《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 3 Teenage problems
Task
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
1. learn how to give advice to others;
2. write a letter about how to deal with teenager problems.
II. Teaching contents
1. New words and phrases: stress, shout at, forget about your homework, keep it to yourself, care too much about your marks, be of sb’s age
2. New structure: Many students of our age have this problem.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
Write a letter to help others solve problems.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step1 Lead in
1. Have a test about stress
2. Free talk
(1) How are you feeling in Grade 9?
(2) What makes you stressed? (study, parents, friends)
【设计意图：通过一个心理测试来引入本课内容，让学生认识自己的问题，初步了解压力来源，为本课学习做好铺垫。】
Step 2 Causes of stress
1. Study
T: What makes you stressed?
T: Do you have any problems in your study?
T: How can you get on well with study?
(1) plan your time more carefully
(2) talk about problems with teachers
(3) listen to the teacher carefully in class
…
2. Parents
T: Can you get along well with your parents?
causes of stress
how to solve
parents have no time for you
care only about marks
too noisy at home
3. Friends
What will you do?
If someone laughs at you? pay no attention to these students
If you have no close friends? be friendly to others
If you quarrel with best friend? forgive them for their mistakes
【设计意图：通过三个步骤分析压力的三大来源，学习如何表达问题及解决问题的相关短语及句子。】
Step 3 How to solve the problems
1. Finish a quiz
2. Discuss in groups
When you feel stressed, what should you do?
3. Help Millie give Raymond some advice
Causes of stress
How to deal with them
weight
…
exams
…
4. Help Millie complete her letter
【设计意图：利用课本上的小测试与小组讨论，引导学生思考应该如何处理遇到的问题，同时学习相关的表达方法。在完成书本练习的同时，为接下来的写作作进一步做准备。】
Step 4 Writing
1. Make a writing plan
2. Learn some useful phrases
3. Complete a new letter
T: Lily has some problems. She asks John for advice. Listen to her letter and help John write a letter to her.
(1) Discuss in groups.
(2) Give a sample writing.
4. Draw a conclusion
T: Try your best in your study, get on well with your parents and friends, and then you will feel happy, confident and powerful.
【设计意图：借助Lily这个人物，通过完成信件为学生提供解决实际问题的机会。引导学生在写作前列大纲，帮助他们分析文本结构，梳理写作框架，让他们借助课本上的useful expressions，完成写作。】
Ⅴ. Homework
Write a letter about your own problems and how you deal with them.
