1、Understanding ideasAbsolute agony!Our Agony Aunt answers your questionsbad performance in a subjectpressure to look goodconflict with classmatesdifficulties fitting in with othersbullying 1.Which of the following problems did Judy face at school? Lead in: Watch the video and try to think: friends pa
2、rents teachers online forums no one you prefer to keep things to yourself other _2.If you were Judy, who do you turn to for help when you face a problem?Agony Aunt?Whos Agony Aunt? Pre-readingAn agony aunt is a British advice columnist（专栏作家）（专栏作家） who gives advice to people who send in personal prob
3、lems to the advice column of a newspaper or a magazine.Find out Bens problems .Fast reading-Read the letter from Ben to Agony Aunt I was disappointed with my teammate,because I felt 1._by himI told my best friend that my teammate was to blame, just 2._ My best friend 3._ . I dont know what to do wen
4、t and told everyone else what Id saidto let off steam.the team were let down1.Read para.1-3 and match the summary of each paragraph. Careful reading- Read the letter from Agony Aunt Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Analysis of the problemgeneral principlespecific analysispersonal reasonsWhat quality does Agony
5、Aunt show?Patience/Understanding/Calm/Knowledgeable/Empathy(共鸣，同共鸣，同情情)2.Read para.4-6 and find details about how Agony Aunt gives her suggestions. TeammateBest friendYourselfadvicereasonsspecific methods1._to him. To2._ to win more basketball games.Tell him 3._ that you were talking without thinkin
6、g.4._to him.To 5._the friendship, which is one of the greatest things in the world.Tell him youre angry but you want to 6._Dont say 7._when youre angryFilled with 8._, you tend to give people the wrong 9._.Take a 10._, calm down and raise your 11._in a professional way.Apologize directly and honestl
7、y repair too much Talk work together move on.angerconcernsdeep breathsignalSolutions to the problemWhat are these paragraphs(para.4-6) talking about?3. Summarize Agony Aunts strategies for giving adviceAgony Aunts strategies for giving advice AnalysisSolutionsConclusiongeneral principlespecific anal
8、ysispersonal reasonsadvicereasonsspecific methodsthink about other peoples feelings as well as your own4.Choose the best summary of the letters.(P4)Ben said something bad about his friend, and Agony Aunt told him to apologize to his friend. Ben was angry that his team was let down by some members, a
9、nd Agony Aunt told him to take it easy. Ben didnt play well in the match, and Agony Aunt advised him to apologize to his teammate. Ben was in an awkward situation, and Agony Aunt gave him suggestions as to how to deal with his problems. What do you think of Agony Aunt and her advice?She is patient,
10、considerate, honest and enthusiastic(热情的，热情的，热心的热心的). Its a piece of useful and constructive advice. What other advice would you give to Ben?have a positive attitude1lean on your friends2reach out for help3get involved in activities41234Homework：Dear Agony Aunt,I feel so terrible. One of my best fri
11、ends 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 totally 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?SimonRead a letter from Simon and Try to use Agony Aunts strategies to help him analyse and solve the problem.
