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Section A (3a-3c)
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents?
Which word can you hear very often in the video?
lonely
Why do the teenagers feel lonely in the video?
They can’t ______________/ _______________ their families.
get on well with
get along well with
Their __________ between family are not good.
relations
1. What's the relationship between them?
2. What's the problem with them?
They ______ _____ each other.
worried, afraid, scared, nervous ...
They are a couple(夫妇).
argue with
3. How do you feel when your parents argue?
In the picture, we can find bad relations between them. Let’s predict:
It’s clear that they can’t talk with each other well.
= It’s clear that they can’t _______________ each other well.
communicate with
Look at the picture. What kind of problems do you think “Sad and Thirteen” might have?
I guess…
Now let’s read the passages and find out the answer.
While-reading
Skim the passage and answer.
What are the two letters about?
A. The relation with parents B. the relation with brother
C. The problems with family and how to deal with them.
Tip1:主旨大意看首尾,通常落在第一句。
1. What’s the type类型?
A. Stories B. News C. Letters D. Emails
What are the two letters about?
advice
problem
Letter One
Letter Two
Sad and Thirteen
Robert Hunt
Who has problems?
Who gave advice on the problems?
a school counselor
学校辅导员
What can you get from the name “Sad and Thirteen”?
His feeling and his age.
parents
Skimming
Read quickly and choose the answer.
1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem?
A. He has something wrong with his study.
B. His friends don’t understand him.
C. He can’t get on with his family.
2. How does Robot Hunt help Sad and Thirteen?
A. Talk with Sad and Thirteen’s parents.
B. Give some advice to Sad and Thirteen.
C. Fight with Sad and Thirteen’s brother.
Tip2:速读回文找主体。
his elder brother
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Problems
Parents: They ______a lot.
elder brother
feelings
He is not very ____ _____ me.
He ____ _____let me wa