1、Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading for Writing 1. To learn the necessary parts of a letter. 2.To get students to appreciate a letter of advice. 3. To learn useful writing module. 4. To enable student to write a letter of advice. Lets watch and learn the new words. The Face-down Generation(低头族低头族) Some adul
2、ts worry that you are more attracted to the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think you as the “face-down generation” because you are addicted to your mobile phone and its difficult to focus on other things. They can hardly understand your behavior. Presentation Some adults worr
3、y that you are more attracted to the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think you as the “face-down generation” because you are addicted to your mobile phone and its difficult to focus on other things. They can hardly understand your behavior. Lets read the new words and phrases
4、after the tape. Question:If your friends brother is addicted to the phone and your friend is anxious, what can you do to help your friend? Write a letter of advice(建议信) to him/her! Do you know how many parts does an English letter consist of(包括)? page 18 1.Susan Luo, an adviser for teenagers, has re
5、ceived a letter asking for some advice. Read her reply and discuss the questions. Who is Susan Luo? What does she do? What kind of letter it is ? She is an adviser for teenagers. She offers teenagers some advice. An advice letter./A letter giving some advice Skim the passage and match the part of th
6、e letter with its main idea. Date Greeting Body Close signature 1.Dear Worried Friend, 2.10 September 2018 3.All the best 4.Susan Luna 5.Showing that I know the problem and give my advice Presentation Lets listen and read. Presentation Lets read Para1 and answer the questions. What is Worried Friend
7、s problem? _ _ Worried Friend is worried about that his or her friend, Chen Lei, plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. Presentation Lets read Para2 and answer the questions. What advice does Susan Luo give to Worried Friend? _ _ Talk to her/his friend about her/his behaviou
8、r. Encourage her/ his friend to try new hobbies. Beside advice, what else does Susan Luo say in her letter? _ She also talks about the negative effects of computer addition. _ _ _ Lets discuss the questions in pairs or groups.(网课这个环节可省去）网课这个环节可省去） Do you think Ms Luos advice is useful? Why or why no
9、t? What other kinds of advice would you give? It is useful, because its always good to talk to a friend about his or her problems and offer advice. It is also helpful to try a new hobby to spend less time online. I would tell Chen Lei that he should spend his time more productively with an eye on hi
10、s future. For example, instead of playing computer games, he could learn computer games, he could learn computer programming. Who knows? He might become a great figure in that field when hes older. 建议信正文各部分表达集锦建议信正文各部分表达集锦 The beginning(开头开头): Im glad to receive your letter for asking me how to. Aft
11、er I read your letter, Im sorry to know that. Making suggestions(给出建议给出建议): It should be a good idea to. I think it would be more helpful if you could. I think you should. In my opinion, it would be wise of you to. I recommend/suggest that you should. The ending(结尾结尾): I am looking forward to. I thi
12、nk you will find these suggestions useful. I hope youll take my advice into account. Some linking words(连词连词): first, second, third, fourth. first of all 首先首先 besides 其次其次 whats more 另外另外 last but not least/finally/in the end 最后最后 most importantly 最重要的是最重要的是 Choose one of the teenagers and discuss h
13、is/her problem. List possible suggestions and reason. _ _ Erics parents wont listen to him. _ _ Xu Ting always feels lonely after school. _ _ Min Ho is too shy to talk to the girl he likes. casessuggestionsreasons Eric Xu Ting Min Ho Choose one of the teenagers and list your suggestions and reasons.
14、 Expressions: 1.I recommend/suggest that you (should) do sth. 2.I think that you should do sth. 3.Why not? 4.Its a good idea/choice to do sth. 5.I think youd better do sth. 6.If I were you, I would Pre-writing Presentation Example: Choose one of these situations and write a letter of advice. Dear _,
15、 You wrote that _. I understand that _. I think _ because _. I am sure that _. Your _ Best wishes, _ Write the date and greet the reader. Show the reader that you know what the problem is. Tell the reader that you understand how he/she feels. Tell the reader what you think he/she should do and explain your reason(s). Tell the reader what you think will happen. Close and sign the letter. Outline
