1、Lead inWhat is an online forum（网（网络论坛）络论坛）?Hi! Ive been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, 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 t
2、he main idea. Any advice?Read and find out whats their problems.Can you find supporting details of these problems?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 the feeling of the language. Sometimes I
3、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 think about who Im talking to and then decid
4、e whether to say, Open the window, please! or Could you open the window, please? or even longer Would you mind opening the window, please?Yeah, thats really hard! 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 rela
5、tionship 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 my request longerand 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
6、, then I should say, Would you mind opening the window, please? For me, vocabulary is my biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words! I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly. HELP!Supporting details are usually examples o
7、r facts that are used to describe or explain the topic sentence. They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing.NameProblemAdviceLiu WenJia Xins advice:listen to English radio programmes, repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio hostsJia XinLi Ruis ad
8、vice:Li RuiYouradvice:Liu Wen Jia XinLi Rui trouble with listening to native English speakershow to be polite in Englishuse short requests for close friends, use longer requests for people who are not so close, use more polite phrases for people senior to youremembering new vocabularyCreate your own
9、 word bank: carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks(词块词块) instead of single word, learn word formation.Can you find the advice for them from the blogs?Expressions I am having a lot of trouble with My biggest headache is. For me, . is my bi
10、ggest problem.Wang LeWang LeHey, everybody! What are your biggest problems with learning English?QuestionQuestion? ?Discussion Discuss with your parterner and list your learning problems in English and brainstorm some useful advice with the help of the useful expressions . problems in English advice
11、 I can not understand the teachers English in class. . . . .Useful phrases网上论坛网上论坛决定是否要做决定是否要做填表填表介意做某事介意做某事过去常常做某事过去常常做某事取决于取决于得高分得高分亲密朋友亲密朋友在某方面有困难在某方面有困难消除消除/缩小缩小.和和.的差距的差距习惯于某事习惯于某事比比.年长年长把把.和和.对比对比把某事弄明白把某事弄明白online forumfill in the tableused to doget high markshave trouble with sth/doing sthge
12、t used to (doing) sthcompare.with.decide whether to domind doing sthdepend onclose friendbridge the gap between.and.(be) senior tokepp sth straight应用文写写作作求求助助信信目目录录必备表达（词汇）必备表达（词汇）必备表达必备表达（句型）（句型）范 文 实 战 练 习范 文 实 战 练 习求助信结构求助信结构PART PART 1 1求助信结构求助信结构171.How many paragraphs?2.What will you write in
13、each paragraph? 3. What tense and person will you use? 4. Useful words, phrases and sentence patterns? 折衷式折衷式 (Semi-Block Style) Dear Sir or Madam, (Para1) (Para2) (Para3) Yours (sincerely), Li Hua 求助信求助信内容要点内容要点：-1. 写信目的写信目的 -2. 说明困难说明困难 -3. 请求帮助请求帮助 -4. 感谢并感谢并期待期待答复答复PART PART 2 2必备表达（词汇）必备表达（词汇）必
14、 备 表 达必 备 表 达 - - 词 汇词 汇1._ 寻求帮助 2._ 请某人帮忙 3._ 面临困难 4._ 提供一些指导 5._ 因某事感激某人6._ 做某事有困难 7._ 提供帮助 8._ 给某人留下深刻的印象 seek for help ask sb a favor be faced with difficulties offer some guidance be grateful to sb for sth have trouble doing sth give sb a hand/ do sb a favor leave a deep impression on sb必 备 表 达
15、必 备 表 达 - - 词 汇词 汇9. _ 设法做成某事设法做成某事 10. _ 做准备做准备11. _ 如果如果.我想感激不尽。我想感激不尽。12. _ 集中精力集中精力13. _ 学以致用学以致用 14. _ 克服恐惧克服恐惧 15. _ 取得巨大的进步取得巨大的进步16. _ 渴望做某事渴望做某事 manage to do sthmake preparations forI would appreciate it if.concentrate on / focus onput . into useovercome the fearmake great progress be anxio
16、us to doPART PART 3 3必备表达（句型）必备表达（句型）Im writing to ask you a favor. 我给您写信是为了得到您的帮助。我给您写信是为了得到您的帮助。I am writing in the hope that you will be kind enough to do me a favor.我希望你能帮我一个忙。我希望你能帮我一个忙。（2 2）正文）正文-表明困难表明困难我在做.方面有困难，这很困扰我。所以我别无选择只能向你求助。I have some difficulty in getting along with others, which b
17、others me a lot. So I have no choice but to turn to you for help.1. I have some difficulty in doing.必备表达必备表达- -直言目的直言目的困扰我的事是我不知道做什么。What bothers me is that I dont know what to do.2. What bothers me is thatIve found that my problem lies mainly in 2 aspects. For one thing, I dont know whether there a
18、re any grammar mistakes in my application; for another, I wonder if you can help me with the fomat.3. Ive found that my problem lies mainly in 2 aspects. For one thing, .; for another, 我发现我的问题主要在两个方面。一方面，我不知道我写的申请是否我发现我的问题主要在两个方面。一方面，我不知道我写的申请是否有语法错误；另一方面，我想请你帮我看看格式（有语法错误；另一方面，我想请你帮我看看格式（format）是否正确
19、。）是否正确。必备表达必备表达- -描述困难描述困难不仅在阅读而且在写作方面也有问题。Not only do I have some difficulties in reading but also in writing4. Not only do I have some difficulties in but also in 必备表达必备表达- -描述困难描述困难由于我是一个新手，我在处理这样的情况方面几乎没有什么经验。 I have hardly had any experience in coping with the situation due to the fact I am a g
20、reen hand. 5. I have hardly had any experience in (doing )必备表达必备表达- -希望得到帮助希望得到帮助我想知道你是否能给我提供一些关于如何提高我的英语听说能力的指导。I wonder if you can offer me some guidance on how to improve my speaking and listening skills.6. I wonder if you can. 展望自己获得建议后可能会取得的进步展望自己获得建议后可能会取得的进步Im sure with your help I can make g
21、reat progress.I think I will surely benefit a lot with your valuable advice. 表明获取信息的急切心情表明获取信息的急切心情I sincerely hope you canI would be grateful if you couldI would appreciate it if you couldI am looking forward to your early reply.求助信模板求助信模板 【模板一】Dear _, My name is _; I am writing to ask whether you
22、could do me a favour. (说明自己身份，提出写信目的). I have had much difficulty / trouble in _(交代自己面临的困难). The reason for _ is that _ (给出原因). Besides, Im very upset that _ (进一步说明自己的困境). In the meantime / At the same time, I beg you to _ so that (再次请求对方的帮助). I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused. I would
23、appreciate if you could give me some advice. Looking forward to a favorable reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 求助信模板求助信模板 【模板二】Dear _, I am writing to ask you to do me a favor. I have some difficulty in (某方面的困难), which bothers me a lot. So I have no choice but to turn to you for help . To begin with, I
24、have great difficulty in (困难1). Besides, I find it too challengingfor me to (困难2) Whats more, (困难3) is also a big headache for me. Finally, it has been troubling me for a long time that I have no idea how to (困难4). Faced with so many difficulties, I have to ask you for some help. Would you like to .
25、 so that . ?(请求一）In the meanwhile, I beg you to . (请求二）Also, I would like you to . (请求三） I would appreciate it if you could do me a favor. Looking forward for your early reply. Yours, Li HuaPART PART 4 4范文实战练习范文实战练习假设你是高一学生李华，期末考假设你是高一学生李华，期末考试日益临近，但是试日益临近，但是你发现在英语学习中遇到了一些困难，请给你的英国你发现在英语学习中遇到了一些困难，请
26、给你的英国朋友朋友AlexAlex写一封邮件，向他求助。内容包括：写一封邮件，向他求助。内容包括：1.1.你的困难；你的困难； 2.2.寻求帮助。寻求帮助。注意：注意：词数词数100100词左右词左右 , , 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯可适当增加细节，使行文连贯Dear Alex, Hows everything going? These days I have been struggling with my English learning. Therefore, I badly need your help. I have difficulty in remembering English
27、 words, which accounts for my limited vocabulary. Though having learned English for years, I find that communicating with native speakers in English remains a big headache to me. And what troubles me most is that I often perform poorly in English exams, however hard I work. I would be grateful if yo
28、u could reply to me at your earliest convenience.Yours,Li HuaDear Alex, With the final examination approaching, my anxiety about the English learning is increasing, So I am writing to seek some guidance on how to improve it. English writing is really a big challenge for me. First of all, my vocabula
29、ry is not large, which makes it impossible for me to choose right and authentic words and phrases. Besides, English grammar becomes a bottle-neck of my English writing, the sentences I construct being much more like a Chinese sentence than an English one. Should you be kind enough to give me any help, I would be grateful to you.Yours,LihuaPossible Version 2
