ProjecProject 1t 1 Writing an advice letterWriting an advice letter

If you have some If you have some problems, what will you problems, what will you do to solve them?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 a rough idea about the trouble analyze the trouble

find out the roots of the trouble

give proper suggestions

keep in regular contact with the sender

feedback information

Read the first letter and answer:

1 Why does the father write the letter?

2 What does the father think about his son?

3 What is the father worried about?

To ask for some help with his son.

His son may fail at school or worse.

Read the second letter and answer:

1 Why does the son write the letter?

2 What are his problems?

3 How does he feel about his father and

what’s his hope?

To be helped with some problems he has at home.

He loves his father a lot. He hopes his father can understand him better and respect the things he wants to do.

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 Work in groups of 4 and find 4 and find suggestions to suggestions to the father: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.Try to do something you can to help your father.

Do what your father wants you to do, e.g. spend more Do what your father wants you to do, e.g. spend more time on your study. time on your study.

Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the son.Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the son.

Communicate with your father by letter if he Communicate with your father by letter if he happens to lose temper. happens to lose temper.

Never attempt to change your father’s character to Never attempt to change your father’s character to be an ideal father.be an ideal father.

Try to spend more time with him.Try to spend more time with him.

Try to be a docile(Try to be a docile( 听话的听话的 ) kid at home whether you ) kid at home whether you are an outstanding student at school or not.are an outstanding student at school or not.

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. ZhuDear Mr. Liu, I’m sorry to hear that. … Yours, Mr. Zhu

problems the father thinks his son has:problems the father thinks his son has:

• refuse to do everything his parents ask refuse to do everything his parents ask him to dohim to do• rude to themrude to them• refuse to spend time with themrefuse to spend time with them

• refuse to do his homeworkrefuse to do his homework

• waste too much time watching DVDs, listening waste too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting online, playing games to foreign music, chatting online, playing games and surfing the Internetand surfing the Internet

problems the son thinks his father has:problems the son thinks his father has:• 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

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. 不要拿某事让某人心烦

10.给某人自由

11.或更糟

12.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 online

9. prevent upsetting sb. with sth.

10.allow sb. one’s freedom

11.or worse

12.suggest an idea

12. 去…吃饭

13. 像发疯一样得争吵

14. 说某人自私和缺乏爱心

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 )

19. 写提纲

20. 打草稿

21. 校对草稿

22. 写最后文稿

12.go to…for dinner

13.fight like crazy

14.call sb. selfish and unloving

15.forbid … from doing../ to do…

16.send sb. to bed

17.bridge the generation gap

18.be responsible for

19.write an outline

20.make a draft

21.proofread the draft

22.make a final version

1.He is crazy. He wastes so much of his valuable time_________ online.2.It_____________ that the work be started at once.3.He was in poor health, so the doctor_______ him to smoke.4.The ________ look on his face suggested that he had never heard it.5. I wonder how he ___________ the starving dog without any money that day. 6.I suggest that he__________(not)with her about it. 7.Deal with these papers carefully, or they___________ ________with others. 8.The quarrel made both of them ________. 9.He advised ___________(not)the bad behavior unpunished.10.He insisted on_________his son to bed each time he made a mistake.

argue, surprise, leave, upset, send, deal with, suggest, chat, mix up, forbid,

Verb-filling:Verb-filling:

chatting is suggested

advised

surprised

dealt with

not argue will be mixed up

upset not leaving

sending

Language points:Language points:

1)She insisted that he_______(give) back the money today. 2)I insist that the outing ________(put) off till next week, when we’ll be free. 3)He insisted that she _______(not leave) the work undone. He insisted on___________________________________. 4)She insisted on ____________(send) to work in Tibet. 5.She insisted that he___________(steal) her car and _________________(put) into prison.

1.insist:insist that …(should)… 坚持 / 坚决要求 ( 表将来 )insist that….( 陈述语气 ) 坚持认为 / 说 ( 某事是事实 )insist on doing sth. / being done

give be put

not leave her not leaving the work undone being sent

had stolen should be put

2.forbid 禁止做… 禁止某人做…

forbade / forbidden (forbidden adj. ) forbid doing

forbid sb. to do sth.forbid sb. From doing

1) 禁止在这块草地上走动。 _________ on this grass _______ __________.2) 我父亲禁止我后半夜待在外面。 My father ______ ____ ______ ________out after midnight.3)----May I use your car? ---No, I _______ ______ ______.

3. allow doing sth. allow sb. to do sth./be allowed to do sth.1) 考试时，老师通常不允许学生查字典。 In exams teachers usually ____ _____ ______ _________ ______ _______ ______words in the dictionary.2) 我们不允许在办公室吸烟。 We ______ _______ _________ in the office.

Walking is forbidden

forbids me from stayingforbid you to

don’t allow their students

to look up

don’t allow smoking

4.spare adj. 业余的，备用的 vt. 留出，挤出，腾出，匀出 1)Can you spare me five minutes? I want your advice. 2)Can you spare an extra ticket for me? 3) 父亲腾不出车来，所以汤拇只能步行。 Father couldn’t spare the car, so Tom had to walk.

spare no effort/ pains to … 不遗余力 , 努力 , 尽力1) 他尽力帮助贫困学生。 He _______ ______ _______ to help the poor students.2) The doctor tried his best to save the patient. The doctor _______ _____ _______ to save the patients.3) The soldier did all he could to fight against the enemy. The soldier ______ ___ _____ to fight against the enemy.4)---Excuse me, may I ask you some question? ---Sorry, I’m too busy and I haven’t a minute to _____. A. spend B. spare C. share D. stop

spared no effort

spared no effort

spared no effort

B

5.suggest + n. 1)---What time shall we meet? ---I suggest seven o’clock. 2) 他建议到伦敦开会。 He ________ ________ ______ the meeting. suggest + ( one’s) doing 建议（某人）做 1)I suggest ________ (have) regular meetings. 2)We suggested her _______(take) more exercise every day. suggest + that sb. (should) do … 建议（某人）做 1)I suggested he ______(not leave) the work for tomorrow. I suggested _______ _________ the work till tomorrow. 2)He suggested us _________(solve) the problem in a new w

ay. suggest +n./ that ( 从句中不用虚拟语气） 暗示，表明 1) 他脸上的表情说明他很惊讶。 (surprise) The look on his face suggested that he ____________.

having taking

leave

his/him leaving

suggested London for

solving

was surprised

1) The smile on his face suggested that he____________(be) happy to have given his life to his country.2)His work suggests that he _____(be) very careful.3)His smile suggested that he _____________(please) with my work.4)The chairman suggested ____________(put off) the meeting.5) What he said suggested that he ________(agree) to the plan.6)We are _________( 建议 )by doctors to eat more vegetables.7)After I stayed in bed for two days, Mom_________( 建议 ) me going to see the doctor.

was

iswas pleased

putting off

agreed

advised suggested

6. Every time I watch a DVD, he sends me to bed. Each timeEach time the momentthe moment the instantthe instant immediatelyimmediately

作连词引导时间状语从句作连词引导时间状语从句

1) ---______ I saw him I knew he was diligent. --- So he is. A. Every time B. Each time C. The first time D. The last time 2) _____ I pass by the village, I can’t help thinking of the days I spent there. A. Every time when B. Each time C. The first time D. The last time3) 一听到这笑话，我就忍不住笑了。

C

B

Immediately I heard the joke, I couldn’t help laughing.

一…就…一…就…

7. as though/ as if7. as though/ as if 似乎；好像似乎；好像 （从句中的情况有可能实现或是事实）（从句中的情况有可能实现或是事实） 陈述语气 （从句中的情况不是事实）虚拟语气（从句中的情况不是事实）虚拟语气

1) It looks ____________________( 天要下雨了 ) 。2) He speaks_______________________________________ ( 好像亲眼看到这起事故的 )3)The old man walks________________________________ ( 似乎醉了似的 )4)She takes good care of the girl_______________________ ___________( 就好像她是她的亲生女儿 )5)When a pencil is partly in a glass of water, _____________ ________________( 看上去就好像断了 )

as though it’s going to rain as if he had seen the accident with his own eyes.

as though he were drunk

as though she were her own daughter

as though it were broken

1. The customer insisted that he_________(pay) the bill. But I didn’t believe him and insisted he________ (pay) the bill. 2.I insisted that I________(be) right at yesterday’s meeting. 3.They were forbidden________(enter) the hall and ______ (smoke) was forbidden here. 4.He insisted that bad behavior__________(not leave) unpunished. 5.His look suggested that he _____(be) against the plan. 6.He talks as if he_________(do) all the work himself, but in fact Jim and Mary did most of it. 7.I forbid your_________(tell) lies. I forbid children_________(tell) lies.

动词填空动词填空 : (homework): (homework)had paid

should pay

was to enter smoking

wasn’t left

wasdid

tellingto tell

8. 医生建议他每天尽可能多地锻炼以保持健康。(keep fit)

The doctor suggested that he (should) do exercise as much as possible every day to keep fit.

The doctor suggested him/his doing exercise as much as possible every day to keep fit.