Unit 1 Task Writing a letter to a friend

Writing down the answers Skills building 1: Writing down the answers A : Some guidelines : Think about what questions to ask and write them down in advance. * Write brief notes only, not whole sentences. Make meaningful notes. You need to be able to understand them later. *Use contractions and abbreviations whenever possible.

Could you say that again? Expressions of asking other persons to repeat: Could you say that again? Could you repeat that, please? Did you say _____ or ______ ?

Questions to put forward Have you ever moved to a new town or neighbourhood? 2. What did you do when you met your new neighbours? 3. What did you talk about when you met your new neighbours for the first time? 4. How did you make friends with your

B: Listen and answer the questions: 1. What things might worry you when you move to a new place? How to find your way around, meet new people, make friends 2. What are the ways to meet a new neighbour? _____________________________________________________________________

3. What are some things you should do when you meet a person for the first time? ___________________________________________________________________ 4. If you want to meet people with similar interests to yours, what can you do? __________________________________________________________________ 5. What are some things you should do if you want to make true friends? __________________________________________________________________

Think over the following things: What do you do when you have a personal problem? 2. Would you talk to parents or your friends and ask them for advice? 3. Have you ever called a radio programme for advice?

Step one: Calling Teen talk for advice A: Read the leaflet about Teen Talk. Then complete the notes below. Teen Talk 1.You can contact Teen Talk by: e-mail/fax/phone/website. 2. Teen Talk never closes. True False 3. Callers’ problems will be reported to parents. True False 4. Teen Talk listens to _________________________________ 5. Teen talk offers __________________________________ √ √ teenagers’ problems advice

B. Listen to the conversation and fill in the note sheet write down the key words only. Reason for calling Teen Talk: ___________________________. 2. Description of the problem: ___________________________. 3. Feelings about the problem: ___________________________. 4. Teen Talk’s advice: ____________________________.

Skills building 2: agreeing and disagreeing I agree with you on/that… I am of the same opinion (as…) Exactly. That’s a good point That’s how I feel (about…) too. That’s right. You’ve got the point. Yes. And another reason is that… Disagreeing I don’t agree. What about…? I’m not sure that’s true. I see things slightly differently. On the other hand, … Really? I don’t think that… I take your point, but… That’s true, but…

Discussion : Zidane shouldn’t have lost his head and Work in groups of four. Voice your opinions on the following statements by stating whether you agree or disagree. Zidane shouldn’t have lost his head and knocked the Italian player down in the final. 2. Good marks indicate how smart you are.

Step 2: discussing friendship with others Interview: Questions student1 student2 student3 What do you think a best friend should be like? What qualities are important in a friend?

Does having friends make you a better person? How do you want your friends to treat you? How can friends help you solve your problems? What makes a good friendship last? Why?

B. Discussion: Discuss the following statements on friendship and decide whether you agree or disagree. And why? Friendship is an important part of my life. A good friend must be honest, kind and have a sense of humour. 3. One or two good friends are better than 100 acquaintances.

Step3: writing a letter to your friend A: Write a letter to a friend about what his or her friendship means to you. keep the following ideas in mind when you write. Your feelings about friendship The qualities of a good friend Your feelings about best friends What makes a good friendship last

Skills building 3: proofreading A: When you proofread your work you should check for : fact Make sure the facts are accurate. Check that you have used the correct tenses, parts of speech, sentence structures, etc. Make sure the verb agrees with the subject. grammar handwriting Make sure your handwriting is clear.

Check that all punctuation marks are used Correcting and that none are missing. punctuation Check that you have used the right words vocabulary Look out for spelling mistakes. spelling Check that the choice of vocabulary and sentence structure is of the right degree of Formality. Style (formal/ Informal)

B: Have a try: There is one mistake in each line. Try to find them out and correct them. 15 April Today, I found out something about my brother could get him into a lot of trouble. I’m not sure if to tell Mum and Dad. Although William and I are almost 18, but Mum and Dad are still quite stricte with us. Recently, William has begun wearing some strange clothes. He always wears big boot and a leather jacket, and he that ∧ whether __ ___ strict ______ boots _____

looks quiet different from before. The other day I saw him smoked in his room, with two of his friends, Jack and Sean. I know Mum and Dad would be extreme angry if they know about it. They’d also be angry me if they knew that I had kept this secret for them. Maybe I should tell them, so they won’t blame me for Keep a secret. quite _____ smoking _______ extremely ________ with ∧ him _____ keeping _____

However, I don’t think William will live at home for more longer and much However, I don’t think William will live at home for more longer and he’s Planning to go to university soon. His grades are still good. It seems that his behaviour hasn’t had some effect on his schoolwork. Maybe I should just keep my month shut. What should I do? ______ any _____ mouth ______

建议: Skill building 3 不一定在课堂完成, 作为作文讲评课 内容较好. 2. 教师可以先改部分作文, 余下的作文让学生对照 proofreading要求相互批改, 可以培养学生的纠错 能力. 教师收齐作业本再次细阅, 表扬在proofreading方面 做得较好的学生.