1、Unit 1 Teenage Life MENU Leading-in While-class After-class Part.1 Leading-inPart.1 Leading-in Leading in Free talk. Talk about what advice they would give if someone has a certain problem. Part.2 While-classPart.2 While-class While-class Activity 1Reading for details. Read the letter and answer the
2、 questions. 1.What is Worried Friends problem? 1.Worried Friend is worried that his or her friend,Chen Lei,plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. While-class 2.What do you think of Chen Lei according to the passage? 2.Perhaps Chen Lei is anxious because he spends too much ti
3、me online and cant focus on other things in life.He is unhealthy because he is addicted to the Internet and cannot concentrate on school and family life. While-class 3.What advice does Susan Luo give 3.She recommends that Worried Friend talk to Chen Lei and encourage him to try new hobbies. While-cl
4、ass 4.What do you think of Susan Luo? 4.She is friendly,considerate,helpful and responsible because she gives useful and practical advice. While-class Activity 2Reading for thinking. Work in groups and talk about the questions. 1.Do you think Ms Luos advice is useful?Why or why not? 1.Perhaps the ad
5、vice is useful,because it is always good to talk to a friend about his or her problem and offer advice. While-class 2.If you are his friend,whats your advice to him? 2.I would tell Chen Lei that he should spend his time more productively with an eye on his future.For example,instead of playing compu
6、ter games,he could learn computer programming.Who knows?He might become a great figure in that field when hes old. While-class 2.Think and share: Do you think which part is necessary in a letter of advice? Why? 2.The body part is necessary because the purpose of the letter is to give advice. While-c
7、lass Activity 3Reading for structures and language features. Read the text again and study the organisation and language features. 1.Find and mark the parts of the letter that match the following points. AI know what the problem is. BI understand how you feel. CThis is my advice and reason(s). DI th
8、ink my advice will help. 1.AYou wrote that you are very worried about your friend,Chen Lei. You think that your friend plays computer games too often and spends too much time online. BI understand quite well that you are anxious and feel terrible. CI recommend that.his behaviour.It is not unusual.wo
9、rld.But spending.in life.Some students.family life.I think.new hobbies.Why not.together? DI am sure he will listen to you,since you are his good friend. While-class 3.Find out the expressions Ms Luo use to make suggestions. 3.I recommend that;I think you should;Why not While-class Writing a letter A
10、ctivity 1Preparations for writing. 1.Read through the three situations on Page 19.Sum up the problems and talk about the possible suggestions and reasons. PersonProblem Suggestion Reason Eric Xu Ting Min Ho While-class PersonProblemSuggestionReason Eric unhappy or upset,with little communication wit
11、h his parents Try listening to your parents. Invite them out for something to eat. Maybe they dont listen to you because you dont listen to them. This will give you a chance to speak to them without distractions. PersonProblemSuggestionReason Xu Ting lonely,with her parents far away Join a volunteer
12、 group. Connect with your parents online. This will give you a chance to be around other people,and help you realize that other people have problems,too. Just because they are far away,it doesnt mean that you cant talk to them. Min Ho too shy to express his feeling Ask a mutual friend to introduce y
13、ou to her. Find chances to get together in groups where she is a group member. Your friend will be able to help you break the ice with her and provide encouragement for you. If you are in a group,it takes all the pressure off,and you can interact with her in a relaxing setting. While-class 2.Choose
14、one situation to write about. Activity 2Writing a letter of advice. Write a letter of advice according to the outline below. While-class Dear Xu Ting, You wrote that you always feel lonely after school because your parents work in another city.I understand how you feel.It is common for teenagers to
15、feel lonely when they live far away from their parents. I think you can try joining a volunteer group that helps other people.This will give you a chance to meet and be around others.It will also help you realize that you are not alone in having problems,too.Helping other people also makes us feel b
16、etter.You can also connect with your parents online.Just because your parents are far away,it doesnt mean you cant talk to them.Im sure that youll make new friends and get a chance to speak to your parents more often.This will help drive away your loneliness. Best wishes, Susan Luo Part.3 After-clas
17、sPart.3 After-class After-class Evaluating and polishing the draft. Exchange drafts.Use the checklist to give feedback on your partners draft. (1)Are all the parts of a letter included and organised in a good order? (2)Does the writer give reasons for the advice? (3)Does the writer use proper expressions to give suggestions? (4)Does the writer use commas and stops correctly? (5)Is the handwriting easy to read? Thank you!
