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译 林 必 修
第一册
Unit 2
Period 3
Integrated skills
教学目
Lead-in
视频:How To Cheer Up Dad
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To identify the problems they have with their parents and seek solutions.
To analyze and summarize the features of a formal advice email and write a formal advice email to help solve their problems.
学习目标
目标一:To identify the problems they have with their parents and seek solutions.
Activity 1 Tick the possible problems between teenagers and their parents.
Teenagers' problems:
□ blaming parents
□ quarrelling with parents and using some improper expressions
□ being impatient when talking with parents
□ spending more time in front of the computer than with parents
□ turning a deaf ear to what parents say
□ losing temper because of heavy academic pressure
Parents' problems:
□ trying to control everything related to their children
□ forcing their children to study all the time
□ being eager to know what's on their children's mind
□ making decisions for their children
□ attaching too much importance to academic performance
□ ignoring their children's inner thoughts
Activity 2: Some teenagers write to Cynthia, the host of a radio programme
called Teen Time. Read quickly and complete the following tasks.
Task 1 What is the common topic of the three emails?
Conflicts between parents and teens.
Reading strategy — Steps for summarizing
Step 1. Read the paragraph once without highlighting or circling any of its text.
This will give you a general idea of the subject and the author’s purpose
without getting too caught up in details and descriptions. Pay attention to
the author’s purpose for writing the paragraph.
Step 2. Re-read the paragraph while looking for key words and phrases, usually
the words or phrases the author repeats.
Step 3. Underline the paragraph’s first sentence, which often contains the
paragraph’s main idea.
Step 4. Write one sentence in your words by connecting the key words you ha