1、Unit 2 Lets talk teens Integrated skills (II) Word bank Problems facing SimonProblems facing Simon Eager for parents love Hardly see them during the week Feel stressed about schoolwork Feel lonely at home Want a family outing Want a long talk Problems facing LauraProblems facing Laura Is not allowed
2、 to go out with friends Want to make my own choices about what to do in my spare time Word bank Advice for SimonAdvice for Simon Have a talk Stop complaining Tell them your loneliness Put yourself into their shoes Understand them Make a deal with them Have a family outing Ask them to help you with y
3、our schoolwork Advice for LauraAdvice for Laura Have a talk Tell them your feelings Make a deal with them Asking for adviceAsking for advice Giving adviceGiving advice Conversation WhatsWhats thethe purposepurpose ofof writingwriting a a letterletter ofof advice?advice? HowHow doesdoes thethe writer
4、writer helphelp solvesolve thethe problem?problem? Learning about the text type P ? To help solve a problemproblem Part 1 Para. 1 Show _ Part 2 Paras. 24 Offer _ on how to improve the relationship Part 3 Para. 5 End the letter with _ message understanding positive advice Beginning Body Ending Letter
5、 of advice Learning about the structure Learning about the language Be polite and considerate. I understand your feelings/how you feel. I hope/I wish you all the best. Everything will turn out all right, I promise. Be logical and well- organized. Try following these pieces of advice and see if they
6、help improve your relationship. First, Second, Word bank Sentence patterns I know you have trouble in . after reading your letter. I am writing to give you some suggestions/offer you some advice. Youve asked me for advice with regard to/regarding . and Ill try to make some useful suggestions here. T
7、he following are my suggestions. / My suggestions are as follows. In my opinion/Personally/As far as Im concerned, it would be wise to take the following action. I hope you will find these suggestions helpful. / I hope my suggestions will be of benefit to you. I believe you will take my advice into
8、account/consideration seriously. Word bank Linking words for enumerating ideas firstly, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, for one thing secondly, moreover, furthermore, additionally, in addition, whats more, for another thing, worse still, to make things even worse finally, at last, i
9、n the end, last but not the least Write a letter of advice in response to Simons problem following the instructions: Mind the structure and language. Limit your letter to about 150 words. RequirementsRequirements WritingWriting Use the ideas from the conversation between you and your partner. Self-r
10、eview Is your writing in conformance to the requirement? What advanced words and sentence patterns have you employed? What is the sentence you are the most satisfied with? Do the examples support the advice you give? Checking your writing Peer-review What does your partner think of the advice and examples you give? How can you improve your writing? Punctuation Spelling Grammar Choice of words Style (formal/informal) Structure _ _ _ _ _ Review whats been learnt in class. Write a letter of advice to Laura in the name of Cynthia.
