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Unit 1 Teenage Life Reading for Writing
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Vocabulary
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1. adventure
adj. adventurous冒险的;奇遇的
a sense/spirit of adventure 冒险意识/精神
练习:Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of __________.
adventure
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2. expert
be expert at/ in doing sth. 擅长做某事
练习:He developed his own program in partnership with an American _________.
expert
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3. focus
词性:_________ 意思:__________
focus on/ upon 集中/专注/聚焦于
focus one's attention on注意
练习:Today he was able to _________ his message.
focus
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4. addicted
词性:_________ 意思:__________
be addicted to doing sth./sth. 对(做)……很入迷
练习:After you force yourself to eat it, you get ________ to it.
addicted
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Lead-in
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If your friends meet the problems, what should you do to help him or her?
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Activity 1: Susan Luo, an adviser for teenagers, has received a letter asking for some advice. Read her reply and discuss the questions.
(1)What is Worried Friend’s problem?
(2)What suggestions does Susan Luo give to Worried Friend?
(3)Do you think Ms Luo’s advice is useful? Why or why not?
(4)Besides suggestions, what else does Susan Luo say in her letter?
(5)What other kinds of advice would you give?
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1. Worried Friend is worried that his or her friend, Chen Lei, plays computer games too often and spends too much time online.
2. She recommends that he/she talk to his/her friend about his behaviour, and encourage his/her friend to try new hobbies.
3. Perhaps the advice is useful, because it is always good to talk to a friend about his or her problems and offer advice.
4. She also mentions the disadvantages of being addicted to the Internet.
5. I would tell Chen Lei that he should spend his time more productively with an eye on his future. For example, instead of playing computer games, he could learn computer programming. Who knows? He might become a great figure in that field when he’s older.
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Activity 2:Work out the format of the letter and try to analyse what aspects are mentioned in the body.
Format The aspects of content in the body
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Greet