Project 1

　　　　Project: writing an advice letter

Teaching objectives:

u To help students improve English through doing a project.

u To cooperate by working together on the project.

Important and difficult points:

Writing an advice letter.

Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

What does a good advice columnist do?

l get a rough idea about the trouble

l analyze the trouble

l find out the roots of the trouble

l give proper suggestions

l keep in regular contact with the sender

l feedback information

Step 2 Reading

1 Read the first letter and answer:

A Why does the father write the letter?

B What does the father think about his son?

C What is the father worrying about?

2 Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the son.

Try to be a docile kid at home no matter whether you are an outstanding student at school.

Never attempt to change your father's character and to be an ideal father.

Communicate with your father through letters if he happens to be short-tempered.

Come up to your dad and tell him how much you care about him.

Remember that it's correct for a father to urge his son to study hard.

Make your father believe you'll be successful in life by doing what you like.

3 Read the second letter and answer:

a Why does the son write the letter?

b What are his problems?

c How does he feel about his father?

4 Work in groups of 4 and find suggestions to the father.

Try to look at things from your son's angle. If you trade your role with your son, I believe you will realize some of the problems you mentioned in your letter are easy to solve.