Unit One Friendship

Period 6

Speaking &Writing

Functional items: agreement & disagreement(P6)

Agreement Disagreement1. Sure. / Certainly./ Of course. 1. Of course not.

2. I agree. (I can’t agree with you more.)

2. I don’t agree. / I disagree.

3. No problem. / All right. 3. I’m afraid not.

4. Yes, I think so. 4. I don’t think so.

5. (That’s a )good idea. 5. Well, it / all / just depends.

6. Exactly. 6. Well, I’m not sure about that.

7. So do I. / Me too. 7. Neither do I.

8. That’s right. 8. That’s not right.

Read Xiao Dong’s letter on page 7 and answer: What is Xiao Dong’s problem?

He’s not good at communicating with people. He finds it hard to make friends with his classmates.

I. Lead in

To ask people their likes and dislikes

To join in discussions

To show interest in others’ ideas

To share his feelings with others

II. Ideas: How to solve this problem?

Discuss:

What other advice can you give to Xiao Dong ?

How to write a letter of advice

3 parts What should be written

Structure

III. Outline

beginning

body

ending

Presenting the problem

Presenting the solution / advice and reason

Conclusion

Dear Xiaodong, I’m sorry you are ………… Here are some tips to help you:

First, why not…? If you do this,…Secondly, you should/can… Then/ That way,…Thirdly, it would be a good idea if… By doing this, …

I hope you will find these ideas useful. Yours, Miss Wang

III. Outlining

Illustration（阐述）Addition（并列）Contrast（转折）Result（结果）Conclusion(总结）

I think…, In my opinion,…I hope…, I believe

First(ly), Second(ly), Third(ly), Finally,Besides, What’s more, In addition

But…However…On the other hand…

In short,… / In a word, … Therefore… / So…

IV. Connectors （连接词）

By doing this, ….. / If you do this,….That way,….

Now start to write!

When you finish your writing, please swap your letter with your partner and check for mistakes .

V. Writing and checking

Sample Version Dear Xiaodong, I’m sorry you are having trouble in making friends.

However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you :

First of all, I think you should try your best to start talking to people about what you like. You’d better find the chance to join in people’s discussion in order to communicate with each other. If you do this, you will get to know different people and let them see you are friendly.

Secondly, if you want to develop a friendship with others, you should have self-confidence. That way, others would like to be your friends. Thirdly, being a good listener is also very important. When listening to your friend speaking carefully, it is clear that you show interest in what he or she is saying. I hope you will find my advice is helpful and I wish you could make some good friends as soon as possible. Best wishes, Yours truly, Miss Wang

VI. Assessment

Content:Are your ideas stated clearly?Do you provide good reasons or supporting details for your ideas? Organization:Are your ideas related to the topic?Is your reasoning logical?Have you used linking words properly?Have you used any sentence patterns provided in the text? Accuracy:Are there any spelling mistakes?Are there any grammatical mistakes?Have you employed high-level words and expressions? Others:Is your handwriting neat and easy to read?