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Unit 5
Reading for writing
Where is the text taken from?
Who starts the blog?
Who responds to it?
What is the main idea of this passage?
It mainly talks about the problem in learning language and advice on how to cope with the problem.
name problem advice
Liu Wen
Jia Xia
Li Rui
have a lot of trouble with listening
Listen to English radio programmes; repeat what I hear; record my voice and compare it with the radio host’s
be polite in English
depend on who you are talking to
vocabulary
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Hi! I’ve been studying English since primary school. I used to get high remarks in English, but now I’m having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice?
Topic sentence+ supporting details
How to enrich our vocabulary?
I highly recommend that you should…
I’d like to suggest/propose that you should
If I were in your shoes, I would…
…will be of great importance.
It is wise of you to do…
pronounce the words correctly
guess and memorize the words in context
review the words on a regular basis
make full use of odd moments (零碎时间)
learn word chunks instead of single word
What difficulties do you have in learning English?
I have difficulty with…/in doing…
I find it hard to …
My biggest headache is…
I have no idea /concept of…
…is a struggle/challenge for me.
What bothers/troubles me most is that…
Especially vexing/annoying is that ….
I am at a loss as to …
How to write a letter of asking for help?
(应用文汇编P20) 假设你是李华,学校正在开展艺术展。但是你没有唱歌跳舞等艺术特长,无法参与其中,心里感到特别自卑(self-abased)。请给你的笔友Steve写一封信,内容包括:
1. 诉说烦恼
2. 寻求帮助
Dear Steve,
How are things going?/How is it going? I am feeling very frustrated and self-abased these days, so I’m writing to ask you for a favour.
Seeing my classmates fully prepared with confidence for the coming school Art Festival, I feel unsettled/stressed/nervous and helpless because I can neither dance nor play musical instruments. If only