1、Reading for writingTeaching objectivesBy the end of the class,you will be able to:figure out and summarize their English learning problemsask for help and solve their learning problems in English cooperativelyhave a good understanding of how to write a blog about English learning problemsmaster and
2、use some words and the informal expressions related to writing a blogl What is your biggest problem with English learning?l Who do you often ask for help when you meet these problem?Activity 1.Lead-inremeber vocabularyunderstand native speakers talk in English proper use of English.teachers friendpa
3、rentsonline sources.Where are the texts from in the picture?comment Activity2.Reading for main ideaA.magazine B.news reportC.newspaperD.blogActivity2.Reading for main idea3.The biggest problem in learning English1.Wang Le2.Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui1.Who starts this blog?2.Who commented on it?3.What is
4、the blog mainly about?What does each of the students write about?problemgive advice+problemgive advice+problem博客写作的特点：语言简洁用词灵活比较随意个性化强 Name Problem AdviceLiu WenJia Xins adviceJia XinLi Ruis adviceLi RuiYour advice Activity 3 Read for detailed information Read these posts and fill in the table.(P67)
5、NameNameProblemProblemAdviceAdviceLiu Wentrouble with listening to native English speakersJia Xins adviceListen to English radio programmes,repeat what you hear,record your voice and compare to the radio hostsNameNameProblemProblemAdviceAdviceJia XinLi Ruis advicehow to be polite in EnglishUse short
6、 requests for close friends,use longer requests for people who are not so close,use more polite phrases for people senior to youNameNameProblemProblemAdviceAdviceLi RuiYour adviceremembering vocabulary Carry a small notebook with you everywhere,and add new words when you learn them.Learn word chunks
7、 instead of single word,learn word formation.Possible adviceNoImageNoImage Recite the words in the sentences and try to make your own.NoImage Your adviceCreate your own word bank（词库）:carry a small notebook with you everywhere,and add new words when you learn them,learn word chunks（词块）instead of sing
8、le word,learn word formation（构词）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 the main idea.Any
9、advice?Liu Wen221Im having a lot of trouble with.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 even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronu
10、nciation 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 decide whether to say,“Open the window,please!”or“Could you open the window
11、,please?”or even longer“Would you mind opening the window,please?”Jia Xin002My biggest headache is.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 n
12、eed 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,then I should say,“Would you mind opening the wind
13、ow,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!Li Rui400For me,.is my biggest problem.1.But now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.2.I
14、can never quite get the main idea.3.My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.4.For me,vocabulary is my biggest problem.5.I cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head.6.I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly.Activity 4 Read for expressions Expressions related to th
15、e difficulties in learning English.Read for some supporting details about the problem.Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.vocabulary is my biggest problem.catch only a few words.can never quite get the main idea.Its so much easier to just s
16、ay“Open the window!”,but in English that can sound really terrible.There 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.Problem Supporting details Supporting details are usually examples or facts that are u
17、sed to describe or explain the topic sentence.They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing.Useful Sentence Structures Decribing problemsI dont know how to is a big difficulty for me.is my biggest problemI can not/I can neverI have no idea how/what.My biggest problem/headac
18、he is I(also)have trouble withI have some difficulties in Giving adviceYou might try.Why not.My advice is.Its very important to.It is a good idea for you to.List your problems in learning English and brainstorm some useful advice.spoken Englishunderstanding othersgrammar problemsvocabulary problempr
19、oper use of Englishlack of confidence Activity 5 Group Worktoo long to spell too many meaningsA word may has several parts of speechhard to remember,easy to forgetunable to use accurately .Activity 6 Writingwrite a blog about English studystate the biggest problemadviceEvaluation of the advice.is a
20、big difficulty for me./.detailsmy classmates had some suggestions for me.detailsI think.I have trouble with phrasal verbs.There are so many of them and it seems impossible to work out the meanings just from the words.And some of the verbs have different meanings.For example“put off”can mean postpone
21、,discourage(someone from doing something),and make someone dislike(something).I try to use phrasal verbs sometimes,but I usually use the wrong one!One is to use flash cards on which I write down the phrasal verb and a sentence with it.In this way,I can study them when I have time.Another suggestion is to use the phrasal verb in a sentence that is true for me so that its easier to remember.Im trying them now.I hope they will work for me.One possible version：推迟动词词组阻止（某人做某事）让某人不喜欢（某事）
