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Hi, Jenny. Have you read this morning’s newspaper?

Dialogue Sending Parents to the Nursing HomeYes, the news that the old were treated poorly in an evil nursing home shocked me.

It sounds terribleIt sounds terrible. . Why notWhy not take care of the parents by themselves, I mean, their children?

Well, that is the problem. You see, many families have only one child now, so the young couples will have four parents to look after. They carry They carry a heavy burden.a heavy burden.

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Oh, really? I will never send my parents to those places because the quality of their service is worrying. What’s more, maintaining parents is the responsibility for their children. It is a fine tradition of Chinese.

They are too busy and have no time to care for their parents, so some couples choose to send the aged parents to nursing homes.

By the way, have you ever considered sending your parents to nursing homes when they are too old to look after themselves well?En, if I have no time to take care of them, I think it is a good idea to send my parents to nursing home.

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But, in the nursing home professional care can be provided, which is much better than at home.

What worries me most is the level of nursing care for the old and its poor safety facilities in nursing home. You heard the news.

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Please translate the following sentences into English:

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1. 为什么他们不自己照顾父母呢？Why notWhy not take care of the parents by themselves?

2. 他们背负着沉重的负担。They carry They carry a heavy burdena heavy burden..

3. 顺便问一句，当你的父母老了，不能照顾自己的时候，你 考虑过要送他们去养老院吗？By the wayBy the way, have you ever , have you ever considerconsidered sending your pareed sending your parents to nts to nursing homesnursing homes when they are when they are too too old old toto look afterlook after t themselves well?hemselves well?

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4. What’s more, maintaining parents is the responsibility for

their children. 5. It is a fine tradition of Chinese.

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4. 更重要的是，赡养父母是子女的责任。

5.这是中国的优良传统。

What’s more, maintaining parents is the responsibility for their children.

It is a fine tradition of Chinese.

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Revision• Please translate the following sentences into Chinese:1.The news that the old were treated poorly in an evil nursing home shocked me.关于一家黑心养老院的新闻吓了我一跳，老人在那里待遇很差。

2.If I have no time to take care of them, I think it is a good idea to send my parents to nursing home.如果我没有时间照顾他们，我觉得送他们去养老院是一个好主意。

3.I will never send my parents to those places because the quality of their service is worrying.

What worries me most is the level of nursing care for the old and its poor safety facilities in nursing home.

我永远都不会送我的父母到那些地方，因为他们的服务质量令人担忧。

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4.In the nursing home professional care can be provided, which is much better than at home.养老院有专业的护理，这要比家里提供的好得多。

5.What worries me most is the level of nursing care for the old and its poor safety facilities in nursing home. 我最担心的是养老院的护理水平及其薄弱的安全设施。

What worries me most is the level of nursing care for the old and its poor safety facilities in nursing home.

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Complete the following dialogue according to the hints given below.

Daisy: Hi, Amy, what’s up? You seem upset.Amy: Daisy: For what?Amy: You see, my parents are getting older and older. But I have

no enough time Daisy: I see. You have to work really hard to support the whole

family.Amy: Yes. Daisy: Why not send them to the professional nursing homes?

I am worried about my parents__________________________.

to take care of them________________.

That is what concerns me_____________________.

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Amy: I will never Daisy: Why?Amy: They will feel lonely there without children around. Besides

they can help us Daisy: Oh?Amy: They have rich

experience and can give us help and suggestionsDaisy: Maybe, you can who can take care of your

parents at your own house.

send them to the nursing homes__________________________.

in many aspects/ways__________________.

The old are like thick books_______________________.whenever we are in trouble______________________.

hire someone___________

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Lead-in

Can you list a product you want to complain about?Can you list a product you want to complain about?

What?

Why?

How?

Letters of Complaint

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Task 1 Understand the samples

Task 3 Write a letter of complaint

Task 2 Read the samples

Today’s tasks

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• Do you know how to write a letter of complaint?

FormatBasic elements

Useful expressions

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A Letter of Complaint

• Jun. 12, 2012• Dear Store Manager,• I’m writing to complain about the mobile phone I bought in you

r store on Jun. 6.• When I went back, I took it out of the box and tried to use it, the

n I found it didn’t work properly. Therefore, I want to exchange a new one of the same model in your store.

• I would be very grateful if you could look into the matter as soon as possible. And I’m looking forward to an early reply.

• Yours,• Wang Lin

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Format

• Date• Salutation

• Body• • • Complimentary close• Signature

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Format• March 26, 2015• 26 March 2015• Dear Mary,• Dear Mr./Mrs./Ms Wang:

• Body• • • Yours sincerely,• Sincerely yours,• Signature

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A Letter of Complaint

• Jun. 12, 2012• Dear Store Manager,• I’m writing to complain about the mobile phone I bought in you

r store on Jun. 6.• When I went back, I took it out of the box and tried to use it, the

n I found it didn’t work properly. Therefore, I want to exchange a new one of the same model in your store.

• I would be very grateful if you could look into the matter as soon as possible. And I’m looking forward to an early reply.

• Yours,• Wang Lin

Unit8 Growing Old2008年 12月 A级试题

说明：请以王华的名义向商店经理写一封投诉信。内容如下：投诉人：王华投诉对象：第一百货公司投诉商品： SQ200 手机投诉原因：不能拍照，不能收发短信，…等等投诉要求：退货或更换提出希望：及早回复写信日期： 2008 年 12 月 21 日注意信函格式！

Part WritingⅤDirections: This part is to test your ability to do practical writing. You are required to write a letter of complaint according to the following information given in Chinese. Remember to do the task on the Translation/ Composition Sheet.

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2008年 12月 A级试题• Dec. 21, 200

8• Dear Store Manager,• I’m writing to complain about the SQ200 mobile phone I bought in y

our first department store on Dec. 18.• When I went back, I took it out of the box and tried to use it, then I f

ound it didn’t work properly. It can’t take pictures, receive or send messages. Besides, there are other problems with it. Therefore, I want to return it to you or exchange a new one of the same model in your store.

• I would be very grateful if you could look into the matter as soon as possible. And I’m looking forward to an early reply.

• Yours,• Wang Hu

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V. Writing Practice Directions: You are supposed to write a letter of complaint according to the following Chinese.

假设你是 Mike ，你发现上个月的电话账单有问题，于是打电话去当地电信客服部门咨询；然而接电话的人态度非常恶劣。请撰写一封投诉信给电信局经理，说明情况，要求对方致歉，并提出改进工作的建议。

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Dear Sir, I am writing to let you know the terrible attitude of one of your staff members. I received my telephone bill for the previous month from you and thought there were some errors in calculation. However, when I called your Complaints Department, the girl who answered my phone was very rude. I would like to suggest that the girl should be disciplined, and instructed on the proper way to deal with clients. And I hope she can make formal apology to me. An early response will be appreciated.

Yours sincerely,Mike

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Assignments

1.Recite the samples

2.Write a letter of complaint