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Unit 1
Reading for Writing
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Learning objectives:
At the end of this lesson, students are able to:
1. find out the main ideas of different paragraphs by using the reading strategy “skimming”;
2. practice the skill of skimming with a text about school life in the US;
3. collect information about the challenges in senior high school through reading;
4. talk about the challenges you are facing.
generation gap with parents
puppy love
being addicted to the Internet/computer games
great pressure from heavy schoolwork
feeling lonely and isolated
conflicts between friends/classmates
high expectations from parents and teachers
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As a teenager, what problems do you have in your daily life?
Lead-in
Facing these problems, how will you seek for help ?
Lead in
ask advisers for help
write a letter to a professional adviser
talk to reliable friends with previous experiences
sign up for school clubs
Susan Luo, an adviser for teenagers, has received a letter asking for some advice.
Date
Greeting
Body
Close
Signature
Reading for the format
教学建议:... text has been truncated due to evaluation version limitation.
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.
Reading
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Reading
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.
宾语从句
宾语从句
宾语从句
1. What is Worried Friend’s problem?
Worried Friend is worried that his or her friend, Chen Lei, plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
Why?
To make her suggestions more acceptable and persuasive.
She understands Worried Friend’s feelings and talks about negative affects of computer addition.
Reading
l 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 students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend.
宾语从句
it为形式主语,真正的主语是不定式短语
当个动名词作主语,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式
it为形式宾语,真正的宾语为不定式短语
宾语从句
宾语从句
原因状语从句
教材原句p.18 It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to be attracted to computer games and the online world .
你们这一代的青少年被电脑游戏和网络世界吸引,这没有什么不正常。
【句式分析】
句中的 it 是形式主语,不定式短语 to be attracted... 是真正的主语。
在 it 作形式主语的句子中,真正的主语可以是不定式(短语)、动名词(短语)或从句。
(1)It is + adj. /n. + to do sth. /that-clause. 做某事是……
It is a pity that you didn’t win the scholarship. 你没获得奖学金真遗憾。
(2)It is + adj. + for/of sb. to do sth. 做某事对某人来说……
It’s important for us to learn how to deal with stress.
学会如何应对压力对我们来说很重要。
单句语法填空
(1)He spoke loudly in order to make himself (hear).
(2)He has made it a rule (go)jogging every morning.
(3) We are made (feel) more confident by our teachers.
(4) The big brains make harder for the body to move around and consume more energy.
完成句子
(5) 我们都选他当我们的足球队长。
__________________________________________
(6) 是我的初中英语老师让我爱上了英语。
___________________________________________________________
heard
to go
to feel
it
We all made him captain of our football team.
It is my junior English teacher who/that makes me get to love English.
1. What are Susan Luo’s suggestions?
Talk to your friend; try to have a new hobby
2. What are Chen Lei ’s problems?
Spend too much time online (difficult to focus on others); become addicted to the Internet (unable to concentrate on school and family life).
3. 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.
4. 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.
Reading
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 students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concenterate on school and family life.
I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend.
Reading for good expressions
Para. 2
Read the letter again to find out the sentence structures that are used to offer suggestions.
教学建议:重读文章第二段,找出表达建议的句子。
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Reading for good expressions
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 students even become addicted to the Internet and cannot concenterate on school and family life.
I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you, since you are his good friend.
Para. 2
Read the letter again to find the phrases and sentence structures that you may use in your own article.
教学建议:重读第二段,找出好的短语或句型。
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Find out what expressions Ms. Luo use to describe the problem, make suggestions and express hope. And think of more expressions to express understanding and make suggestions.
1) Useful expressions used in the letter:
I understand quite well that…
I recommend that…
I think you should…
Why not…?
I am sure…
2) More expressions to express understanding:
I’m sorry to hear/know/learn that…
I know how it feels to…
I know you didn’t mean to…
It happens to everyone.
Everyone will have one of those periods when things seem to be going wrong.
3) More expressions 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…
It might be a good idea to…
Reading
Date
British English: day, month, year
American English: month, day, year
Greeting
Dear + object (friend / Sir / Mr.Smith)
Close
All the best
Good luck
Best wishes for you
Looking forward to your early reply
... ...
Reading
Writing Practice
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Name Suggestion Reason
Eric
Activity 1: Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenagers below.
1. Work in groups. Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his/her problem. List possible suggestions and reasons.
• Try listening to your parents.
• Invite them out for something to eat.
• That they aren’t listening to you is perhaps because you don’t listen to them.
• This will give you a chance to speak to them without distractions(不分心地;专心致志地)
Writing
Name Suggestion Reason
Xu Ting
• Join a volunteer group.
• Connect with your parents online.
• This will give you a chance to be around other people, and help you realize that other people have problems, too.
• Just because they are far away, it doesn’t mean that you can’t talk to them.
Activity 1: Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenagers below.
1. Work in groups. Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his/her problem. List possible suggestions and reasons.
Writing
Name Suggestion Reason
Min Ho
• Ask a mutual friend (一个共同的朋友) to introduce you to her.
• Find chances to get together in groups where she is a group member.
• Your friend will be able to help you break the ice (破冰, 打破沉默, 打破僵局) with her and provide encouragement to you.
• If you are in a group,it takes all the pressure off (消除所有压力), and you can interact with her in a relaxing setting.
Activity 1: Use what you have learnt to write a letter of advice to one of the teenagers below.
1. Work in groups. Choose one of the teenagers and discuss his/her problem. List possible suggestions and reasons.
Writing
While-writing
Draft your letter according to the outline below.
Activity 2: Draft your letter according to the outline below.
One possible version:
10 September 2018
Dear Xu Ting,
You wrote that you always feel lonely after school because your parents work in another city. I understand how you feel. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely when they live away from their parents. I think you can try joining a volunteer group that helps other people. This will give you a chance to meet and be around others. It will also help you realize that you are not alone in having problems and that many other people have problems, too. Helping other people also makes us feel better. You can also connect with your parents online. Just because your parents are far away,it doesn’t mean you can’t talk to them. I am sure that you’ll make new friends and get a chance to speak to your parents more often. This will help drive away your loneliness.
Best wishes,
Susan Luo
Writing
语法填空 (根据课文内容和语法规则完成短文)
You wrote that you are very worried 1 your friend,Chen Lei. I understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. You think that your friend plays computer 2 (game) too often and spends too much time online.
I recommend that you 3 (talk)to your friend about his 4____ (behave). It is not unusual for teenagers of your generation to ____5 (attract)to computer games and the online world. But 6 (spend)too much time online is unhealthy and makes it very difficult 7 (focus)on other things in life. Some students even become 8 (addict)to the Internet and can’t concentrate 9__ school and family life. I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies. Why not discuss the problem together? I am sure he will listen to you,10______ you are his good friend.
about
games
(should) talk
behaviour
be attracted
spending
to focus
addicted
on
since
Sentence Study
Translate the following sentences
1.为什么不每天练习说英语呢?(why not)
Why not practise speaking English every day?
2.你进步很快,这是因为他帮助你很多。(this is because ...)
You have made rapid progress; this is because he helps you a lot.
3.我太紧张了,不能在公共场合正确回答这个问题。(too ... to ...)
I am too nervous to answer the question correctly in public.
4.我们发现在学校里与新同学和老师相处很容易。(形式宾语)
We find it very easy to get along well with our new classmates and teachers at school.
素材积累
词汇
1.have trouble (in) doing sth做某事有困难
2.communicate with 与……交流
3.feel lonely 感到孤独
4.ask for advice on ... 就……征求建议
5.suggestion n.建议
6.overcome v.克服
7.get along well with 和……相处得很好
8.make it 获得成功
9.make friends 交朋友
10.as far as I am concerned/ in my opinion 就我而言/在我看来
attract /əˈtrækt/ vt. 吸引;引起……注意(兴趣)
派生:
attraction n.吸引力;吸引人的事物 →attractive adj.吸引人的;迷人的;有魅力的
搭配:
attract sb to...把某人吸引到……
attract one’s attention吸引某人的注意力
be attracted to...喜爱……
be attractive to对……有吸引力
tourist attraction旅游胜地/景点
例句:
It covers all kinds of topics to attract senior students, leading us into the outer world as a silent friend.
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单句语法填空
(1) What attracted me most the job was the chance to travel.
(2) Thousands of foreigners (attract)to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
(3) The beautiful beaches are the island’s main _________ (attract).
(4) A study found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most __________(attract) voice.
完成句子
(5)The outbreak of fire (引起了公众的注意).
to
were attracted
attraction
attractive
attracted the public’s attention
focus /ˈfəʊkəs/ vi. & vt. 集中精力等 n. 焦点
搭配:
focus on/ upon 集中;特别关注
focus ... on ... 集中……于……
be focused on ... 集中于……
the focus of ... ……的焦点中心
例句:
All the eyes of her classmates were focused on Sally. They were waiting for her to speak.
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单句语法填空
(1) Each unit of the book focuses a different grammar point.
(2) It took a few moments for her eyes (focus) in the dark.
完成句子
(3)He needs to (更加关注)his career.
(4) She tried to (把注意力集中在)her experiment.
(5)In this scene,the camera (对准)the actor’s face.
(6)The children’s faces are badly (模糊不清)in the photograph.
on
to focus
focus more on
focus her mind on
focuses on
out of focus
addict /ˈædɪkt/ n. 对……入迷的人;吸毒成瘾的人
派生:
addict n. 对……入迷的人;吸毒成瘾的人 vt. 使沉溺;使上瘾
addictive adj. 使人上瘾的
搭配:
be addicted to 对……很入迷
addict oneself to 对……很入迷
例句:
Learning that you are addicted to table tennis, I am writing to invite you to join the table tennis team in our school.
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Thanks
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