Aletterofgivingadvice

1、An advice letter or a persuasive letter(Speaking & Writing)Teaching Aims: 1. Enable the students to express opinions of their own and do letter-writing;2. Help improve the students writing.Important Points and difficult points: Help the students learn how to express their own opinions and write

2、an advice letter or a persuasive letterclearly. Teaching methodsCooperative learning; Task-based methodTeaching procedures:Step I: Present the task: how to write an advice letter or a persuasive letter 1. Let Ss enjoy a video and talk about their feelings after watching it;Question: If it happened t

3、o you, how would you feel about it?2. Show some of test papers to Ss and ask Ss to think about “What would you do if it happened to you?” carefully.Eg: I feel very sad/ sorry. I must work harder than before.I would ask my friends or my teacher to give me some advice about how to learn English well.S

4、tep II. SpeakingTask 1: Discuss the advice about how to learn English well. Show some pictures to Ss and make sure Ss can see them clearly. Get Ss to have a free talk about how to learn English well. The more, the better.Examples: T: Could you please give me some advice about how to learn English we

5、ll? S1: I think reading the textbook is useful. S2: I learn English by studying with my classmates.Ss: Different students have different ideas.Time permitting, write down some advice Ss mentioned on the Bb. Then have Ss read them aloud.Take notesLook up the words in the dictionaryAsk the teacher for

6、 helpAdviceRead English magazines and newspaperCommunicate with foreignersWatch English-language moviesStudy with friendsListen to the tapesJoin an English clubSurf the InternetTask 2: Practice and discuss the sentence structures about how to give adviceList the advice and the sentences and ask Ss t

7、o complete the sentences using the suitable words, and pay attention to the forms.Advice about how to learn English well:1. We learn English by_ the teacher for help. _ English magazines and newspapers.2. What /How about _the teacher in class carefully?3. We can / should /had better _ the Internet.

8、_ the words and phrases.4. Why not _ the textbook? _ the tapes?5. I think the best way to learn English is _ with friends. _ English programs on TV.    6. I think it would be a good idea if you could _ English songs. 7. If I were you, I would _ the English class carefully. _ my homewo

9、rk seriously. _ notes carefully. can help a lot.is helpful to you.is of some help to you.8. _ part in English classes after school _ with foreigners_ the words in the dictionaryStep III. WritingTask 3: Discuss how to write an article well.1. type of writing;2. tenses;3. person;4. key points of infor

10、mation;5. Dont make a draft, but have an outline.l Tell Ss to know about the writing steps: l Explain the main idea about an advice letter and a persuasive letter and ask Ss to pay attention to the details when writing. l Give Ss a basic structure: 1. 开头（beginning）- 开门见山，向对方陈述自己的观点.(state your idea)

11、-点题；一两个句子；概括性；暗示性2. 主体(body)- 对所提出的问题进行分析并说明理由，接着提出自己的建议(reasons and evidence) -中心记述部分；层次分明3. 结尾(ending)- 呼应开头，重申观点(restate your opinion.) -小结；呼应主题l Clear structure: Connecting Words and Phrases: Illustration or example: I think, I suggest, in other words, for example, in fact, that is Addition: Bes

12、ides, moreover, in addition, again, also, and, finally, first, further, furthermore, last, next, second Comparison: also, in the same way, similarly Contrast: but, however, otherwise, although, but at the same time, even though, in contrast, in spite of, instead, nevertheless, on the contrary, on th

13、e other hand, though Summary: in short, in a word, in all, in brief, therefore, as has been said, in conclusion, in summary, on the whole, to summarize Sentence structure: A（Beginning）开头常用句式 (照应材料,表明写作意图)1. Im writing to persuade you to.2. I am very glad to hear that you want to3. I know you ha

14、ve trouble inafter reading your letter4. I am writing to you for the purpose of -5. I am writing to share some advice with you 6. In my personal opinion, it would be wise of you to take the following action.在下认为， 如果你能采取以下措施，将是一种明智的选择。B. (Body)第二段常用句式,给出建议，井然有序。1. at first，firstly，first of all, secon

15、dly, then，after that，next, meanwhile, besides, whats more, in addition, in the end, finally, 2. Here Id like to give my advice on . / I would like to suggest that.3. First of all, I think it would be better if.4. If I were you, I would.5. I strongly hope that you can6. I think it would be a good ide

16、a if you could -我想如果你能-可能会更好C. (Ending)结尾常用句式 1.I believe you will take my advice into account.我相信你会认真考虑我的建议的。2.I hope you will find these proposals/suggestions/recommendations practical/useful/helpful.我希望这些建议/意见/看法对你来说实用/有用/有帮助。3.I will be more than happy to see improvements in this regard.如果这方面有所改

17、善我会非常开心的。4. Please take my advice into consideration and make a final decision. 我相信你会认真考虑我的建议的并作最后的决定。l Give Ss a model and make sure Ss can understand it clearly. If necessary, give Ss more explanations:黄金模板一（劝说信）：Dear _ (对象), Im writing to persuade you to _(问题).First of all, I think it would be be

18、tter if _(建议一); Secondly, _(建议二); Last but not least, _(建议三); I do hope you can take my suggestion into consideration and make a final decision.Looking forward to your reply. Yours _模板二（建议信）：Dear _(对象)，I am writing to express my views concerning _(问题).First and for the most _(建议一); in addition_(建议二)

19、;whats more _(建议三).I hope youll find these proposals useful. Yours sincerely, _Task 4: Write an advice letter or a persuasive letterAsk Ss to finish the composition with the help of the writing tips above.小试牛刀：(An advice letter or a persuasive letter)l (高考真题链接 -2008年高考全国卷)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你根据下列要点写回信。 要点： 参加中文学习班； 看中文书刊、电视； 学唱中文歌曲； 交中国朋友。 注意： 词数100左右； 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 开头语已为你写好。 Dear Peter, I'm glad to receive your letter asking for my advice on how to learn Chinese well._ Best wishes, Li Hual 假如你是李华，为了迎接即将到来的高中毕业生基础会考考试，学校领导和教师因为担心同学们浏览不健康的网站，关闭了教室内电脑的网络浏览功能，你们感