1、Unit 5 读写课 Write a letter of asking for help What is our biggest problem with English learning?What is our biggest problem with English learning? My biggest problem is My biggest problem is I have a great difficulty in I have a great difficulty in I have trouble with I have trouble with My weakness
2、is My weakness is I cant do well I cant do well Reading Reading Hi! Ive been studying English since primary Hi! Ive been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, but school. I used to get high marks in English, but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.
3、now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice?never quite ge
4、t the main idea. Any advice? Read and find out whats their problems.Read and find out whats their problems. Topic sentenceTopic sentence Supporting Supporting detailsdetails Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to
5、 how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to
6、 myself and compare my pronunciation with the voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. radio hosts! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. Its so much easier to just say Open the window!, but i
7、n 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 that can sound really terrible. I have to think about who Im talking to and then decide whether to say, Open the window, please! or to and then decide whethe
8、r to say, Open the window, please! or Could you open the window, please? or even longer Would you mind Could you open the window, please? or even longer Would you mind opening the window, please?opening the window, please? Topic sentenceTopic sentence Supporting Supporting detailsdetails Yeah, thats
9、 really hard! I think it all depends on who Yeah, thats really hard! I think it all depends on who youre talking to. If Im talking to a close friend, I can youre talking to. If Im talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”use short requests, like “Open the window”our
10、 our relationship is close and were equals, so I only need a relationship is close and were equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us. But if Im talking few words to bridge the gap between us. But if Im talking to someone who isnt very close to me, I must make my to someone who
11、 isnt very close to me, I must make my request longerrequest longerand I must make it a question, not a and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., Could you open the window, please? If Im demand, e.g., Could you open the window, please? If Im talking to someone senior to me, then I should sa
12、y, Would talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, Would you mind opening the window, please? For me, vocabulary is you mind opening the window, please? For me, vocabulary is my biggest problemmy biggest problemthere are just SO MANY new words! I there are just SO MANY new words! I cant ke
13、ep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and cant keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly. I certainly cant remember how to use them all properly. HELP!HELP! Topic sentenceTopic sentence Supporting Supporting detailsdetails Wh
14、at sentences What sentences are used to are used to express problems?express problems? Expressions Expressions I am having a lot of trouble with I am having a lot of trouble with My biggest headache is.My biggest headache is. For me, . is my biggest problemFor me, . is my biggest problem Can you thi
15、nk of Can you think of other other expressions?expressions? retellretell Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.Im having a lot of trouble with my listening. I find it difficult/challenging/demanding to. I find it really a challenge/headache for me to. I have been struggling with. I have diffi
16、culty/problems in. What troubles/bothers me most is. My biggest weakness lies in. My biggest headache is. My top challenge is. . is a big difficutly/ challenge/ struggle for me I really have no idea how to. Writing practiceWriting practice Write a letter of asking for helpWrite a letter of asking fo
17、r help 假设你是高三学生李华，正在忙着备战高考，但是假设你是高三学生李华，正在忙着备战高考，但是 发现很难集中精力学习，请给你的英国朋友发现很难集中精力学习，请给你的英国朋友AlexAlex写写 一封邮件，向他求助。内容包括：一封邮件，向他求助。内容包括： 1.1.你的困难；你的困难； 2.2.寻求帮助。寻求帮助。 Possible Version 1Possible Version 1 DearAlex, Im Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. Occupied in preparing for my college entrance exams, I find
18、it challenging to devote myself to study. Therefore, Im writing for your assistance. First of all, though spending to much time on homework, I hardly have time to take exercise. Plus, the more I think of the expectation from the teachers and my parents, the more stressedI feel. What troubles me most
19、 is that its a headache for me to fall asleep. Should you be kind to reply to me promptly I would be highly appreciated. Yours, Lihua Possible Version 2Possible Version 2 Dear Alex, Hows everything going? These days I have been struggling with my English learning. Therefore, I badly need your help.
20、I have difficulty in remembering English words, which accounts for my limited vocabulary. Though having learned English for years, I find that communicating with native speakers in English remains a big headache to me. And what troubles me most is that I often perform poorly in English exams, howeve
21、r hard I work. I would be grateful if you could reply to me at your earliest convenience. Yours, Li Hua Possible Version 3Possible Version 3 Dear Alex, With the college entrance examination approaching, my anxiety about the English learning is increasing, So I am writing to seek some guidance on how
22、 to improve it. English writing is really a big challenge for me. First of all, my vocabulary is not large, which makes it impossible for me to choose right and authentic words and phrases. Besides, English grammar becomes a bottle-neck of my English writing, the sentences I construct being much more like a Chinese sentence than an English one. Should you be kind enough to give me any help, I would be grateful to you. Yours, Lihua
