1、Words Review equal gap demand vocabulary description relate relate to n. 同等的人；相等物同等的人；相等物 adj. 相同的；同样的相同的；同样的 n. 间隔；开口；差距间隔；开口；差距 n. 要求；需求要求；需求 vt. 强烈要求；需要强烈要求；需要 vi. 查问查问 n. 词汇词汇 n. 描写描写(文字文字)；形容；形容 v. 联系；讲述联系；讲述 与与相关；涉及；谈到相关；涉及；谈到 Read after the tape and speak out the Chinese immediately. Write a
2、blog about English study Unit 5 Reading for Writing Lead in Have you ever written blogs on online forums for help if you have some puzzles in life? What online forums will you go to? Some students are asking for advice on an online forum for Chinese students who are learning English. What are their
3、puzzles? Read and find the answers. Reading and Analysing Read the blogs of Liu Wen, Jia Xin and Li Rui and find the problems they face. Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui trouble with listening to native English speakers how to be polite in English remembering new vocabulary Can you find supporting details of
4、these problems? Find the supporting details. Liu Wen trouble with listening to native English speakers can catch only a few words; can never quite get the main idea Jia Xin how to be polite in English Its easier to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible. have to t
5、hink about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say Li Rui remembering new vocabulary there are just SO MANY new words; cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head Supporting details are usually examples or facts that are used to describe or explain the topic sentence. They can make
6、 your description or explanation more vivid and convincing. Can you find the advice for them from the blogs? Liu Wen trouble with listening to native English speakers Jia Xins advice: listen to English radio programmes, repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio hosts Jia Xin h
7、ow to be polite in English Li Ruis advice: use short requests for close friends, use longer requests for people who are not so close, use more polite phrases for people senior to you Li Rui remembering new vocabulary Your advice: Create your own word bank: carry a small notebook with you everywhere,
8、 and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks instead of single word, learn word formation Name Problem Advice Liu Wen trouble with listening to native English speakers Jia Xins advice: listen to English radio programmes, repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio h
9、osts Jia Xin how to be polite in English Li Ruis advice: use short requests for close friends, use longer requests for people who are not so close, use more polite phrases for people senior to you Li Rui remembering new vocabulary Your advice: Create your own word bank: carry a small notebook with y
10、ou everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks instead of single word, learn word formation P 66 1 P 67 2 List your problems in learning English and brainstorm some useful advice. Useful sentence structures of talking about the problems: I dont know how to is a big difficult
11、y 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. Problem: I cannot understand the teachers English in class. Advice: Writing Choose one of the
12、 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 to is a big difficulty for me. I can not I have no idea how/what My bigges
13、t 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. P 67 3 I 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
14、 of the verbs have different meanings. 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
15、 and to write down the phrasal verb on one 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
16、off doing my homework. I think my classmates gave 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 Writing 3. Exchange drafts. Assess each others work according to t
17、he checklist. Does 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 capitalisat
18、ion? Are there any grammar 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. P 67 4 1. online forum 2. get high marks 3. have trouble with sth. 4. native English speakers 5. get used to 6. comparewith. 7. mind doing st
19、h. 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 清晰描述清晰描述 与与相关相关 Self-evaluation 1. Can you tell Liu Wen, Jia Xin
20、 and Li Ruis problems in learning English and proper advice for them? 2. Can you give a clear description of your problem in learning English? 3. Can you write a blog about English study? 4. Do you know the rules to assess the writing in the blogs? 5. Can you revise your writing according to the assessing rules? Finish the exercises in Learning English.
