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In some countries, many magazines and some newspapers have a section to help readers to write in with their personal problems and get advice on how to solve the them. The section is called the “problem page”. The writers’ names are usually not revealed(不暴露). The person who gives advice is often a psychologist or a counselor.
Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?
Section A 3a-3c
What kind of problems do you usually face in life?
Who is giving
advice?
Who do you think has a problem?
/ˈkaʊnsələr/
A school counselor is a person who is trained to help students with both school and personal problems.
argue with each other
What's Sad and Thirteen's problem?
get on with sb.
=be good with
=get along with
=have a good relationship with
What's Sad and Thirteen's problem in details?
There’s no coffee.Would you like some tea instead?
My mom goes shopping on foot instead of by bus.
Whatever = everything
1.Relations between my parents have become difficult.
2.His elder brother is not very nice.
metapher
What’s Robert Hunt’s advice?
1.Relations have become difficult…
2.My elder brother is not very
nice.
…talk about these feelings with your family.
…offer to help, like doing more jobs.
…sit down, communicate with…, explain…don’t mind him watching TV, let you watch your favorite show
normal and appropriate
make sth. clear
What is the key of Hunt’s advice here?
Why is communication important?
Calm down and relax ourselves
Show our respect and politeness
Help to be more patient when communicating with others
…
Discussion
Why is communication so important?
Listen to each other
Open your mind
Voice your true feelings
Equal to each other
Discussion
How can we communicate well with people?
Can you give more advice to Sad and Thirteen?
Thinking
What do you think of Mr.Hunt?
Mr.hunt is really understanding and smart.
He gave advice in a very good way.
Underline the sentence structure Mr. Hunt uses to give advice.
Why don't you ...?(Why not do...)
Maybe you should...
You could...
It's better for you to do...
It's best for you to do...
You’d better do...
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communicate
refuse
nervous
get on with
communicate
refuse
nervous
get on with
Parents often find it difficult to communicate with their children.
He refused to take my advice.
She felt a bit nervous when she spoke.
The new teacher is getting on with his students.
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Sad and Thirteen
1. parents
can’t________ with his family.
problems
get on
2. ________________
elder brother
a. Their relations are ___________.
b. _________ is the only _______________they have.
c. It’s like a big, black cloud _____________our home.
a. Isn’t _____________.
b. __________ let him watch his favorite TV show.
c. _________ he watched whatever he wants.
d. He thinks it is ______________.
difficult
Fighting
nice to him
Refuses to
not fair/unfair
communication
hanging over
Instead
lonely and nervous
feels _________________
The 1st letter
Mr. Hunt
1. parents
advice
It’s _______to have these feelings
2. elder brother
a. Why don’t you _____________________
with them.
b. If they are having problems, you should
_____________.
c. Maybe you could ____________ around
the house so they have time to communicate
properly.
a. Why don’t you _____________________
with him?
b. You should __________ you don’t mind
him watching TV all the time.
c. He should ______________ your favorite
show
talk about your feelings
normal
offer to help
do more jobs
sit down and communicate
explain
let you watch
The 2nd letter
=make him clear
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