1、Growing PainsWriting a letter of adviceWho do you ask for advice or help when you need to?How to ask for advice or help?How to give advice?Skills building 1:asking for and giving adviceCould you give me/he/some advice about/on?How can I?Should I?I want to ask your advice about Can you advise me on?U
2、seful ExpressionsI think you should Youd better/should/Ill give you some advice about If I were you,I would Why dont you?Listen to five people asking for advice.What problems are they asking advice for?Complete the sentences below with words from the recording.1.His best friend has just started play
3、ing on the school _ team and seldom has time to see him.He feels quite _.2.Her father wants her to study maths and _ and work in a big company when she grows up.But she wants to be an _.footballlonelyscienceactress3.His daughter just _ to do anything he tells her any more.4.His father never _ to any
4、thing he says.Then his father _ at him when he doesnt listen to him.refuseslistensshouts5.She has an _ tomorrow.Shes feeling _ and cant go to sleep.It makes her very upset.examworriedListen to a radio talk show and write the names of the callers in blanks below.Step 1:listening to a radio programmeJ
5、aneWilliam Richard ChristinaHere is the advice that the radio talk show host gave to his callers,but some words are missing.Listen to the radio talk show again,and complete the notes below.NOTES1.Invite your mum to _ you doing the things you like.2.Be _.However,let her know you are glad that she _ o
6、f you.joinhonestthought3.Tell your grandma how you _.4.Join a _ team.Youll feel better and your father will stop _ you.feelsportsshouting atThe most important part of reading is to be able to understand the main point.Often only a few words are used to make the main point,and the rest of the writing
7、 is supporting information.Skills building 2:asking for and giving adviceRead the four diary entries in the textbook and pick out the main point of each one.Diary entryMain pointThe first diaryentryThe second diaryentryThe third diaryentryThe fourth diaryentryIm so excited!Mum and Dad bought me a bi
8、cycle.Im very tired today.We had a Maths test and Im nervous about my results.I failed the Maths test!Im so upset.All that worrying was for nothing.Im very happy today!There is an advice column in the textbook.Read the letter,and then answer the questions below.Step 2:reading a letter asking for adv
9、ice1.What is Liu Zhens main point in Para.1?2.How do the boys parents and grandparents treat him?His 15-year-old son refuses to do what he and his wife ask him to do.His parents treat him very well,and his grandparents buy him many things.3.What is Liu Zhens main point in Para.2?4.Why does Liu Zhen
10、tolerate his son so far?His son is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life.He wants to prevent upsetting the boys mother with an argument.5.What is Liu Zhen afraid that his son will do?6.What is the main piece of advice that Liu Zhen is looking for?He is afraid that his son wi
11、ll fail at school,or worse.He wants to know how he can help his son without harming their relationship.Read the two letters and decide which one is a better reply giving proper advice.Talk about the reasons why you made such a choice.Skills building 3:planning a letter of replyStep 3:writing a lette
12、r of advice A letter giving advice should contain suggestions introduced with appropriate language.Letters of advice are usually written in response to a request or an enquiry.Introduction:Appropriate opening remarks.State reasons for writing expressing understanding of the problem.Main Body:Para.2:
13、Offer advice and suggestions/measures to be taken.Para.3:Express your belief that that your advice has been helpful leaving space for further help if required.Conclusion:Appropriate closing remarks.Jack想征询关于在大学里应该学历史想征询关于在大学里应该学历史(history)还是电脑还是电脑(computer)科学的意科学的意见，请你给他一些有用的建议。见，请你给他一些有用的建议。Practic
14、eDear Jack,Of course,you dont have to devote all your time at university to studying computers and nothing else.On the contrary,I would recommend that you keep up your reading of history in your spare time.In that way,you will find that your leisure hours are enriched while you prepare yourself for
15、a worthwhile career in computers.Hope you find these suggestions useful in helping you make your decision.Yours sincerely,Kenny Gao Language points 1.I know it was a little bit expensive,but (P 34)With a little bit of patience and communi-cation,many of these problems can be solved.(P 36)a little bi
16、t相当于相当于a bit,a little bit of相当于相当于a bit of。I think he was certainly a little bit mad.Even a little bit of information can be valuable.辨析辨析a bit/a little1.a bit和和a little 在肯定句中修饰动词在肯定句中修饰动词、形容、形容词、词、副词和比较级时可以互换副词和比较级时可以互换,表示表示“一点一点儿儿”的意思的意思。I am a bit/a little hungry.我有点饿。我有点饿。He walked a bit/a littl
17、e slowly.他走路有点慢。他走路有点慢。2.a little可以直接作定语修饰名词可以直接作定语修饰名词,而而a bit则则 要在后面加要在后面加of构成短语才能作定语构成短语才能作定语,两者都两者都 只能修饰不可数名词只能修饰不可数名词。There is a little water in the bottle.=There is a bit of water in the bottle.瓶子里有一点点水。瓶子里有一点点水。3.二者都可以作名词词组，充当主语或宾二者都可以作名词词组，充当主语或宾 语。如：语。如：A little/bit is enough for me.我有一点儿就够
18、了。我有一点儿就够了。I know only a little/a bit about her.我对她的情况只了解一点。我对她的情况只了解一点。4.a bit和和a little在否定句中的意思恰恰相反在否定句中的意思恰恰相反，not a bit相当于相当于not at all(一点儿都不一点儿都不)；not a little相当于相当于very(much)或或extremely(很、很、非常非常)。I am not a bit tired.我一点也不累我一点也不累 He is not a little(=very)hungry.他饿极了。他饿极了。Fill in the blanks wit
19、h a bit or a little.1.There is _ time left.2.I would like you to stay for _ if you have time.3.This will give us a _ of time.4.He went to sleep soon,for he was not _ tired.5.I dont want to stop to have a rest,because I am not _ tired.a littlea bit/a littlea bit a littlea bit 2.I studied a lot yester
20、day and stayed up very late.stay up 不睡觉，熬夜不睡觉，熬夜 She stayed up reading until midnight.Did you stay up late last night?I am going to stay up late to finish my paper.stay with 并驾齐驱并驾齐驱,坚持做坚持做.,与与.留留在一起在一起 stay away from 离离.远点远点,躲避躲避.stay off 远离远离 stay at 暂住在暂住在.,投宿在投宿在.stay awake 睡不着睡不着,醒着醒着 stay for
21、为某种目的而留下为某种目的而留下 stay的常用短语的常用短语 3.I dont know how to handle this handle v.处理；应付；处理；应付；操作；管理操作；管理 I didnt know how to handle these people.He knows how to handle the machine.handle 还可作名词，意思是还可作名词，意思是“把手把手,柄柄”I turned the handle and opened the door.4.Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with s
22、omeone elsrs!mix up 混淆；弄乱；搅匀；拌合混淆；弄乱；搅匀；拌合 She mixed up flour and water.Please dont mix up my papers.Never mix up these two words.5.and instead insists on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to (P 35)You should insist that he do his homework.(P 36)insist 坚持；坚持认为；坚决要求坚持；坚持认为；坚决要求He insisted
23、on/upon my going with him.他坚持要我跟他一起去。他坚持要我跟他一起去。She insisted that he was wrong.她坚持认为他错了。她坚持认为他错了。He insisted that we(should)accept these gifts.他一定要我们收下这些礼物。他一定要我们收下这些礼物。1)insist作作“坚决要求、一定要坚决要求、一定要”，其宾语从，其宾语从句常用与将来事实相反的句常用与将来事实相反的虚拟语气虚拟语气，即，即should+动词原形动词原形,其中其中should可以省略。如可以省略。如:Her father insists t
24、hat she(should)learn music after she leaves school.2)insist作作“坚持说、坚持认为坚持说、坚持认为”时，用时，用陈述陈述语气语气。如。如:Alice insisted that she had done nothing wrong.3)insist that.有时与有时与insist on/upon互换。互换。注意：注意：6.How can I help my son without harming our relationship?harm n.v.危害危害,伤害伤害 Excessive drinking did harm to hi
25、s health.It wouldnt do him any harm to work a bit harder.There was a traffic accident in this street,but no one was harmed.辨析辨析harm,hurt,damage,injure,wound,destroy1.harm动词、名词，动词、名词，“危害危害”,“使人伤使人伤害害”,可用于生物，常用于抽象事物。可用于生物，常用于抽象事物。2.hurt动词动词,“弄痛，使受伤弄痛，使受伤”，可指肉体，可指肉体 上，更多用手感情上的伤害。如：上，更多用手感情上的伤害。如：Im sor
26、ry if I hurt your feeling.3.damage动词，动词，“损坏，损伤，使受损损坏，损伤，使受损 失失”。侧重于对物件价值、作用和外观上。侧重于对物件价值、作用和外观上 造成的损坏。如造成的损坏。如:The bus was badly damaged when it hit the wal1.4.injure动词，动词，“使受伤，伤害使受伤，伤害”尤其指尤其指 在事故中受到的伤害。如在事故中受到的伤害。如:She was bad1y injured in the accident.5.wound动词，动词，“伤害，使受伤伤害，使受伤”主要用主要用 于枪、刀剑等武器对身体造
27、成的创于枪、刀剑等武器对身体造成的创 伤。如伤。如:The bullet wounded his arm.6.destroy动词，动词，“破坏，毁坏破坏，毁坏”指严重指严重的的 损害。如损害。如:The fire destroyed most of the buildings.7.As for the foreign music,I guess it depends upon what kind of as for 至于至于,关于关于 As for you,I refuse to have any dealings with you.As for you,you ought to be ash
28、amed of yourself.As for my past,Im not telling you anything.depend upon 在这句话里是在这句话里是“取决于取决于”的意思，相当于的意思，相当于depend on。The price depends upon the quality.Our fate now depended upon victory in the air.It all depend on whether she like the boss or not.depend upon/on还有还有“依赖依赖”之意之意 They will depend more up
29、on/on their parents.8.,they call me selfish and distant!distant adj.冷淡的；不友好的；遥远的冷淡的；不友好的；遥远的 She passed by with only a distant nod.Shes always very distant with Ann.The sun is distant from the earth.My company is five miles distant from my home.9.He even forbids me from chatting with my friends in the Internet cafe!forbid vt.禁止禁止,阻止阻止,不许不许 Smoking is forbidden in this office.The new law forbids smoking in offices.I forbid you to call me late at night.He is forbidden from leaving the country.forbid,forbade,forbidden
