1、Unit 5 Languages around the WorldWhat are your biggest problems with learning English?vocabularywritingpronunciationgrammarteachersfriendsparentsonline sourcesWhom do you ask for help when you meet these problems?speakinglisteningreadingcultureDo you know what is blog?Headline Date posted Introducti
2、on a video linkWang Le posted a thread(发帖发帖)on an online forum.What is an online forum/blog?An online forum is an Internet-based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about one problem.What are included in an online forum/blog?post starter/blogger楼主楼主original post 原帖原帖replies to a post 回帖回帖
3、like/thumb-up 点赞点赞favourite/collect 收藏收藏comment 评论评论search 搜索搜索home 首页首页Read the posts quickly and answer the following questions.1.Who starts this blog?Wang Le2.Who responds to it?Liu Wen,Jia Xin,Li Rui3.What is the blog mainly about?Problems with learning EnglishHi!Ive been studying English since
4、primary school.Hi!Ive been studying English since primary school.I used to get high marks in English,but now Im I used to get high marks in English,but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking i
5、n a video,listen to native English speakers talking in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?the main idea.Any advice?1.Read and find out whats their problems.Topic sentence2.Find supporting details of t
6、hese problems.Supporting detailsListening to English radio programmers 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 even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with th
7、e 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 decide whether to say,Open the window,please!or Could you open the window,please?or even lon
8、ger 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 relationship is close and were equals,so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us.But if Im
9、 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,then I should say,Would you mind opening the window,please?For me,vocabulary is my biggest problemthere ar
10、e 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!Topic sentenceSupporting detailsRead the posts and fill in the table.NameProblemAdviceJia Xins adviceLi Ruis adviceYour advicetrouble with listening to nati
11、ve English speakershow to be polite in Englishremembering new vocabularylisten to English radio programmesrepeat what you hear,record your voice and compare to the radio hostsuse short requests for close friendsuse longer requests for people who are not so closeuse more polite phrases for people sen
12、ior to youCreate your own 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(构词法构词法)Liu Wen Jia XinLi Rui 如何写如何写“求助信求助信”写英文求助信的原因是目前自己遇到了一些困难，需要请求对方帮助，因此整篇文章应用一般现在时表达文意，当描述自己得到帮助后的进步时应用一般将来时。具体
13、写作结构如下：Dear,(Para.1)(Para.2)(Para.3)Yours,XXX 请求帮助，表达期盼并感谢请求帮助，表达期盼并感谢具体说明困难具体说明困难表明写信目的表明写信目的求助信求助信1._ 寻求帮助寻求帮助 2._ 请某人帮忙请某人帮忙 3._ 面临困难面临困难 4._ 提供一些指导提供一些指导 5._ 因某事感激某人因某事感激某人6._ 做某事有困难做某事有困难 7._ 提供帮助提供帮助 8._ 给某人留下深刻的印象给某人留下深刻的印象 seek for help ask sb a favor be faced with difficulties offer some gu
14、idance be grateful to sb for sth have trouble doing sth give sb a hand/do sb a favor leave a deep impression on sbPart1 必备词汇必备词汇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 a
15、ppreciate it if.concentrate on/focus onput.into useovercome the fearmake great progress be anxious to dol Im writing to ask you a favor.我写信是想请你帮个忙。我写信是想请你帮个忙。l I have met much difficulty in.在在方面我遇到许多困难。方面我遇到许多困难。l Im writing in the hope of your assistance to do.l Im wondering whether you can give me
16、 some constructive guidance in doing建设性的指导建设性的指导 Part2 必备表达必备表达 I have trouble/difficulty in doing,because Could you please do me a favor to,as/because What troubles/bothers me most is,since/as When doing.,I find it challenging/hard for me to do My biggest headache is.,which我在我在方面遇到困难方面遇到困难/请求帮助请求帮助
17、 +原因原因/条件条件(某种情况某种情况)/)/结果结果 I am looking forward to your early reply.Any of your help would be greatly appreciated.I would appreciate it if you could give me some suggestions.Your attention to this letter would be highly appreciated.Id be grateful if you could give me a hand.Looking forward to your
18、 kind reply.I would be grateful if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience.Dear _,My name is _.I am writing to ask whether you could do me a favour.(说明自己身份，提出写信目的说明自己身份，提出写信目的).I have had much difficulty/trouble in _(交代自己面交代自己面临的困难临的困难).The reason for _ is that _(给出原给出原因因).Besides,Im very
19、 upset that _(进一步说明自己的困进一步说明自己的困境境).At the same time,I beg you to _ so that(再次请求对方的再次请求对方的帮助帮助).I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused.I would appreciate if you could give me some advice.Looking forward to a favorable reply.Yours sincerely,Li Hua Part3 求助信模板求助信模板你是高一学生李华，英语学习上遇到了困难，写信向你是高一学生
20、李华，英语学习上遇到了困难，写信向Miss Wang寻寻求建议，要求包含以下内容：求建议，要求包含以下内容：1单词多，很难记住；单词多，很难记住；2课文太长，难以背诵课文太长，难以背诵(recite)；3写作有困难；写作有困难；4.向向Ms Song寻求学习英语的方法。寻求学习英语的方法。要求：不要逐字逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，词数要求：不要逐字逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，词数80左右。左右。Dear Ms Wang，My name is Li Hua.Im writing a letter to you to ask for some advice on English learning.I
21、have met with many difficulties in learning English since I entered senior high school.First of all,I find our textbook full of new words which are very difficult for me to remember.Besides,the texts are too long for me to recite.Last but not least,I have great difficulty in writing and always make many mistakes in grammar.I dont know what to do now.Would you like to introduce me some advice so that I can learn English more easily?I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice.Your，Li Hua
