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Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading for Writing
Learning objectives
In this class, you will
1. figure out the problems and advice in learning English from the text;
2. talk about your problems in learning English and brainstorm some useful advice;
3. use the sentence structures you’ve learnt to write
about your problems and advice in learning English.
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Review
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What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
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What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
mixing similar words
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placing of words that
invites the wrong meaning
What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
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wrong formulaic(固定套话)
response
What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
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culturally inappropriate question
What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
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What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
incorrect translation
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What is wrong or inappropriate in the pictures below
direct translation from
Chinese to English
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Do you have similar experiences like these
vocabulary
grammar
usage
cultural awareness
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Where does this text probably come from
A blog from an online forum
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What is an online forum
An onlineforum is a website that
provides an online exchange of
information between people about a particular topic.
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Skim the text and answer the questions.
1. Who starts this discussion
2. Who responds to it
3. What are those posts mainly about
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■ Skim the text and answer the questions.
1. Who starts this discussion
WangLe.
2. Who responds to it
Liu Wen, Jia Xin and Li Rui.
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3. What are those posts mainly about
Four Chinese students talk about their
problems in learning English and discuss some useful advice.
■ Skim the text and answer the questions.
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Read the posts and find out the problems.
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Name Problem
Advice
Liu Wen troubles with listening to native English speakers
Read the posts and find out the problems.
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Name Problem
Advice
Jia Xin how to be polite in English
Read the posts and find out the problems.
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Name Problem
Advice
Li Rui remembering new vocabulary
Read the posts and find out the problems.
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Name Problem
Advice
Liu Wen troubles with listening to native English speakers
Jia Xin how to be polite in English
Li Rui remembering new vocabulary
Read the posts and find out the advice.
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Name Problem
Advice
Liu Wen troubles with listening to native English speakers
Jia Xin’s advice:
listen to English radio
programmes, repeat what you hear, record your
voice and compare to the radio host
s
’
Read the posts and find out the advice.
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Name Problem
Advice
Jia Xin how to be polite in English
Li Rui’s advice:
use short requestsfor close friends, use longer requests for people who are not so
close, use more polite phrases for people senior to you
Read the posts and find out the advice.
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Name Problem
Advice
Li Rui remembering new vocabulary
Read the posts and find out the advice.
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Name Problem
Advice
Li Rui remembering new vocabulary
create your own word bank: carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks instead of single word, learn word
formation
Give your advice to Li Rui.
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What do you think is the most useful strategy of learning English from the reading text
Read and think.
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I find Li Rui’s strategy in being polite in
English is the most useful strategy in learning English. I didn’t realize the problem until I
read about Jia Xin’s problem. Now, thanks to Li Rui’s advice, I am aware that I should
speak politely and I know how to speak politely.
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Design a mind map about the posts.
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Wang Le start the topic
Liu Wen reply to Wang Le Jia Xin reply to Liu Wen Li Rui reply to Jia Xin
Learning
English
Design a mind map about the posts.
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When listening to native speakers, he can catch
only a few words.
He can never quite get the main idea.
What are your biggest problems with learning English
Design a mind map about the posts.
Wang Le
Liu Wen Problems
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Liu Wen She listens to English radio
Jia Xin compare pronunciation.
experiences She repeats what she hears.
Design a mind map about the posts.
Problems How to be polite in English
(advice) She records her voice to
Learning programmes.
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Friend: make it short.
Stranger: make it a longer request, not a demand.
Senior: make a longer question.
She can’t remember all new
vocabulary.
She can’t remember how to
use the new words properly.
Jia Xin
Li Rui
Design a mind map about the posts.
Learning
experiences
(advice)
Problems
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Read after the tape and underline how the Chinese students describe their problems and advice.
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Describe problems.
I’m having a lot of trouble with... (Liu Wen) My biggest headache is... (Jia Xin)
That really hard! (Li Rui)
For me, ... is my biggest problem. (Li Rui)
s
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Use one of the sentence structures to describe the
problem in the picture.
The girl’s biggest headache is mixing similar words.
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Use one of the sentence structures to describe the
problem in the picture.
The little girl has no idea
how to respond properly.
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Use one of the sentence structures to describe the
problem in the picture.
For the young man, asking
culturally inappropriate question is his biggest problem.
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What is your biggest problem in learning English
I don’t know how to understand what I read.
My biggest headache is that I couldn’t express myselfin English orally.
I have trouble with listening. When tested for listening comprehension, I couldn’t understand a single sentence.
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Doing... helps me... . (Jia Xin)
I think it all depends on... . (Li Rui)
Describe advice.
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Brainstorm some useful advice
1. I don’t know how to understand what I read.
It is very important to understand and memorize the specific meaning of a word that appears in the context.
Learning the dictionary by heart helps me enlarge my vocabulary.
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Brainstorm some useful advice
2. My biggest headache is that I couldn’t express myself in English orally.
My advice is listening to the English broadcast.
Writing English composition worked for me.
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Brainstorm some useful advice
3. I have trouble with listening. When tested for listening comprehension, I couldn’t understand a single sentence.
It all depends on the time you spend on listening.
You might try listening to English radio at least two hours a day.
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Choose one of your problems in learning English, try to find advice and write a blog about it.
1. Describe the problem clearly.
2. Write one or two ideas on how to solve the problem.
Writing Task
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I have trouble with phrasal verbs. There are so
many of them and it seems impossible to work out the meanings just from the words. And some of the verbs have different meanings.
Sample Writing
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For example, put ofcan mean postpone, discourage (someonefrom doing something), and make someone dislike (something). I try to use phrasal verbs
sometimes, but I usually use the wrong one!
Sample Writing
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Sample Writing
My classmates had some suggestions for me. One was to use flash cards and to write down the phrasal verb on one side and a sentence using the phrasal
verb on the other side. Then I can study them when I have time, like on the bus. Another suggestion was to use the phrasal verb in a sentence that is true for me, so that it’s easy to remember.
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For example, I always put ofdoing my homework. I think my classmates gave me some good advice.
Next time I hear a phrasal verb, I’ll write it down
and think of a sentence that uses the verb. Maybe I’ll draw a picture too, to make it easier to remember.
Sample Writing
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Assess the work according to the checklist.
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1. Write a blog about learning English.
2 . Follow Jia Xin ’s advice by listening to the text , repeating what you hear, and recording your voice to compare your pronunciation with the tape’s.
Homework
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