Reading

Unit 12

You’re supposed to shake You’re supposed to shake hands.hands.

Section2

Hi Min:

How R U ?

I had a very gr8 night yesterday.I got many presents because yesterday was my birthday. I’m very happy! :)

I miss you very much , I really want to talk with you F2F.

Have a nice day!

CU!

Do you know what the following expressions mean?

F2F

How R U ?

C U !

BTW

CUL8r

face to face

How are you?

See you!

By the way.

See you later!

Can you write more such expressions?

CU2morrow

ASAP

See you tomorrow!

as soon as possible

RUOK Are you OK?

IC I see

4242 ：是啊是啊 　　 7456 ：气死我了 　　 886 ， 88 ：再见 　　 847 ：别生气 　　 987 ：就不去，就不去 　　 55555 ：哭

:) happy:( sad:< really sad:.V shouting:O shocked

E-mail English is a new kind of written Enlish which is being used to save time

1. What is ?e-mail English

a computer program

I seek you.

An e-mail “chatline” that people use to have online conversations with friends

2. What is the advantages of using e-mail English?

It helps us write quickly. /type

If one can type quickly ,the other won’t get bored .

3. How many types of e-mail English are mentioned in this passage? What are they?

They are abbreviation( 缩略词 ),

Three.

homophone （同音同形异义词） ,

Emoticons( 由字符组成的图释 )

Name: Name: Name:

Example: Example: Example:

abbreviations homophone emoticons

BTW, CSL gr8, CUL8r :)

4 .Give each of them examples :

5.what is it formed ( 形成 ) by?

It is formed by using the first letter of each word in the phrase.

6.what is it created by?

It is created by combining( 组合 ) letters and symbols （符号） or numbers to sound like other words .

7.what is it made ( 形成 ) by?

It is made by punctuation marks ( 标点符号 )

We use them to show the emotion we are feeling .we can make faces with them .

9. Is it easy to learn ?

Yes ,we can learn by ourselves and experiment( 实验 ) with our own ideas .

8. Is it fun to use e-mail English ?

Yes . It is like writing riddles.

10. Can you use e-mail English in our

English test?No.your teacher will be not pleased .You should use it only at the proper time .

When you are e-mailing a friend or sending a message to a friend on a mobile phone or chat with your friend online .

Scan the reading to answer these questions.

1.E-mail English is used a) to have fun b) to save time c) to study faster

2.WBQ would mean a) with best wishes b) which queue c) write back quickly

3.“Great” sounds most like a) late b) get c) seat

4. In e-mail English, punctuation marks are used a) normally b) instead of c) to show feelings

5. E-mail English is supposed to be

used

a) on mobile phones

b) in class

c) in tests

Complete the chart and discuss your answers with your partner.

Do these two on your own:

1.I had a great weekend. And you?

2.Oh no ！ I am going to be late.

My e-mail English ideas

Do them with a partner:

3.I have seen that movie four times. It’s great!4.Excuse me. Could you please help me?

Our e-mail English ideas

I had a gr8t weekend. And u?

Oh no! I’m going to b l8.

I hv sn that mov 4 times. It’s gr8.

Ecus me. Cud u pls help me?

5. How many e-mail English words are mentioned in the passage? What are they?

Six.

ICQ, BTW, CSL, gr8, CUl8r, :)