How to Say Thank You

Roy Hoffman, US writer

OUTLINE

1. How to Say Thank You

2. Text Type

3. Main Ideas

4. Text Pattern

5. Language Points

1. How to Say Thank You

A thank-you note A thank-you phone A thank-you card/postcard A thank-you gift A verbal “thank you” A thank-you meal A thank-you visit

How many ways are mentioned?

A mail, a hand, …

Any other ways?

2. Text Type

Narration

Description

Exposition

Argumentation

记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate

What are the functions, kinds and usual organizations of expository writing?

3. Main Ideas

1.When …, many of us fall mute.

2.Sometimes the spoken word is not

enough.

3.A thank-you note as a way of

gratitude

4.Tips for writing a thank-you note

5.Be careful in choosing a thank-you

card.

Summarize each paragraph or look for the topic sentence or key words.

3. Main Ideas

6.A thank-you gift is best with a signature.

7.Thank-you gifts should never be too

lavish.

8.Send a thank-you gift to your employer

9.Say thank you to your employees

10. It’s an act we need more of.

Summarize each paragraph or look for the topic sentence or key words.

4. Text Pattern

Sequence / timeSpace/spatialCompare-contras

tAdvantage-dis.Cause-effectProblem-solutionTopical （ G-S ）

顺序、时间空间比较 - 对比利弊因果问题 - 解决话题（总分）

4. Text Pattern

mute

times

price

sign

note

tips

card

boss

staff

need

note

General

gifts

Business gifts

card

gift

intro

Intro-situation

Coda: appeal

body

Ho

w to

Say T

han

k Yo

u

5. Language Points

Fall mute, amnesia, receipt, prickle, cram into, a touch of gratitude, sentiment, terse, prompt, resign myself to, adorn them with, gourmet, …

Words and expressions

Curiously, though, when … many of us fall mute.

…they adorn them with baskets of flowers …

It is an act we need more of --- one that help …

Sentences

Your questions?