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Reading for Writing
Write a Letter of Advice
Period
6
1
Analyse the problems teenagers may face in the life and study and give advice properly.
By the end of this period, you will be able to
Understand the basic format, structure and language features of the letter of advice.
Complete a letter of advice to cope with teenager's problems.
Set up a good attitude to the difficulties and setbacks in study and life.
Objectives:
1
2
3
4
5
2
Step 1.
Lead-in
Free talk:
1. As a teenager, what problems do you have in your daily life?
problems
high expectations from parents and teachers
feeling lonely and isolated
being addicted to mobile games
generation gap with parents
great pressure from heavy schoolwork
puppy love
conflicts between friends/classmates
3
Step 1.
Lead-in
2. Facing these problems, how do you usually deal with them?
solutions
turn to trustworthy friends for help
communicate sincerely
with the person concerned
ask for help on social media
ring help hotlines
write a letter to a professional adviser
3
Step 2.
Pre-writing
Skim the text
1. What is Worried
Friend's problem?
Discussion
Reading
2. What suggestions
does Susan Luo give
to Worried Friend?
3. Besides suggestions,
what else does Susan
Luo say in her letter?
She understands Worried Friend's feeling and talks about the negative effects of computer addiction.
3
Thinking
1. Do you think Susan Luo's advice
is useful? Why or why not?
Perhaps the advice is useful,because
it is always good to talk to a friend about his or her problems and offer advice.
2. What other kinds of advice
would you give?
I would tell Chen Lei that he should spend his time more productively with an eye on his future. For example,instead of playing computer games,he could learn computer programming. Who knows? He might become a great figure in that field when he's older.
6
Organization
1. Find out the organization of the letter.
Date
Greeting
Body
Close
Signature
British English: day, month,