1、Unit 1 Teenage lifeReading for Writing321Teaching ObjectivesTo be able to use phrases to give advice.To be able to grasp the writing style and the structure.To be able to write a letter of advice.Write a letter of adviceReading for WritingNow lets read the pictures.Describe the pictures with proper
2、words or expressions.Before writingannoyedtwo annoyed female/ladies/womendeeply annoyed boreda bit boredconfuseda pair of confused eyesdepressed a depressed lookfrightened extremely frightened annoyedbored confused欧锦赛葡萄牙欧锦赛葡萄牙1-2希希腊腊 神情沮丧的菲戈神情沮丧的菲戈输掉输掉G2后的詹姆斯后的詹姆斯frightened depressed Now lets read a
3、 letter.How is Worried Friend?Why?Reading for writingIm coming!worriedterribly worriedFriendsworriedconfusedA l w a y s m a k i n g troublesfrighteneddepressed010203040506bored Usually be afraid to talk with parentsAbsent-mindedPlaying computers too muchHaving a constant high feverOften sleeping in
4、classNot knowing what to do every day What do you think of Chen Lei?Can you tell us the reasons?DiscoverannoyedWhat is the passage mainly about?(What is Worried Friends problem?)Passage Center questionDiscover活动意图说明：活动意图说明：提炼提炼所学的结构化知识所学的结构化知识和语言信息并形成语言信息并形成口头语言表达口头语言表达，进而内化目标语言知识和相关书面信息。ChallengesP
5、roblemPlay games1.Spend too much time onlineDifficult to focus on others2.Become addicted to the InternetUnable to concentrate on school and family lifeunhealthyanxiousWhat is the passage mainly about?(What are Susan Luos suggestions?)responsiblefriendlyDiscoverSuggestionsAs friends1.Talk to your fr
6、iend2.Try to have a new hobbyProblemPlay games1.Spend too much time onlineDifficult to focus on others2.Become addicted to the InternetUnable to concentrate on school and family lifeSuggestionsAs friends1.Talk to your friend2.Try to have a new hobbyunhealthyanxiousDo students often meet with problem
7、s and need advice?Why?Challengedifficultnew/freshresponsiblefriendlyDiscoverChallenge Yourself1.Do you think Ms.Luos advice is useful?Why or why not?Yes!Because as a good friend,we should encourage him to focus on other things in life,instead of concentrating on playing computer games constantly.活动意
8、图说明：活动意图说明：通过通过这项活动提高学生运用所学短语的能这项活动提高学生运用所学短语的能力，提升学生小组间成员的合作能力，提升学生的组织和力，提升学生小组间成员的合作能力，提升学生的组织和展示能力。展示能力。2.What other kinds of advice would you give?I would offer other kinds of advice to some students who become addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life.We can make
9、 the team of five people to beat him.If he is always defeated,he will lose his interest in playing computer games.Then he will have no happiness because happiness can keep people going on,so having no happiness will stop people doing what they love.活动意图说明：活动意图说明：通过通过这项活动提高学生运用所学短语的能力，这项活动提高学生运用所学短语的
10、能力，提升学生小组间成员的合作能力，提升学生的组织和展示能提升学生小组间成员的合作能力，提升学生的组织和展示能力。力。Challenge YourselfForm a habit to learn them by heart!If you are his friend,whats your advice to him?From my point of view,“all play and no work makes Jack a mere boy”,because all play will make you lose attraction to other things.Instead,wi
11、thout all work,you will make it difficult to focus on school and family life.Actually,it is an unhealthy lifestyle for teenagers of our generation.Obviously,it is not only a bad behavior,but also an unhealthy lifestyle and unusual to us.“If you have a dream to university,you must always prepare for
12、a rainy day”.To be honest,our senior high school is really a short period.We are sure to meet with any problems like a rainy day jumping at us.We should try every Freshman Challenge with good preparations.Remember“Distance tests a horses strength.Time reveals a persons character!”As your good friend
13、,I hope you can follow me and keep our word.Stop playing computers too much on the Internet and you will make a bigger difference.A.I know what the problem is.I understand quite well.B.I understand how you feel.You think that.C.This is my advice and reason(s).I recommend that.D.I think my advice wil
14、l help.Im sure he will listen to you.I recommend that you talk to your friend about his behaviour.I think you should encourage your friend to try new hobbies.Why not discuss the problem together?Develop YourselfRole playerSusan LuoWorried Friend Chen Lei Group work(three of you work together)Whatre
15、their problems?I always feel lonely.My parents wont listen.problemsThere is a girl I like in my class.Group work(three of you work together)Now you have three friends,whats your advice to them?If I were you,I wouldt talk with my parents because I dont have time.I always go to school and devote mysel
16、f to studying.On the contrary，I wont talk with them until they have a better understanding of me，even though they are studying in their bedroom.Group work(six of you work together)Whatre their problems?Share your suggestions or reasons.As far as Im concerned,I recommend that you should go to after-s
17、chool class for there are a lot of children like you in the class.You can discuss with them or play some computer games in the free time.If you still feel lonely,I think you should arrange some study tasks for yourself.Why not make up for your courses?Im sure you wont feel lonely then.Group work(six
18、 of you work together)Whatre their problems?Share your suggestions or reasons.I understand quite well that anyone of us will like a girl to a certain degree.As a result,Someone whos quite self-confident will speak it out to her,then perhaps they will go on making friends.Maybe,more often,the girl wi
19、ll refuse him.Anyone who is too shy to let out the secret will keep it to himself or herself alone.Actually,most people have already chosen to do so.I think such is very necessary to us young Chinese students,because we have to study hard at our lessons and do some more amusements or practical activ
20、ities during the three-year precious period.Group work(six of you work together)Whatre their problems?Share your suggestions or reasons.Your friendsWork alone:since they are your friends,please offer one suggestion or reason to each of them.After reading for writingEvaluationscores1.Are all the part
21、s of a letter included and organized in good order？123452.Does the writer give reasons for the advice？123453.Does the writer use proper expressions to give suggestions？123454.Does the writer use commas and stops correctly?123455.Is the handwriting easy to read？12345Writing with four levels点击输入正文Leve
22、l A：BasicLevel B：ExpandedLevel C：For competitionLevel D：For readingLevel E：To be continued Dear Xu Ting，You are worried that you feel very terrible about feeling lonely.I understand that how you feel.To be honest,I think maybe you should join after-school class,because there are a lot of children li
23、ke you.During the periods you can discuss anything with them or play some games.If you still feel lonely,personally you ought to arrange some study tasks for yourself.Why not make up for your courses?Im sure that you will feel more pleased instead of feeling lonely.Best wishes!Yours,Li HuaA层：基础层层：基础
24、层Dear Xu Ting,You are worried that you feel very terrible about being lonely.I understand how you feel because you dont stay together with your parents who are working in another city.To be honest,I think maybe you should join after-school activities because there are a lot of children like you.Of c
25、ourse,during the period you can focus on discussing anything with them even playing some games.If you still feel lonely,personally you ought to arrange some study tasks for yourself and concentrate on it.Why not make up for your courses and you wont feel lonely.Im sure you will be attracted to your
26、study here.You should be responsible for yourself.B层：拓展层层：拓展层 Needless to say,the ability to plan and organize has always been essential,however,these days the methods used to plan and organize our daily lives have changed.Our world has become more business oriented and being late is unacceptable in
27、 most social environments.Whether you are young or old,there is no question that planning and organizing is essential.I completely agree with the above statement.Do you agree or disagree with the following statements?Because modern life is very complex,it is essential for young people to have the ab
28、ility to plan and organize.Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.C 层：竞赛类层：竞赛类I was born in the late 80s,and when I grew up I remember seeing a lot of people using small calendars to take notes.I also remember seeing a watch on almost everyones wrist.Those were the tools needed to
29、stay organized in the past.No one would use their cell phone to plan anything because those functions were virtually non-existent.Unfortunately,as our society has evolved into a more materialistic and developed version of our past society,people have become too reliant on technology.For example,it h
30、as become virtually impossible to keep a conversation going between friends without someone fiddling with their cell phone or someone answering a phone call.Alarm clocks and other devices with power cords are basically non-existent and the use of wireless devices are on the rise.When we use our phon
31、e as our personal assistant,there are way too many potential problems.Being late because the alarm didnt go off due to our phones running out of battery and missing a meeting because we put something in our calendar and forgot about it are just two examples.Compared to things in the past,I would say
32、 that we have become more disorganized.In order to solve this issue I believe that we need to start planning and organizing like we did in the past.Bring back the paper calendars with the big red circles marking important events and start using old-school alarm clocks that literally makes you jump o
33、ut of bed at the moment it goes off!To conclude,having the ability to plan and organize is definitely an essential skill.In order to improve our ability to do that,we should become less reliant on technology and start using less convenient but more effective methods,or at least make sure that our phones are fully charged(or charging)when we go to bed.Thank you
