(课件网) Unit 5 Languages Around the World Period 5 Reading for Writing Do you have a Weibo account Have you ever heard about “blog” Do you want to build up your own blog What kinds of things do you want to record 课前自主预习 New words I know that he is equal to the task. equality n. There followed a gap of four years，during which William joined the Army. gap year I demand to know what′s going on. demand to do sth Reading will increase your vocabulary. vocabulary building They gave a general description of the man. describe v. I found it difficult to relate the two ideas in my mind. relate to Let′s play 1. The product has filled a _____ in the market. 2. Susan is not equal _____ her brother in intelligence. 3. We will do what we can to meet your_____. 4. She gave an exact _____ of the attacker. gap to demands description 5. A child′s _____ expands through reading. 6. It is difficult to _____ these results with any known cause. vocabulary relate 课文呈现 Write a blog about English study 1 Read these posts from an online forum for Chinese students who are learning English and fill in the table on page 67. Learning English login sign up Wang Le Hey，everybody，what are your biggest problems with learning English 2 ★2 1 Liu Wen 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. can never quite get the main idea. Any advice 0 ★0 2 Jia Xin Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. 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. 0 ★0 2 Jia Xin It′s so much easier to just say“Open the window!”， but in English that can sound really terrible. 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 ” 4 ★ 0 0 Li Rui 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. 4 ★ 0 0 Li Rui 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 should say，“Would you mind opening the window，please ” 4 ★ 0 0 Li Rui 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， ... ...
