Try to write He Mengling Daqu Middle School

What problems do my students have? Can you give us some advice? Qiu Yiran: I am not good at English listening. Zheng Siting: I am worried about my grades and don’t sleep well. Wang Peng: I am a little fat, and I worry about the PE test in May. Chai Luping: I have a lot of homework and always stay up late every night. 1. Why don’t you do…. / why not do… 2. What/How about doing… 3. (I think) you should /could… . give advice 4. (In my opinion/view), you’d better do… 5.It’s very important/helpful… for you to … . 6. It’s a good idea /way to … …

Practice ★ It’s very important/helpful… for you to … . 吃蔬菜和水果对你来说很重要。 It’s very important for you to eat vegetables and fruit. I often feel tired. ★It’s a good idea/ way to … 我认为向老师寻求帮助是一个不错的办法。 I think it’s a good way to ask the teacher for help. He often fails in the Chinese exams.

use different sentence patterns Practice （中考链接） use different sentence patterns （2017宁波中考作文）三年的初中生活让我收获满满。校英语报邀请你写一篇短文，给即将升入九年级的学弟学妹或他们的父母提一些建议。请你结合自己的学习经历选择其中一个对象，阐述你的观点。 Advice for students Advice for parents keep healthy join clubs develop your study skills … encourage…more not compare…with… allow…to make decisions 注意（1）短文必须包括你所选择一方的所有要点，并适当发挥（2）文中不得出现真实的人名和校名（3）词数：80-100（4）短文首句仅供参考，不计入总词数。 短文首句：How time flies! Now_____（you/your children) are students of Grade 9._________________________________________________ you I think you should keep healthy. It’s a good idea to join clubs. In my opinion, you’d better develop your study skills. It’s important for you to learn to relax yourself.

8-9 Put them together Mark _____ Use linking words How time flies! Now you are students of Grade 9. ________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ I think you should keep healthy. It’s a good idea to join clubs. In my opinion, you’d better develop your study skills. It’s important for you to learn to relax yourself. 31 words 6

Have a try Mark _____ Use linking words 11-12 How time flies! Now you are students of Grade 9. ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ First/ Firstly/First of all,… I think you should keep healthy. It’s a good idea to join clubs. Second/Secondly/Also/Besides,… Third/Thirdly/What’s more,… In my opinion, you’d better develop the study skills. Finally/Lastly/Last but not least,… It’s important for you to learn to relax yourself. 7

1.Use different sentence patterns 2.Use linking words（first, second…) Practice （中考链接） 1.Use different sentence patterns 2.Use linking words（first, second…) （2015湖州中考）假如你叫David, 你的英国朋友Chris 来信向你咨询如何才能学好中文。请你用英语写封回信，介绍如何学好中文。 注意（1）回信必须包括上面全部信息，可适当发挥（2）回信中不得出现真实姓名、校名、地名等信息（3）词数：80-100，回信的开头已给出，供选用。 Dear Chris, I’m glad to receive your letter. You asked me how to learn Chinese well. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ four sentences

Let's try it together! Why? First, I think you should keep healthy. How? Health is the most important. A good body is helpful for your study. what? because First, I think you should keep healthy ________ health is the most important ____ a good body is ______ helpful for your study. and also You can do exercise every day, such as running or walking. You can eat more vegetables and fruit every day. not only but also To keep healthy, you can _________ do exercise ________ eat more vegetables and fruit every day. You should have enough sleep. so that To keep healthy, you should have enough sleep ________ you will be full of energy.

13-14 Put them together! Mark ______ WOW! How time flies! Now you are students of Grade 9. First, I think you should keep healthy. Health is the most important. You can not only do exercise but also eat more vegetables and fruit every day. Besides, it’s a good idea to join clubs. What’s more, you’d better develop your study skills. Finally, it’s important for you to learn to relax yourself. 55 words

Practice （中考链接） Each group chooses one of the point to make the sentence better. （2017舟山中考）英语课上，你们开展了一次以“ What can we do to make home a happier place?” 为主题的讨论，同学们把自己的想法写在卡片上。请结合卡片信息，用英语写一篇短文，向校刊English Learning 投稿。 ① ② ③ Why? How? what? 注意（1）短文必须包括卡片所给的信息，适当发挥，并谈谈自己的想法 （2）文中不得出现与你身份相关的信息（3）词数：80-100，短文首句仅供选择使用，不计入总词数。 短文首句：In our English class, we had a discussion about what we can do to make home a happier place. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 or 3 sentences about 25 words.

Possible version （宁波中考写作范文） How time flies! Now you are students of Grade 9. I’d like to tell you something that will make your school life more comfortable and wonderful. First, I think you should keep healthy. So don’t forget to exercise every day. Besides, it’s a good idea to join clubs so that you can learn better and make more friends. What’s more, you’d better develop your study skills and you will make great progress. Finally, it’s important for you to learn to relax yourself, such as listening to music, hanging out with friends, and watching movies. I wish you success and good luck! 91 words

Summary: Try to use different sentence patterns Try to use the linking words Try to make the sentences better

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Homework: Do the exercises as usual Try to give advice to parents. (write 2 or 3 sentences for each point) Advice for parents …encourage…more …not compare…with… …allow…to make decisions …

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