1、Unit 5 Languages around the world Write a blog abut English study l Appreciate the given blog. l Study the structure and language features of a blog l Learn how to express your problems. l Learn how to present your advice. l Learn how to write a blog Learning AimsLearning Aims What kind of page is i
2、t? Wang Le. Who responds to it? What is the blog mainly about? Liu Wen, Jia Xin, Li Rui A discussion about problems with English learning Questions 1 2 3 Look at the form of Page 66 and answer the following questions 4 Who starts this blog? A blog. 长岭县第三中学 搜索 登 陆 陆 What is a forum? 代表 还有 很多 页 An onl
3、ine forum is an Internet- based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about a problem. 1. Read thess posts from an online forum, find out what their problems (topic sentences) and the supporting details are and fill in th table on page 67. Supporting details are usually examples or facts th
4、at are used to describe or explain the topic sentence. They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing. NameProblemAdvice Liu Wen Jia Xins advice: listen to English radio programmes; Jia Xin Li Ruis advice: a lot of trouble in listening to native English speakers how to be po
5、lite in English l use short requests for close friends; l use longer requests for people who are not so close; l use more polite phrases for people senior to you l repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio hosts NameProblemAdvice Li Rui Your advice: remembering new vocabulary
6、l create your own word bank; l carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words every day l learn word chunks ( (词块词块) ) instead of single word, l learn word formation (构词法构词法) ) l learn words in context Hi! Ive been studying English since primary school. I used to get high remarks in E
7、nglish, but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice? Topic sentence supporting details Brief introduction How does Liu Wen express his problem? 1 1 2 2
8、 3 3 4 4 Brief introduction Topic sentence Topic sentence Supporting details Express thanks How to express your problem? How are the problems presented? Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience th
9、e feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. Its so much easier to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible. I have to thi
10、nk about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say, “Open the window, please!” or “Could you open the window, please?” or even longer “Would you mind opening the window, please?” How is advice given? Topic sentence supporting details examples Topic sentence Furthr tips Yeah, thats really hard
11、! I think it all depends on who youre talking to. If Im talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window” our relationship is close and were equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us. But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me, I must make
12、my request longer and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., “Could you open the window, please?” If Im talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, “Would you mind opening the window, please?” For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem there are just SO MANY new words! I cant keep all
13、the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly. HELP! How are the problems presented? How is advice given? Topic sentence supporting details Topic sentence supporting details 1 2 3 Topic sentence Supporting details Some examples How to present your
14、 advice? Pair Work:List your problems in learning English and brainstorm some useful advice. Problem I cannot understand the teachers English in class. Advice . I can only . I can never quite . I (certainly) cant . I am completely/ totally unable to . I just fail to Pair Work:Express problems and of
15、fer advice . my biggest headache is . my primary concern is . my top challenge is . is a big difficulty/ challenge/ struggle/ obstacle for me . have a lot of trouble with . have difficulty/ trouble doing . have no idea how/ what SD TS . My advice is . Its highly/ strongly advised/ suggested that . I
16、ts very important to . It would be of great help/ benefit to . It would help/ benefit to do . doing sth would be a wise choice. . This works for me./. doing sth helps me TS Sample: A: My name is .,a student of./My top challenge is /I have no idea /I can only /I sometimes fail B: My advice for you is
17、 to /its important to /this works for me.You can . A:Thanks for . Li Hua Writing Task: Write a blog following the topic 1. Describe the problem clearly. Brief introduction +Topic sentence + supporting details+thanks 2. Write one or two ideas on how to solve the problem. Topic sentence+supporting det
18、ails +some examples Choose one of the problems from your group discussion and write a blog about it. . I can only . I can never quite . I (certainly) cant . I am completely/ totally unable to . I just fail to Useful structures for your writing . my biggest headache is . my primary concern is . my to
19、p challenge is . is a big difficulty/ challenge/ struggle/ obstacle for me . have a lot of trouble with . have difficulty/ trouble doing . have no idea how/ what SD TS . My advice is . Its highly/ strongly advised/ suggested that . Its very important to . It would be of great help/ benefit to . It w
20、ould help/ benefit to do . doing sth would be a wise choice. . This works for me./. doing sth helps me TS 3.Exchange drafts. Asess each others work according to the checklist. General content Does the writer give a clear description of the problem? Is the advice clearly explained? Does each sentence
21、 relate to the main idea? Basic writing skills Does the writer use pronouns to refer to things or people correctly? Does the writer use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation? Are there any grammar mistakes? Reading for sharing Show time! Appreciate the given blogAppreciate the given blog
22、 Study the structure and language Study the structure and language features of a blogfeatures of a blog Know how to express your Know how to express your problemsproblems Know how to present your adviceKnow how to present your advice 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Assignment: 书面表达书面表达 （满分（满分25） 假定你是李华，刚刚升入高中，你在学习英
23、语的过程中假定你是李华，刚刚升入高中，你在学习英语的过程中 遇到一些问题，想得到老师的帮助，并想给班级的英语遇到一些问题，想得到老师的帮助，并想给班级的英语 老师提一些建议，以帮助自己学好英语。请你结合自己老师提一些建议，以帮助自己学好英语。请你结合自己 的实际情况给英语老师写一封求助信。的实际情况给英语老师写一封求助信。 内容包括：内容包括： 1. 学习英语时遇到的困难（如：学习英语时遇到的困难（如：生词多生词多,记忆难记忆难;听力听听力听 不懂；阅读中的长难句不懂；阅读中的长难句;书写差书写差;写作时时态混乱写作时时态混乱,语法错语法错 误太多误太多;缺乏自信心等缺乏自信心等） 2. 向老
24、师提出请求和建议，向老师提出请求和建议， 如介绍学习方法，改进授课如介绍学习方法，改进授课 方法。方法。 Sample Writing Dear teacher, My name is Li Hua, a Senior one student. Im writing to ask (you) for some help. Im having some problems in learning English. First, I find our texts full of too many new words for me to remember. Besides, it is a strug
25、gle for me to appreciate the long sentences and texts. Whats more, grammar is also a constant headache for me. Faced with so many difficulties, I have to turn to you for some help. Would you like to suggest some good ways to learn new words so that we can remember them more easily？ Also, I hope that
26、 you will slow down your teaching pace so that the average students can easily follow you. In addition, I would like you to give me some advice on how to learn grammar. Wed be very grateful/Wed appreciate it if you could offer us some guidance and help.Im sure that I can make great progress in English with your help. Li Hua Yours,
