1、Teenage life Reading for Writing Write a letter of advice Warming-up Have you met any challenges in your new class? What do you usually do when you are in trouble? Lead-in When you meet some problems in your life, who do you usually turn to for help? Skim page 18 and answer the following questions:
2、Reading for structure 1. What type of writing is the text? 2. Whats the structure of a letter? A letter 10 September 2018 Dear Worried Friend, You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend p
3、lays computer games too often and spends too much time online. I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very dif
4、ficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good fri
5、end. All the best, Structer of a letter A letter should include the following parts: Date Greeting Body Close Signature Who is the writer? Signature Susan Luo Reading for structure Greeting Who did the writer reply to? A worried friend Reading for structure Body Why did Ms Luo write this letter? To
6、offer her advice Reading for structure Read the body part carefully and underline the sentences that express the following meanings. Reading for details A. I know what the problem is. B. I understand how you feel. C. This is my advice and reason(s). D. I think my advice will help. You wrote that you
7、 are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of y
8、our generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should
9、encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend. Body I know what the problem is I understand how you feel This is my advice and reasons I think my advice will help Reading for details You wrote that you a
10、re very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of you
11、r generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should en
12、courage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend. Body I know what the problem is I understand how you feel This is my advice and reasons I think my advice will help Reading for details Reading for writing Re
13、ad the suggestions. Find the sentence structures Ms Luo used to offer advice. You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. I
14、recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some students even becom
15、e addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend. Reading for writing I recommend that you (should) do sth. I
16、think you should do sth. Why not Pre-writing Expressions you may use when offering advice 1.I recommend/suggest that you (should) do sth. 2.I think that you should do sth. 3.Why not? 4.Its a good idea/choice to do sth. 5.I think youd better do sth. 6.If I were you, I would do sth. I always feel lone
17、ly after school because my parents work in another city. What should I do? Pre-writing There is a girl I like in my class, but Im too shy to talk to her. Please help me! Read the three cases and find out their problems. His parents wont listen to him. Always feels lonely after school. Too shy to tal
18、k to the girl he likes. cases suggestions reasons Eric Xu Ting Min Ho Pre-writing Choose one of the teenagers and list your suggestions and reasons. Expressions: 1.I recommend/suggest that you (should) do sth. 2.I think that you should do sth. 3.Why not? 4.Its a good idea/choice to do sth. 5.I think
19、 youd better do sth. 6.If I were you, I would Group Work: Writing Write a letter to one of the teenagers according to the outline and your disussion above. _ Dear _, You wrote that _. I understand that _. I think _ because _. I am sure that _. Best wishes, _ Write the date and greet the reader. Show
20、 the reader that you know what the problem is. Tell the reader that you understand how he/she feels. Tell the reader what you think he/she should do and explain your reason(s). Tell the reader what you think will happen. Close and sign the letter. Pre-writing Expressions you may use when writing a l
21、etter of advice 1.I recommend/suggest that you (should) do sth. 2.I think that you should do sth. 3.Why not? 4.Its a good idea/choice to do sth. 5.I think youd better do sth. 6.If I were you, I would Summary In this lesson, we learned how to write a letter of advice. General structure of a letter Da
22、te Greeting Body Close Signature Body of a letter of advice Show the reader that you know the problem. Tell the reader that you konw how he/she feels. Offer advice Give your reasons Tell the reader what will hapen Expressions of giving suggestions I recommend that you (should) do I think you should
23、do Why not Homework Polish your letter using what we have learned today. General structure of a letter Date Greeting Body Close Signature Body of a letter of advice Show the reader that you know the problem. Tell the reader that you konw how he/she feels. Offer advice Give your reasons Tell the reader what will hapen Expressions of giving suggestions I recommend that you (should) do I think you should do Why not
