Enghlish 11 unit 2 relationships lesson 6 writing

Current mood: I’m so 1_______ This afternoon I had my birthday party and all my close friends came to my house.. He should not judge my friends by their looks.. I can’t stop being frien

Unit 2:

Relationships

Writing: TEEN FORUM

Vocabulary

Influence (n) /ˈɪn.flu.əns/ 

Talented (adj) /ˈtæl.ən.tt̬ɪd/ 

Appearance (n) /əˈpɪr.əns/

Dye (v) /daɪ/

Mood (n) /muːd/

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Tâm trạng

Upset (adj) /ʌpˈset/  =Sad Buồn

Task 1 : Read an online posting

on Teen Forum and fill in the

gaps Use the words in the

box. 

shocked talente

d different influence upset appearanc

es

Re: My dad’s being unreasonable!

By Lion King » Tuesday, December 3,20_ at 8.30 P.M.

Current mood: I’m so (1) _ 

This afternoon I had my birthday party and all my close friends came to my

house We were playing some games when Dad came back from work He

looked (2) when he saw T.’s dyed hair and ripped jeans I think T felt uncomfortable, so he said goodbye to all of us and left After the party, Dad told

me T could be a bad (3) on me and I should stop being friends with him. 

He said a good student should not dye his hair and should dress properly I

think Dad is being unreasonable He should not judge my friends by their looks

T is one of the best students in my class, but he wants to look (4) .His dream is to become a famous actor and film director He is very

(5) _ and has already acted in a few films I can’t stop being friends with someone just because my father doesn’t like them I wish Dad stopped judging

my friends by their (6) _ How can I make him understand this?

upset

shocked

influence

different talented

appearances

Read the online posting again (page 25) and

answer the question.

1 What is the title of the posting?

A My Dad is so shocked 

B A terrible birthday party

C My Dad’s being unreasonable.

2 When did Lion King write this online posting?

A Tuesday, December 19th

B Tuesday, December 3rd

C Tuesday, December 16th

3 How did Lion King feel about the incident?

A Shocked

B Upset

C Happy 

4 What was the matter with Lion King ?

A His friend couldn’t come to his birthday party?

B His father didn’t like his friend 

C His father didn’t allow to stay out late

5 What did Lion do after his dad’s judgment?

A He stopped being friends with his friend.

B He still kept being friends with his friend.

C He had argument with his dad.

6 What did he wish for the things to be different?

A He wished his dad stopped judging his friends

by their appearance.

B He wished he hadn’t been friends with his friend.

C He wished his dad had time to be happy with his friend at his birthday party.

How to write an online posting about relationship problems:

◉ Online posting is the stories that writers want to

share with other people through online forums

Shared stories are usually focused on personal

problems

◉ They can be writers’ mood or stories that the

writers encounter in life The writers post online to ask for advices from others or express their feelings

Task 2 : Put the steps of an online posting into the

paragraph

a The writer’s opinion/feelings about the incident

b The writer’s wish for things to be different

c The writer’s name

d The writer’s mood

e Description of the incident

f Date and time

g Title of the posting

1 _Re: My dad’s being unreasonable!

2 _By Lion King » Tuesday, December 3,20_ at 8.30 P.M 3 _

4 _Current mood: I’m so upset

5 _This afternoon I had my birthday party and all my close friends came to

my house We were playing some games when Dad came back from work He looked shocked when he saw T.’s dyed hair and ripped jeans I think T felt

uncomfortable, so he said goodbye to all of us and left After the party, Dad told

me T could be a bad influence on me and I should stop being friends with

him. He said a good student should not dye his hair and should dress properly 6 I think Dad is being unreasonable He should not judge my friends by their looks T is one of the best students in my class, but he wants to look

different His dream is to become a famous actor and film director He is very talented and has already acted in a few films I can’t stop being friends with

someone just because my father doesn’t like them

7 _I wish Dad stopped judging my friends by their appearances How can I make him understand this?

G

F D

E

A

B

C

How to write an online posting about relationship problems:

Step 1: Title of the posting 

Step 2: The writer’s name

Step 3: Date and time

Step 4: The writer’s mood

Step 5: Description of the incident

Step 6: The writer’s opinion/feelings about the incident Step 7: The writer’s wish for things to be different

Task 3 : Choose one of the stories below Use the ideas to write an online posting of 160-180 words

1 Story Parents work late on weekdays and most weekends;

alone at home with the housemaid or tutor; feeling lonely

Wish Parents spends more time with you

2 Story Best friends dropped out of school and started working;

her/his parents can’t support her/him; missing your friends at school

Wish Help your friends to continue her/his education

3 Story Friends confided a secret to you; you failed to keep it

secret; told it to other people; friend broke up with you; tried to apologise; your apology are not accepted; feeling regretful

Wish Friends to forgive you, become friends again

Re: My broken promise!

By: Thu Huong>> Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 at 6:00 P.M.

Current mood: I`m so regretful!

My friend – Alisa confided a secret to me when we went out for a drink She told me about her new boyfriend He betrayed her and she got upset Then, I went to another friend’s house – Emily She asked me about Alisa’s new boyfriend and I told her the whole

story One day, Emily met Alisa and asked how she and her

boyfriend were then And Alisa got angry with me, she said I broke

my promise and she broke up with me I tried to apologize to her but she did not accept my apology She said she would never

forgive me.

I wish I had not told her story for Emily How can I make her

forgive me?

• Learn vocabulary by heart

• Do task 4 (page 25 - Workbook)

• Prepare next lesson

Thanks for listening!