(共32张PPT)
Unit3
Extensive Reading
Teenage Problems
Review
-What are your Problems
- Who can you ask for help
- How do you deal with them
Your top problem
Time management
Study Stress
Relationship
Appearance
Not enough sleep
Feel sleepy in class
Not enough time for hobbies
too much homework
low marks in exams
be weak in some subjects
With your family
- be too strict with you
With friends and classmates
- feel lonely
not confident
weight-control
When you are in trouble, whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help Someone has mad a survey in a middle school.500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates, parents, head teacher and teachers. Here is the result. Please read the chart and try to get some information.
Who to ask for help
( ) 1. Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with ______.
A. friends or classmates B. parents C. head teacher D. teacher
( ) 2.Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason is ______.
A. parents don't love their children
B. children don’t trust their parents
C. parents aren’t able to give good advice.
D. sometimes parents and children can’t understand each other
( ) 3. According to the fact that only 13 % of the students wanted to communication with their head teacher or teachers, what is the best suggestion
A. The students should work harder.
B. The students should listen to the teacher more carefully.
C. he teachers should be more strict with the students. .
D. The teachers should pay more attention to the students’ feelings.
Q &A
Difficulty in your study
Brotherly Advice
Are you afraid of taking examinations
Who do you often turn to if you have problems with your studies
Pre-reading Qs
Brotherly Advice
Jim need help in revising for school examinations. His brother Tom is already studying at university and Jim goes online to ask him for help.
Jim: Help! I just know I’m going to fail my examinations.
Tom: Why do you think you will fail
Jim: The examinations are coming up in a few weeks and I cannot see how I will get all my revision done. Even if I revise 24/7, I can’ t fit everything in.
Tom: Have you made a plan
v. 复习
Brotherly Advice
Jim: I do not have time to make a plan. I have revision to do.
Tom: Listen, Jim. You are a lot smarter than I am and I got through my school examinations. You need to be a bit more organized.
Jim: OK, I’m listening.
Tom: Make a timetable. Write down all the subjects you are studying and the dates of your examinations. Then share out all the time you have between the subjects. You will be able to see how much time you can spend on each subject and when you will do your revision.
Brotherly Advice
Jim: OK, that’s a good idea. The other problem is that I spend hours looking at my books, but I don’t seem to remember anything.
Tom: You need to take a break.
Jim: I do not have time to take a break.
Tom: You will remember more if you do. My professor said that you should study for 40 to 50 minutes and then have a ten-minute break. It helps you remember things.
Jim: I will try that. Have you got any other advice
Brotherly Advice
Tom: Calm down. Make time to have fun and try to get enough sleep. You won’t learn anything if you are stressed and tired.
Jim: Good advice, Tom. Thanks.
Tom: No problem. Any time.
Text Structure
Jim’s Problem
Tom’s Advice
Worried about ___________ his examinations
Make a ____________ .
Take a ____________ .
________ down.
failing
timetable
break
Calm
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. Jim and Tom are talking _______________.
A. at home B. on the phone C. online D. at school
( ) 2. What can we know about Jim
A. He revises 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
B. He needs to be more organized and have a plan.
C. He doesn’t think he needs to make a plan.
D. He has a poor memory and can’t remember things well.
C
Jim need help in revising for school examinations. His brother Tom is already studying at university and Jim goes online to ask him for help.
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. Jim and Tom are talking _______________.
A. at home B. on the phone C. online D. at school
( ) 2. What can we know about Jim
A. He revises 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
B. He needs to be more organized and have a plan.
C. He doesn’t think he needs to make a plan.
D. He has a poor memory and can’t remember things well.
C
B
Even if I revise 24/7, I can’ t fit everything in.
You are a lot smarter than I am and I got through my school examinations. You need to be a bit more organized.
Reading Comprehension
( ) 3.What can we learn from the text
A. Jim doesn’t work hard so he is worried about the examinations.
B. Tom is not smart enough to get through his school examinations.
C. Keeping studying without break may not work well.
D. Having lots of fun and sleep can help Jim calm down.
C
My professor said that you should study for 40 to 50 minutes and then have a ten-minute break. It helps you remember things.
Make time to have fun and try to get enough sleep.
Reading-Writing Comprehension
Jim is worried these days because of the c_____________ examinations. He chats with brother Tom about his w____________ online. Tom a_____________Jim to make a timetable. Moreover, it’s necessary to take a break after ___________ ( study) for 40 to 50 minutes. In this way, Jim can remember things __________ ( good). Finally, Jim learns that he needs to make time to have fun and get enough ___________. Otherwise, he may feel____________ ( stress) and learns nothing. Tom is really a nice brother.
coming
worries
advises
studying
well
sleep
stressed
Family & Friends
Do you sometimes feel stressed because you have too many family rules
How often do you have an open conversation with your parents
Family & Friends
It’s Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the cinema and have dinner together. Just as you start to go, your dad reminds you it’s your aunt’s birthday and the whole family are going out to dinner to celebrate. How can this end without a quarrel
n. 争吵
Family & Friends
The tension between teenagers and their family mainly comes from the struggle to balance what they want with family hopes. You once spent most of your free time with your parents. When you want to spend more and more time with your friends, your parents may be upset. They feel you may be out of control. And you might feel angry that so many family requirements are placed on you. Here are a few things you can try to ease the tension between you and your family.
n. 挣扎
adj. 沮丧
v. 缓解
n. 紧张
Family & Friends
Tell your plan to your parents in advance and ask them whether they have anything else to add to your plan.
When your buddy activities interfere with a family event, try to find a way to do both. You can spend a little time with each group. You can go to the family event and ask to be with your friends next time. You can also invite your friends to the family event.
n. 提前
v. 打断
Family & Friends
Suggest doing something with your family. When your parents know you want to spend time with them, they will feel better.
The results cannot always make both satisfied. Anyway, the tension can be eased if you consider the feelings of your family as well as those of yourself and your friends.
v. 考虑
adj. 满意的
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To explain what the tension between teenagers and their parents is.
B. To show how the tension between teenagers and their parents happens.
C. To give advice on how to balance teenagers’ needs and their parents’ hopes.
D. To discuss whether it’s important to be with friends.
Family & Friends
It’s Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the cinema and have dinner together. Just as you start to go, your dad reminds you it’s your aunt’s birthday and the whole family are going out to dinner to celebrate. How can this end without a quarrel
n. 争吵
Reading Comprehension
( ) 1. What’s the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To explain what the tension between teenagers and their parents is.
B. To show how the tension between teenagers and their parents happens.
C. To give advice on how to balance teenagers’ needs and their parents’ hopes.
D. To discuss whether it’s important to be with friends.
B
Reading Comprehension
( ) 2. Why do your parents feel upset when you spend more time with your friends
A. Because they feel you don’t love them.
B. Because you don’t tell them your plan.
C. Because they feel you may be out of control.
D. Because they feel your anger at them.
C
When you want to spend more and more time with your friends, your parents may be upset. They feel you may be out of control.
Reading Comprehension
( ) 3.In which situation can the tension be increased
A. You invite your friends to the family event.
B. You go out with your friends without telling your parents
C. You suggest having a family trip at the weekend.
B
Tell your plan to your parents in advance and ask them whether they have anything else to add to your plan.
v. 增加
Reading Comprehension
( )4. What can we learn from the text
A. Family should always come first.
B. Your parents love you most.
C. Friends are important in teenagers‘ life.
D. Family and friends are both important.
D
the tension can be eased if you consider the feelings of your family as well as those of yourself and your friends.
v. 增加
Post Reading
Q1 . How are you going to deal with so many exams for Grade 9 students
Q2. When your parents don’t understand you, what should you do
Who says
Selena Gomez
You got every right to a beautiful life.
Come on!
Who says!
Who says you're not perfect
Who says you're not worth it
Who says you're the only one that's hurting
Trust me that's the price of beauty.
Music
Thanks
Shelly Yin ( Jingfan Middle School)
课后巩固
Some decisions can make a difference on your whole life. To make a 1 decision, you might need to consider many things. This can make you feel troubled. Also it can push you into making a decision too 2 . Don’t worry. Making a flowchart (流程图) can help you make better decisions.
Some decisions may need to be made soon. 3 most decisions won’t fall into this situation. Give yourself some time to really consider your 4 carefully. Then write down the ones that work best for you.
1.A. simple B. proper C. real D. poor
2.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. wisely
3.A. But B. And C. So D. If
4.A. reports B. chances C. words D. choices
The next step is to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of each choice. Sometimes, you may find it 5 to think of some disadvantages. So you can ask others for help. However, the decision is still yours to make. The result is up to 6 .
Once you believe you’ve covered all aspects (方面) of your decision, 7 thinking about it for a while. Later, when you look at your notes again, you may feel the need to 8 some things. That is OK. You shouldn’t 9 to make important decisions.
You can carry these steps to any decision in your life, from choosing what subjects to study to finding out how to 10 problems with parents. In the end, the goal is always to make the choice that will help you the most.
5.A. strange B. happy C. hard D. wrong
6.A. her B. him C. me D. you
7.A. enjoy B. stop C. finish D. imagine
8.A. change B. spread C. invent D. collect
9.A. reach B. enter C. rush D. keep
10. A. help with B. deal with C. wait for D. look for