(
课件网) M1 U5 Reading for writing Reading 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. I can never quite get the main idea. Any advice Read and find out what’s their problems. Supporting details Topic sentence Can you find supporting details of these problems Listening to English radio programmes helps me get used to how fast native speakers talk. I 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. It's so much easier to just say "Open the window!", but in English that can sound really terrible. I 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 " Supporting details Topic sentence 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. 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 I should say, "Would you mind opening the window, please " 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, and I certainly can't remember how to use them all properly. HELP! Supporting details Topic sentence Supporting details are usually examples or facts that are used to describe or explain the topic sentence. They can make your description or explanation more vivid and convincing. Tips: Name Problem Advice Liu Wen Jia Xin's advice: listen to English radio programmes, repeat what you hear, record your voice and compare to the radio host's Jia Xin Li Rui's advice: Li Rui Your advice: Liu Wen Jia Xin Li Rui trouble with listening to native English speakers how to be polite in English 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 remembering new vocabulary 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 Can you find the advice for them from the blogs What sentences are used to express problems Useful sentences Expressions I am having a lot of trouble with … My biggest headache is…. For me, …. is my biggest problem C ... ...
