(共17张PPT)
A Letter of Advice
Unit 1
Dear Susan Luo,
I have a problem. My best friend Chen Lei become a game lover recently. He is interested in computer games. Every weekend, when I ask him to go for a walk outdoors, he always rejected me as to stay at home to play computer games. Sometimes, I think he may even forget to have meals or sleep in order to stay online all day long. What should I do to help him get out of the situation I’m very concerned about him.
Looking forward to your early reply. Thank you in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Worried Friend
Lead-in
What’s his problem
The boy is worried about his friend Chen Lei because
he __________________ computer games
and stayed _______________ for too much time.
is addicted to
online
What will you do if you were Susan Luo
How can we write a letter of advice
Format of letters
1
Address/Date
2
Greeting
3
Body
4
Conclusion/Ending
5
Signature
Which of the following dates is correct in an English letter
A. 1st, October, 2021
B. October, 1, 2021
C. 2021, October, 1st
Chinese
British
American
Tip 1: The British are used to the order of the day, month, year. Americans are used to the order of the month, the day, and the year. Abbreviations (缩写) can be used to write month, such as: Sep., Oct. The date can be 1, 2, 3… or 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th…
Which of the following addresses is correct in an English letter
A. No. 29 Middle School, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, P.R. China
B. P. R. China, Chongqing, Yuzhong District, No.29 Middle School
Tip 2: Address is written from small to large, first write numbers, name, city name, district name, and finally the country name.
How to write the body part
Please read the text and see what contents the body part contains(包含)!
While-reading
1.State the problem
2.Express your understanding
3. Give suggestions
4.List reasons
5. Express your confidence
Can you learn something from Susan’s letter?
Please find some useful expressions to write a letter of advice.
1.表明目的:
Useful Expressions:
I’m writing to give you some suggestions/give you a hand.
You have asked for my advice about/with regard to… and I will try to make some useful suggestions here.
I’m sorry to hear that you have trouble in… Here are my suggestions for you.
Learning that…, I’m writing to give you some suggestions on how to do it well.
Thank you for trusting me. It’s my great pleasure to give you some advice/suggestions/tips on…
2.阐述建议:
When it comes to…/As for…, I would like to recommend…
You may/might as well.
You’d better…/It’s better to…/It would be a good idea if…
Wouldn’t it be a good idea if…
For one thing…; for another…
It seems to me that you could… /It seems better that…
From where I stand,…. Besides, … Last but not least,…
In my opinion, it would be wise to take the following action.
If I were you, I would…
3.表达希望:
I hope you will find these suggestions practical/useful/helpful /beneficial.
I’ll appreciate you taking my suggestions/proposals into account/ consideration.
I’ll be more than happy to see improvements in this regard.
I would be happy to know that my suggestions have turned out to be practical.
Read the second paragraph again and see how many reasons does Susan list.
Reasons:
1. Spending too much time…is unhealthy…
2. …makes it very difficult to focus on other things in life.
Do you think her advice useful or persuasive(有说服力) Why or why not
Post-reading
If you were Susan, what advice will you give
Writing
They need your help! (Page 75)
Assignment:
“Talking Teens” provides advice for parents. Read the parents’ questions. Choose one of the questions and write a letter of advice.
Thanks for your attention!