Unit 3 Teenage problems

What should I do?

Vocabulary preview

预习展示

strictchoicesparedoubtawakeworthimaginesuggestionvaluable

想象珍贵的，宝贵的醒着的建议选择怀疑空闲的，多余的值得严格的，严厉的

• Find out meanings of these words and phrases.

1. choice

2. stay up 3. imagine4. doubt5. cause6. strict 7. develop8. valable

A. reasonB.be not sure if something is trueC.Make sure that rules are obeyedD.Very useful or importantE.The right to decide which thing you wantF.Start to have a skill,ability, etc.G.Go to bed later than usualH.Form a picture in your mind of someone or something

EG

BH

AC

FD

Growing up can be difficult. Youmay have many problems.

Growing pains

Pre-reading 读前导入

1.As a teenager, do you often meet with some personal problems?

2. What are they?

eat too much

make you unhealthy

Different problems

get fat

Different problems

Simon doesn’t have enough time

to do his homework.

Different problems

Millie doesn’t get enough sleep.

She feels tired in class.

Different problems

He gets too many tests and exams.

Daniel doesn’t have any close friends to talk to. Sometimes, he feels lonely.

Different problems

Different problems

His parents often quarrel with each other.He feels very unhappy

Amy’s cousin always makes a lot

of noise and disturbs her when

she is studying.

Different problems

The TV is always on at Kitty’s home.

The noise almost drives her mad.

Different problems

Different problems

Puppy love

Question 1: Which problem will bothe

r you the most?

Question 2: If you have problems wh

at will you do? 　

Do you know the advice columns in the newspaper?

Every person has his/ her own problem.

Millie and Simon also meet with some

problems.

Please look at the pictures carefully and

guess :

What problems do they meet with?

看一看 猜一猜

Millie’s problem

Too much homework

Stay up late

refuse it?Too much homework

No time for hobbies

Worth?

Doubt?

have no choice but to do it

hard to stay awake

Simon’s problem

Simon parents

be crazy about be strict with him.

forget when to stop don’t allow him to

get into trouble

Wonder and look forward to advice

Can you read Millie’s letter quicklCan you read Millie’s letter quickly and tell usy and tell us

1. What Millie’s problem is?1. What Millie’s problem is?

2. What she wants Mr Friend to d2. What she wants Mr Friend to do?o?

Fast-reading:Fast-reading: 快速阅读快速阅读

Can you read simon’s quickly and Can you read simon’s quickly and tell ustell us

1. What Simon’s problem is?1. What Simon’s problem is?

2. What he wants Sigmund to do?2. What he wants Sigmund to do?

Fast-reading:Fast-reading: 快速阅读快速阅读

Further-reading: 细细研读Read Millie’s letter again and work in pairs to ask more questions

What? When?

Why? Which?

How ? How long?

How often?

2.What does Millie think of homework?

1.What does Millie have to do?

3.When and where does Simon play football?

4.How long does it take him to play football?

problems

moods

hobbiesPlaying volleyballand ping-pong

Design the form

Name

Grade

Millie Simon

football

9 9

She doesn’t have enough time for hobbies and homework.

He doesn’t have enough time to play football.

doubt, unhappy angry

How to write the letters to talk about your problems?

Part1:.

Introduction (the purpose of writing the letter.)

Part 2Main body. (What the problem is. )

Para 3 Conclusion (Asking for suggestions)

Retell the two letters Retell the two letters 复述课文复述课文

• Lots of hobbies

• A lot of homework

• Hardly have spare time for

• Feel bad

• Look forward to

• Offer some advice

• Crazy about football

• Stay out late

• Strict with him

• Stressed, angry

• Advise…to achieve a balance

Retell the two lettersRetell the two letters

homework

hobbies

Can’t achieve a balance

You can also ask a You can also ask a youth workeryouth worker for help. for help.

青少年辅导员

Sigmund Friend

Offer some valuable suggestions.(adj)

homework hobbies

They will be of value to us.(n.)

If you were Sigmund,what suggestions would you give to Millie and Simon?

讨论解决问题

To Millie:To Millie:1.Plan her day carefully.2.Make a list of all the homework she has to do.3.Choose one hobby to do each day.4.Focus on her favourite hobby.To Simon:To Simon:1.Go home earlier.2.Don’t give up his hobby but don’t forget about his family,either.3.Play football for an hour or two.

Complete the letters from Sigmund Friend on p.47

Compare whose advice is better,yours or his?

problems

moods

hobbiesPlaying volleyballand ping-pong

Design the form

Name

Grade

Millie Simon

football

9 9

She doesn’t have enough time for hobbies and homework.

He doesn’t have enough time to play football.

bad, unhappy stressed and angry

advice Plan…Choose…

Spend less time…

Practice: 小试身手1.Do the exercise 3 in Exercise book(B)

1 ．做足够的锻炼 2 ．对…很着迷 3 ．感到有压力的 4 ．对某人严格

do enough exercise be crazy about feel stressed be strict with sb

5 ．按时上交作业 6 ．陷入困境 7 ．放弃你的爱好 8 ．在工作和玩之间获得平衡

hand in homework on timeget into troublegive up your hobby

keep a balance between the work and hobby

Practice:

2.Do the exercise 6 in Exercise book(B)

Millie’s letter Millie has a problem and she doesn’t know how to ___

_____( 处理 ) it. She has a lot of homework but she can’t ______( 拒绝 ) it because she understands that it is important to do her homework and _______________ ( 准时交作业 ). She usually just

a ______ it and often stays up late to c________ the exercises. However, she has no s____ time for her hobbies. She d______ whether it is _____________________( 值得如此努力工作 ). She is _________________ ( 期待 ) a holiday without homework and wants Sigmund Friend _________________________( 提供她一些建议 ).

deal withrefuse

hand it in on timeccepts omplete

pare

oubtsworth working so hard

looking forward to

to offer her some suggestions

Simon’s letter Simon would like some a_____ on his love

of football. He is so c_____about football

that he s_____ out late at night to play it. His parents are very _________ ( 对……严格 ) him and they don’t a_____ him to play outside after 6 p.m. Simon feels s_______ and angry _________________ ( 时不时 ). He wishes he could have his parents’ s_______. He wants Sigmund Friend to tell him how to _______________________ ( 在……之间达到平衡 )his schoolwork and his hobbies.

dvice

razy

tays

strict with

tressedfrom time to time

upport

achieve a balance between

llow

Just ask 心情巧克力Try to write a letter about your own problems

Conclusion 小结 今天我们阅读了来自 Millie 和 Simon 的两封信。从阅读中，我们了解了他们在学习和生活中遇到的一些烦恼和困惑，学习和掌握了有关的单词、短语和句子，并知道如何运用这些语言知识来谈论自己生活中遇到的一些问题和困惑。

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m1.Read the 4 letters fluently and try to retell them.2.Preview the use of the useful phrases and sentences.3.Finish the exercises in Exercisebook(B)

Important phrases:1. 许多爱好

2. 处理

3. 除了做某事别无选择

4. 使我不高兴

5. 取得平衡

6. 狂迷恋于…

7. 最有价值

lots of hobbies

deal with

have no choice but

make me unhappy

achieve a balance

be crazy about

the most valuable

9. a Grade 9 student

10. on time

11. hand in the homework

12. hear from sb

13. allow sb to do sth.

14. have one’s support

15. offer sb some advice

16. hardly have any spare time

一个初三的学生

准时

交家庭作业

收到来信

允许某人做某事

得到某人的支持

给某人提供建议

几乎没有闲暇时间

Read to your backRead to your back

Rules:Rules:

1.1. One student read a sentence aOne student read a sentence about Simon or Millie’s problembout Simon or Millie’s problem ，， the other guesses whose prothe other guesses whose problem it is and give some advicblem it is and give some advice to him or her.e to him or her.

2.2. One must read to the other’s bOne must read to the other’s back.ack. Sounds Sounds

interesting!interesting!