Project Writing an advice letter

1.Have you ever become upset with your parents over small problems? 2.If your friends had the same problem, what would you do for them? Would you give them some advice? Lead-in

Reading 1.Read the first letter by the father and answer the following questions:

1 ） Why does the father write the letter? 2 ） What is the father worrying about? To ask for some help so as to help his son. His son may fail at school or worse.

3) What does the father think about his son? His son disobeys everything his parents ask him to do; he is rude to them; he refuses to spend time with them’ he refuses to do his home work;

he spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet.

2.Read the second letter by the son and answer the following questions: 1. Why does the son write the letter? To be helped with some problems he has at home.

2. How does he feel about his father? He loves his father a lot. He hopes his father can understand him better and respect the things he wants to do.

3. What are his problems? His father does not listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea; he shouts at him when he tries to talk to him; when he refuses to listen to his father, his father tells his mother

and they fight like crazy; his parents always make him do things he doesn’t like; they call him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone; his father gets very angry when he plays foreign music;

he sends him to bed or tells him to study when he watches a DVD; he forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet café.

Language Focus 1. as though= as if ①用在 look, smell, taste, sound, walk 后面，议论可能、真实的事 情。如： It looks as if it is going to rain.

②用虚拟语气, 如： ● Mary loves the baby so much as if she were his mother. ● He looked as if he had known the answer.

③ 可以跟不定式连用或分词连用。如 ● The patient opened his mouth as if to speak. ● He stared at the boy as if seeing him for the first time.

2. insist on ① ~+ n./ v-ing/ one’s v-ing/ ● He insist on seeing her home. ● They insist on/ upon my staying at their home.

② ~+ that… 用虚拟语气，谓语动词用 should + 动词原形,should 可省略。 It is suggested that…. ● He suggested that we (should) start early. ● It is suggested that we (should) start early.

4. like crazy 通常在句中作状语 ● Don’t work like crazy. 5. spare adj. /vt. ● in one’s spare time ● Can you spare me a few minutes? I have something important to tell you.

6. forbid----forbade---forbidden ① forbid doing sth. ● The government forbids hunting and killing wild animals. forbid sb to do sth. /sb. into doing sth. ● He parents forbid him to enter/from entering the Internet café.

② forbid sth. to be done ● The librarian forbad these books to be taken out of the reading-room.

1) 这支钢笔好像是我的。 It seems ____ _____ this pen _______ mine. Practice Translate the following sentences into English. 2) 他看起来已经见到了那位教授。 He looked ____ ______ he ______ the professor.

3) 他们坚持把援助给与受灾最严重 的地区。 They ________ ______ help being given to the worst hit areas.

4) Jack 坚持认为 他以前没有偷过钱 而且坚持要求得到平等待遇。 Jack _____ that he _____ ______any money before and he ____ ____ ___ equally.

5). 我建议早点起床以便我们上学 不迟到。 I _____ _______ up early so that we won’t be late for school. 6). 她的父亲禁止她晚上一个人单 独出去。 Her father _______ her ______ ________ out alone at night.

Discuss the following questions in yourgroup before you start writing your advice letter: 1)What main problem does the father have? 2)What main problem does the son have? planning

3) What are the possible answers for the father? 4) What are the possible answers for the son? Decide which ways should be included in the letter they are going to write.

Assign roles to each group member and write their names beside the following jobs. 1) Research the style: an advice letter should be written in________________ 2) Write an outline for the letter_____________ 3) Write the letter________

Those who responsible for finding examples of advice letters can look at the resources as follows: △ Magazines △ Newspapers △ Internet sites △ TV shows for teenagers Preparing

Discuss the information found and decide how to write the letter and then make a draft of the outlines of the advice letter.

write the letter by following the outline. Proofread the draft and write the letter, which should be approved by the whole group. Producing

Choose one member to read the letter in front of the class. Answer the questions the other groups have about your letter. Display your letters on the wall of the classroom. Presenting

Useful words and expressions in this part 1.the moment (that)=immediately=as soon as 一 …. 就 …. 2.as though=as if 似乎 好像 3.insist on doing sth. 坚持做某事 4.allow sb. sth ( 答应 ) 给某人某物 5.suggest doing sth. 建议做某事

6.suggest sb. doing=suggest to sb. doing sth 建议某人做某事 7.forbid sb. to do sth=forbid sb from doing sth. 禁止某人做某事 forbid doing sth. 禁止做某事 8.in front of. 在整体之前 in the front of… 在空间内部的前面

Practice writing Turn to page 102 and write an article named “Do you agree with mums working ?” according to the guidelines.

1. Write down the story in your own words on your exercise book. 2. Review the language points in the this part. Homework

Thank you for your attention!