(
课件网) 广州牛津版九年级上册 Unit 4 Problems and advice Culture corner & Writing Revision. Who do the teenagers ask for help? Why? When did people begin to pay attention to this kind of problems? Read the article and look at the picture on page 62. Then answer the questions. Who was the first agony in history? How did he get the idea? How was John’s newspaper with such a section? Why is the name “agony aunt” used? John Dutton. He had a problem but no one to ask for advice and he thought other people might be in a similar situation. It turned out to be very successful. Because most of the people giving advice in newspapers were women by 1740. How did people ask for help from the Agony Aunt in the past? How did people ask for help from the Agony Aunt in the present? Further thinking. Writing letters. Writing letters. Writing emails. Making phone calls. Talking face to face. What are the features of an email? A letter form of communication Free to send out Seeing responses in minutes Instant communication Writing An email to Aunt Linda We often face problems or difficult situations in daily life. We can ask our friends, parents or teachers for help or write to the advice page of newspapers or magazines. Read the introduction and the article on page 59. Then answer the questions. 1. Who is the letter from? 2. Who is the letter to? 3. What is the writer’s problem? 4. What did the writer’s parents say? 5. What does the writer want? 6. What advice does the writer want to get from Aunt Linda? 1. Who is the letter from? 2. Who is the letter to? 3. What is the writer’s problem? He saw his classmate shouting at his mum in the street. 4. What did the writer’s parents say? They said it was none of David’s business. 5. What does the writer want? He wants his classmate to stop shouting at his mum. 6. What advice does the writer want to get from Aunt Linda? He wants to know what to tell his classmate. David. Aunt Linda. A David has written an email to Aunt Linda to ask for advice. What does his email include? Read the email and fill in the blanks with the letters of the correct labels from the box. a d e c b A friendly comment：开篇向对方致以问候，如果对方是答读者问专栏的作者，可表达自己对专栏的喜爱之情； The subject of the letter：用一至二句话说明自己来信的主题，让读信者了解写信的目的； The problem：阐明自己的问题，说明时要注意逻辑，语言要简明扼要； A request for advice：说明自己想获得怎样的帮助； A friendly ending：表达自己的谢意并希望早日收到答复。 B Write an email to Aunt Linda to ask advice on one of the following problems or a problem of your own. Use the email on page 59 and the expressions below to help you. Dear Aunt Linda, Your advice is very helpful. _____ _____ Let me tell you about my problem. _____ _____. I don't know who to talk to. _____ _____ Thanks for reading my email. _____ Yours, _____(your name) I read your advice page every week. I fought with a friend. I’m really worried ab ... ...
