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八下 Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?
Section A 3a-3c
To read two letters and pracitice reading skills
To learn to think about advice and give reasons for agreement/disagreement
Look at the picture and discuss with your partner.
Does the girl look happy or sad?
What is her friend doing?
parents
homework
exams
grades
friends
too shy
too heavy
... ...
Do you have these problems?
When you have prolems, what do you usually do?
talk to a friend
write a diary
write a letter to a school counselor (学校顾问)
... ...
Sad and Thirteen
The boy looks sad. He has some problems.
He writes a letter to his school counselor for help.
读前预测
Look at the picture. Can you guess what problems the boy Sad and Thirteen might have?
I guess ...
two letters
written by the boy Sad and Thirteen
replied by the school counselor
Read the first letter and find out what his boy’s problems are.
His parents fight a lot.
His elder brother is not very nice to him.
Read the second letter and find out the school counselor’s advice.
He should offer to help and do more jobs around the house.
He should communicat with his brother.
problems
advice
His parents fight a lot.
His brother isn’t nice to him.
He could offer to help and do more jobs around the house.
He should sit down and communicate with his brother.
3a
Complete the chart.
Sad and Thirteen’s problems
Robert Hunt’s advice
①
can’t get on with...,
...have become difficult
②
fight a lot, I don’t know...,
When they argue
③
elder brother is not very nice,
refuses to let...
feel lonely and nervous
①
it’s normal..., talk about...
②
offer to help,
do more...so that
③
sit down and communicate with...., explain...
will be better
Retell the article
3b
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice? Why?
I agree with his advice because...
I disagree because ...
Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following? Write a sentence using each word or phrase.
3c
make sth. clear — explain