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Unit 4 A better me
沪教牛津版九年级上册
What are some common teenage problems?
Key question
主题范畴:人与自我
Reading I
lead in
Do you sometimes have worries or problems?
worry about body image
find it hard to make friends.
What problems do you usually face?
have difficulty managing time
What problems do you usually face?
experience online or offline bullying
What problems do you usually face?
get addicted to social media or computer games
feel pressure to do well in school
What problems do you usually face?
worry about parents’ high expectations
Here is a list of the common problems that teenagers around the world face today.
Many teenagers:
worry about body image
find it hard to make friends
have difficulty managing time
feel they have no one to turn to for help
feel pressure to do well in school
experience stress and do not get enough sleep
get addicted to social media or computer games
experience online or offline bullying
规划时间
压力
对…上瘾
线下;霸凌
What other problems do you usually face?
worry about falling behind in studies
担心学习不上
feel left out by peers
感觉被同龄人孤立
feel shy about speaking in public
当众讲话会害羞
feel misunderstood by family members
觉得被家人误解
worry about parents’ high expectations
担心父母期望高
What do you do when you have a problem?
I talk to my parents or friends. Sometimes I write emails to my teacher.
Skim and predict
1. Where can we read the article?
2. Who wrote these posts?
3. What are “Miss Unhappy”, “Skateboard P”, “Brace567”, “Troubled_55” and “Dinosaru_boy”?
4. What are their posts about?
On the Internet./Teen websites
Teenagers.
Nicknames of online users
They are about teenagers' problems and they ask for advice.
Miss Unhappy
Skateboard P
Braces567
Troubled_55
Dinosaur_boy
Hobbies vs. Study
New school anxiety
Friend problem
Sister trouble
Appearance
Match their problems
P54
Troubled_55’s younger sister
Braces567’s mother
Miss Unhappy
Skateboard P’s mother
Dinosaur_boy
P54
she told the teacher that her friend sometimes forgets her homework
spend time on his hobbies
cooking and skateboarding
school is more important
wearing braces
her sister is noisy, always takes her things without telling her and messes up their room
nervous about going to a new school
he is shy
Activity : Role-play (角色扮演 - 互助答疑)
A (poster)-- B(Adviser)
A: I feel terrible because... What should I do?(问题)
B: Don't worry. Why don't you... / You should... / How about... / It's a good idea to...(提供两条建议)
A (Miss Unhappy): My friend doesn't talk to me because I told the teacher about her homework.
B (adviser): You should talk to her and say sorry. You can explain that you did it because you care about her.
Summary (课堂小结)
Everyone has problems. It's normal.
When we have problems, we can talk to our friends, our parents, or post on a forum.
Communication is the best way to solve them.
focus on
prove to
feels embarrassed
driving her mad
messes it up
in charge of
not to tell
talking to
get on with
hit it off with
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