1) ______ up.

LISTENING TEXT

Dear Lisa,

There is nothing wrong with you and this boy being friends and studying together. And no matter what other students say, it is possible for a boy and a girl to be just good friends. Ending your friendship with this boy would be a stupid thing to do. Not only would you lose a good friend, but you would also lose someone who is helping you with your studies.

Teenagers like to gossip, and they often see something that doesn't exist. Perhaps they can't understand your friendship with this boy. But that's no reason to throw it away. You should feel sorry for those students who have never enjoyed such a friendship. My advice is to ignore your gossiping classmates. That way you will show them that you are more grown up than they are.

Yours,

Wang Fei

Step 3 Speaking

Do you agree with Miss Wang's advice? Discuss it in your groups. You may use the expressions you wrote in the part of Before Class in your conversation.

Sample dialogue

S1: What do you think of Miss Wang's advice?

S2: I agree with her that Lisa shouldn't finish this friendship. However, I don't agree that Lisa should ignore her classmates. I think she should tell the teacher and the teacher should handle it.

S3: I agree that she should continue the friendship too, but I don't think she should tell the teacher. I think she should talk to her unkind classmates and tell them how upset they are making her. Perhaps they'll behave more kindly then.

S4: I'm afraid not. It's not a good idea to talk to classmates. They might be even more unkind. Maybe Lisa's parents should talk to the parents of her classmates'. That might solve the problem.

S2: I'm sorry, but I don't agree. Lisa cannot ask her parents or the teacher for help. She's too old for that. She needs to solve the problem herself.

S1: Ok. So we all agree that Lisa shouldn't finish this friendship. Let's vote and see which solution we like best. Then we can see if our ideas are the same as the rest of the class.

Step 4 Writing

1． 写作例题

To write a composition on the topic A Letter to the University President about the Canteen Service Campus. You should write at least 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline below:

假设你是李明，请就本学校食堂的状况给校长写一封信，内容应包括：食堂的饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等，可以是表扬，也可以是建议批评，也可以都有。

2． 写作指导

本文是应用书信给出建议类的文章，此类文章一般要求是给出的建议要明确，要贴近事实，要明确给出建议的原因。一般分为两个部分：建议部分和给出建议的原因。

{写作模板:架构}

开头：称呼

Dear Mr. President,

第一段：引出写信的目的

主题句：This letter comes to you from __________