Project 1 Writing an advice letter Writing an advice letter

1.The children often consider that they don’t have enough f_______. 2.They are working like c______ in order to finish it in time. 3.She advised me not to make friends with s______ people. 4.She i______ on going on holiday alone this winter. 5.Teachers should be f______ to every student. 6.It’s c______ of you to spend so much money on a secondhand car. 7.I’m sorry to have taken up too much of your v_________ time. 8.At p______ what we need badly is time. 9.I think it impossible to finish it in so short a p_______ of time. 10.Smoking is f___________ in this room. 11.Can you s______ me five minutes? 12.Every time I s______ an idea, he won’t listen to me. reedom razy elfish nsisted air razy aluable resent eriod orbidden pare uggest

If you have any problems, what will you do to solve them? Phone to ask for help Surf the internet Talk to others Watch TV shows for teenagers Write letters to magazines or newspapers

an advice columnist get some idea about the trouble analyze( 分析） the trouble find out the roots （根源） of the trouble give proper suggestions keep in regular contact with the sender feedback （反馈） information

Try to look at things from your son’s angle. If you trade your role with your son, I believe you will realize some of the problems you mentioned in your letter are easy to solve. Prepare to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. Good communication will solve the problems. Try to understand him further and bridge the gap between you. Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the father: suggestions to the father: Turn to your son’s teachers or close friends for help. They can understand what your son thinks and needs.

You mustn’t shout at him. Respect your son and his advice. You’d better not put too much pressure on your son. try to enjoy what he does, such as music and DVDs you should be not only strict but also kind to him. Take more notice of what he thinks.

Respect your dad and don’t shout at him. Respect your dad and don’t shout at him. Try to do something you can to help your father. Do what your father wants you to do, e.g. spend more time on your study. Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the son. Communicate with your father by letter if he happens to lose temper. Communicate with your father by letter if he happens to lose temper. Never attempt to change your father’s character to be an ideal father. Never attempt to change your father’s character to be an ideal father. Try to spend more time with him. Try to spend more time with him. Try to be a good kid at home whether you are an outstanding student at school or not.

1. 相互之间闹不愉快 2. 咨询专栏作者 3. 建议某人做某事 4. 表现得好像 5. 坚持做某事 6. 浪费宝贵的时间做某事 7. 在网吧 8. 网上聊天 9. 给某人自由 10. 或更糟 11. 给一条建议 1.become upset with each other 2.an advice columnist 3.advise sb. to do 4.act as though 5.insist on doing 6.waste valuable time doing 7.in Internet cafes 8.chat on line 9.allow sb. one’s freedom 10.or worse 11.suggest an idea

12. 去 … 吃饭 13. 发生激烈争吵 14. 帮助 … 解决问题 15. 禁止某人做某事 16. 打发某人睡觉 17. 驾起代沟的桥梁 18. 对 … 负责 ( 任 ) 12.go to…for dinner 13.fight like crazy 14.help sb. with a problem 15.forbid … from doing 16.send sb. to bed 17.bridge the generation gap 18.be responsible for

Writing an advice letter: Writing an advice letter: Dear Liu wei, Thanks for your attention to our magazine. After reading your letter, I know you are in trouble with your family…. Yours, Mr Zhu Dear Mr Liu, I’m sorry to hear that. … Yours, Mr Zhu

Homework: Get ready to write an advice letter.

problems the father thinks about his son disobeys everything his parents ask him to do disobeys everything his parents ask him to do is rude to them is rude to them refuses to spend time with them refuses to spend time with them refuses to do his homework refuses to do his homework spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet

problems the son thinks about his father doesn’t listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea shouts at him when he tries to talk to him fights like crazy when he refuses to listen to his father makes him do things he doesn’t like calls him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone gets very angry when he plays foreign music sends him to bed or tells him to study when he watches a DVD forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet cafe