Growing Pains Word power + Task

Competition between Boys & Girls  Game rules  All the students will be divided into two groups. Boys as Group 1, while girls as Group 2. All the students should be involved in the competition.  There will be two groups of questions for you to choose from. Each group will have four questions.  If you get the right answer, you will get one point. If you get the wrong answer, you will get nothing.

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 1.Which one belongs to American English? A.pants B.rubbish C.football D.holiday trousers garbage soccer vacation

 2. According to British English, which sentence should be the right one? A. Call me at B. They gave me a number to phone the manager on. C. Sam just went home. D. I live on Huashan Road.

 3. Which group is from the same kind of English? A. centre color B. program colour C. traveller behavior D. organize programme

 4. The pronounciation of which belongs to American English? A. dance [dæns] B. nation ['ne ɪʃ (ə)n] C. grow [grə ʊ ] D. control [kən'trə ʊ l]

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 1.Which one belongs to British English? A.toilet B.candy C.living room D.restroom restroom/bathroom sweets sitting room WC

 2. According to American English, which sentence should be the right one? A. This dress fitted badly. B. Hello, is this Poppy?(on the phone) C. Have you seen them anywhere? D. Have you got a car?

 3. Which group is from the same kind of English? A. favour traveler B. kilometer favour C. defense honour D. recognize neighbor

 4. The pronounciation of which belongs to British English? A. basketball ['b ɑː sk ɪ tb ɔː l] B. host [host] C. answer ['æns ɚ ] D. mate [met]

Conclusion spellinggrammarpronounciation BrE our (behaviour) gramme (kilogramme) tre (centre) double "l" (traveller) perfect tense o/ ə ʊ /(host) a/ ɑ : /(basketball) AmE or (behavior) gram (kilogram) ter (center) single "l" (traveler) past tense o/o/ a/ æ /

 附加题 bonus question There will several questions about colloquialism. For these questions, you will not be divided into groups. If you know the answer, just stand up and tell us. The marks will be given to the corresponding group.

Match the two columns  Don't worry. It's a piece of cake!  Don't be a wet blanket. Have some fun!  Go on, tell me. I'm all ears.  Are you serious? Don't pull my leg. A. joke with someone B. something easy to do C.boring/afraid to have fun D. listening carefully

Guess the meaning of the underlined  Mrs Black's garden is the best in our town. She really has green fingers. have green fingers: have a special ability to make plants grow. = have green thumb Tips: green hand: to have no experience in doing sth.

 He makes every decision in our company. He is the top dog. the top dog: If a person or organization is top dog, they are the most successful or powerful one in a particular group. (INFORMAL)

 Why did you give her the cold shoulder? You are good friends, aren't you? give sb. the cold shoulder: to behave in an unfriendly way towards someone that you know

 I wish I had brought my umbrella. It's raining cats and dogs. rain cats and dogs: rain heavily

 Football is just not my cup of tea-- I like playing volleyball. not my cup of tea: not something that I like.

 Congratulations

Task:writing a letter of advice  When asking for advice, you should … 1) state your problem clearly and give only the necessary information; 2) ask for help, using What can/should I do? How can/should I …? Should I …?

Task:writing a letter of advice  When giving advice, you should … 1) ask questions; 2) show sympathy with I’m sorry to hear that. I hate it when that happens! I know just what you mean! 3) give advice, using You should/must … You must make sure … Do … / Don’t …

Task: Writing a letter of advice Read the letter Main points Para 1) The main problem is that____________________ Para 2) His parents always make him_________________ Para 3) His father forbids him from doing a lot of things. Para 4) He wants his father to ____________________ he can't get along with his father do the thing he doesn't like understand him better

Dear Xiao Wang, I’m very glad to learn that you’re going to visit me during the week- long holiday. My parents will also be happy to see you again. I am sure you will enjoy every minute here. I have arranged our schedule for the holiday as follows. On the first day you arrive, I’ll show you around our campus... Please remember to call and tell me your train number and time of arrival so that I can meet you at the railway station... I’m looking forward to seeing you soon. Sincerely yours Zhang Ying 称呼 (Salutation) Body 结束语 (Complimentary Close) 签名（ Signature ） Format

Task:writing a letter of advice  Exercise: Read the letter from Liu Zhen's son on P37, and write a letter of advice to him on Part B.  Requirement: Use some modal verbs like should or must. Try to use attributive clauses.

 How to deal with the relationship with your parents? transpositional consideration instant communication unconditional love mutual understanding and respect

You may use these phrases and sentence structures GIVING ADVICE: You should/must … You must make sure … Do … / Don’t … What/How about … Why not … You’d better … It is better to … I’d like to suggest … I strongly recommend … You might as well … If I were you, I would … Phrases: 1. On one hand...on the other hand To begin with/ At the very begining 3. What's more/ Worse still 4. Last but not the least/ Above all 5. In all/ In a short word Sentence structure:

Thank You

Task:writing a letter of advice  Read the following two letters of advice.  Compare the two letters of suggestions above and then discuss with your partner which letter is better and why?

Task:writing a letter of advice Tips from the two letters  Tips from the two letters  1. Do not give advice for problems not discussed in the letter.  2. Offer comfort and support and write in a polite way.  3. Use modal verbs( 情态动词 ) such as should or must  4. Use imperative( 祈使句 ) to give your advice You should be prepared to listen to him. Be patient. Try to find out why he is acting this way.

Task: Writing a letter of advice Read the diary below and underline the main point 16 October Today has been a great day! I’m so excited! Mum and Dad bought me a bicycle. It is splendid! Now I can ride my bicycle to school instead of waiting so long for the bus. I know it was a little bit expensive, but they said that is OK because they are proud of me for being so hardworking and getting good marks at school. Today has been a great day! I’m so excited! Mum and Dad bought me a bicycle. It is splendid! Now I can ride my bicycle to school instead of waiting so long for the bus. I know it was a little bit expensive, but they said that is OK because they are proud of me for being so hardworking and getting good marks at school.

Task: Writing a letter of advice 20 October I’m very tired today. We had a Maths test at school. It was very challenging. I studied a lot yesterday and stayed up very late. I didn’t feel very well this morning. But I still think I did a good job in the test. I hope so! I’m afraid if I did badly, Mum and Dad may regret that they bought me such an expensive bicycle. My friends say that I should not worry, but, anyhow, I’m still nervous about my results. I’m very tired today. We had a Maths test at school. It was very challenging. I studied a lot yesterday and stayed up very late. I didn’t feel very well this morning. But I still think I did a good job in the test. I hope so! I’m afraid if I did badly, Mum and Dad may regret that they bought me such an expensive bicycle. My friends say that I should not worry, but, anyhow, I’m still nervous about my results. Read the diary below and underline the main point

Task: Writing a letter of advice 22 October I failed the Maths test! I’m so upset. I don’t know how to tell Mum and Dad. I don’t understand – I studied so hard! How can this happen? I don’t know how to handle this … I failed the Maths test! I’m so upset. I don’t know how to tell Mum and Dad. I don’t understand – I studied so hard! How can this happen? I don’t know how to handle this … Read the diary below and underline the main point

Task: Writing a letter of advice 23 October All that worry was for nothing. I’m very happy today! I didn’t fail my Maths test after all. Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with someone else’s! In fact, I got one of the top scores in the class. I’m glad to know that Mum and Dad can still be proud of me. All that worry was for nothing. I’m very happy today! I didn’t fail my Maths test after all. Miss Xu made an error and mixed up my results with someone else’s! In fact, I got one of the top scores in the class. I’m glad to know that Mum and Dad can still be proud of me. Read the diary below and underline the main point

Task:writing a letter of advice ASKING FOR ADVICE: What can/should I do? How can/should I …? Should I …? What do you think of … What would you suggest … What’s your opinion on … May I have your comment on … Would it be a good idea to... GIVING ADVICE: You should/must … You must make sure … Do … / Don’t … What/How about … Why not … You’d better … It is better to … I’d like to suggest … I strongly recommend … You might as well … If I were you, I would …

Task:writing a letter of advice  Read a letter asking for advice Q: What’s the purpose of the letter? Liu Zhen, a worried father, wrote the letter to Dr. Fang to ask for some guidance to deal with the problems between his son and himself.

Task: Writing a letter of advice Read the letter Main points Para 1) His son _________________ what his parents ask him to do. Para 2) His son is _______________________ during this important period in his life. Para 3) He is ________________________ and wants to know _________________. refuses to do wasting valuable time worried about his son what he can do