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English with Stamy L2 Reading and grammar What’s the style of the passage? Prediction before reading Who are they? I’m 17, and a member of our school basketball team. a column in a newspaper or magazine offering advice on personal problems to readers who wrote to ask for help. An agony aunt is a British advice columnist(专栏作家) who gives advice to people who send in personal problems to the advice column of a newspaper or a magazine. The image presented was originally of an older woman offering comforting advice. Nowadays, the advisor is not necessarily female. It may turn out to be a male (Agony Uncle) or even a team. In American English, "advice columnist" is used. Prediction before reading I’m 17, and a member of our school basketball team. What might be his question? Prediction before reading I’m 17, and a member of our school basketball team. What might be his question? bad performance in a subject pressure to look good conflict with classmates difficulties fitting in with others Read the first letter to find his question. I’m 17, and a member of our school basketball team. conflict with classmates Read the first letter to find his question. conflict with classmates What’s the conflict? Ben believed one of his teammates let down the whole team and told it to his best friend. But then his friend told everyone else what Ben had said. Now Ben is at a loss for what to do. conflict with classmates How did he feel during the process? Disappointed by his behavior, I said all this to my best friend. I was just letting off steam really, because I was so angry, but then my friend went and told everyone else what I’d said. This is so totally awkward. I’m really angry with my friend – what should I say to him? Embarrassed and ashamed, I can’t concentrate on anything. 过去分词作状语,表原因 过去分词作状语,表原因 conflict with classmates Ben believed one of his teammates let down the whole team and told it to his best friend. But then his friend told everyone else what Ben had said. Now Ben is at