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Unit 2 Teenage problems
Reading 1
a. They move very fast.
b. They move slowly.
c. They are stopped.
Are the circles stopped or moving?
a. You have much stress recently. You need to relax for some days.
b.You have some trouble now. But you can overcome(克服) and treat it calmly.
c. You have a strong ability of self-control. You seldom have stress, so you live a comfortable life.
a psychological test(心理测试)
---life stress test
Lead-in
2
What should you do?
keep your problems to yourselves?
ask others for help?
Who can we ask for help?
Parents
Friends
A youth worker
Maybe we can go to a youth worker,
who can help us find out the cause, give us some valuable advice to deal with our problems.
Mr Friend
Who can we ask for help?
青少年辅导员
What’s Kitty’s problem about?
Do some predictions(预测) from the title and the pictures.
What’s the purpose of the two letters?
What about Simon?
Skim and find out Kitty’s problems.
?
Cannot make decisions by herself
Scanning
Cannot make decisions by herself
Tip:scanning
Scanning is useful when you need to find specific details or answers to particular questions within a text.
It saves time by allowing you to focus on finding the information you need without reading unrelated content.
for specific words, numbers, details or answers
Scanning
unhealthy food
Cannot make decisions by herself
Scanning
( ) 1. Kitty can order some food she likes when going to a restaurant with her parents
( ) 2. Kitty wants to make some decisions by herself.
( ) 3. Kitty does’t wants to talk about her feelings with her parents.
F
F
T
can’t
trys talking to them
Kitty
Problems Her parent _____________________
Causes Her parents __________________
Her parents order for her without_____________
Her parents either___________or just ________ their own opinions.
Feelings She was not sure __________ .
She thinks her parents ___________________ .
make all decisions in her life
choose clothes for her
asking what she wants
what to do
are too strict with her
lose patience
Finish the table:
stick to
How do you think Kitty feel?
What advice would you give Kitty to improve her relationship with her parents?
1. How you think Kitty feel?
Disrespected, helpless
She doesn’t have the chance to be herself
Her parents either lose patience or stick to their own opinions
Disappointed
2. What advice would you give her?
(1) Talk to her parents calmly and tell them her feelings gently
(2) She can show her parents that she can make good choices on her own.
失望的
Skim and find out Simon’s problems.
Scan and find out Simon’s problems.
finish schoolwork
mobile phone
Plays football
Scanning
( ) 1. Simon often feels tired during the day.
( ) 2. Simon is worried about falling behind at school.
T
T
Simon's problems
cannot manage time well
worried
How does Simon feel?
Often …
Sometimes …
Always …
Often …
results
fall behind in many of my classes
Study habits and methods
don’t have a plan before doing homework
like doing other things while doing homework
have low efficiency(低效)…
Q: What is the real reason for Simon’s problem?
Is too much homework the real reason for staying up late?
He can not manage his time well.
Further thinking
solutions
1.make a list of ...
2.work out how much time ...
choose hobbies according to ...
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can't keep/achieve a balance
hobbies
schoolwork
Both Kitty and Simon have problems with their parents?
No.
Have a debate(辩论):
Do you think it is worth spending so much time on homework?
Advantages:
learn more from subjects
Improve eaxm marks
improve study skills, especially time management…
Disadvantages:
make students stressed and tired.
have no time for hobbies
lead to no interest in learning
Homework is valuable. As a student, we have to do homework to improve ourselves and keep a balance between schoolwork and hobbies.
Group discussion
20
Further thinking
Describe the problems.
After helping Kitty and Simon solve their problems,
do you have some problems?
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Simon is reading an article about how to manage stress at school.
stress
regret
cut back on
fall behind
suffer
decision
patience
stick to
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20%
30%
50%
help each other
ask for help
self-help
How to overcome stress(克服压力)
Talk to your friends and try to help each other.
help each other
Tell others your problems and ask for their help.
ask for help
Face the problems, try different ways to deal with it.
self-help
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Tell friends your problems.
Finish the additional exercises in the worksheet.
Read the text.
Homework
Thank you!
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