Project 1

an advice columnist

get a rough idea about the trouble

analyze the trouble

find out the roots of the trouble

give proper suggestions

keep in regular contact with the sender

feedback information

Read the first letter and answer:

1 Why does the father write the letter?

2 What does the father think about his son?

3 What is the father worrying about?

To ask for some help so as to help his son.

His son may fail at school or worse.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

Read the second letter and answer:

1 Why does the son write the letter?

2 What are his problems?

3 How does he feel about his father?

To be helped with some problems he has at home.

He loves his father a lot. He hopes his father can understand him better and respect the things he wants to do.

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.

Prepare to have a heart-to-heart talk with him. music are part of a young people’s life. You can’t stop him just because good communication will smooth the problems. Your son wants you to treat him as your equal while you act as a commander. That’s where all the problems come from.

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

Remember what your son needs is more than material comfort.

You’d better not put too much pressure on your son. Be a good motivator. Try to encourage him to find himself, to build up self-confidence. Cut out harsh remarks when your son falls short of your expectation.

Unconditional love is very important, because he is

your son.

Homework:Homework:

Get ready to write an advice letter.

problems the father thinks about his son

• disobeys everything his parents ask him to do

• is rude to them

• refuses to spend time with them

• refuses to do his homework

• spends too much time watching DVDs, listening to foreign music, chatting in Internet cafes, playing games and surfing the Internet

problems the son thinks about his father• doesn’t listen to him when he wants to do something or suggests an idea

• shouts at him when he tries to talk to him

• fights like crazy when he refuses to his father

• makes him do things he doesn’t like

• calls him selfish and unloving when he wants to be alone

• gets very angry when he plays foreign music

• sends him to bed or tell him to study when he watches a DVD

• forbids him from meeting his friends at the Internet