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Unit 4 Changing and Growing
Theme Reading
★学习目标:
•读懂邮件文本,能用英语讲述成长烦恼并提出解决建议。
•理解学业与爱好的成长矛盾,学会与家人真诚沟通、相互
理解。
•依据阅读目的筛选文本关键信息,梳理人物情绪变化逻辑。
•掌握定向阅读策略,主动参与小组合作交流探讨问题。
★教学重难点:
•理清邮件完整故事脉络,分析人物情绪转变过程。
•运用定向阅读法区分文本主次信息。
•结合自身经历完整表达自身烦恼与沟通办法。
•多角度思考、总结平衡爱好与学习的可行方案。
Warming up
•Did you have any happy or sad memories in junior high
school? What were they?
•When you met some troubles at school, how did you solve
them?
Free talk
Talk about the following questions:
Read the email and answer the questions.
Sender
Receiver
Salutation
Main text
Signature
Read the email and answer the questions.
• What is your reading purpose for the email?
• Are the following details important or unimportant for the purpose?
1. Last October, I signed up for a music club.
(Important / Unimportant)
2. Mrs. Zhang advised me to have a talk with my parents.
(Important / Unimportant)
3. My parents finally understood my love for music.
(Important / Unimportant)
To learn about Li Xiang’s past school year.
Read the text again and complete the character-development chart.
Beginning
•He signed up for a music
club and made some good
friends there.
•He felt _______________
______________________
_____________________.
Middle
•_________________________________________________________________.
•_____________________
_____________________.
disappointed that
His music teacher advised him to have an open and hoest talk with his parents
He talked to his parents
his parents didn't allow him
to learn singing
End
•_________________________________________________________________.
•_____________________
______________________
_____________________.
However, he can't spare much time for his study now
His parents started to understand his love for music.
Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the text.
1. Li Xiang wrote to Uncle Wang for help because he had ___________.
2. Li Xiang signed up for a music club last October to ___________ his singing skills.
3. Li Xiang’s parents didn’t allow Li Xiang to ___________ singing because they thought it was ______________.
4. Li Xiang was ___________ and didn’t know what to do.
5. After an open and ___________ talk, Li Xiang was glad to receive his parents’ support.
a problem
improve
learn
a waste of time
disappointed
honest
Group work. Read the text again and discuss how to help Li Xiang to solve his problem.
Li Xiang’s problem Your suggestion
He can’t spare much time for
his study because of the singing
activities. 1. plan everything well
2. ...
Suggestion:•Set clear time limits for singing practice.
•Finish school tasks first before joining music activities.
•Talk with Mrs. Zhang to cut down some unnecessary activities.
•Keep a daily timetable to balance study and hobby.
•...
Example:
Vocabulary
trouble
▶n. 麻烦;烦恼;困难
•have trouble (in) doing sth.:做某事有困难
例:Many teenagers have trouble dealing with their stress.(很多青少年难以应对自
身的压力。)
•be in trouble:处于困境中
例:When you are in trouble, you can turn to your teachers.(当你身处困境时,可以
向老师求助。)
•get into trouble:陷入麻烦
例:You may get into trouble if you waste too much time.(如果你浪费太多时间,
可能会陷入困境。)
advise
▶v. 劝告;建议
•advise sb. to do sth.:建议某人做某事
例:I advise you to draw up a daily time‑table.(我建议你制定一份每日时间表。)
•advise doing sth.:建议做某事
例:He advises taking a short break after long‑time study.(他建议长时间学习后短暂休
息。)
•advise sb. not to do sth.:建议某人不要做某事
例:I advise you not to give up your hobby easily.(我建议你不要轻易放弃你的爱好。)
disappointed
▶adj. 失望的;沮丧的
•be disappointed with sb./sth.:对人 / 事物感到失望
例:My parents were disappointed with my poor grades. (父母对我糟糕的成绩感到失望。)
•be disappointed at sth.:对某事(结果、消息)失望
例:She felt disappointed at the result of the competition.(她对比赛结果感到失望。)
•be disappointed to do sth.:做某事感到失望
例:We are disappointed to miss the music club activity.(错过音乐社团活动,我们感到
很沮丧。)
congratulation
▶n. 祝贺;恭喜 (日常只用复数“congratulations”,口语固定用法。)
•congratulations to sb:向某人祝贺
例:Congratulations to you! (恭喜你!)
•congratulations on sth:因某事祝贺
例:Congratulations on winning the game!(恭喜赢得比赛!)
▶congratulate:v. 祝贺
•congratulate sb on sth:因某事祝贺某人
例:We congratulate him on getting the chance to join the music club.(我们祝
贺他获得加入音乐社团的机会。)
honest
▶adj. 坦诚的;诚实的
•be honest with sb.:对某人坦诚
例:Try to be honest with your close friends.(试着对你的好朋友坦诚相待。)
•be honest about sth.:对某事如实、坦诚
例:He was honest about his weak points.(他坦诚说出了自己的不足之处。)
•an honest talk:坦诚的交谈
例:We had an honest talk about our different ideas.(我们就彼此不同的想法进行了一
次坦诚的交谈。)
courage
▶n. 勇气;胆量(不可数名词)
•gather one’s courage:鼓起勇气
例:I gathered my courage to share my troubles with my parents.(我鼓起勇气向父母倾
诉了我的烦恼。)
•have the courage to do sth.:有勇气做某事
例:You should have the courage to talk about your true feelings.(你要有勇气说出自己
真实的感受。)
•lose courage:失去勇气
例:He didn’t lose courage even after failing many times.(即便多次受挫,他也没有失
去勇气。)
Exercise
单项选择
1. I advise ______ a clear timetable to manage your free time.
A. make B. making C. to make D. made
2. She was disappointed ______ miss the chance to practice her hobby.
A. at B. with C. to D. on
3. When you are ______ trouble, you can ask your best friend for help.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
B
C
C
根据括号内容填空
1. If you have any ____________ (困难) with your homework, just ask
your teachers and parents for help.
2. She showed her great __________ (勇气) when she faced the danger.
3. Jake is an ___________(诚实的) boy, and his friends always trust him.
4. I ___________ (建议) you to go to bed early. It's good for your health.
trouble
courage
honest
advise
Homework
Homework
▶Need to do:
•Write a short note (60–80 words) to offer practical advice for Li Xiang
to balance singing and study.
•Finish all the vocabulary exercises we learned in class.
▶Choose to do:
•Find a short English passage about balancing hobbies and schoolwork, and
write two personal ideas after reading.
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