一.学习目标
1.掌握写求助信的基本框架;
2.掌握求助信中陈诉问题和征询意见的常用表达法;
二.方法点拨
本单元要求学生掌握如何写一封征询意见的求助信。在求助信中,需要表达:①你对被求助人的友好评价,以拉近彼此距离;②一两句话阐述写信目的;③简明扼要陈述自己遇到的问题;④向被求助者表达自己的感受和希望得到帮助的想法;⑤信尾再次表达谢意并希望早日收到答复。在求助信的写作过程中应主要使用“一般现在时”或“一般过去时”。为了使文章不干瘪,可以在陈述遇到困难的段落进行适当的发挥。还可以套用求助信的常用表达方式和适当的连接词来为文章增色。
三.巩固练习
(一)核心词汇与短语
A.词汇
1. 虽然;尽管(conj.) ____________________ 2. 懊悔(v.)_________________________
3. 情况;状况(n.) _________________________ 4. 厌恶;憎恨(v.) ___________________
5. 建议;提议(v.)_______________________ 6. 很生气;气愤(adj.)_______________
7. 不及格(v.) __________________________ 8. 粗心造成的(adj.) _______________
9. 有礼貌的(adj.)_考试(n.)________________________
B.短语
1. 嘲笑;讥笑___________________________ 2. 对……感到惭愧____________________
3. 让人受不了___________________________ 4. 搞得一塌糊涂______________________
5. 格格不入 ____________________________ 6. 与某人无关________________________
7. 收到某人的信件_______________________
(二)重点句型
1. 我担心我的朋友Jolin。(be worried about)
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2. 每当我一和她谈论起这件事情,她就生气。(whenever…, get angry)
_____________________________________________________________________________
3. 我的朋友都嘲笑我,并且还说我的坏话。(laugh at, say bad things about)
_____________________________________________________________________________
4. 她正使我抓狂。(drive…mad)
_____________________________________________________________________________
5. 我爱我的姐姐,但是有时她如此地使人恼怒,我该怎么办呢?(be annoying)
_____________________________________________________________________________
【写作技巧提示】
TIP 1: 如何写求助信?
1、求助信的框架
• :开篇向对方致以问候,如果对方是答读者问专栏的作者,可表达自己对专栏的喜爱之情;
• :用一至二句话说明自己来信的主题,让读信者了解写信的目的;
• :阐明自己的问题,说明时要注意逻辑,语言要简明扼要;
• :说明自己想获得怎样的帮助;
• :表达自己的谢意并希望早日收到答复。
2、求助信的model
Dear__________, | |
I read your advice page every week. I like it very much. It’s very useful. | A friendly comment |
I’m having some trouble at the moment./I have met much difficulty and I need your help. | The subject of the letter |
First, ___________. What’s worse / Worse still, _________. In the meanwhile / Meanwhile, ___________. Also, ________. | The problem |
I feel __________. I want to _______________. Would you please give me some advice?/ What would you do in my situation?/ Faced with / Facing so much difficulty, I have to turn to you for help. Would you like to ___________ so that / in order that _________? | A request for advice |
Thanks for reading my email. I’m looking forward to your advice./I hope to hear from you. | A friendly ending |
____________ |
TIP 3: 求助信的常用表达。
陈述问题和感受:
My problem is that …;
I'm really worried about...;
First, …...Second/What’s worse, ……Third/Meanwhile, ……Also/Besides, ……;
I don’t know what to do. / I wonder how to deal with the problem./ I feel puzzled;
I’m eager to get your help. / I’m eager for your timely help/I’m looking forward to your help等。
征询意见:
Should I... ?
What would you do in my situation?
What can I do to make it right?等。
(三)写作练习
假如你是15岁女生郝蕾,你正值青春期。你目前有些困惑:英语成绩较差、与父母沟通困难、偶尔失眠、有事容易生气等。你想向编辑部的Linda阿姨写一封征询意见的求助信,帮助你摆脱目前的困境。词数80左右。
【解题思路】
a. 本文是一封求助信,一般包括以下五个部分:________________、___________________、________________、________________、__________________。
b. 求助信的时态主要应采用___________________________________。
c. 罗列问题时,可以采用以下连接词:_________________________________________等。
Dear Aunt Linda,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Hao Lei
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Dear editor(编辑),
Can' t your newspaper do something about the custom(习惯)of hitchhiking?
A short time ago, on a car travel I counted at least 50 people standing beside the road, asking for rides. Many of them were young women.
Don' t they understand how dangerous it is to get into the car driven by a stranger? How much do they know about the driver? Is he a good driver or not? Nothing!
Many of these young hitchhikers may come from good families. Don' t their parents teach them anything about the world? I always taught my children not to talk to strangers. I never let them take rides from people they didn't know.
Isn't there enough crime(犯罪)today without asking for trouble by hitchhiking? On the other hand, hitchhiking may bring some traffic trouble.
Don' t you think what I said is true?
1. The word "hitchhiking" means________.
A. waiting for a bus at the bus stop
B. driving in a dangerous way
C. going on a long way by getting free rides in other people's car
D. asking a stranger the ways in a car
2.The Worried Grandfather________.
A. doesn't like young women to drive cars
B. thinks it is dangerous for a young woman to get into a stranger's car
C. likes drivers to be careful and strict in their work
D. never lets his children get into other people's car
3. The Worried Grandfather________.
A. was hit by a car when he was standing by the road
B. is a good driver and often gives free rides to strangers
C. is in trouble now and he wants to get some help from the newspaper
D. has seen much of the world and he is very careful
4. The Worried Grandfather wrote the letter to tell________.
A. the newspaper to let its readers know the danger of hitchhiking
B. young women never to go on a long travel alone
C. young people to listen to their parents at home
D. his children not to talk to strangers on the road
5. What do you think a good editor is going to do after he receives the letter?
A. He will either return the letter to the old man or give it to the police station.
B. He will write back to the Worried Grandfather and tell him not to hitchhike any more.
C. He will write or ask someone to write something about the danger of hitchhiking in the newspaper.
D. He will hold a meeting to tell the drivers to make the traffic trouble less.
Unit 4 Problems and advice话题作文参
(一)核心词汇与短语
A. 1. though/although 2. regret 3. situation 4. hate 5.suggest 6.mad 7. fail 8. careless 9. polite 10. exam
B…mad 4. make a mess 5. out of place 6. none of one’s business 7. hear from
(二)重点句型
1. I’m worried about my friend Jolin.
2. Whenever I talk to her about this, she gets angry.
3. My friends all laugh at me and say bad things about me.
4. She’s driving me mad.
5. I love my sister, but sometimes she’s so annoying. What should I do?
(三)写作练习
【解题思路】
a. 本文是一封求助信,一般包括以下五个部分:a friendly comment、the subject of the letter、 the problem、 a request for advice、 a friendly ending。
b. 求助信的时态主要应采用一般现在时或一般过去式。
c. 问题有数个,罗列问题时,可以采用以下连接词:first、what’s worse / worse still、in the meanwhile / meanwhile、also等。
(范文)
Dear Aunt Linda,
I read your advice page every week. It’s very useful.
I’m having some trouble at the moment. and I need your help.
First, I try my best to improve my English, but I often fail in the English exams. What’s worse, I have some difficulty communicating with my parents, I even argue with them because they don’t understand me. Meanwhile, I can’t sleep well at night sometimes so that I fall asleep in class. Also, I got angry so easily when I get along with my classmates that they don’t want to spend time with me.
I feel puzzled. I want to improve my English and get on well with others. What would you do in my situation?
Thanks for reading my email. I’m looking forward to your advice.
Yours,
Hao Lei
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