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Teaching Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. read a letter of advice and gather some information;
2. learn the structure of how to give advice;
3. learn some expressions to give advice;
4. write a letter of advice.
Teaching Procedures
1. Pre-writing
2. While-writing
3. Post-writing
4. Homework
I. Susan Luo, an adviser for teenagers, has received a letter asking some advice. Read her reply and discuss the questions.
1 What is Worried Friend’s problem?
2 Do you think Ms Luo’s advice is useful? Why or why not?
3 What other kinds of advice would you give?
Pre-writing
1 What is Worried Friend’s problem?
He is worried that his friend, Chen Lei, plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
2 Do you think Ms 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.
3 What other kinds of advice would you give?
Pre-writing
3 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.
Pre-writing
II. Study the organization and langugae features
1. Find and mark the parts of the letter that match the following points.
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.
Pre-writing
II. Study the organization and langugae features
2. What expressions does the adviser use to make suggestions? Circle them in the letter.
I recommend that …
I think you should …
Why not …?
Pre-writing
II. Study the organization and langugae features
3. What other expressions can you think of to make suggestions?
You’d better …
Why don’t you …?
How about …?
I’d like to suggest …
What do you think …?
My advice is/would be …
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