Task 1: New words

deal vi. 处理deal with sth. vt. 处理某事choice n. 选择stay up (late) 熬夜awake adj. 醒着的hardly adv. 几乎不imagine vt. / vi. 想象，设想doubt vt. 怀疑worth adj. 值得be worth doing sth. 值得做某事

suggestion n. 建议cause n. 原因strict adj. 严格地，严厉的be strict with sb. 对某人要求严格stay out 呆在户外 ; ( 晚上 ) 不回家schoolwork n. 课业valuable adj. 宝贵的；贵重的but conj./perp 除… .. 外 ; 只

有

1. choice ___

2. stay up ____

3. imagine ____

4. doubt ____

5. cause ____

6. strict ____

7. develop ____

8. valuable ____

a. reasonb. be not sure if something is

truec. making sure that rules are

obeyed d. very useful or importante. the right to decide which

thing you wantf. start to have a skill, ability,

etc.g. go to bed later than usualh. form a picture in your

mind of someone or something

f

g

d

b

c

e

a

h

B1 p38

lots of homework

staying up late

not enough time for hobbies

strict parents

not enough time for hobbies

What are Millie and Simon’s problems?

Name Millie Simon

Grade

Hobbies

Spare time

Feelings

Cause

9

tired angry

9

hardly any spare time

hours

They can’t achieve a balance between schoolwork and hobbies.

Millie’s letter

Millie

Simon’s letter

Simon

Millie

Problems

Friendship _____

Lots of homework _____

Low marks _____

Not enough time for hobbies _____

Staying up late _____

Strict parents _____

Weight _____

×

√

√

√×

×

×

B2 p38 Millie and Simon’s problems (√, ×)

Simon

Problems

Friendship ______

Lots of homework ______

Low marks ______

Not enough time for hobbies ______

Staying up late ______

Strict parents ______

Weight ______

√

√

×

×

×

×

×

Millie

ProblemsShe _____________________ for her

hobbies.

Causes (原因 )

She often ________ late to ________ her exercises.

But she accepts it because she thinks it’s important to _______ her homework on time.

Feelings

She doesn’t know how to ________ it.She feels quite ____________________

about it.

hardly has spare time

stays up

finish

deal with

Task 6: Summary

bad/stressed/worried

do/finish

Simon

ProblemsHe can’t ________ a balance between his

___________________________.

Causes

He is ______ about football.He often stays out late to play football

with _______ of friends.His parents are _______ with him and

don’t ______ him to play it after 6 p.m.

Feelings

He feels ___________ from time to time.

achieveschoolwork and his hobbies

crazy

lotsstrict

allowangry

Summary

You can also ask a youth worker for help.

青少年辅导员

Sigmund Friend

If you were Sigmund,what suggestions would you give to Millie and Simon?

讨论解决问题

To Millie:

1. Plan her day carefully.

2. Make a list of all the homework she has

.

3. Choose the hobby according to the time

she has.

To Simon:1. Go home earlier.2. Enjoy his hobby but don’t forget

about his schoolwork.3. Play football for an hour or two.

1. Tell your friends about your problems.

2. Exchange your ways to solve problems.

Homework