Unit3 Teenage problems Reading （ 1 ）

1. Unit3 Teenage problems Reading（1）

2. What’s your biggest problem? • Getting too many tests and exams. • Not doing enough exercise • Too noisy at home • Having no close friends • Parents are too busy. • Not having enough sleep • …

3. What will you do if you have any problems? • Go to friends • Call the hotline • Write to youth workers Who will you ask for help? Sigmund Friend is a famous youth worker

4. deal with =solve plenty of homework =lots of complete =finish spare time for her hobby =free What do you like doing in your spare time?你在闲暇时喜欢做什么？ refuse accept be unsure怀疑 She often doubts whether it is worth working so hard. if是否 allow sb.to do sth. =let sb. do sth. be strict with sb achieve a high mark get a high mark

5. Test your memories Group competition solve Go! lots of let sb. do sth finish free say that you will not do sth. if take sth. willingly

6. Answer the Qs • Millie • What is Millie’s hobby? • What is Millie’s problem?

7. F Listen to the text, tell if the following sentences are true or false. (T/F) • There’re some problems with her English study. 2. She stays up late to play volleyball. 3. Sometimes, she feels bad/stressed. 4. She has enough time for hobbies. 5. She doesn’t have enough time for homework. 6. She often argues with her parents F T F T F

8. Millie has lots of h such as playing volleyball and . But she finds that she spends so much time doing her homework, and she can’t find any time f her hobbies. She can’t decide how to d with the problem. She wishes she can have some s . obbies ping-pong or eal uggestions

9. Answer the Qs • Simon • When does Simon play football? • Do his parents allow him to play outside after 6 p.m.?

10. Simon • What’s Simon’s dream? • How long does he often play football? • Why does Simon say his parents are strict? • How does Simon feel from time to time? • What does Simon think of his hobby? • What does he want Sigmund to do?

11. Simon would likesome a on his love of football. He is so c about football that he s out late to play it. His parents are very s with him and they want him to come home earlier. Simon feels s and angry from time to time. He asks Sigmund Friendto teach him how to a a balance between his schoolwork and his hobbies. dvice razy tays trict tressed chieve

12. Comparing 9 9 playing volleyball and ping-pong football a lot of homework Not enough time for hobbies or homework Not enough time for hobbies Parents are so strict no time 3 hours or more bad/stressed stressed/angry Offer some suggestions how to achieve a balance

13. survey Please say sth. about your biggest problem： My biggest problem: How I feel about it: Ask for some suggestions:

14. Homework • Read the text • Remember the new words and phrases • Finish the exercises in Part B、C、D • Write a letter to Sigmund Friend.

15. Retell the letters Simon Millie

16. 重点句子解析 • I don now know how to deal with it. • I have no choice but to do it. • I hardly have any spare time for my hobbies. • I often doubt whether it is worth working so hard. • Can you offer me some suggestions?

17. 重点句子解析 7. However, my love of football has become a big problem now. We like staying out late to play football. 8. My parents do not allow me to play outside. 9. I really do not under stand why they are so strict. I feel stressed and angry form time to time. 10. I wish I could have my parents’ suport.