1、高一英语Module 1 Unit 2Project(1)Writing an advice letter1.Learn to understand family problems and give advice;2.Learn make suggestions on family problems.Learning GoalsMany people in families become upset with each other over small problems.Small problems can become big ones,however,if they are not dis
2、cussed and dealt with early on.Things to do:1.Read these two letters to the magazine columnist from a father named Liu Zhenhua and son named Liu Wei.2.Think about how you can advise them to solve their problems.1)Why does the father write the letter?2)What is the father worrying about?To ask for som
3、e help so as to help his son.His son may fail at school or worse.1.Read the first letter by the father and answer the following questions:3)What upsets the father?a.His son refuses everything his parents ask him to do;b.His son is rude to them and refuses to spend time with them;c.His son refuses to
4、 do his homework;d.He spends too much time watching DVDs,listening to foreign music,chatting in Internet cafes,playing games and surfing the Internet.Work in groups of 4 and offer your suggestions.What should the father do?What does an advice columnist do?1.Get an rough idea about the trouble.2.Anal
5、yze the trouble.3.Find out the roots of the trouble4.Give proper suggestionsvI think he had bettervIn my opinion,it is better tovI suggest that he shouldvMaybe it would be better tovIf I were him,I wouldYou may use these sentences to offer advice2.Read the second letter by the son and answer the fol
6、lowing questions:1)Why does the son write the letter?To be helped with some problems he has at home.2)How does he feel about his father?He feels like his father doesntrespect the things he wants to do.Read the second letter aloud,finding out what are Liu Weis problems with his family.3)What are Liu
7、Weis problems with his family?a.His father does not listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea.b.His father shouts at him when he tries to talk to him.c.His parents always make him do things he doesnt like.d.They call him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone.e.His fath
8、er gets very angry when he plays foreign music.f.He sends him to bed or tells him to study when he watches a DVD.g.He forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet caf.0Work in your groups and try to find ways to solve the problem Liu Wei and his father have.Write an advice letter to them explain what they both can do to bridge the generation gap(代沟)and get along better.WritingHomework:Get ready to write an advice letter.
