《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 3 Teenage problems
Integrated skills
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. Extract information from the listening material and take notes;
2. Talk about their own problems and try to deal with the problems;
3. Develop the abilities of listening, speaking, reading and writing.
II. Teaching contents
New words and phrases: chemistry, progress, worried, aloud, pronounce, correctly,
pronunciation, laugh at, pay no attention to, go over
2. New structures: Perhaps you should go over what you’ve learnt as often as possible.
Try to pronounce all the words correctly.
Don’t mention it.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Talk about the students’ own problems and try to deal with the problems.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Have a free talk
T: Do you have any problems in your life? What are your problems? How do you usually deal with them?
S: I often …
T: In fact, if we can’t solve our problems, we may ask Mr. Friend, a youth worker, for suggestions. Now the Youth Worker Club needs volunteers. If you succeed in doing all the tasks in this class, you can join the Youth Worker Club.
【设计意图：由谈论生活中的问题及处理方法导入新课，用任务型教学模式激发学生的学习兴趣与动力。】
Step 2 Task 1 Learn about problems
1. Talk about Guan Gu’s problems
T: You may have seen the popular series iPartment 4. Do you remember this young man?
S: …
T: Yes. He is called Guan Gu. Do you know anything interesting about him?
S: …
T: Guan Gu can speak Chinese, but he can’t pronounce all the words correctly. He is sometimes laughed at by others. He wants to improve his pronunciation, but he makes little progress.
T: Now, please answer the question: What’s Guan Gu’s problem?
S: …
【设计意图：由谈论学生熟悉的电视剧《爱情公寓》入手，处理生词pronounce、pronunciation和progress。】
2. Learn about Nora’s problems
T: Guan Gu has some problems, so does Nora. Please read and guess: What problems may Nora have?
S: …
T: In your opinion, Nora may have these problems. Next, please listen to Nora’s information and put a tick in the correct boxes below. But before listening, you should underline the key words. For example, …
…
T: While listening, pay attention to the key words.
…
T: What is true about Nora?
S: …
T: According to Nora’s information, what problems do you think Nora may have?
S: She isn’t good at sports. She doesn’t have many close friends.
T: Maybe she has such problems. Please listen to the conversation between Mr. Friend and Nora. And help Mr. Friend complete his notes. Here are some tips for you. First, get familiar with the material, and write down the answers you have known before listening.
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T: What answers have you got?
S: We have answers to No 1, No 4 and No 6. They are sport, friends and no.
T: Good. Next, we’ll listen and write down the other answers. While listening, write the first letter of each word in order to save time.
T: Please check answers.
T: Now we’ve got more information about Nora. Can you help Mr. Friend complete the report? You can use the information on page 43 to help you.
…
T: Wonderful. You have successfully done Task 1. Let’s come to Task Two.
【设计意图：听力教学应注重听力策略的培养。听前的适当预测是促进听力能力的有效途径。首先通过阅读Nora的相关信息，猜测Nora可能存在的问题，进行适当预测，并进行听力技巧的指导。这样处理可减轻学生听力的心理负担，有效提高听力效果。】
Step 3 Task 2 Talk about problems
1. Talk about Nora’s problems
T: You have learned about Nora’s problems. Can you work in pairs to talk about her problems?
(Ss do pair work.)
2. Talk about Daniel’s problems
T: Everybody has problems that worry them. Daniel is very worried these days because his English isn’t very good. He’s asking Millie for advice now. Please listen and fill in the form.
Daniel’s problem
Millie’s advice
T: What is Daniel’s problem?
S: He’s made little progress in his English.
T: What is Millie’s advice?
S: He should go over what he has learnt as often as possible.
He should read English aloud every morning.
He should try to pronounce all the words correctly.
T: Please read in pairs. Pay attention to your pronunciation.
…
T: Now would you please help Millie give a report on Daniel’s problems?
…
T: How does Daniel feel now?
S: He feels much happier than before.
T: So now you know how to talk about problems. You have successfully done Task Two. You can enter Task Three.
【设计意图：围绕Nora的问题进行小组活动，自然过渡到Speak up部分Daniel的问题。以表格的形式设计听后问题，清晰明了。回答问题后，设计分角色朗读，让学生熟悉对话，为report这一环节做好铺垫。】
Step 4 Task 3 Try to deal with problems
1. Make a survey about the students’ own problems.
T: Everybody has problems. Discuss in groups and tell what problems you have.
(Ss do group work.)
T: Here are some of your problems. Like Not having enough sleep, Getting too many tests and exams, Getting low marks in exams, Having no close friends, Being laughed at by the classmates and so on.
2. Deal with the problems
T: Since you have some problems, why not work in pairs to deal with your problem?
(Ss do pair work.)
3. Poem appreciation
T: Problems are always around us. We can’t avoid them. What should we do? We’d better face the problems, and enjoy teenage life.
4. Present the certificate
T: So all of you have done a good job. You have succeeded in doing the tasks. You can join the Youth Worker Club! Please come and get your certificates.
【设计意图：学习解决自己的现实问题，学以致用，并提升主题。】
V. Homework
1. Oral work: Talk about your problems.
2. Written work: Write a report on your problems and find ways to solve them.
