1、Unit 5 Languages Around the WorldReading for writing视频日志视频日志网络日志网络日志博客博客Read these posts(帖子)from an online forum(网上论坛)for Chinese students who are learning English.The topic is _.learning English1.Who starts the question?the biggest problems with English learning.2.Who responds to(回复)it?3.What probl
2、ems do they have?4.Is there any advice?Name Problem AdviceLiu WenJia Xins adviceJia XinLi Ruis adviceLi RuiYour adviceHi!Ive been studying English since primary school(小学).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 speaker
3、s(英语母语人士)talking in a video,I can catch(抓住)only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Listening to English radio programmes(英语广播节目)helps me get used to(习惯于)how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat(重复)what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language.Sometim
4、es I even record(记录)my voice so I can listen to myself and compare(作比较)my pronunciation(发音)with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite(有礼貌的)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 t
5、o and then decide 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(要求),like“Open the window”
6、our relationship 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(要求)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
7、 me,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(记在脑子里),and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly(正确地).HELP!Name Problem AdviceLiu WenJia Xins
8、 adviceJia XinLi Ruis adviceLi RuiYour advicetrouble with listening to native English speaker.how to be polite in English remembering new vocabulary listen to English radio programs,repeat what you hear,record your voice and compare to the radio hosts short requests for close friends,longer requests
9、 people not so close,more polite phrases for people senior to youNameProblemAdviceLi RuiMy advice:remembering new vocabularyl carry a small words notebook with you everywherel learn word chunks(词块词块)instead of single word,l learn word formation(构词法构词法)l learn words in context(语境、上语境、上下文下文)1.Im havin
10、g a lot of trouble with2.My biggest headache is3.For me,is my biggest problem.1.I dont know how to 2.is a big difficulty for me.3.I can not 4.I have no idea how/what 1.In my opinion/view,2.From my point of view,3.As far as I am concerned,1.I recommend/advise/suggest that you should do sth2.I think /
11、Why not 1.You might try 2.Its very important to 3.My advice is 4.This worked for me.（第一段）点明写信目的（第一段）点明写信目的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。（第二段）描述问题（第二段）描述问题1.Im having a lot of tr
12、ouble with2.My biggest headache is3.For me,is my biggest problem.4.I dont know how to 5.is a big difficulty for me.6.I can not 7.I have no idea how/what 过渡词过渡词1.Firstly/First of all/To begin with/To start with.首先首先2.Secondly/Whats more/Besides/In addition.此外此外3.Thirdly/Finally/Last but not least.最后最
13、后（第三段）表达期望或感激（第三段）表达期望或感激期望对方能给出建议期望对方能给出建议：1.Would you like to give me some advice so that I can solve my problems?2.Would you mind giving me some advice？表达不胜感激：表达不胜感激：1.I would appreciate it if you can give me some advice.结束语结束语 (the closing sentence)（选择写）（选择写）展望自己获得建议后可能会取得的进展望自己获得建议后可能会取得的进步步1.I
14、m sure with your help I can make great progress(取得取得巨大进步巨大进步).2.I think I will surely benefit a lot(受益颇多受益颇多)with your valuable advice(有价的建议有价的建议).假如假如你是高一学生李华你是高一学生李华，你在，你在英语学习上遇到了困难英语学习上遇到了困难，请，请写写信向信向外教外教Robert 寻求建议寻求建议，要求包含以下内容：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，难以课文太长，难以背诵背诵(recite;keepstraight in my mind)；3写作有困难写作有困难。
