Unit 2 Project

Writing an advice letter

• Dear Peter,• I am very glad to hear from

you.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

• I must stop writing now, as I have a lot of work to do.

• Best wishes to you!• Yours truly ,

Wang Gang

• 开头• 1 ） I am very glad to hear from you.• 2) Thank you for your letter.• 3) I was very pleased (happy) to receive

your letter.• 4) It is a pleasure for me to get your

letter.

结束语

1) I hope to have a letter from you before long.

2) Please write to me soon an tell me all about

yourself.3) Give my best wishes to you.

4) Please remember me to your family.

签名时用语：Yours,

Yours truly,

Yours sincerely,

Yours respectfully,

Yours faithfully

early on “ 在早期，开始后不久”

I know early on (in the film) that I wasn't going to enjoy it.

电影一开演我就知道我不会喜欢这部电影。

Language points

helphelp sb do sth 帮助某人做某事

help sb with sth 在某方面帮助某人

他帮助我整理房间。He helped me to get the room tidied up.

She helped me with English.

她在英语上帮助我。

treat

(2) 对待

(1) treat sb as 把……当作…… She treat me as her best friend ．

His stepmother treated him badly, and often hit him.

(3) 款待 , 请客

We‘ll treat you to dinner. 我们请你吃饭。

Today, it’s my treat. 今天我请客。

asOne day earlier than (they are expected)As is well known,……

is known to all ，……众所周知

Do as we tell you.

expect you. 照着……做

as if

as though

even if

even though

好像

即使，尽管

as though= as if

① 用在 look, smell, taste, sound,

walk 后面，议论可能、真实的事情。如：

It looks as if it is going to rain.

② 用虚拟语气 , 如： ● Mary loves the baby so much

as if she were his mother.

● He looked as if he had known

the answer.

has been refusing 为现在完成进行时形式 I have typed your letter. 我把你的信打出来了。 I have been typing your letter. 我在打你的信呢。 ( 可能尚未完成 )

I have taught that class. 我教过那个班。 I have been teaching that class. 我教着那个班。

Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _____going back to school, but she has decided yet.A. had considered B. has been consideringC. considered D. is going to consider (2004 北京 )

insist

insist that…… 坚持认为

insist that

insist that……(should )+ 动词原形

坚持主张要做……

insist on doing sth 坚持做某事

The doctor insisted that the patient_______ badly hurt

and that the patient_________ operated on immiediately. (be)

was

be

be crazy about sth 对……很痴迷like crazy 像发疯似的……

He is crazy about B-box.

变疯

go crazy

drive sb crazy

forbid----forbade---forbidden

The government forbids people to hunt and kill wild animals.

此地禁止吸烟。

People are forbidden smoking here.

forbid sb. to do sth.

forbid sb (from)doing sth.

spare ---share

● in one’s spare time

● Can you spare me a few minutes?

They start off late and got to the airport

with minutes to_______.

A. spare

B. catch

C. leave

D.make

Sample writing:

Dear Liu Wei,

Thanks for your attention to our magazine. After

reading your letter, I know you are in trouble with

your family. Don't worry. I'd like to tell you something

about myself when I was at the same age as you.

Before I was born, my parents had already arranged

all the things for my life. They wanted me to study all

the time. But what I liked most was to enjoy myself by

reading novels,watching TV or chatting online with my

friends in my spare time. So we often quarreled with

each other. However, as time flies, I begin to

understand my parents. I didn't think that what they

did was to love Me. I began to live alone.

Nowadays you meet the same problems as I, which

are still the common problems in the modern society.

Here I want to give you some advice: First, you must

honour your parents, not shout at them. Second,

maybe you can often talk to your parents to let them

understand you, to let them know what is in your mind.

And try to spend your spare time with them. Third, you

can do something you can to help them, such as

cleaning the floor, washing clothes I'm sure your

parents will be happy to see that. The last one is

that you should do what your parents ask you to.

For example, pay more attention to your study. It's

time for you to study at all.

The advice may work a lot and I hope it's helpful

to you. I wish you can bridge the generation gap

between you and your parents. I am looking forward to

receiving your good news.

Yours,

Mr Zhu

Dear Mr Liu,

I am very sorry to hear' that i Now I can

comprehend your feelings. You wish him to

do anything as you tell him, but he always

do in the opposite way. However, have you

considered what you have said is always

right, or what you have planned is always

acceptable for your son?

Here I want to give you some advice, I

wish it could be helpful for you.

First, you should be not only strict but also kindly to him. You mustn't always shout at him. Your son is not a child. He can have his own opinion.You should respect him and his advice. Maybe his advice is of value.Second, you may try to enjoy what he likes, such as music and DVDs. You may always take more notice of what he thinks. On one hand, you can understand him further,on the other hand you can bridge the gap between you. Third,you can turn to your son's teachers, or close friends for help. They can understand

what your son thinks and needs.

In a word, as a father, you should not only

try your best to understand what he needs,

but also respect him and his advice. I believe

you can solve the problem satisfactorily, and

everything will go well.

Yours,

Mr Zhu