8B Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section A 3a-3c教学设计
安洲中学 金一佳
1. Teaching Aims
By the end of this class, Ss should be able to:
1) Master these key vocabularies: get on with, relation, communicate, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, explain, secondly.
2) Continue to practice how to talk about problems and give advice.
3) Be aware of the importance of communication when facing problems with others.
2. Teaching Emphases:
1) the key vocabulary
2) the understanding of the context
3) the sentence patterns of giving advice
3. Teaching Difficulties:
1) The understanding of some key words and then the context
4. Teaching Procedures:
Step 1 Pre-reading
1. Lead-in
1) T uses some pictures that show the people who are unhappy. T asks Ss to guess: Why are they unhappy
2) Free talk: When will you feel unhappy When you …, will you feel unhappy And during this period, T presents the new words (argue, get on with, elder).
3) Q: When we are unhappy, what should we do T presents the new words (instead, communicate, a school counselor).
Step 2 While reading
1. Read the instruction(说明) and the picture and answer the questions.
How many letters are there
What are people doing in the picture
Who may write the letter to Robert Hunt
(Tip 1: The picture and instruction may help us know the passage faster.)
2. Skimming: What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem
(Tip 2: When we read quickly to find the main idea, it’s good to read the first sentence more carefully.)
3. Careful reading (Letter 1)
1) Which two family problems does Sad and Thirteen talk about Why does he say so
2) What are Sad and Thirteen’s feelings
(Tip 3: Language is the reflection of feelings.)
3). Read for the structure: How is the first letter organized
4. Careful reading (Letter 2)
1) Read the reply and find out Mr. Hunt’s advice.
2) How is the second letter organized
Step 3 After reading
Role-play:
1. Four students make a group. (Father, Mother, Elder brother, Sad and Thirteen)
2. Act one scene out. Try to use your body language. Try to be natural and creative!
Scene 1: Before writing to Mr. Hunt, how is everything going on in the family
Scene 2: After getting Mr. Hunt’s advice, what will Sad and Thirteen do to solve the problems
Step 4 Ending
T: It’s normal to have problems. Never run away from them. Instead, try your best to face them and solve them!
Homework:
1. Read the letters aloud and recite the sentences you find nice/useful.
2. FACE one of your own problems and try to do something today to SOLVE it.
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Section A 3a-3c
Jin Yijia
from Anzhou Middle Schoool
What do they have in common
Why are they unhappy
Guess
When will you feel unhappy
run out of money
Free Talk
get fatter and fatter
When you…, will you feel unhappy
can’t get on with your classmates
…
can’t get on with your family
elder brother
younger sister
We shouldn’t keep it to ourselves.
Instead, we should/could…
When we are unhappy, …
talk with others
ask others for help
…
communicate with others
a school counselor
give advice to help students with problems
咨询师
3a Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply
from Robert Hunt, a school counselor.
Read the instruction(说明) and the picture and answer the questions.
How many letters are there
What are people doing in the picture
Who may write the letter to Robert Hunt
Two.
They are arguing in the kitchen.
Maybe the two people’s kid.
Tip 1: The picture and instruction may help us know the passage faster.
It seems that they can’t __________ each other.
get on with
Skimming
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is that I can't get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don' t like it. It's the only communication they have. I don' t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don' t think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal What can I do
Sad and Thirteen
What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem
a sad 13-year-old teenager
Tip 2: When we read quickly to find the main idea, it’s good to read the ______ sentence more carefully.
first
Careful reading
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is that I can't get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don' t like it. It's the only communication they have. I don' t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. I don' t think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous.
Is that normal What can I do
Sad and Thirteen
Which two family problems does Sad and Thirteen talk about
①
②
terrible
friendly
Why
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is that I can't get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don' t like it. It's the only communication they have. I don' t know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
I don' t think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous.
Is that normal What can I do
Sad and Thirteen
①
②
Feelings
angry
upset…
angry, sad
lonely,
dissatisfied
…
happy, sad, bored, angry, upset, excited, lonely, surprised, helpless, afraid/scared, worried/nervous, dissatisfied(不满的)…
Language is the reflection of feelings.
语言是情感的反映。
A.如果 B.是否
nervous, helpless,
lonely …
afraid, sad,
helpless，nervous,
lonely …
How is the first letter organized(组织)
relations between my parents
relations with my elder brother
lonely, nervous, sad (angry, upset, helpless…)
Is that normal What can I do
problems
feelings
asking for help
Can you give some advice
You can/could…
You should …
Why don’t you …
Why not …
Careful reading
Read the reply and find out Mr. Hunt’s advice.
Problems
Advice
Why don’t you _________ these feelings with your family
You should __________ and do more h________so that they have more time for proper ___________.
Why don’t you sit down and ____________ with him ______ to him that you don’t mind … but he should…
talk about
communication
communicate
Communication
offer to help
主动给予帮助
ousework
Explain
解释
to c________ p_____
ommunicate
roperly
How is the second letter organized(组织)
Dear Sad and Thirteen,
It's not easy being your age, and it' s normal to have these feelings. Why don't you talk about these feelings with your family If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, why don' t you sit down and communicate with your brother You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be better for you soon.
Robert Hunt
comfort
(安慰)
advice
wish
Role-play.
Before writing to Mr. Hunt, how is everything going on in the family
After getting Mr. Hunt’s advice, what will Sad and Thirteen do to solve the problems
Scene 1
Scene 2
1. Four students make a group. (Father, Mother, Elder brother, Sad and Thirteen)
2. Act one scene out.
Try to use your body language. Try to be natural and creative!
Read the letters aloud and recite the sentences you find nice/useful.
2. FACE one of your own problems and try to do something today to SOLVE it.
