1 Fill in each blank with the correct word given. Change the form of the word if necessary.nervous shy tired terrible friendly

1. I’m really . I’ve been studying all day.

2. I don’t like making speeches. I feel talking in front of many people.

3. If you were more to people, you would have more friends.

4. My stomach feels . I think I ate something bad at lunch time.

5. Paul is a bit at first, but when he knows you, he talks a lot.

tired

nervous

friendly

terrible

shy

million

medical

research

tie

worry

pimple

exam

energetic

confident

permission

herself

bother

not…in the slightest

annoy

fairly

plenty

plenty of

get along with

circle

listener

what if

Period 4

Dear Knowledgeable:

My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is a really important English spee

ch contest for our whole city next month. Our classmates want her to repres

ent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will win. It’s probabl

y true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really well. In fact, she alwa

ys comes top in the school exams. The problem is that she’s very shy. She doesn’t want to let friends down, but she’s terrified of speaking in front of othe

r people. She’s my friend, so she can tell me that she’s shy. but she can’t tell

everyone that. I don’t think they would believe her. I can’t think of any good

advice to give her, but you always come up with good solutions to people’s p

roblems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell

the rest of the students?

Fran

2 Read the email from Fran and write a reply

1. What will happen next month?

2. Who do the classmates want to

represent the class in the school

contest?

3. Does everyone believe her?

4. What are Mei’s worries?5. If you are Mei’s friend, What do

you think you should tell her?

6. What do you think you should tell

the rest of the students?

Key prases:Do you know their meaning?

1.know +led+ge +able=knowledgeable/´na:lidӡ ә bәl /

2.re+present=represent

3.come top in the school:

4.let…down

5.come up with :

6.good solutions to problem:

7.the rest of the students:

Key prases:Do you know their meaning?

1. knowledgeable/´na:lidӡ ә bәl / 有知识的

2.re+present=represent 代表

3.come top in the school: 在校第一

4.let…down 使失望

5.come up with : 想出

6.good solutions to problem: 问题的好的解决方法

7.the rest of the students: 剩余的学生

Dear Konwledgeable:My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is areally important English speech contest for ourwhole city next month. Our classmates want herto represent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will win. It’s probably true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really well. In fact, she always comes top in the school exams. The problem is that she’s very shy. She

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doesn’t want to let friends down, but she’s terrified of speaking in front of other people.She’s my friend, so she can tell me that she’s shy. but she can’t tell everyone that. I don’t think they would believe her. I can’t think of any good advice to give her, but you always come up with good solutions to people’s problems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell the rest of the students?

__________________________不想让朋友们失望不想让朋友们失望

_________________be terrified of doing sth.be terrified of doing sth.

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______________________ _______我想他们会不相信她我想他们会不相信她 想出，想起想出，想起

Fran

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想出，想起想出，想起

Dear Knowledgeable:

My best friend, Mei, has a problem. There is a really important English spee

ch contest for our whole city next month. Our classmates want her to repres

ent the class in the school contest. Everyone is sure she will win. It’s probabl

y true. Mei is very clever, and can speak English really well. In fact, she alwa

ys comes top in the school exams. The problem is that she’s very shy. She doesn’t want to let friends down, but she’s terrified of speaking in front of othe

r people. She’s my friend, so she can tell me that she’s shy. but she can’t tell

everyone that. I don’t think they would believe her. I can’t think of any good

advice to give her, but you always come up with good solutions to people’s p

roblems. What do you think I should tell Mei? What do you think I should tell

the rest of the students?

Fran

2 Read the email from Fran and write a reply

For e-mail writing, we must pay

attention to the following:

1. Keep your message short.

2. Keep your message simple.

3. Give your main idea using a few

sentences so people can understand

you immediately.

4. Don’t type all in capital letters.

For e-mail writing, we must pay

attention to the following:

1. Keep your message short.

2. Keep your message simple.

3. Give your main idea using a few

sentences so people can understand

you immediately.

4. Don’t type all in capital letters.

Dear Fran, I’m very glad to hear that Mei is so good at English. In my opinion,

Knowledgeable

she should take part in the contest. It is an opportunity to show herself and learn from others, She is very clever. There is no need for her to be shy. Tell her that the teacher and the whole class will help her prepare for the contest and encourage her to practice in different ways. With the help of the teacher and the classmates, she will succeed. Do remember: try, then you’ll make it.

Subject: Subject: Reply Reply From: From: Knowledgeable Knowledgeable

Dear Fran,Dear Fran,

Shyness is extremely common, Shyness is extremely common,

especially among teens. As shy people, especially among teens. As shy people,

most of us are worrying about ourselvesmost of us are worrying about ourselves——

about how we look, what we say and about how we look, what we say and

whether other people will likewhether other people will like

Subject: Subject: Reply Reply From: From: Knowledgeable Knowledgeable

Dear Fran,Dear Fran,

Shyness is extremely common, Shyness is extremely common,

especially among teens. As shy people, especially among teens. As shy people,

most of us are worrying about ourselvesmost of us are worrying about ourselves——

about how we look, what we say and about how we look, what we say and

whether other people will likewhether other people will like

One sample version: One sample version:

usus——to stop to think about what we can to stop to think about what we can

do fordo for other people. But really, that’s other people. But really, that’s

what being social is aboutwhat being social is about——the other the other

person, not us. So you can tell her two person, not us. So you can tell her two

ways to overcome shyness. First, tell ways to overcome shyness. First, tell

her that she should let people know that her that she should let people know that

she is shy in case she is misunderstood. she is shy in case she is misunderstood.

Second, tellSecond, tell

usus——to stop to think about what we can to stop to think about what we can

do fordo for other people. But really, that’s other people. But really, that’s

what being social is aboutwhat being social is about——the other the other

person, not us. So you can tell her two person, not us. So you can tell her two

ways to overcome shyness. First, tell ways to overcome shyness. First, tell

her that she should let people know that her that she should let people know that

she is shy in case she is misunderstood. she is shy in case she is misunderstood.

Second, tellSecond, tell

her that it is better to make things easy fher that it is better to make things easy f

or the other person. Tell her to remembeor the other person. Tell her to remembe

r that she is the best person for the job; sr that she is the best person for the job; s

he can practise in various ways. And tell he can practise in various ways. And tell

the rest of the students that you should althe rest of the students that you should al

l help and encourage her to overcome shl help and encourage her to overcome sh

yness. yness.

KnowledgeableKnowledgeable

her that it is better to make things easy fher that it is better to make things easy f

or the other person. Tell her to remembeor the other person. Tell her to remembe

r that she is the best person for the job; sr that she is the best person for the job; s

he can practise in various ways. And tell he can practise in various ways. And tell

the rest of the students that you should althe rest of the students that you should al

l help and encourage her to overcome shl help and encourage her to overcome sh

yness. yness.

KnowledgeableKnowledgeable

Subject: Reply From: Knowledgeable Dear Fran, It’s common that someone would feel nervous when they talk in front of many people. Because they are shy. In my opinion, they are unconfident. They are afraid of making mistakes.

Subject: Reply From: Knowledgeable Dear Fran, It’s common that someone would feel nervous when they talk in front of many people. Because they are shy. In my opinion, they are unconfident. They are afraid of making mistakes.

So you could tell your friend that she should be confident, and she should believe herself. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes. Because everyone would make mistakes.

KnowledgeableKnowledgeable

1. 抄写并背诵单词 knowledgeable represent let down come up with rest

2. 背诵 self check 2

3. 作业本 (1) Unit 4 Exercise 5

4. 完成作文