1、Unit 5 Languages around the worldPeriod 7 Reading for writingIn todays lesson,you will be able to write a blog about English study.What do you think of your English?Lets have a free talk!Where can we get some advice when we have problems?online forum 网上论坛网上论坛1.Who starts this blog?2.Who responds to
2、it?Do you know these symbols?searchhomecommentlikes/thumbs-upcollectlogindownloaduploadReading Textbook P67To save time,you need only underline the related information in the passage.What are their problems and advice?Hi!Ive been studying English since primary Hi!Ive been studying English since prim
3、ary school.I used to get high marks in English,school.I used to get high marks in English,but but now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.now Im having a lot of trouble with my listening.When I listen to native English speakers talking When I listen to native English speakers talking in a v
4、ideo,I can catch only a few words.I can in a video,I can catch only a few words.I can never quite get the main idea.never quite get the main idea.Any advice?Any advice?Analyze the text:How to describe problems and give adviceSupporting details:usually examples or facts that are used to describe or e
5、xplain the topic sentence.They can make your description or explanation more specific(明确的)，vivid（生动）and convincing（令人信服）.Is this example necessary?Why or Why not?Listening to English radio programmers helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk.I also repeat what I hear to help myself to expe
6、rience the feeling of the language.Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite in English.Its so much easier to just say Open the window!,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to t
7、hink about who Im 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?Analyze the text:How to describe problems and give adviceTo describe problem:Which is the topic sentence?Which is the support
8、ing details?sentences used to describe problemsUseful expressions:I have no idea how/what to.I am having a lot of trouble withMy biggest headache is.is my biggest problemdescribe problemsLets talk!（Group work）:Whats your biggest English learning problem?Describe it to your partner.TO describe proble
9、ms:Topic sentence+Supporting details(related examples/facts)I have a lot of trouble with my spoken English.I cant speak like a native English speaker.When I listen to myself speaking English,I feel like I am speaking Chinese.How can I make it to sound like a native speaker?Help!Listening to English
10、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 hosts!My biggest headache is how to be polite
11、in English.Its so much easier to just say Open the window!,but in English that can sound really terrible.I have to think about who Im 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?why?(resu
12、lt/reason)If you have some suggestions to offer,you should express your suggestions in a logical way(注意逻辑).listen to English radio programmes.repeat what I hear.record my voiceJia Xins advice for Liu Wen:convincing（令人信服的）（令人信服的）/reasonable(合理的合理的)Sentence patterns:*is a great choice*I highly advise/
13、suggest/recommend that sb(should)do*It is wise for you to*It is of great importance/use/help to.=Its very important to.*works for me*Why not.*You might try.Brainstorming(头脑风暴):Give advice to help Li Rui to remember and use words properly?Learning something about word formation(构词法构词法)is a great choi
14、ce because it can help you remember more words in a short time.For example,if you know”en-”is added to words to form verbs,then you will surely know“enlarge”means“make something larger”.To give adviceadvice+reason/result SpeakingSummary:1.How to give advice:Advice+?2.How to describe problems:Topic s
15、entences+?Why(reason/result)Supporting details(related examples/facts)You are invited to write a blog after Li Rui!Give some advice to her on vocabulary and then describe your own English learning problem.Remember to use what youve learned in todays lesson.Write a blog about English study General co
16、ntent（整体内容）（整体内容）（5分）分）Does the writer give a clear description of the problem?（问题是否描述清楚）（问题是否描述清楚）（2分）分）Is the advice clearly explained?（建议是否清晰）（建议是否清晰）（2分）分）Does each sentence relate to the main idea?（是否切合主题）（是否切合主题）(1分分)Basic writing skills（基本写作技能）（基本写作技能）（5分）分）Does the writer use pronouns to ref
17、er to things or people correctly?（正确使用代词）（正确使用代词）（1分）分）Does the writer use correct spelling,punctuation,and capitalisation?（有无拼写，标点和大小写问题）（有无拼写，标点和大小写问题）（2分）分）Are there any grammar mistakes?（有无语法错误）（有无语法错误）（2分）分）Assess your work according to the checklist.Now,group leaders choose one piece of work i
18、n your group.Discuss with your members to check the work together.Then,the group leader shows it to the whole class!HomeworkRewrite the draft and offer some advice to your partner on his or her English learning problems.There is no short cut in English learning.With persistence and confidence,you will make it!
