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Unit 5
Languages Around the World
人教版2019必修第一册
Reading For Writing
Write a blog about English study
Learning Objectives
At the end of the lesson, we will be able to:
◉1.Identify the structure of a blog about English study.
◉2.Learn the structure and skills of writing passages about
expressing problems and giving advice.
◉3.Write a blog about problems with learning English and useful
advice.
◉4.Understand the meaning of English learning correctly, analyze
the reasons and try to solve the problems in the face of learning
difficulties.
◉5.Realize that learning English requires persistence and effort.
Lead-in
If there was a blog in ancient times, what would happen?
Lead-in
Pre-reading
An online forum is an Internet-based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about one problem.
Wang Le posted a thread (发帖) on an online forum.
Pre-reading
post starter
thread starter楼主
original post
original thread 原帖
replies to a post 回帖
1. thumb up 点赞
2. favourites 收藏
3. comment 评论
search, homepage
page
Reading
Q1:Where is the text taken from?
A. magazine B. news report
C. newspaper D. blog
Q2:What is the tone(语调) of the text?
A. formal B. casual
Reading---skim for information
Reading
Reading---skim for information
Q3:Who starts this blog?
Q4:Who responds to it?
Q5:What is the blog mainly about?
Wang Le
Liu Wen, Jia Xin and Li Rui.
Problems and advice on learning English.
Reading Reading for detailed information
Hi! I’ve been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks 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?
Liu Wen
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Name Problem
Liu Wen having a lot of trouble with listening
problem
supporting details
Reading
Jia Xin
Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio host’s! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. It’s so much easier to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible. I have to think about who I'm talking to and then decide whether to say, “Open the window, please!” or “Could you open the window, please?” or even longer “Would you mind opening the window, please?”
problem
Name Problem Advice
Liu Wen
Jia Xin
listening to native English speakers
listen to English radio programmes repeat what you hear, record your voice
how to be polite in English
Jia Xin's advice
supporting details
Reading
Li Rui
Yeah, that’s really hard! I think it all depends on who you’re talking to. If I’m talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”– our relationship is close and we’re equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us. But if I’m talking to someone who isn’t very close to me, I must make my request longer—and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., “Could you open the window, please?” If I’m talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, “Would you mind opening the window, please?” For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem—there are just SO MANY new words! I can’t keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly can’t remember how to use them all properly. HELP!
problem
supporting details
Reading
Name Problem Advice
Jia Xin
Li Rui
remembering new vocabulary
carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks instead of single word, learn word formation.
Your advice
Li Rui's advice
how to be polite in English
use short requests for close friends
use longer requests for people who are not so close
use more polite phrases for people senior to you
Reading Reading for structure
I’m having a lot of trouble with my listening.
My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.
vocabulary is my biggest problem.
...catch only a few words. ...can never quite get the main idea.
Problem
Supporting details
It’s so much easier to just say “Open the window!”, but in English that can sound really terrible.
There are just so many new words! I can’t keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly can’t remember how to use them all properly.
Supporting details are usually examples or facts that are used to describe or explain the topic sentence.
They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing.
Reading Reading for useful expressions
Problems
Advice
I'm having a lot of trouble with my listening.
My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.
vocabulary is my biggest problem
Listening to English radio programmes helps me get
I think it all depends on who you’re talking to.
Reading Reading for useful expressions
Advice
1. You are advised to ...
2. It is suggested that ...
3. It is of great importance
to...
4. The idea of.... works best
for you if you apply it to
your daily life.
Problems
1. I have no idea how to……
2. … seems a big challenge for me.
3. I can never exactly figure out…
4. I get confused about how/what..
5. ....(the biggest problem/headache) stands in the way to my learning English.
6. The trouble of.... has bothered me a lot these days.
Problems
I'm having a lot of trouble with my listening.
My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.
Vocabulary is my biggest problem.
Advice
More useful sentence structures
Pre-writing
Problems
Reading
Writing
Listening
Unfamiliar words and sentence structures
Fluency
Few opportunities
to speak English
Cannot get the point
Easily getting distracted
Writing without
a main idea
Proper use
of language
Think about your problems with learning English.
Slow reading
Speaking
Pre-writing
improve
Word Tree 动词
practice
remember
translate
understand
mean
1. I find it difficult to ____________ what
foreigners say.
2. ____________ new words and phrases is a big challenge for me.
3. It's hard for me to ____________ Chinese sentences into English.
4. I don't know the ways to _________ English.
5. I can’t keep on ____________ my spoken English.
Remembering
practicing
understanding
translate
improve
Pre-writing
Word Leaf 形容词
afraid
interested
worried
silent
difficult
I am not __________ in English. So I spend little time learning English.
Because of my poor pronunciation, I am __________ to speak English in public.
When I have English lessons, I always hide behind my textbook and keep __________ . I am really __________ about my English learning.
I find it __________ to recite English sentence patterns and articles.
描述困难: 1~2句话描述问题,说感受
Writing task
你是高一学生李华,英语学习上遇到了困难,写信向Miss Wang寻求建议,要求包含以下内容:
◉1.单词多,很难记住;
◉2.课文太长,难以背诵(recite);
◉3.写作有困难;
◉4. 听说能力低;
◉5. 向Miss Wang寻求学习英语的方法。
While Writing
写作指导1: 定框架
体裁
人称
时态
第一、第二人称
求助信(asking for advice)
一般现在时
While Writing
求助信
起首句(the opening sentence)
I'm writing a letter to you to ask for some advice on...
I’m writing to you for some help.
我给您写信是想得到您的帮助。
I’m writing a letter to you to get some help.
我给您写信是为了得到您的帮助。
I have met much difficulty in... 在……方面我遇到许多困难。
I don’t know what to do. 我不知道该做什么。
求助信
中间段:描述具体困难
1. I am encountering three problems which trouble me a lot. To begin with, What’s more,... What troubles me most is …
我遇到的三个间题很困扰我,首先 ……另外……最困扰我的是……
2. Unfortunately,I find/feel it quite/extremely difficult/hard to do with(使用形式宾语)
不幸的是,我觉得做某事十分/非常难。
3. I have trouble/difficulty/problems (in)doing sth.
我做某事有困难。
4. I find myself struggling with sth.(使用 find 复合结构)
我发现自己做某事有困难。
5. Faced with the above problems,I am anxious to get your help. Would you please offer me some advice on...?
面对上述问题,我渴望得到你的帮助。请你给我一些建议。
结尾段:希望得到帮助:
1. I wonder if you can help me with these difficulties, and I would really appreciate it if you could help me .
我想知道你能不能帮我解决这些困难。如果你能帮助我,我真的很感激。
2. I would appreciate it very much if you can offer me some necessary/timely help.
I would appreciate it very much if you can give/lend me some practical/valuable advice.
如果你能给我一些必要的帮助/及时的帮助(给我一些实用的/有价值的建议),我会很感激。
3. I’d appreciate it if you could take my request into consideration/account.
如果您能考虑一下我的请求,我将不胜感激。
4. I’m eager to get your timely help. Looking forward to your reply.
我渴望得到您的及时帮助。期待您的回复。
求助信参考模板
Dear (称谓),
I am (自我介绍) . I am writing to seek for your help in (写信目的).
Now, I struggle a lot in __________ (遇到的困难). I’ve found that _________ (描述自己的困难) Faced with so much difficulty, I have to ask you for some help. Would you like to ____________ (委婉提出请求)?In the meanwhile, I beg you to __________ (请求内容) so that _________ (请求目的). Also, I would like you to ____________ (请求内容).
Therefore, could you please put forward some practical suggestions? I am convinced that I will benefit a lot from your valuable and timely advice. I would appreciate it if you could respond at your earliest convenience .
Your sincerely,
Li Hua
While Writing
写作指导2:遣词造句
◉要点1:我发现课本单词多,很难记住。(定语从句)
I find our textbook full of new words which are very difficult for me to
remember.
◉要点2:写作有困难,语法错误比较多。( have great difficulty in )
I have great difficulty in writing and always make many mistakes in grammar.
◉要点3:听说能力低,听说考试表现糟糕。(do badly in, v-ing作结果状语)
My listening and speaking ability is weak, making me do badly in listening and
speaking exams.
While Writing
写作指导3:连句成篇
Dear Miss Wang,
My name is Li Hua. I'm writing a letter to you to ask for some advice on English learning.
I have met with many difficulties in learning English since I entered senior high school. First of all, I find our textbook full of new words which are very difficult for me to remember. Besides, the texts are too long for me to recite. What's more, I have great difficulty in writing and always make many mistakes in grammar. Last but not least, my listening and speaking ability is weak, making me do badly in listening and speaking exams. I don’t know what to do now. Would you like to introduce me some advice so that I can learn English more easily?
I would greatly appreciate your timely help.
Yours,
Li Hua
Summary
Assessment
Assessment 1 2 3 4 5
Did you give a clear description of the problem?
Is the advice clearly explained?
Does each sentence relate to the main idea?
Do you use pronouns to refer to things or people correctly?
Do you use correct spelling, punctuation(标点符号), and capitalization(大写)?
Are there any grammar mistakes(语法错误)?
Homework
Polish your writing about your problem with learning English.
Thank you
for your listening
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