Unit 3 teenage problems

Family with kids

Many students of your age have the same problems.

家有儿女

be of one's age 与 ... 同龄的

Do you feel stressed? How to relax?What are the causes of your stress?What are the solutions to your stress?

How are you feeling in Grade 9?

bad, busy, tired, worried, stressed…

Stress is a serious problem among teenagers.

What is his problem?Can you give him some suggestions?

How to deal with them

take more exercise listen to the teacher carefully talk about problems with teachers plan my time carefully

How to get on well with （进展情况好） study

one cause of stress: study

not good at studyhave problems in my studynot finish my homework on timeworry a lot about exams

Problems

another cause of stress: parents

• too noisy at home • have no time for me• care only about marks

talk with my parents let my parents see my progress try to understand them

How to deal with them

How to get on well with （相处融洽） parentsProblems

e another cause of stress: friends

• laugh at me• have no close friends• quarrel with my best friend

pay no attention to these students forgive them for their mistakes be friendly to others

How to deal with them

How to get on well with classmatesProblems

Many of us have the problem of stress. How to deal with stress?

share your problems with friends or family members

keep your worries to yourselves

blame( 责怪 ) others

listen to music read books or watch films to relax

When you feel stressed, what should you do?

Task 1: Finish the quiz and circle the best answers.

1. If someone laughs at you, you should ____.

a shout at him/her b hit him/her c pay no attention to him/her2. If you do not have enough time to do

your homework, you should _____. a choose to do only part of it b forget about your homework c plan your time more carefully

3. When it is too noisy at home and you cannot do your work, you should _____. a tell your family b get angry c leave the house4. If you worry about exams, you should ______. a give up b watch TV to relax c talk to your teacher(s)

5. If you are feeling stressed, you should _____. a shout at people b keep quiet c share your problem with somebody6. The problem of stress gets worse when you _____. a keep it to yourself b relax and take a holiday c ask for friends’ help

TipTip

Before writing, it’s necessary to

organize our ideas first. When

writing a reply about dealing with

problems, we need to tell others

two points:• problems• suggestions

Task 2: How to write a reply about how to deal with problems?

1. How many parts are there in the writing plan?

2. What are they?

3 parts

Main body

Conclusion

the structure of the reply

•Part 1:

•Part 2:

•Part 3:

Introduction (Thanks)

(Problems & suggestions)

(Your hope)

3 parts

(Thanks)(Problems & suggestions)

(Your hope)

Task 3: Useful expressionsThank you for telling me about your problems.You are unhappy with ….Many students of our age have this problem.What/How about …?You also worry about ….You always feel sad/angry/stressed about ….Why don’t you/not …?I hope you think my advice/suggestions is/are worth taking.

Task 1: Help Millie complete her email to Raymond.

Dear Raymond

Thank you very much for telling me about your problems.

You are unhappy with your weight, but you do not know how to change it. Many students of our age have this problem. (1)______________________

_______________________________________.

You also worry about exams. Your parents care too much about your marks after each exam, so you always feel stressed. (2)____________________

_______________________________________?

I hope you think my advice is worth taking.

Best wishes,

Millie

Perhaps you should spend more time taking exercise every day

Why not talk to them and let them see your progress after each exam

Introduction

Main body

Conclusion

Task 2: Write a reply telling your penpal Andy how to deal with his problems.

基本情况 Andy, 九年级学生

喜好 踢足球和弹钢琴

烦恼 父母工作忙，回家太晚；作业太多，经常熬夜，几乎无闲暇；被称为书呆子，常受到嘲笑

需求 希望得到有价值的建议

Make a survey Now more and more teenagers have problems, in either body or in mind. Work in groups, list some of the problems and discuss the ways to solve them.

Problems Ways to solve them

Then write a report according to the information you get.

Complete the sentences:1.如果有人嘲笑你，对他不予理睬。 If someone ___________ you, ________________ him. 2. 不要把压力放在心里，否则问题会变得更糟。 Don’t ___________________, or the the problem will ____________.

keep stress to yourself

pay no attention to

laughs at

get worse

3. 当感到难过时，为何不和别人分担你的烦恼呢？ When ____________, why not __________________________?4. 不要担心考试，你可以通过的。 Don’t ________________, you can pass them.5. 与我们同龄的很多学生都有这个问题。 _____________________ have this problem.

feeling sadshare your worries with others

worry about exams

Many students of our age

1. Share your report with your group members and improve it if necessary.

2. Finish off the relevant exercises.