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Studying Aims
1. To learn the new words and expressions.
2. To grasp the key information and details by reading quickly.
3. To express your own problems in English correctly.
Task 1: New words
deal vi. 处理学科网 zxxk
deal with sth. vt. 处理某事
choice n. 选择
stay up (late) 熬夜
awake adj. 醒着的
hardly adv. 几乎不
imagine vt. / vi. 想象,设想
doubt vt. 怀疑
worth adj. 值得
be worth doing sth. 值得做某事
suggestion n. 建议
cause n. 原因学科网 zxxk
strict adj. 严格地,严厉的
be strict with sb. 对某人要求严格
stay out 呆在户外; (晚上)不回家
schoolwork n. 课业
valuable adj. 宝贵的;贵重的
but conj./perp 除…..外; 只有
1. choice ___
2. stay up ____
3. imagine ____
4. doubt ____
5. cause ____
6. strict ____
7. develop ____
8. valuable ____
a. reason
b. be not sure if something is true
c. making sure that rules are obeyed
d. very useful or important
e. the right to decide which thing you want
f. start to have a skill, ability, etc.
g. go to bed later than usual
h. form a picture in your mind of someone or something
f
g
d
b
c
e
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h
B1 p38
lots of homework
staying up late
not enough time for hobbies
strict parents
not enough time for hobbies
What are Millie and Simon’s problems?
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tired
angry
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hardly any spare time
hours
They can’t achieve a balance between schoolwork and hobbies.
Name Millie Simon
Grade
Hobbies
Spare time
Feelings
Cause
Millie’s letter
Millie
Let’s have a look at Millie’s problem first.
Careful-reading
Does Millie have too many exercises to do?
How does she feel the next day?
Does she refuse to do so much work?
Does she think it’s important to do her homework?
What is she looking forward to?
Read the passage again loudly. Try to find out the answers to these questions.
Careful-reading
Does Millie have too many exercises to do?
2. How does she feel the next day?
Yes, she does.
She feels tired the next day.
She can’t stay awake.
Careful-reading
3. Does she refuse to do so m