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Unit 3 Teenage problems Study skills
Free talk
Lead-in
What problems do you have in your life?
Work in groups and give useful suggestions.
Millie’s problems:
Mr Friend’s advice:
☆stay up late to finish all
her homework
☆not have enough time
for her hobbies
★plan her day carefully
make a list of all the homework she has
★choose the hobby according to the time she
has
work out how much time she needs to finish it all
Simon’s problems:
Mr Friend’s advice:
☆can’t achieve a balance between
his schoolwork and his hobbies
☆parents are strict with him
★not wise to spend hours playing football
★ just don’t want him to stay out so late
play football for an hour or two, and then go home
not having enough sleep
getting low marks
getting too fat
having too much homework
having poor eyesight
no communication with family members
1.Try to pronounce all the words correctly. 尽量把所有的单词都发音正确。
(1)pronounce作及物动词,意为“发音”,其名词形式为pronunciation,意为“发音,读音”。例如:
Can you pronounce this new word? 你会读这个新的英语单词吗?
His pronunciation is simply terrible. 他的发音太糟了。
(2)correctly是副词,意为“正确地”。其反义词是incorrectly(不正确地)。例如:
She answered the teacher’s question correctly. 她正确地回答了老师的问题。
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2.Don’t mention it. 不客气。
mention用作及物动词,意为“提及,说起”,可接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,还可接that引导的宾语从句。“Don’t mention it.”意为“不客气”。口语中常用该短语回答别人的感谢,相当于“You’re welcome.”“That’s OK /all right.”或“Not at all.”。例如:
He mentioned a girl named Alice in his story. 在故事中他提到了一个叫爱丽丝的女孩。
—Thanks for your help. 感谢你的帮助。
—Don’t mention it. 不客气/不用谢。
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She is not _________ "Chengyu",
Rong Momo _________ (嘲笑)her.
She studies hard, but she makes little _______.
(几乎没取得进步)
Why not _______________ Rong Momo?
Perhaps she should ________ (复习)
what she has learnt as often as possible.
go over
progress
Problems:
pay no attention to
Advice:
laughs at
五体投地---五个身体都摔倒地上了
乐不思蜀---乐得像老鼠
不择手段---还没折,手就断了
good at
She likes reading books, just like a_________.
(书呆子)
She hasn't found her father, so she feels sad
and _______.(担心的,烦恼的)
bookworm
worried
Problems:
Advice:
Why doesn’t she ______ (分担) her problems
with her friends?
share
Predict
To predict is to guess what comes next. It helps us understand what kinds of books or articles we are reading, and where we might find information.
[prɪ'dɪkt]
The trouble with teenagers
1,making friends
2,life in Australia
3,feeling lonely
4,schoolwork and hobbies
5,how our body changes
6,worrying about tests
7,study, study, study
8,love or friendship
Tip2:
We can predict the
content from the title
Match the titles with the contents
Friendship
Good ways to study
How to keep fit
Valuable time
Choose good books
The importance of study
Good habits
Cheer up
A. A good beginning is half done.
B. It is never too old to learn.
C. Where there is a will, there is a way.
D. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
E. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
F. Books and friends should be few but good.
G. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening.
H. Manage money wisely.
We can often predict the content from the title.
We can also use the headings in an article to predict the main idea of each part.
Why do you have few friends?
You complain a lot
You are selfish
You don't care about your friends
You get jealous
You don't get out enough
Activities
Predict what each heading
would talk about .Write your
thoughts on your paper.
Let your imagination fly!
1. The Diary of Clever Kid
2. Fashion
3. Teenage Fitness
4. The Ways to Learn English
5. Traveller
6. The Family Doctor
Ⅰ. Look at these names of the books. Which ones do you think may help you find the useful information about health?
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks with what, when, where, why, who to complete the sentences.
1. The children don't know ______ is in their stockings.
2. I wonder ______ she will pay me back.
3. The father asked ______ his son was going.
4. He forgot _______ gave this gift to him.
5. The teacher wants to know _______ Mary was late for school.
what
when
where
who
why
基础达标
一、根据句意和中文提示写出单词。
1.We have a __________________(化学) lesson on Tuesday morning.
Chemistry/chemistry
2.If you want to learn English well. You’d better read it ______(大声
地) every morning.
aloud
3.My English teacher praised me because I made great _________(进
步).
progress
4.Lucy didn’t ________(提及) anything about the party to me.
mention
5.Can you tell me how to __________(发音) this French word?
pronounce
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二、用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。
1.Jenny was hard-working and always got high _______(mark) in
most exams.
marks
2.He has been in England for ten years, so his English _____________
(pronounce) is excellent.
pronunciation
3.Susan is very ________(worry) about her parents’ safety in
Ukraine(乌克兰).
worried
4.Betty spelt all the new words _________(correct), which made
Miss Li very happy.
correctly
5.Let’s try our best ________(help) the people in need.
to help
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