1、 Warming up Look at the picture and describe what each person is doing. He is sitting alone with a drink He is quarrelling with another guy. He is very angry and shouting at him. He is talking with some people excitedly and he looks delighted. She is offering cakes to a guy happily. She is breaking
2、a cup. She looks frightened.He may be hungry and he is eager to have food.kind friendly generous considerate warm funny frank reliable outgoing humorous hospitable honest cheerful positive optimistic rude inconsiderate moody mean dishonest unreliable unfriendly narrow-mindedself-centered dull selfis
3、hTalk about what kind of person they might be. negativeTalk about what kind of person they might be. shy and quite optimistic and outgoing rude and bad-tempered humorous, talkative, friendly and confident friendly, kind and polite careless 1. What do the three conversations have in common? They are
4、all about impolite behaviors in daily life.2. What would you do in similar situations? For example: : I would thank the man for his help without complaining. : I would listen to Person 1 patiently without interrupting. : I would thank Person 2 for the present sincerely without asking how much it is.
5、 Warming-up Answer questions1. Whats the most difficult problem you have suffered at school? 2. Who will you turn to for help when you face problems? Friends Parents Teachers Online forums no one you prefer to keep things to yourself Other:_Agony AuntPre-readingAn agony aunt is a British advice colu
6、mnist who gives advice to people who send in personal problems to the advice column of a newspaper or a magazine.Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal concern breath sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault resolvesignal concern
7、 breath sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolve concern breath sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy signal concern breath sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is mis
8、sing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal concern breath sink let off steam Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal breath sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose strategy resolvesignal concern breath sink let off steam pull ones weight
9、Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal concern breath sink pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal concern sink let off steam pull ones weight Pre-reading Which word is missing？loose fault strategy resolvesignal concern brea
10、th let off steam pull ones weight While-reading Choose the best summary of the letters. 1. Ben said something bad about his friend, and Agony Aunt told him to apologize to his friend. 2. Ben was angry that his team was let down by some members, and Agony Aunt told him to take it easy. 3. Ben didnt p
11、lay well in the match, and Agony Aunt advised him to apologize to his teammate. 4. Ben was in an awkward situation, and Agony Aunt gave him suggestions as to how to deal with his problems. whole contents topicStage While-reading Read the letter from Ben to Agony Aunt and find Bens problems and the s
12、ituation he is in. I was disappointed with my teammate,because I felt 1._by himI told my best friend that my teammate was to blame,just2._ My best friend 3._ . I dont know what to doBens problems Bens situationawkwardembarrassedashamedA total mess!to let off steam. went and told everyone else what I
13、d saidI cant concentrate on anything!social deathWhile-reading Who should be to blame?Benbest friendteammateTold Bens secret to everyoneDidnt do his best in the match.Let off steam without thinkingWhile-reading Read para.1-3 and find the topic sentences of each paragraph. There is an old American sa
14、ying, “Loose lips sink ships.”But I have to say that its partly your fault, isnt it?The situation here is so much worse because the “loose lips” is your best friend.Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Analysis of the problemWhile-reading Read para.1-3 and find the topic sentences of each paragraph. There is an old
15、 American saying, “Loose lips sink ships.”But I have to say that its partly your fault, isnt it?The situation here is so much worse because the “loose lips” is your best friend.Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Analysis of the problemgeneral principlespecific analysispersonal reasons Stage 3 While-reading Read t
16、hese sentences and find Agony Aunts skills to analyse the problem. Treated this way, youre sure to feel hurt - we should always be able to trust those closest to us, and it hurts even more when we find we cant. You admit that you were “letting off steam”. It is understandable in that situation, but
17、we should always think before we speak.Tips: Pay attention to the sentences in red.empathyTeammateBest friendYourselfadvicereasonsspecific methodsApologize to him. To work together to win more basketball games.Tell him directly and honestly that you were talking without thinking.Talk to him.To repai
18、r the friendship, which is one of the greatest things in the world.Tell him youre angry but you want to move on.Dont say too much when youre angryFilled with anger, you tend to give people the wrong signal.Take a deep breath, calm down and raise your concerns in a professional way.Stage 3 While-read
19、ing Read para.4-6 and find details about how Agony Aunt gives her suggestions. Solutions to the problemAgony Aunts strategies for giving advice AnalysisSolutionsconclusiongeneral principlespecific analysispersonal reasonsadvicereasonsspecific methodsempathy Post-reading What do you think of Agony Au
20、nts advice？ Post-reading Think & Share 1. What other advice would you give to Ben? If you feel a little embarrassed to apologize your teammate directly, you could write him a letter or E-mail. 2. What is your understanding of the saying “Loose lips sink ships”? Do you know any similar sayings in Chi
21、nese? 口风不紧船舰沉 (祸从口出) 言多必失 口无遮拦 口不择言 Dear Agony Aunt,I feel so terrible. One of my best friends shared his annoying experiences in a basketball match. His teammate didnt pull his weight, which made them lose the match. Disappointed by his behavior, he complained to me about what happened. I could tot
22、ally understand him so I wanted to let others know his feeling and try to help him out. However, my friend thought I had a big mouth and made him embarrassed in his team. He even avoided talking to me at school. What should I do?Simon Post-reading A letter from Simon Post-reading Assign the homework Try to use Agony Aunts strategies to help him analyse and solve the problem.
