(共25张PPT)
Unit 5 Languages around the world
Reading for writing
人教版（2019）必修第 册
一
Learning objectives
1
Lead in
3
Writing
5
7
Assessment
2
4
6
Homework
Summary
While-reading
8
Pre-reading
Writing
1
Learning objectives
1. To learn the organization of the text;
2. To reflect on the difficulty in learning English and find out ways to solve them;
3. To write an Asking-for-Help letter;
4. To promote students’ interest in writing.
What problems do Chinese students have while learning English
Who do you ask for help when you
meet these problems
teachers
parents
friends
online sources
…
Lead in
2
Someone posted a thread (发帖) on an online forum.
What is an online forum/blog
An online forum is an Internet-based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about one problem.
What are included in an online forum/blog
Pre-reading
3
post starter/blogger
楼主
original post 原帖
replies to a post 回帖
like/thumb-up 点赞
favourite/collect 收藏
comment 评论
search 搜索
home 首页
Pre-reading
3
Read the posts quickly and answer the following questions.
1. Who starts this blog
Wang Le.
2. Who responds to it
Liu Wen, Jia Xin, Li Rui.
3. What is the blog mainly about
Problems with learning English.
While-reading
4
Hi! I've been studying English since primary school. I used to get high marks in English, but now I'm having a lot of trouble with my listening. When I listen to native English speakers talking in a video, I can catch only a few words. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice
1. Read and find out what’s their problems.
Topic sentence
2. Find supporting details of these problems.
Supporting details
While-reading
4
Listening to English radio programmers helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio host's! My biggest headache is how to be polite in English. It's so much easier to just say "Open the window!", but in English that can sound really terrible. I have to think about who I'm talking to and then decide whether to say, "Open the window, please!" or "Could you open the window, please " or even longer "Would you mind opening the window, please "
Supporting details
Topic sentence
While-reading
4
Yeah, that's really hard! I think it all depends on who you're talking to. If I'm talking to a close friend, I can use short requests, like “Open the window”—our relationship is close and we're equals, so I only need a few words to bridge the gap between us. But if I'm talking to someone who isn't very close to me, I must make my request longer—and I must make it a question, not a demand, e.g., "Could you open the window, please " If I'm talking to someone senior to me, then I should say, "Would you mind opening the window, please " For me, vocabulary is my biggest problem—there are just SO MANY new words! I can't keep all the new vocabulary straight in my head, and I certainly can't remember how to use them all properly. HELP!
Topic sentence
Supporting details
While-reading
4
Read the posts and fill in the table.
Name Problem Advice
Jia Xin's advice
Li Rui's advice
Your advice
trouble with listening to native English speakers
how to be polite in English
remembering new vocabulary
listen to English radio programmes
repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio host’s
use short requests for close friends
use longer requests for people who are not so close
use more polite phrases for people senior to you
Create your own word bank:
carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when you learn them, learn word chunks(词块) instead of single word, learn word formation(构词法)
Liu Wen
Jia Xin
Li Rui
While-reading
4
如何写“求助信”
写英文求助信的原因是目前自己遇到了一些困难，需要请求对方帮助，因此整篇文章应用一般现在时表达文意，当描述自己得到帮助后的进步时应用一般将来时。具体写作结构如下：
Writing
5
Dear …,
…(Para. 1)
…(Para. 2)
…(Para. 3)
Yours,
XXX
请求帮助，表达期盼并感谢
具体说明困难
表明写信目的
求助信
Writing
5
Problems
Reading
Writing
Listening
Unfamiliar words and sentence structures
Fluency
Few opportunities
to speak English
Cannot get the point
Easily getting distracted
Writing without
a main idea
Proper use
of language
Think about your problems with learning English.
Slow reading
Speaking
Writing
5
improve
Word Tree 动词
practice
remember
translate
understand
mean
1. I find it difficult to ____________ what
foreigners say.
2. ____________ new words and phrases is a big challenge for me.
3. It's hard for me to ____________ Chinese sentences into English.
4. I don't know the ways to _________ English.
5. I can’t keep on ____________ my spoken English.
Remembering
practicing
understand
translate
improve
Writing
5
Some useful words and expressions
Word Leaf 形容词
afraid
interested
worried
silent
difficult
I am not __________ in English. So I spend little time learning English.
Because of my poor pronunciation, I am __________ to speak English in public.
When I have English lessons, I always hide behind my textbook and keep __________ . I am really __________ about my English learning.
I find it __________ to recite English sentence patterns and articles.
描述困难： 1~2句话描述问题，说感受
Writing
5
Some sentence patterns
Dear __________,
My name is _______. I am writing to ask whether you could do me a favour. (说明自己身份，提出写信目的).
I find it hard to __________(交代自己面临的困难). The reason for __________ is that ____________ (给出原因). Besides, I’m very upset that __________ (进一步说明自己的困境). At the same time, I beg you to ________ so that (再次请求对方的帮助). I am sorry for any inconvenience I have caused.
I would appreciate if you could give me some advice. Looking forward to a favorable reply.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
Writing
5
求助信模板
假设你是高一学生李华，英语学习上遇到了困难，写信向Miss Wang寻求建议，要求包含以下内容：
1．单词多，很难记住；
2．课文太长，难以背诵(recite)；
3．写作有困难；
4. 向Ms Song寻求学习英语的方法。
要求：不要逐字逐条翻译，可适当增加细节，词数80左右。
Writing
5
Put your hands up!
Writing
5
Show time!
Dear Ms Wang，
My name is Li Hua. I'm writing a letter to you to ask for some advice on English learning.
I have met with many difficulties in learning English since I entered senior high school. First of all, I find our textbook full of new words which are very difficult for me to remember. Besides, the texts are too long for me to recite. Last but not least, I have great difficulty in writing and always make many mistakes in grammar. I don’t know what to do now. Would you like to introduce me some advice so that I can learn English more easily
I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice.
Your，
Li Hua
Writing
5
One possible example
summary
Knowledge points:
equal, gap, demand, vocabulary, description, relate, relate to
Others:
Blog
Ask for advice
Expressions for giving advice
Solve problems about learning English
summary
Summary
6
Assessment
Assessment
7
Items Great (5 pt.) Not bad(3 pt.) Try harder(2 pt.)
①I can understand the writing skills, structure of the article.
②I can learn some words and phrases from the article.
③I can get the main idea of each point.
④I can understand the underlying meaning of the article and analyze language features.
⑤I can write an Asking-and -Help letter about learning English difficulty.
Points(pt.) _______________in total.
提升作业
Use words, phrases and sentences to write a letter about solving problems about English learning.
基础作业
1. Recite new words and phrases and make sentences.
2. Make a mind map of the structure of the article.
拓展作业
Polish the letter and share it before the class.
Homework
8
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Thanks!
