Unit 2. Relationships. Lesson 6. Writing

WRITING
NEW LESSON
SKILLS
TEEN FORUM
1. Read an online posting on Teen Forum and fill the gaps. Use the words in the box.
shocked talented different
Influence upset appearances
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.
shocked
upset
influence
shocked talented different
Influence upset appearances
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?
appearances
talented
different
g. Title of the posting
2. Put the following parts of the online posting in the correct order.
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
3. Choose one of the stories below. Use the ideas to write an online posting of 160-180 words.
Re: My parents have no time for me.
By Mac Van Van » 5 July 20__, at 9 p.m.
Current mood: lonely

My parents are always busy at work. They often work late on weekdays and most weekends. So I`m left alone at home with the housemaid or tutor. I feel so lonely and miss my parents a lot.
I wish my parents understood and spent more time with me.  What should I do? 
MODEL 1
Re: I want to apologise.
Posted by Ti Co Nuong » 10 October 20__, at 9 p.m.
Current mood: regretful

I am really confused and don`t know what to do now. Just because the other day my best friend, Móm Chị, confided her secret to me in order to ask me for advice, and she asked me to keep it secret. I gave her my advice, but I wasn’t sure it would work. Afterwards, I happened to tell it to one of my classmates with the hope that she had more perfect solution to help Mom Chi. Then this classmate shared it with the others. As a result, Móm Chị’s secret spread. She knew it and broke up with me. I tried to explain and apologise, but she was so angry and refused my apology.
I am now feeling very regretful, and I don`t want our friendship to come to an end this way. We`ve been good friends for years. I really hope that she will forgive me for my mistake and become friends again.
MODEL 2
Re: How to help a friend come back to school.
By Le Quang Teo » 15 November 20__, at 9 p.m.
Current mood: Confused
I am really worried and don`t know what to do now. My best friend, Móm Em, dropped out of school and started working as a construction worker in order to earn his living because his parents can’t support him any more. Our form teacher and the school leaders tried to campaign his family to let him come back to school, but they refused just because they were in really bad economic situation. They need Móm Em to take the burden of a needy family. He was very sad to quit school, but he had to.
I miss him very much now because I have no one to share my studies at school. He is a very good student. A bright future were waiting for him if he had a chance to come back to school. I have tried to help him, but how can I do this meanwhile I am still an eleventh grader?
MODEL 3
You can write about:
what happened, when and where, and who was involved
how you and the other people felt
your wish
4. Think of something that happened to you or another person. Write an online posting of 160-180 words.
Re: I want to apologise.
Posted by Lana » 2 March 20__, at 6 p.m.
Current mood: regretful

I don`t know what to do now. Last week I had an argument with my best friend because I thought she had lied to me. She tried to explain, but I was so angry that I refused to listen to her explanation.
Yesterday, I happened to find out that I was wrong. I immediately called her to apologise, but this time it was her who refused to listen to me.
I don`t want our friendship to come to an end this way. We`ve been good friends for years. I really hope that she will forgive me for what I have done and said to her.
MODEL 1
Re: My first day in my new school.
Posted by Paulo » 2 March 20___, at 6 p.m.
Current mood: lost
My family moved to a new town last week and today was my first day in my new school. Everything was new: new classrooms, new teachers and new classmates. At first, I felt very lonely because I knew nobody here. I just stood on my own feet and my new classmates were looking at me curiously. I didn`t know what to say to break the ice. I felt miserable.
But then everything changed when the teacher introduced me to the whole class and asked the class monitor to help me to get to know my classmates and the school rules. Carol is a wonderful class monitor. She took the initiative to show me around the school. She also helped me to make friends with other students. She made sure I was never alone on my first day in my new school.
Although I still miss my old friends, I like my new school and classmates. I hope I can make lots of good friends here.
MODEL 2
HOMEWORK
- Learn new words by heart.
- Read the reading again.
- Prepare: COMMUNICATION & CULTURE (page 26, 27)
- Do exercise E in exercise book (page 17)
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