1、Unit 3 Teenage problemsLanguage functions and focus1. Use wh“ words + to-infinitives, e.g., Simon does not know what to do.2. Learn different types of sentences.3. Distinguish different types of sentences.4. Use object complement to make sentences, e.g., We have proved him wrong.5. Learn the five ba
2、sic sentence structures6. Express problems and talk about solutions, e.g.,Ive got a problem. My American penfriend hasnt replied to my last three e-mails.Why dont you send an e-card to her and let her know you miss her very much?7. Understand the different meanings of the verb get, e.g., get a bus,
3、get angry, get low marksLanguage skillsListening1. Extract specific information from a conversation2. Identify main ideas to complete notes about a studentSpeaking1. Describe problems and their causes2. Express sympathy3.Offer suggestions to problemsReading1. Understand key vocabulary items2. Identi
4、fy problems and who has them3. Complete letters of adviceWriting1. Understand common problems and how to deal with them2. Make a plan for a letter3. Write a letter about some causes of stress and how they can be solvedStudy skills1. Develop the habit of proofreading work2. Identify common mistakes m
5、ade in written English3. Correct mistakes in a written passage 第 19 课时Welcome to the unit Objectives1. To talk about problems and their causes2. To think about personal problems and how to deal with themComic Strips1. Teenage problems. 青少年的问题。teenage, adj. “十来岁的” ，主要指十三岁到十九岁这个年龄段的。e.g. They are teen
6、age children. 他们是十几岁的孩子teenager, n. “十来岁的青少年” He joined a club for teenagers. 他参加了一个青少年的俱乐部。2. Im getting fat. Look at my stomach. 我正在发胖，看我的肚子。get 在这里是一个连系动词，与形容词一起构成系表结构。He got tired after the long walk. 连系动词除be动外，还有感官动词：look, sound, smell, taste, feel，还有三个“变” ，即：get, turn, become等, e.g. The cake t
7、astes good. Whats wrong? You look unhappy today.3. Eating too much makes you unhealthy. 吃得太多使你不健康。eating too much 动名词短语做主语e.g. Running and swimming are good for you.Part A1 Explain that most teenagers have problems. Tell students that if they ever need to talk about their problems, they should talk
8、to their teachers, friends or family. Tell students that having a problem is nothing to be ashamed of-everyone has worries from time to time.2 Review noisy and quarrel. For stronger classes, ask students to explain what these two words mean. For weaker classes, explain that these words mean full of
9、noise and argue.3 Ask students to work in pairs to complete Part A on page 39. Once all students have finished, ask one student at a time to read out what they have written. Listen for mistakes and mispronunciation.Part B1 Tell students you want to do a survey of the problems that students in the cl
10、ass have. Write the following headings on the board: Not enough sleep Not enough time to do homework Too noisy to study Lonely Argue with cousin/classmate/parent Parents are always busyRead out each problem in turn, and ask students to raise their hands if they have this problem. Make a tally of the
11、 problems that students have. This will reinforce a group feeling. Finally, make a note of the biggest problem the class has. Write the following on the board:The biggest problem Class ., Grade . has is .2 Explain that Part B is different from the previous exercise, as students have to rank how big
12、these problems are in their lives. Explain to students that number 5 means that this is a big problem for them while number 1 means it is a small problem.3. Tell students to complete Part B on their own. Ask volunteers to give their answers but do not force students. If there are no volunteers, do n
13、ot go over the answers to this exercise with the class. Keep students answers confidential.4. For stronger classes, ask students to add what they consider to be the biggest problems teenagers face to the list if these are different to those on the list.Knowledge points1. I dont have close friends. 我
14、没有要好的朋友。close adj. “亲密的” 、 “紧挨着的”e.g. He is close to his brothers. The two buildings are close to each other.2. The TV is always on. 电视总是开着。be on 开着的；进行中；常指电灯、电视等开着，反义词为“off”。 e.g. The light isnt on. He cant be inside.The film has been on for half an hour. 电影已放映半小时了。3. I always quarrel with my cousi
15、n. 我总是和我的堂妹吵架。quarrel with sb. 与某人吵架e.g. She quarrelled with me yesterday.quarrel之后也可用about或over说明争吵的内容。Those children are always quarrelling over little things.Homework1. 有很多爱好_ 2. 密友_ 3. 集中精力在作业上_4. 写信给某人_ 5. 有一个问题 _ 6. 变胖_7. 看我的肚子_ 8. 整天_ 9. 和争吵_10. 吃得太多对你身体没有好处。11. 我没有足够的睡眠。12. 电视机总是开着。13. I fee
16、l tired in class. （对画线部分提问）14. I have some good friends. （改为一般疑问句）15. Maybe youre right. （改为同义句）You _ _ right.16. It takes me much time to do my homework. （改为同义句）I _ _ _ _ my homework.17. Revise the dialogue on Page 38. 第 20 课时Reading (Part A) Objectives1. To understand how to write about problems a
17、nd to express feelings2. To ask for advice3. To recognize and understand vocabulary about problemsRevision1. Revise the dialogue in Page 38.2. Exx.Lucy 有许多亲密的朋友。Lucy has a lot of close friends.我没有足够的时间吃早饭。I dont have enough time to have breakfast.吃的太多对你的健康没好处。Eating too much is bad for your health.他
18、总是和家人吵架。He always quarrels with his family members.Part A1 Ask students whether they read advice columns. Ask students where they can find advice columns, e.g., newspapers, magazines and websites. Bring in some samples from newspapers and magazines to show students.2 Explain the context. Millie and
19、Simon have both written letters to a youth worker.3 Ask students to scan the text and see if there are words that they do not know. Explain these words briefly.4 Read Millies letter aloud. Ask students to listen carefully to you and follow the text on page 40. Ask questions to check understanding, e
20、.g.,What is Millies favourite hobby? (Painting.)What is Millies problem? (She doesnt haveenough time for hobbies and homework.)5 Ask one student at a time to read a paragraph. After each paragraph, ask students to say which parts of the text they do not understand. Clarify any points if necessary.6
21、Read Simons letter aloud. Ask students to listen carefully to you and follow the text on page 41. Ask questions to check understanding, e.g.,When does Simon play football? (After school until late.)How do his parents feel about it? (They dont like this and ask him to go home before 6 p.m.)7 Ask one
22、student at a time to read a paragraph. After each paragraph, ask students to say which parts of the text they do not understand. Clarify any points if necessary.Knowledge points1. At the moment, painting is my favourite hobby. 目前，绘画是我最喜欢的爱好。moment “瞬间、片刻” ，用法有很多。at the moment, wait for a momentA few
23、 moments later he heard footsteps. 过了一会儿，他听见了脚步声。2. I know it is very important to work hard and hand in my homework on time, 我知道努力学习并且 按时交作业是很重要的， hand in “交上、提交”; hand on，意思是“ 传下去、转交”。Hand in your exercise books, please.Please watch this notice and hand it on. 请把这张通知看一下，并传阅。3. Should I focus on my
24、 homework and give up my hobbies? 我是否应该把重点放在作业上，而放弃我的爱好？ focus 意思是“（使）聚集， （使注意力）集中于” 。He took the glass and focused the sun on some dried wood.他拿出透镜，把太阳光聚焦在干木材上。The meeting focused on the protection of wild animals.会议集中讨论了野生动物保护问题。4. Can you please teach me how to achieve a balance between the two?
25、你能否教我如何才能在两者之间获得平衡吗？achieve v.意思是 “完成；做到；达到（目标） ” achieve success 取得成功You can achieve your goals by working hard.He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work hard. 他如果不努力工作就永远不会有所成就。balance 意思是“ 天平；平衡 ”，用法如下：weigh sth. in a balance 用天平称某物 the balance of nature 生态平衡5. I am Grade 9 student and I a
26、m crazy about football! 我是一个九年级学生，我是个足球迷!crazy 本意是“疯狂的、狂热的、着迷的”，be crazy to do sth. / be crazy about (doing) sth. He is crazy to drive his car so fast. 他把车开得这样快，简直是疯了。She is crazy about dancing. 她对跳舞着迷。6. Id like your advice. 我想听听你的意见。 advice 意思是“意见；劝告”。give/offer advice 提出劝告；ask for sb.s advice征求某人
27、的意见；take/follow/accept sb.s advice 接受某人的意见。7. We like staying out late to play football. 我们喜欢在外面踢足球踢到很晚。stay out 意思是“呆在外面；呆在户外”，Children always like to stay out to play different games. 孩子们总是喜欢呆在外面玩各种游戏。8. I really dont understand why they are so strict. 我真的不明白他们为什么对我如此严厉。strict “严格的”。be strict with
28、 sb对某人要求严格, be strict in sth. 对某事要求严格They are very strict with their children. 他们对自己的孩子非常严格。Our teacher is strict in his work.我们的老师对工作要求很严格。9. from time to time “有时，偶尔，时常”She sent pocket money to him from time to time for a year.长大一年时间，她时不时给他送零花钱。10. I hope I can offer you some useful suggestions. 我
29、希望我能给你提供一些有用的建议。offer意思是“（主动）给予；提出；拿出；出价；奉献”等，用法如下：He offered his identity card at the entrance. 他在入口处出示了身份证。We offered him the house for 10000 pounds. 这栋房子我们向他开价1万英镑。They offer their lives to art. 他们把生命奉献给了艺术。11. This will give you an idea of how much free time you have.这让你知道自己到底有多少空闲时间。come up wit
30、h an idea 想出一个办法 have no idea 料想不到；毫无所知；不理解Homework1. Revise the passage. 2. Copy the new words.3. Exx.一、翻译下列词组：1. 写诗_ 2. 太多测试_ 3. 不时地 _4. 有足够的时间_ 5. 让我不高兴_ 6. 对疯狂执着_7. 感到有压力_ 8. 达到平衡_ 9. 最有价值的_10. give sb. some advice _ 11. hand in my homework _12. on time _ 13. my love of football _二、用所给单词的适当形式填空：
31、1. Can you give me some _（advice ） on my study?2. This pen is _（valuable） of all my stationery.3. Tom has to give up _（play） computer games.4. He hopes _（see ） his mother soon.5. I dont know how _（solve） the problem.四、翻译句子：1. 我希望这条建议能对你有帮助。2. 运动能帮助我们放松，让我们的生活丰富多彩。3. Tom 每天有很多作业要做。4. 他每天花很多时间在家庭作业上。5
32、. 你必须每天按时交作业。6. Lily 只能放弃她的爱好，以便集中精力做作业。7. 你能告诉我如何在这两者之间达到平衡吗？答案1. I hope this piece of advice will be useful to you.2. Sports can help us relax and make our lives colourful.3. Tom has a lot of homework to do every day.4. He spends much time on his homework every day.5. You must hand in your homewor
33、k on time6. Lily has to give up her hobbies and focus on her homework.7. Can you tell me how to achieve the balance between the two? 第 21 课时Reading (Parts B and C) Revision1Revise the passage. 2Exx.I received a letter from my penfriends yesterday. (同义句)I _ _ my penfriends yesterday.你应当集中精力于你的工作。他每天花
34、很多时间在家庭作业上。你必须每天按时交作业。Part B1. Remind students that the vocabulary listed in Part B appears in Millie and Simons letters on pages 40 and 41. If students are not sure what a word means, it may help them to read the word in context on those pages.2. Ask students to work in pairs to complete Part B. Wh
35、en students have completed all the answers, they raise their hands. The first pair to finish the exercise correctly is the winner.3. When students have finished, give the correct answer to each question.Part C1. Tell students that in Part C, they must play the role of Sigmund Friend, and must diagno
36、se what is wrong with Millie and Simon.2. Remind students that they can find all the answers in the reading passage on pages 40 and 41. They should complete the exercise by putting a cross or a tick in the blanks. For more able students, ask them to complete the exercise without referring back to th
37、e reading passage.3. After checking the answers with the class, ask more able students to look for phrases or sentences in Millie and Simons letters to support their answers.4. This is a straightforward exercise and students of all levels should be able to complete it on their own.Homework 用适当的介词填空。
38、1. Smoking is bad _ you. 2. Dont quarrel _ your parents.3. The TV is always_. Its too noisy.4. A lot of young people are crazy _ singing.5. Thank you_your letter. 6. You can get help _ your parents.7. There is always a lot_traffic on the road.8. Should I focus _ my study?9. I want to know how to dea
39、l _ this problem.10. Dont laugh _ others when they do something wrong. 第 22 课时Reading (Part D)Revision根据汉语，连词成句。1我们的英语老师对我们要求很严格。Our English teacher is strict with us.2他对唱歌很着迷。He is crazy about singing songs. 3我姐姐给我提供了一条很有用的信息。My sister offered me a piece of important advice.4她的妈妈不时在张望（look around）
40、。Her mother looked around from time to time.Part D1. Review key vocabulary. Write the following words on the board:advice keepearlier laterfocus on helpforget about school workgive up rememberhobby ignore homework go homepainting studyspend hours work hardstay out hourstime drawing2. Explain that fo
41、r each word in the column on the left, there is a related word in the column on the right. The words may be opposites, synonyms or related words. Point to the first word and ask the class to find the matching word in the right-hand column. Ask volunteers to come to the front of the class and draw a
42、line between two words to link them. Weaker classes might find this task difficult. Go through the words in the two columns with students before asking them to match the words.3. Once students are clear about the vocabulary, ask them to complete Part D on page 43. More able students can complete the
43、 exercise on their own. Less able students can work in pairs or small groups.4. Once students have finished Part D, ask two students to read the letters aloud. Praise students for areas where they do well. Try not to focus too much on their mistakes as this will crush their confidence when speaking
44、in front of the class.Knowledge points1. forget 与 forget aboutforget 通常用作及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，表示“忘记”强调想不起来。Dont forget to call me up when you get there.forget about 意思是“ 忘记、忘掉” ，强调不把某事或某人放在心上，多用于口语。Forget about it! She didnt mean to hurt you. 把那事忘掉吧！她不是有意伤害你。 (即使不一定忘掉，也别放在心上)2. make a list of = list(v)“列出”H
45、e made a list of books that Philip was to read. 3. This will give you an idea of how much free time you have.这能让你知道自己到底有多少空闲时间。idea 的本意是“ 想法；理解”。come up with an idea 想出一个办法have no idea 料想不到；毫无所知；不理解4. I hope this piece of suggestion will be useful to you. 我希望这条建议能对你有用。suggestion 做“ 建议；方案”时是可数名词，可以加“
46、s”,也可以在前面加 “a”。在这里用 a piece of suggestion 表示“ 一条建议”是为了强调。e.g. At your suggestion I bought the car. 在你的建议下，我买了那辆车。Homework一用适当的介词填空。1. A lot of people are interested_cartoons.2. Hand_your homework on time.3. Many teenagers suffer_ stress.4. I dont agree _ you.5. I want to give _ learning swimming. It
47、s too hard for me.二单项选择题。1. Running and swimming make you _A. health B. healthy C. safe2. I dont have enough time _ my homework.A. do B. doing C. to do3. I need a _friend.A. close B. near C. closely4. Please give me _ advice.A. a B. a piece of C. an5. She _ a problem.A. have B. have got C. has6. _you are right.A. maybe B. May be C. Maybe7. I can not get enough sleep. I always feel _A. sleep B. sleepy C. asleep 第 23 课时Vocabulary Objectives1.To understand the different meanings of the verb to get2.
