Writingaletterofadvice1.Whendoyouneedtoaskforadviceorhelp?2.WhatwillyousayinEnglishifyouwanttoaskforadviceorhelp?Skillsbuilding1:askingforandgivingadviceWhentoaskforadvice/help:•can’tgetonwellwithparents•feelworriedbeforeanexam•havedifficultyinstudy•hadaquarrelwithagoodfriendHowtoaskforadvice/help:•CouldyougivemesomeadviceaboutwhatIshoulddobeforetheexam?•HowcanIdobetterinmystudy?•ShouldItalktomyfriendfirstafterthequarrel?Whenaskingforadvice,keepthesepointsinmind:•Statetheproblemclearlyandgiveonlynecessaryinformation•Shouldaskclearlyforhelp.Itisoftenusingmodelverbs,suchascanorshould.e.g.Whatcan/shouldIdo?Howcan/shouldI?Whengivingadvice,keepthesepointsinmind:•Askquestionstomakesureyoufullyunderstandtheproblem•Beforegivingadvice,it’softengoodtoshowsympathytothepersonyouaretalkingwith.e.g.I’msorrytohearthat!•Adviceoftenusesmodalverbssuchasshouldormust,phrasessuchasmakesure,orimperatives.e.g.Youshould/musttalktoher.Youmustmakesuretostudyhard.Eatplentyofvegetables!Listentofivepeopleaskingforadviceandcompletethesentences.Answers:1.________________2.________________3.________________4.________________5.________________footballlonelyscienceactressrefuseslistensshoutsexamworriedStep1:ListeningtoaradioprogrammeAnswers:1._________2._________3._________4._________JaneWilliamRichardChristinaA.Listentoaradioshowandwritethenamesofthecallers.B.Completethenotes.Answers:1.__________________2.__________________3.__________________4.__________________joinhonestthoughtfeelsportsshoutingatReadtheguidelinesonpage34andanswerthefollowingquestion.Whatisthemostimportantpartofreading?Tobeabletounderstandthemainpointofthereadingpassage.Skillbuilding2:readingforthemainpointEntriesMainPointsThefirstdiaryentryTheseconddiaryentryI’msoexcited!MumandDadboughtmeabicycle.I’mverytiredtoday.WehadaMathstestandI’mnervousaboutmyresults.EntriesMainPointsThethirddiaryentryThefourthdiaryentryIfailedtheMathstest!I’msoupset.Allthatworryingwasfornothing.I’mveryhappytoday!1.Readandanswerthequestions.1)Whowrotethisletter?2)Towhomistheletterwritten?Whyistheletterwritten?LiuZhenDrFang,theeditorofanadvicecolumninamagazine.It’swrittentoaskforsomeguidance.Step2:Readingaletteraskingforadvice1.WhatisLiuZhen’smainpointinPara1?2.Howdotheboy’sparentsandgrandparentstreathim?Readagainandanswer.His15-year-oldsonrefusestodowhatheandhiswifeaskhimtodo.Hisparentstreathimverywell,andhisgrandparentsbuyhimmanythings.3.WhatisLiuZhen’smainpointinPara2?4.WhydoesLiuZhentoleratehissonsofar?Hissoniswastingvaluabletimeduringthisimportantperiodinhislife.Hewantstopreventupsettingtheboy’smotherwithanargument.5.WhatisLiuZhenafraidthathissonwilldo?6.WhatisthemainpieceofadvicethatLiuZhenislookingfor?Heisafraidthathissonwillfailatschool,orworse.Hewantstoknowhowhecanhelphissonwithoutharmingtheirrelationship.MainpointParagraphMainpointPara1Para2Para3HissonrefusestodowhathisparentsaskhimtodoHissoniswastingvaluabletimeduringthisimportantperiodinhislifeHeisworriedabouthissonandwantstoknowwhathecandoSkillsbuilding3:planningaletterofreplyWhenyoureceivealetteraskingforadvice,canyouexplainwhatshouldyoudoorshouldnotdoinsuchaletter?Whatshouldwepayattentionon?Suggestions:•Findthemainpointsoftheletteraskingforadvice•Answereachofthesepointsdirectly•Donotgiveadviceforpointsnotdiscussedintheletter•Offercomfortandsupport.Donotfindfaultwiththepersonyouarewritingto•Usemodalverbssuchasshouldormust,phrasessuchasmakesure,orimperativetogiveyouradviceWorkingroupsReadthelettersofadvicewerewritteninreplytoLiuZhen’sletterinStep2.Comparethetwoletters,andthendiscusswithyourclassmateswhichletterisbetterandwhy.Step3:writingaletterofadviceReadtheletterfromLiuZhen’ssonwhoisaskingforadviceabouthisfather,trytofindthemainpointofeachparagraph.MainpointPara1:Para2:Para3:Para4:Hecan’tgetalongwithhisfatherHisfatherforbidshimfromdoingthingshelikes.Heloveshisfatherandwantshisfathertounderstandhim.Hisparentsalwaysmakehimdothingshedoesn’tlike.WritealetterofadvicetoLiuXiaowei.UsetheskillsyouhavelearntinSteps1and2.Example:DearXiaowei:Manyteenagershavedifficultygettingalongwiththeirparents.Thisisacommonproblem.However,bepatientwithhim.Yousaythathedoesnotlistentoyou.Isthiswhyyoudonotlistentohim?Ofcourse,yourfatherwillbeangrywhenthishappens!It’sonlynatural.Youmustlistentoyourfather—helovesyouandwantsthebestforyou.Youshouldtalkwithyourparentsinordertoexplainhowyoufeel,butyoushouldgivethemachancetospeakfirst.Itcouldbethatyourfatherdoesn’tlistentoyoubecausehedoesn’tthinkthatyouarelisteningtohim.Itistruethatyouneedtimetobebyyourself.However,partofbeinganadultisdoingthingsthatyoudonotalwayswanttodo.Youshouldmakeanefforttodowhatyourparentsask.Itwillnothurtyou.Andofcourse,youmustdoyourhomework!Yourstudiesareimportanttoyourfuture.Bothbeingateenagerandbeingaparentcanbeverydifficult.However,don’tgiveup,withalittlebitofpatienceandcommunication,manyoftheseproblemscanbesolved.BestregardsDrFang1.Heactsasifhedoesn’tloveusatall.(P35)asif=asthough好像,似乎①用在look,smell,taste,sound,walk后面,议论可能、真实的事情。e.g.Itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.②用虚拟语气,表示说话人认为句子所述的是不真实的或极少有可能