英语课件

牛津版高一模块一

Unit 2

TaskTask

Writing a letter of advice Writing a letter of advice

Lead inLead in

1. When do you need to ask for advice

or help?

2. What will you say in English if you

want to ask for advice or help?

Skills building 1: Skills building 1: asking for and giving adviceasking for and giving advice

When to ask for advice/help:

• can’t get on well with parents

• feel worried before an exam

• have difficulty in study

• had a quarrel with a good friend

How to ask for advice/ help:

• Could you give me some advice about

what I should do before the exam?

• How can I do better in my study?

• Should I talk to my friend first after

the quarrel?

When asking for advice, keep these points When asking for advice, keep these points

in mind:in mind:

• State the problem clearly and give only

necessary information

• Should ask clearly for help. It is often

using model verbs, such as can or should.

e.g. What can/ should I do?

How can/ should I ?

When giving advice, keep these points in When giving advice, keep these points in

mind:mind:

• Ask questions to make sure you fully

understand the problem

• Before giving advice, it’s often good to

show sympathy to the person you are

talking with.

e.g. I’m sorry to hear that!

• Advice often uses modal verbs such as

should or must, phrases such as make

sure, or imperatives.

e.g. You should/ must talk to her.

You must make sure to study hard.

Eat plenty of vegetables!

Listen to five people asking for advice

and complete the sentences.

Answers:

1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________

5. ________________

football lonely

science actress

refuses

listens shouts

exam worried

Step 1: Listening to a radio programmeStep 1: Listening to a radio programme

Answers:

1. _________ 2. _________

3. _________ 4. _________

Jane William

Richard Christina

A. Listen to a radio show and write

the names of the callers.

B. Complete the notes.

Answers:

1. __________________

2. __________________

3. __________________

4. __________________

join

honest thought

feel

sports shouting at

Read the guidelines on page 34 and answer

the following question.

What is the most important part of reading?

To be able to understand the main point

of the reading passage.

Skill building 2: reading for the main pointSkill building 2: reading for the main point

Entries Main Points

The first diary entry

The second diary entry

I’m so excited! Mum and Dad bought me an expensive bike.

I’m very tired today. We had a

Maths test and I’m nervous

about my result.

Entries Main Points

The third diary entry

The fourth diary entry

I failed the Maths test! I’m

so upset.

All that worrying was for

nothing. I’m very happy

today!

1. Read and answer the questions.

1) Who wrote this letter?

2) To whom is the letter written? Why

is the letter written?

Liu Zhen

Dr Fang, the editor of an advice

column in a magazine. It’s written

to ask for some guidance.

Step 2: Reading a letter asking for adviceStep 2: Reading a letter asking for advice

1.What is Liu Zhen’s main point in Para1?

2.How do the boy’s parents and

grandparents treat him?

Read again and answer.

His 15-year-old son refuses to do what

he and his wife ask him to do.

His parents treat him very well, and his

grandparents buy him many things.

3.What is Liu Zhen’s main point in Para 2?

4.Why does Liu Zhen tolerate his son so far?

His son is wasting valuable time during

this important period in his life.

He wants to prevent upsetting the boy’s

mother with an argument.

5. What is Liu Zhen afraid that his son

will do?

6. What is the main piece of advice that

Liu Zhen is looking for?

He is afraid that his son will fail at

school, or worse.

He wants to know how he can help his

son without harming their relationship.

Main pointMain point

Paragraph Main point

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

His son refuses to do what his His son refuses to do what his parents ask him to doparents ask him to do

His son is wasting valuable time His son is wasting valuable time during this important period in during this important period in his lifehis life

He is worried about his son and He is worried about his son and wants to know what he can dowants to know what he can do

Skills building 3: Skills building 3: planning a letter of replyplanning a letter of reply

When you receive a letter asking for

advice, can you explain what should you

do or should not do in such a letter?

What should we pay attention on?

Suggestions:

• Find the main points of the letter

asking for advice

• Answer each of these points directly

• Do not give advice for points not

discussed in the letter

• Offer comfort and support. Do not find

fault with the person you are writing to

• Use modal verbs such as should or must,

phrases such as make sure, or imperative

to give your advice

Work in groupsWork in groups

Read the letters of advice were written in

reply to Liu Zhen’s letter in step 2.

Compare the two letters, and then discuss

with your classmates which letter is better

and why.

Step 3: writing a letter of adviceStep 3: writing a letter of advice

Read the letter from Liu Zhen’s son

who is asking for advice about his

father, try to find the main point of

each paragraph.

Main pointMain pointPara 1:

Para 2:

Para 3:

Para 4:

He can’t get along with his father

His father forbids him from doing

things he likes.

He loves his father and wants his

father to understand him.

His parents always make him do

things he doesn’t like.

WritingWriting

Write a letter of advice to Liu Xiaowei.

Use the skills you have learnt in Steps 1

and 2.

Example:Dear Xiaowei:

Many teenagers have difficulty getting

along with their parents. This is a common

problem. However, be patient with him.

You say that he does not listen to you. Is

this why you do not listen to him? Of

course, your father will be angry when this

happens! It’s only natural. You must listen to your father— he loves you and wants the best for you. You should talk with your parents in order to explain how you feel, but you should give them a chance to speak first. It could be that your father doesn’t listen to you because he doesn’t think that you are listening to him.

It is true that you need time to be by

yourself. However, part of being an adult

is doing things that you do not always

want to do. You should make an effort to

do what your parents ask. It will not hurt

you. And of course, you must do your

homework! Your studies are important to

your future.

Both being a teenager and being a parent

can be very difficult. However, don’t

give up. with a little bit of patience and

communication, many of these problems

can be solved.

Best regards

Dr Fang

Language points

1. He acts as if he doesn’t love us at all. (

P35)

as if = as though 好像，似乎① 用在 look, smell, taste, sound, walk

后面，议论可能、真实的事情。e.g. It looks as if it is going to rain.

② 用虚拟语气 , 表示说话人认为句子所述的是不真实的或极少有可能发生或存在的情况。

e.g. Mary loves the baby so much as if she

were his mother.

He looked as if he had known the answer.

③ 可以跟不定式连用或分词连用。e.g. The patient opened his mouth as if

to speak.

He stared at the boy as if seeing

him for the first time.

2. …and instead insists on wasting his time

watching DVDs to … (P35)

insist v. 坚持，坚持认为，反复说① 作不及物动词时，后跟 on/upon 引起的

短语 , insist on + n. / v-ing/

e.g. He insists on a definite answer.

They insist on/ upon my staying at home.

② 作及物动词，接从句作宾语。• insist 表示“坚持要求，一定要”时，从句常用与现在现实相反的虚拟语气，谓语动词用 should + 动词原形 , should 可省略。e.g. He insists that she (should) learn

music after she leaves school.

• insist 表示“坚持说，坚持认为”时，用陈述语气。

e.g. Alice insists that she had done nothing

wrong.

• insist that… 有时能和 insist on/upon 互换e.g. Alice insists on her having done

nothing wrong.

3. Whenever I want to do something or

suggest an idea… (P37)

suggest vt. 表示“暗示，表明，使联想起” 时后面可跟名词或从句。e.g. The smile on his face suggests that he is

pleased with my answer.

他脸上的笑容表明他满意我的回答。

• 表示“建议，提议”可以接名词， v-i

ng 形式或由疑问词 how / where / what

等引导的从句作宾语。e.g. He suggests taking a walk by the ri

ver.

Can you suggest how we might solv

e he problem?

• suggest 后还可以接 that 从句，从句中的谓语动词要用虚拟式，即 (should) +

动词原形。e.g. He suggested we (should) give the

answers to the students after they

think for a while.

4. Then, whenever I have some spare tim

e and want to be alone, they call me sel

fish and distant! (P38)

spare adj. 空闲的 , 备用的 e.g. He’s studying music in his spare time.

Take some spare clothes in case you

get wet.

拓展 :

spare 还可以作动词，表示“抽出，匀出（时间，金钱等）”

常用结构： spare sth/sb (for sb/sth)

e.g. Could you spare me a few minutes?

Can you spare one of your staff to

help us out?

5. He even forbids me from chatting…

(P37)

forbid----forbade---forbidden 禁止常用结构：• forbid doing sth.

e.g. The government forbids hunting

and killing wild animals.

• forbid sb to do sth/ forbid sb from doin

g

e.g. He parents forbid him to enter/from

entering the Internet café.

• forbid sth to be done

e.g. The librarian forbad these books

to be taken out of the reading-room.

难句分析1. At the moment, he refuses to do almost

everything his mother and I ask him to do.

(P35) 现在，他几乎拒绝做所有我和他母亲让他做的事情。[ 分析 ] 这是一个主从复合句。主句为 he

refuses to do almost everything 。 his mot

her and I ask him to do 是定语从句，

修饰 everything ；由于先行词 everythin

g 在定语从句中作 do 的宾语，所以省略了关系代词 that 。e.g. She kept a record of everything (tha

t) she had seen and heard in Australia.

她把在澳大利亚的所见所闻都记录了下来。

2. At present, to prevent upsetting his

mother with an argument, I am allowin

g him his freedom.(P35)

现在，为了不让争吵惹他母亲烦心，我给了他自由。

[ 分析 ] 这是一个简单句。不定式短语to prevent upsetting his mother with an a

rgument 表示目的。e.g. To make the city green, they plant m

any trees every year.

为了绿化城市，他们每年都栽许多树。

3. Whenever I want to do something or

suggest an idea, such as a restaurant we

can go to for dinner, he doesn’t listen to

me. (P37)

每当我想做什么事，或是提出一个建议，比如我们到某家餐馆吃饭什么的，他总是不听我的。

[ 分析 ] 这是一个主从复合句。主句是 he doesn’t listen to me 。 whene

ver I want to do something or suggest an

idea 是时间状语从句； we can go to for

dinner 是定语从句，修饰先行词 restau

rant 。

e.g. Whenever you meet with difficulties,

you may call me on the number I

gave you.

无论什么时候遇到困难，你都可以打 我给你的这个号码。