Book1 Unit 2 Integrated skills Giving advice on parent-child relationships Teaching objectives By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to analyse and summarize the features of a formal advice email ; write a formal advice email to help solve their problems; Teaching key points and difficult points identify the problems they have with their parents and seek solutions; write a formal advice email to help solve their problems. Task 1 Listen to the tape and fill in the blanks. Dear Rebecca, I understand your feelings. From your email, it sounds like you put a lot of effort into your schoolwork. If your mother doesn’t value that, of course you’re going to be unhappy! But remember: every parent has high hopes for their children. Your mother wants you to be successful but she probably fails to see how you struggle. Try following these pieces of advice and see if they help improve your relationship. First, 1.（ ） your mother. Make sure she understands 2.（ ）. Choose 3.（ ） and start the conversation politely. You can begin with something like,“I know that you expect me to do well at school, but I’m struggling sometimes.Can we please talk ” You should also try to 4.（ ）when talking to your mother. Of course, school matters, but relaxation is good for you too. Tell your mother about 5.（ ）and ask for more free time to spend on them. For example, if you like listening to music, explain why you enjoy it and how it helps you. Why don’t you make a deal that you are both satisfied with Second, 6.（ ） in your mother’s shoes and try to understand what she does. I know it isn’t easy, but you must be patient. When your mother doesn’t let you 7.（ ）, think about the reason why she does so.When I was your age, I thought senior high school was tiring too. I couldn’t understand why my parents were so strict with me. However, when I grew up,I realized that they just wanted me to have the best possible future. After that, I became so much closer to my mum and dad. Everything will turn out all right, I promise. Yours sincerely, Cynthia Task 2 Find out the structure of the letter。 Opening Para_____ Show _____ Body Para_____ Offer _____ Ending Para_____ Build up _____ Task 3 Provide advice for Rebecca. Task 4 Role - play a dialogue and take down some notes about advice. Roles: Simon/Laura--students Cynthia--the host of a radio programme Setting: The two students have some problems with their parents. So they turn to Cynthia for help. Problems: Simon-- _____ Laura-- _____ Simon- Cynthia（Group 1-4) Laura- Cynthia（Group 5-8) Useful expressions Simon/Laura needs to: 1. describe problem 1. I wonder if you can give me some advice on how to improve the relationship with my parents. 2. Would you mind giving me some advice ... 3. I would appreciate it if you could... 4. I am sorry to bother you but I really need your help... 2. ask for advice Cynthia needs to : 1. show understanding Expressions from the textbook (教材） Expressions by ourselves 2. giv ... ...
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