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ABSOLUTE AGONY!
Our agony aunt answers your questions.
Learning objectives
After this lesson, you will be able to:
1. make out what happen to Ben and the situation that he is in.
2. analyze problems progressively and from different perspectives.
3. find out how to give others suggestions, reasons and specific ways.
4. learn how to write a letter to analyze and solve other's problems, using what we learn today.
Lead in
What's the biggest problem you have been faced with during the first month of your new semester
the problem of how to get along with new classmates
Who will you turn to for help when you face this problem
Friends
Parents
Teachers
Online forums
no one – you prefer to keep things to yourself
Other:__________
Agony Aunt
Lead in
Before reading
Ben
Agony Aunt
the absolute agony of interpersonal conflicts
Can give advice to him and help him out
Turn to for help
Read the letter and find sentences to answer the questions.
1. Why did Ben feel the team were let down by their point guard
2.Why is Ben angry with his friend
Read para.1-3 and underline some key words to summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
para.3
But I have to say that it’s partly your fault, isn’t it
para.2
The situation here is so much worse because the “loose lips” is your best friend.
para.1
There is an old American saying, “Loose lips sink ships.”
The main core
Specific analysis
Individual reasons
The main core
Specific analysis
Individual reasons
Agony Aunt helps Ben________ of the problem
Treated this way, you're sure to feel hurt --- we should always be able to trust those closest to us, and it hurts even more when we find we can't.
You admit that you were “letting off steam”. It is understandable in that situation, but we should always think before we speak.
The show of empathy
(同理心,共情)
Read these sentences and find out Agony Aunt’s skills to analyse the problems.
Post-reading
THANKS FOR YOUR LISTENING
重点词块
fit in with others 与别人和谐相处
in a mess 乱七八糟;处境困难
help me out 帮我一把
be crazy about 热衷于
let down sb 使...失望
point guard 控球后卫
let off steam 发泄怒火
be angry with sb 生某人的气
have a chat with 与某人聊天
most importantly 最重要的是
come to one’s mind 出现在脑海
calm down 冷静下来
raise one’s concern 提出自己的担忧
embarrassed and ashamed 尴尬又羞愧
concentrate on 集中注意力于
loose lips sink ships 祸从口出
be sure to do 一定会做某事
apologise to sb 向某人道歉
communicate with sb 与某人交流
move on 继续前进
take a deep breath 深呼吸
pull one’s weight 做好分内事
work out 解决;计算出;制定出
tend to do 往往
早读任务:后半部分单词+语基默写完成句子(5个)+维克多句子
1.名单读完却没听到自己的名字,她心里一沉(sink)。
2.如果你不忙于挑剔生活,生活可以很美好(fault)。
3.我父亲新年时下决心要戒烟(resolution)。
4.他示意学生排好队,有序离开教室(signal)。
5.莱莉搬到一个新城市后,她很难适应那里的新环境(adjust)。/他过了一段时间才适应上夜班。
6.他们原谅了他的无礼。(forgive)
7.他总是批评他的朋友自私。(criticise)