1. What is an advice letter?
ADVICE COLUMN
What is an advice letter?
Jiang Su Li Yang High School
Zhong Jie

2. Outline: ① typical sentences for replying to one’s letter
② analyze the trouble
③ give proper suggestions
④ express the columnist’s wishes

3. Analyze the problems suggestions Lucie Dear Mary,
Yours sincerely,
Lucie
--I have received your letter and I’m glad to give you some suggestions/ Glad to have your letter. …./ It’s bad luck that you have lost your favorite…
Analyze the problems
suggestions
At last, I hope I will be your best friend’s forever! / Good luck to you! /Just keep in touch. I do hope to hear good news from you.

4. Father & son Why does the father/son write the letter? Advice column
Analyze the problem
Father & son
Why does the father/son write the letter?

5. Father: How can I help my son without harming our relationship?
Son: I love him a lot, but I don’t understand …

6. Valuable advice to the father/son
Remember: you are a columnist now!!!
heart-to-heart talks (communication)
respect; hobby
Calm down ; learn to listen to each other
get a better understanding of the Internet
responsible
trust
… …

7. Conjunctions or phrases to make your letter flow(流畅)转折 递进 因果
but, however, on the contrary, instead (of), on the one hand…. on the other hand, in spite of, even though
also, in addition, what’s more, first of all, first, second, third,
because, so, since, now (that), therefore, as a result, thus, for this reason, so that

8. Thank you very much !

9. Problems the father thinks about his son
disobeys everything his parents ask him to do
is rude to them
refuses to spend time with them
refuses to do his homework
spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet

10. Problems about his father
doesn’t listen to his son
shouts at him when he tries to talk to him
fights like crazy when he refuses to his father
makes him do things he doesn’t like
calls him selfish and unloving
gets very angry when he plays foreign music
sends him to bed or tell him to study
forbids him from watching DVDs or meeting his friends at the Internet