1、Are you good at learning English?Do you have any good advice to share?Do you have any problems in learning English?Lets read some posts from an online forum for Chinese students who are learning English.A forum is a place,situation,or group in which people exchange ideas and discuss issues,especiall
2、y important public issues.So an online forum is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages.Read the blogs of Liu Wen,Jia Xin and Li Rui and find the problems they face.trouble with listening to native English speakershow to be polite in Englishrememb
3、ering new vocabularyNow lets check your answers.Can you find supporting details of their problems?Supporting details are usually examples or facts that are used to describe or explain the topic sentence.They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing.the supporting details.tr
4、ouble with listening to native English speakershow to be polite in Englishremembering new vocabularyproblemsJia Xins advice:Li Ruis advice:One possible answer:create your own word bank:carry a small notebook with you everywhere,and add new words when you learn them,learn word chunks instead of singl
5、e word,learn word formationNameProblemAdviceLiu Wentrouble with listening to native English speakersJia Xins advice:listen to English radio programmes,repeat what you hear,record your voice and compare to the radio hostsJia Xinhow to be polite in EnglishLi Ruis advice:use short requests for close fr
6、iends,use longer requests for people who are not so close,use more polite phrases for people senior to youLi Ruiremembering new vocabularyYour advice:create your own word bank:carry a small notebook with you everywhere,and add new words when you learn them,learn word chunks instead of single word,le
7、arn word formationMake a conversation according to the summary and then role-play it.1.Read these posts again and find the useful sentence structures about expressing problems.2.List your problems in learning English and brainstorm some useful advice.Talking about the problems:I dont know how to is
8、a big difficulty for me.I can not I have no idea how/what My biggest problem is I(also)have trouble with Giving advice:You might try Its very important to My advice is This worked for me.Problem:I dont know how to improve my oral English.Advice:You can chat with foreign friends online in English.P67
9、 2Write a blog about one of your problems in learning English.Choose one of the problems from your group discussion and write a blog about it.1.Describe the problem clearly.2.Write one or two ideas on how to solve the problem.Useful sentence structures of talking about the problems:I dont know how t
10、o is a big difficulty for me.I can not I have no idea how/what My biggest problem is I(also)have trouble with Useful sentence structures of giving advice:You might try Its very important to My advice is This worked for me.P67 33.Exchange drafts.Assess each others work according to the checklist.Does
11、 the writer give a clear description of the problem?Is the advice clearly explained?Does each sentence relate to the main idea?General content:Does the writer use pronouns to refer to things or people correctly?Does the writer use correct spelling,punctuation,and capitalisation?Are there any grammar
12、 mistakes?Basic writing skills:4.Get your draft back and revise it.Put up your writing in the classroom or read it to the class.P67 4I 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 m
13、eanings.For example,put off can mean postpone,discourage(someone from doing something),and make someone dislike(something).I try to use phrasal verbs sometimes,but I usually use the wrong one!My classmates had some suggestions for me.One was to use flash cards and to write down the phrasal verb on o
14、ne side and a sentence using the phrasal verb on the other side.Then I can study them when I have time,like on the bus.Another suggestion was to use the phrasal verb in a sentence that is true for me,so that its easy to remember.For example,I always put off doing my homework.I think my classmates ga
15、ve me some good advice.Next time I hear a phrasal verb,Ill write it down and think of a sentence that uses the verb.Maybe Ill draw a picture too,to make it easier to remember.Sample Writing1.online forum2.get high marks3.have trouble with sth.4.native English speakers5.get used parewith.7.mind doing
16、 sth.8.depend on 9.bridge the gap between 10.senior to sb.11.give a clear description of sth.12.relate to 网上论坛网上论坛得到高分得到高分做某事有困难做某事有困难以英语为母语的人以英语为母语的人习惯于习惯于把把跟跟作比较作比较介意做某事介意做某事依赖,取决于依赖,取决于消除隔阂,缩短差距消除隔阂,缩短差距比比年长年长/地位高地位高清晰清晰地地描述描述与与相关相关 学校英文报正在开展以学校英文报正在开展以How to improve your oral English?为题的讨论。请使用图表
17、中的调查结果写一为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:篇短文投稿,内容包括:1.调查情况描述;调查情况描述;2.简单评论;简单评论;3.你的建议。你的建议。注意:注意:1.写作词数应为写作词数应为80左右;左右;2.短文的题目和首句已短文的题目和首句已 为你写好,不计入总为你写好,不计入总 词数。词数。写作提示写作提示1.本题要求根据图表内容写一篇短文,讨论如何提本题要求根据图表内容写一篇短文,讨论如何提高英语口语,故人称以高英语口语,故人称以第三人称第三人称为主;时态以为主;时态以一一般现在时般现在时为主。为主。2.正文分段内容:正文分段内容:第一段第一段根据图表内容描
18、述学生提根据图表内容描述学生提高口语活动的调查情况;高口语活动的调查情况;第二段第二段简单评论图表所简单评论图表所呈现的现象并给出建议。呈现的现象并给出建议。遣词造句:遣词造句:英英汉互译。汉互译。短语和句型:短语和句型:1.英语口语英语口语2.play a very important role in.3.the percentages of 4.英语角英语角5.account for 6.native speakeroral English起到非常重要的作用起到非常重要的作用百分比百分比English corner(数量、比例上数量、比例上)占占说母语者说母语者How to improve
19、 your oral English?Speaking plays a very important role in learning English,and many students are choosing their own ways to improve their oral English._ _ _How to improve your oral English?Speaking plays a very important role in learning English,and many students are choosing their own ways to impr
20、ove their oral English.As we can see from the chart,the percentages of students who choose to follow English tapes and practice with their partners are 30%and 40%respectively.Meanwhile,students choosing to attend activities in the English corner or an English club and chat with foreign friends onlin
21、e in English only account for 25%and 5%.It turns out that most students prefer to turn to tapes or their partners.My suggestion is that it be necessary for us to try to find any possible opportunity to speak with qualified English speakers,especially native speakers.参考范文参考范文Self-evaluation1.Can you
22、find Liu Wens,Jia Xins and Li Ruis problems in learning English and give proper advice to them?2.Can you give a clear description of your problems in learning English?And can you write a blog about it?3.Can you revise your writing according to your partners assessment?1.Polish your passage How to improve your oral English?according to the checklist in Activity 3 on page 67.2.Search for more good methods of learning English and share with your classmates.