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Unit 1 Teenage Life
—Reading for Writing
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学习目标
通过阅读建议信,提炼建议信的主要内容和分析其结构。
能够运用提建议的语言,写一封语言得体、结构清晰的建议信。
cyber addiction
bullying
smoking
lack of support from family
depression
peer-pressure
Teenagers may meet many proplems inside and outside school.
Have you ever had such problems?
What did or will you do?
What are Susan Luo’s suggestions?
What is Worried Friend’s problem?
Susan Luo, a adviser for teenagers, has received a letter asking for some advice.
Worried Friend is worried that his or her friend, Chen Lei, plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
He should talk to his friend about his behavior and encourage his friend to try new hobbies. They can discuss the problem together.
Activity 1 Listen to her reply and answer the questions.
I would tell Chen Lei that he should spend his time more productively with an eye on his future. He could learn computer
programming instead of playing computer games.
What other kinds of advice would you give?
Perhaps the advice is (not) useful, because it is....
Do you think Ms Luo’s advice is useful? Why or why not?
Activity 2 Pair Work
Greeting
Close
Signature
Body
Date
Activity 3
Study the structure of the letter.
1. What are necessary
parts of a letter?
2. Read the body part carefully, 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.
You wrote that you are very worried about your friend, Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour. It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world. But spending too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life. Some student