xué)。網(wǎng) Z167。 K][來 源 :學(xué)科網(wǎng) ] ( Content of the letter) [來源 :學(xué) _科 _網(wǎng) ] Yours sincerely, Sun Ting 2. If you want to make an apology, what do you usually say? (I apology for… 。 X167。X167。 I want to apology for… ) What do we do if we want to write a letter of apology? Should we give some explanations? Step 3: explaining misunderstandings In this part, you will use the information about taboos in different cultures in Steps 1 and 2, and use the skills you have learnt in Skills building 3 to write a letter to explain how the misunderstandings arose when you showed the three foreigners around Beijing. 1. Read the diary entry and the article in Step 1 again and then discuss in pairs what should be included in the letter. Choose one of the three visitors to write your letter of apology to. 2. Choose a recipient and write the letter of apology. Read your letter to the whole class and try to improve it. Address of the sender Name of the recipient Address of the recipient Greeting Message Closing Name of the sender