1、 Period 4 Reading for Writing Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldWhat problem do Chinese students have while learning English?Leading inSomeone posted a thread(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 o
2、ne problem.What are included in an online forum/blog?Leading in221searchhomepagecommentslikes/thumb-upcollectActivity 1Do you know these symbols?page登录注册Pre-writingActivity 2：Read the text and answer following questions.Some problems and advice in English learning.Wang Le.Liu Wen,Jia Xin and Li Rui.
3、2.Who starts this text and who responds to it?3.What is the text mainly about?1.Whats the type of the text?And whats the language feature of the text?A blog.informalsimplecasualPre-writingActivity 3:Read again to find their problems and advice.Name Problem AdviceLiu WenJia Xins adviceJia XinLi Ruis
4、adviceLi RuiPre-writingHi!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 advice?Li
5、u Wen221Listening 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 pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest
6、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 longer“Would you mind op
7、ening the window,please?”Jia Xin002Yeah,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 talking t
8、o 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 are just
9、 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 Rui400Activity 1：Learn some useful expressions E Expressions used to state the biggest problem E Expressions used to give adviceWhile-writingProblemAdviceI don
10、t know how to我不知道如何我不知道如何.is a big difficulty/challenge for me .对我来说是一个巨大的困难对我来说是一个巨大的困难/挑战挑战I cannot我无法我无法.I have no idea how/what我不知道如何我不知道如何My biggest problem is.我最大的问题是我最大的问题是.I find it difficult for me to.我发现我发现.对我来说很难对我来说很难I(also)have trouble with.我（还）在我（还）在.方面方面有困难有困难You might try你可以尝试你可以尝试.I
11、ts very important to .是非常重要的是非常重要的My advice is我的建议是我的建议是.This worked for me.这对我来说起到了作用。这对我来说起到了作用。Its helpful to.是有帮助的是有帮助的It would be a great idea to.将是一个很棒的主意将是一个很棒的主意Activity 1：Learn some useful expressions While-writingA blog.A letter.informaldategreetingproblemadviceclosesignatureformalproblema
12、dviceActivity 2：Compare the difference betweena blog and a letter.While-writingActivity 3：BrainstromDo you have any good suggestion for them?While-writingI dont know how to remember English words？Read more多读Write the words as you read边读边写Review the words you have learned in time及时复习以前学过的单词Listen to
13、English songs and watch English movies听英文歌、看英文电影Dont focus too much on grammar不要过多的专注于语法Believe in yourself.相信自己Im very nervous（紧张的）when I speak English.Activity 4：Choose one classmate to give advice and finish your letter.While-writingActivity1：Exchange drafts and correct for each other.General con
14、tentDid you give a clear description of the problem?Is the advice clearly explained?Does each sentence relate to the main idea?Basic writing skillsDo you use pronouns to refer to things or people correctly?Do you use correct spelling,punctuation（标点符号）（标点符号）,and capitalization（大写）（大写）?Are there any grammar mistakes（语法错误）（语法错误）?Comment others letter according to the checklist:Post-writingActivity 2:Show timePost-writingHomework1 Polish（改进）（改进）your writing.2.Recite the expressions used to state problem and advice.Post-writingRememberWhere there is a will,there is a way.有志者，事竟成。有志者，事竟成。Thank You！
