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Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you
understanding ideas
Free talk
Free talk:
Do you have any problems at school? What are they?
Lead in
bad performance in a subject
cannot concentrate on study
pressure to look good
conflict with classmates
difficulties fitting in with others
your secret gave away by your best frieds
Which you think is the most difficult to overcome and why?
In my opinion, ...is the most difficult to overcome. The reasons are as follows...
I find...most challenging to overcome. Because...
Lead in
Who you turn to help when you face a problem?
friends
parents
teachers
online forums
agony aunt
no one-- keep it a secret
others
An agony aunt is a British advice columnist(专栏作家) who gives advice to people who send personal problems to the advice column of a newspaper or a magazine.
Lead in
Who is asking for help?
Who does he turn to for help?
What are the types of these two letters? (help/advice)
Letter 1: Letter for ,
Letter 2:Letter for .
Pre-reading
help
advice
Read the passage quickly and choose the best summary of the letters.
Ben said something bad about his best friend, and Agony Aunt told him to apologise to his friend.
Ben was angry that his team was let down by some members, and Agony Aunt told him to take it easy.
Ben didn’t play well in the match, and Agony Aunt advised him to apologise to his teammate.
Ben was in an awkward situation, and Agony Aunt gave him suggestions as to how to deal with his problems.
about
While-reading
I was disappointed with my teammate, because I felt ___________________ by him.
I told my best friend that my teammate was to blame, just _____________.
My best friend ________________________
_______________. I don’t know what to do.
Ben’s problems
Ben’s feelings
went and told everyone
else what I’d said
to let off steam
the team were let down
While-reading
disappointed
angry
embarrassed
ashamed
I am in a total mess.
I can’t concentrate on an