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Teenagelife

ReadingforWritingWritealetterofadviceCyberAddictionBullyingSmokingLackofsupportfromfamilyDepressionPeer-PressureTeenagersmaymeetamountsofproblemsinsideandoutsideschool.Haveyoueverhadsuchproblems?Whatdidorwillyoudo?1.Leading-in

findawaybymyselfturntoparentsaskteahersforhelpwritingalettertoaprofessionaladviser……talktofriends2021Beabletousewordsandexpressionstogiveadviceaboutproblemsfacedwiththeseniorhighstudents.1Beabletoobtainthestructureofaletterofadvice.2Beabletowritealetterofadvicesuccessfully.32.LearningAimsGreetingClose

SignatureBody1.SusanLuo,anadviserforteenagers,hasreceivedaletteraskingforsomeadvice.1.Readherreplyandgetthestructureoftheletter.DateWhile-readingWhatisWorriedFriend'sproblem?WhatareSusanLuo’sadvice?WorriedFriendthinksthathisfriendplayscomputergamestoooftenandspendstoomuchtimeonline.12WorriedFriendcantalktohisfriendabouthisbehaviourandencouragehisfriendtotrynewhobbies.Questions:Whatotherkindsofadvicewouldyougive?Findandmarkthepartsoftheletterthatmatchthefollowingpoints.A.Iknowwhattheproblemis.B.Iunderstandhowyoufeel.C.Thisismyadviceandreason(s).D.Ithinkmyadvicewillhelp.73.BasicstructureofaletterofadviceBasicstructure1.先明確來信人的問題，表達理解來信人的感受。2.

提出建議，說明建議的理由和對解決問題的期望。3.希望建議得到采納并祝愿，或盼望回復。While-writingMyparentswon'tlisten.Ialwaysfeellonely.ThereisagirlIlikeinmyclass.9NameSuggestionReasonEric

Activity1:Usewhatyouhavelearnttowritealetterofadvicetooneoftheteenagersbelow.1

Workingroups.Chooseoneoftheteenagersanddiscusshis/herproblem.Listpossiblesuggestionsandreasons. ?Trylisteningtoyourparents.?Invitethemoutforsomethingtoeat.?Thattheyaren’tlisteningtoyouisperhapsbecauseyoudon’tlistentothem.?Thiswillgiveyouachancetospeaktothemwithoutdistractions（不分心地；專心致志地）10NameSuggestionReasonXuTingMinHo?Joinavolunteergroup.?Connectwithyourparentsonline.?Thiswillgiveyouachancetobearoundotherpeople,andhelpyourealisethatotherpeoplehaveproblems,too.?Justbecausetheyarefaraway,itdoesn’tmeanthatyoucan’ttalktothem.?Askamutualfriend（一個共同的朋友）tointroduceyoutoher.?Findchancestogettogetheringroupswheresheisagroupmember.?Yourfriendwillbeabletohelpyoubreaktheice（破冰，打破沉默，打破僵局）withherandprovideencouragementtoyou.?Ifyouareinagroup,ittakesallthepressureoff（消除所有壓力）,andyoucaninteractwithherinarelaxingsetting.11Activity2:Draftyourletteraccordingtotheoutlinebelow. 12______________Dear______,Youwrotethat______________________.Iunderstandthat___________________.Ithink_____________________________because________________________.Iamsurethat___________________________.Bestwishes,____________Writethedateandgreetthereader.Showthereaderthatyouknowwhattheproblemis.Tellthereaderthatyouunderstandhowhe/shefeels.Tellthereaderwhatyouthinkhe/sheshoulddo.Explainyourreason(s).Tellthereaderwhatyouthinkwillhappen.Closeandsigntheletter.首段：先明確來信人的問題，表達理解來信人的感受,注意語氣。I'mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingformyadviceon...It'smygreatpleasuretogiveyousomesuggestions/adviceon...AfterIreadyourletter,Iamsorrytoknow/hear

thatyouhavetrouble/difficulty/problemsin…Youwrotethat…Iamwritingtoexpressmyviewson/concerning涉及到...Youhaveaskedforsomeadviceconcerning...andIwilltrytogiveyoumysuggestions.I'mgladtoreceiveyourletterforaskingmehowto…

Iamwritingtoyouforthepurposeof……Hereareafewsuggestionsabout...

…Herecomesometipsforyou.4.UsefulsentencestructuresWhatexpressionsdoesSusanLuousetoshowherunderstanding?Iunderstandquitewellthat...Canyouthinkofotherexpressions?I’msorrytohear/know/learnthat...Iknowhowitfeelsto...Ithappenstoeveryone.Iknowyoudidn‘tmeanto...Everyonewillhaveoneofthoseperiodswhenthingsseemtobegoingwrong.第二段：提出建議，說明建議的理由和對解決問題的期望。Ithinkitwouldbeagoodideaifyoucould…Iwouldliketosuggest/recommendthat…IfIwereyou,Iwould…Whynot…?/How(What)aboutdoing…Inmyopinion,itwouldbewiseto...Whenitcomestosuchasituation,Iwouldliketosuggestthatyoushould...Itishighlyrecommendedthatyou(should)do...Iadvise/suggestthatyou(should)do...Istronglyadviseyoutodo...First/Tobeginwith,itisimportantto...Then/Moreover/Furthermore/Additionally,italsohelpsto...Lastbutnotleast…結尾段：希望建議得到采納并祝愿，或盼望回復。①Intheend,Iwillbegladifyoufindmysuggestions/proposals/recommendations

practical/useful/helpful.②Ibelieveyouwillsolveyourproblemsifyou

takemyadviceintoconsideration/account考慮.③Ifeelthatitwouldbebeneficialifyousticktoit.④Bestwishes.Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply/hearingfromyou.Ihopemyadviceisofgreathelptoyou.Idohopemyadviceishelpfultoyou.Iwouldappreciate感激itverymuchifyoucouldconsidermysuggestions.Post-writingActivity3:Exchangedrafts.Usethechecklisttogivefeedbackonyourpartner’sdraft. Sharethedraft√Areallthepartsofaletterincludedandorganisedinagoodorder?√Doesthewritergivereasonsfortheadvice?√Doesthewriteruseproperexpressionstogivesuggestions?√Doesthewriterusecommasandstopscorrectly?√Isthehandwritingeasytoread?1710September2018DearXuTing，

Youwrotethatyoualwaysfeellonelyafterschoolbecauseyourparentsworkinanothercity.Iunderstand

howyoufeel.Itiscommonforteenagerstofeellonelywhentheyliveawayfromtheirparents.Ithinkyoucantryjoiningavolunteergroupthathelpsotherpeople.Thiswillgiveyouachancetomeetandbearoundothers.Itwillalsohelpyourealisethatyouarenotaloneinhavingproblemsandthatmanyotherpeoplehaveproblems，too.Helpingotherpeoplealsomakesusfeelbetter.Youcanalsoconnectwithyourparentsonline.Justbecauseyourparentsarefaraway，itdoesn’tmeanyoucan’ttalktothem.Iamsurethatyou’llmakenewfriendsandgetachancetospeaktoyourparentsmoreoften.Thiswillhelpdriveawayyourloneliness.Bestwishes，SusanLuo18Samples 10September2018DearEric,

Youwrotethatyouareworriedthatyourparentswon'tlistenwhenyoutellthemthings.Iunderstandthat

youareanxiousandfeelterrible.

Ithink

youmustalwayskeepinmindthatyouhavetorespectthembecausetheyareyourparents.Trytounderstandyourparents.Yourparentsmaythinkdifferentlyfromyou.Tellyourparentswhatyouthink,whatyoucareaboutandwhy.Iamsurethat

ifyoucanputyourselfintheirshoes,youmayfindabetterwayouttocommunicatewithyourparents.Bestwishes,

SusanLuo1910September2018

DearXuTing，Youwrotethat

youalwaysfeellonelyafterschoolbecauseyourparentsworkinanothercity.Iunderstand

that

youneedparents'loveandcaregreatly,whichisnatural/necessary.Ithink

youcanfindanotherwaytocommunicatewithyourparentsBesides,whydon'tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfriends/teachers?Theywillbehelpful,

because

theyspendlotsoftimewithyouandmayunderstandyoubetter.IamsurethatinthiswayyouwillfeelrelaxedandmuchbetterBestwishes,

SusanLuo20√Areallthepartsofaletterincludedandorganisedinagoodorder?√Doesthewritergivereasonsfortheadvice?√Doesthewriteruseproperexpressionstogivesuggestions?√Doesthewriterusecommasandstopscorrectly?√Isthehandwritingeasytoread?5.TheadvicetoreviseyourdraftHomework根據本節課所學給第19頁的Eric寫一封回信，字數不少于100詞。DearXuTing，

Youareworriedthatyoufeellonelybecauseyoudon'tstaywithyourparentswhoareworkinginanothercity.IunderstandexactlyhowyoufeelbecauseIhadthesameexperience.

Tobehonest,Irecommendthatyoushouldjoininafter-schoolactivitiesbecausetherearealotofstudentslikeyou.Ofcourse,youcanfocusondiscussinganythingwiththemorevenplayingsomegames.Ifyoustillfeellonely,personallyyououghttoarrangesomestudytasksforyourselfandconcentrateonit.I'msureyouwillbeattractedtoyourstudyhere.Youshould

beresponsibleforyourself.Bestwishes!Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yours,LiHua1askforsomeadvice2beworriedabout3playcomputergames4it’snotunusualforsbtodosth5teenagersofyourgeneration6beattractedto7theonlineworld8focuson9Become/beaddictedtodoingsth征求意見玩電腦游戲某人做某事不稀奇你們這一代青少年被……吸引網絡世界集中于；特別關注做某事上癮；沉迷于做某事為……而擔心；憂慮6.Wordsandexpressions10concentrateon11encouragesbtodosth12whynotdosth13allthebest14makesuggestions15feellonely16givefeedback

17givereasonsfor集中精力于；全神貫注于為什么不做某事一切順利；萬事如意給建議感到孤獨；感到寂寞給出……的原因給予反饋鼓勵某人做某事LanguageFocus

1.expertn.專家；行家

adj.熟練的；內行的；專家的；經驗(或知識)豐富的(教材P17)We'lllearnhowtoliveinthewildfromsomeexperts.

n.anexpertin/at/onsth.在某方面或關于……的專家/行家adj.beexpertat/indoingsth.擅長做某事/在做……方面在行Heisancelebratedexpertinwildlife.2.behaviourn．行為；舉止behavevt.&vi.(舉止或行為)表現(教材P18)Irecommendthatyoutalktoyourfriendabouthisbehaviour.v.behavewell/oneself舉止良好You’dbetterbehaveyourselfwhenyouareinaparty.3.attractvt.吸引；引起……的注意(或興趣)

attractionn．

有吸引力的事物；吸引attractiveadj.吸引人的(教材P18)Itisnotunusualforteenagersofyourgenerationtobeattractedtocomputergames...v.beattractedto喜愛beattractedby被……吸引Thegirlisattractedto