(
课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the world Period 7 Reading for writing What are your biggest problems with learning English How do you solve them Lead-in 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 1.Who starts this blog 2.Who respond to it 3. What is the blog mainly about Some problems and advice in English learning. Wang Le. Liu Wen, Jia Xin and Li Rui. Reading for information Blog comment 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 To Liu Wen: 建议信 I’m terribly sorry to hear that you’re having trouble in your English listening. 1. 我很遗憾地听说你在英语听力方面遇到了困难。 To Jia Xin: 2. 我很遗憾地听说你对如何得体地使用英语感到困惑。 I’m terribly sorry to hear that you’re confused about how to be polite in English. To Jia Xin: 3. 我很遗憾地听说你在住英语词汇方面遇到了困难。 I’m terribly sorry to hear that you’re having trouble in remembering English vocabulary. Para. 1 Maybe/ Perhaps the following advice is helpful to you. 3 tips to Liu Wen: Para. 2 1. Listening to English radio prorammes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. →Firstly, it is highly recommended that you should listen to English radio prorammes, which helps you get used to how fast native speakers talk. + Firstly, it is highly recommened that you should.... …… . It helps you get used to how fast native speakers talk. ……, which helps you get used to how fast native speakers talk. 3 tips to Liu Wen: Para. 2 2. I also repeat what I hear to help myself to experience the feeling of the language. + Secondly/Besides, you are supposed to... …… . Only in this way can you help yourself to experience the feeling of the language. →Secondly/Besides, you are supposed to repeat what you hear. Only in this way can you help yourself to experience the feeling of the language. 3 tips to Liu Wen: Para. 2 3. Sometimes I even record my voice so I can listen to myself and compare my pronunciation with the radio host’s. + Last but not least, you’d better ... …… so that you can ... ...
