1、Unit 1 Knowing me, knowing you Understanding Ideas It can feel lonely when you struggle at school, and then come home and no one seems to care. You may feel like no matter where you go, you cant seem to catch a break. Maybe your parents have divorced and your grades and suffering. but this doesnt me
2、an you cannot carry on with your life and deal with these problems. You may have a difficult experience either at home or at school (or both) Do you have any problems? What are they? Are there any family problems in your home? What are they? Frequent arguing and disagreements Poor communication Angr
3、y outbursts Avoidance Physical conflict stressed exhausted confused isolated negative When your parents quarrel, how do you feel? Do you have any problems at school? What are they? having no friends at school too many tests and exams quarrel with classmates Talk to your parents Learn ways to get alo
4、ng with siblings Find ways to spend time outside of home Take abuse seriously ways How do you overcome the difficulty? Which is the most difficult to overcome and why? bullying (恐吓恐吓) bad performance in a subject pressure to look good conflict with classmates difficulties fitting in with others Who
5、do you turn to for help when you face a problem? friends parents teachers online forums no one you prefer to keep thing to yourself a guidance counselor a discipline officer Listen and read the letters and find out what kind of problems Ben has and who he turns to for help? He spoke carelessly but h
6、is friend spilt the beans. He turns to Agony Aunt for help. Choose the best summary of the letters Ben was angry that his team was let down by some members, and Agony Aunt told him to take it easy. Ben was in an awkward situation, and Agony Aunt gave him suggestions as to how to deal with his proble
7、ms. Ben didnt play well in the match, and Agony Aunt advised him to apologize to his teammate. Ben said something bad about his best friend, and Agony Aunt told him to apologize to his friend. careless talking loosing lips friend What to say? embarr assed ashamed Bens problems Agony Aunts advice apo
8、logize talk think teammate friend Ben-self Complete the sentences with expressions from the passage I was disappointed with my teammate because I felt _ _ by him. I told my best friend that my teammate was to blame, just _ _. My best friend _ _ _. I dont know what to do. the team were let down letti
9、ng off steam really went and told everyone else what Id said Complete the sentences with expressions from the passage You should _ _. You need to work together and that means _ _ _ and _ _ Tell your best friend youre angry with him for_ _ and _ _ _, but that you want to move on. Dont _ when youre an
10、gry. Always remember: _ _. apologize to your teammate repeating what you said say too much communicating with each other clearly resolving conflicts making the situation worse think first, speak later 本文属于本文属于应用文应用文。 时态时态以一般现在以一般现在 时为主时为主。 body body salutation signature signature close 本文本文是一篇求助信是一篇
11、求助信， 人称人称以第一人称为主，以第一人称为主， 时态以现在时为主时态以现在时为主。 本文的语言本文的语言诚恳真挚，诚恳真挚， 求助的求助的目的清晰目的清晰明确。明确。 本文本文是建议信，是建议信，时态时态 以一般现在时为主，以一般现在时为主， 人称多用第二人称。人称多用第二人称。 What do you think of Agony aunts advice? Its a piece of healthy, constructive advice. She is patient, understandable, Honesty and enthusiastic. What other ad
12、vice would you give to Ben? have a positive attitude 1 lean on your friends 2 reach out for help 3 get involved in activities 4 1 2 3 4 What is your understanding of the saying “Loose lips sink ships”? Something loose moves easily. So, loose lips move freely and release a lot of words - most likely
13、in a careless way. If you speak carelessly (thats the loose lips part) about private or sensitive information, someone could hear and use it to damage or ruin something important (a sinking ship is pretty bad). The message: Be careful when you speak. Watch what you say. Do you know any similar sayings in Chinese? 言多必失言多必失 Talks much errs much. 祸从口出祸从口出 Careless talk leads to trouble. 闭嘴少说，张眼多看闭嘴少说，张眼多看 Shut the mouth and open the eyes. Do you have other advice give to Ben? Write it down.
