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课件网) Unit 5 Reading for writing Write a blog about English study Read these posts from an online forum for Chinese students who are learning English and fill in the table on page 67. Reading for information An online forum is an Internet-based place where people exchange ideas and opinions about one problem. What is an online forum Fill in the table. Name Problem Advice Liu Wen Jia Xin's advice Jia Xin Li Rui's advice Li Rui 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 your pronounciation with the radio host's Use short requests for close friends. Use longer requests people 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 instead of single word, learn word formation, sort out your vocabulary based on topics. How to give advice Results, reasons and examples will make your advice more persuasive After-reading Task: Reflect on yourself. What are your problems in learning English. I don’t know how to……. ……….is a big challenge/difficulty for me. …………stop(s)from getting better. I have trouble with…………… ……………get(s) in my way to study English better. …………is a headache for me. Reading for writing Task: Choose one problem from your group discussion and write a blog. I have been learning English for many years but I find it difficult to….. 1. Describe your problem clearly. My classmates offer me a lot of advice. Maybe I can try………………………. 2. Write down one or two ideas to solve the problem. In their article, they… Yes No make sure each sentence relate to the main idea offer clearly explained advice give a clear description of the problem Peer-editing Task: Exchange your work with another group and check their work. use pronouns to refer to things or people correctly make grammar mistake use correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalisation Read the blogs of Liu Wen, Jia Xin and Li Rui and find the problems they face. Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui trouble with _____ native English speakers how to be _____ in English remembering new_____ Can you find supporting details of these problems listening to polite vocabulary Can you find the advice for them from the blogs Liu Wen trouble with listening to native English speakers Jia Xin's advice: listen to English radio programmes, repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare it to the radio host's Jia Xin how to be polite in English Li Rui's advice: 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 Li Rui remembering new vocabulary Your advice: Create your own word bank: carry a small notebook with you everywhere, and add new words when y ... ...
