1. 9A Unit 3 Teenage problems Reading (I)

2. Step1 Revision 翻译下列各句 1. 我正在发胖。 I’m getting fat 2. 你吃得太多, 为什么不少吃多锻炼呢？ You eat too much. Why not eat less and exercise more? 3. 我睡眠不足，在课堂上感到疲倦. I don’t get enough sleep. I feel tired in class.

3. 4. 我没有足够的时间来做家庭作业 5. 家里电视总是开着。噪音几乎令 我发疯. 6. 我没有一些亲密的朋友。有时，我 感到孤独。 I don’t have enough time to do my homework The TV is always on at my home.The noise almost drives me mad. I don’t have any close friends. Sometimes I feel lonely

4. 7. 有时我考试分数低，我感到伤心。 Sometimes I get low marks in exams.I feel sad. 8. 我的父母整天工作。他们没有时间陪我 My parents work all day. They don’t have time for me.

5. 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

6. 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

7. Every person has his/ her own problem. Millie and Simon also meet with some problems. Please listen to the tape of the reading and try to answer the following questions. Step 2: While-reading

8. Listening No, she doesn’t. She often stays up late to do her homework. 2. Does Millie have any spare time for her hobbies? 3. What does she often stay up late to do? 1. What are Millie’s hobbies? They are volleyball, music and so on.

9. Careful-reading 1.Does Millie have too many exercises to do? 2.How does she feel the next day? 3.Does she refuse to do so much work? 4.Does she think it’s important to do her homework? 5.What is she looking forward to?

10. Careful-reading 1.Does Millie have too many exercises to do? 2. How does she feel the next day? Yes, she does. She feels tired the next day. She can’t stay awake.

11. Careful-reading 3. Does she refuse to do so much work? 4. Does she think it’s important to do her homework? No, she doesn’t. Yes, she does.

12. Careful-reading 5. What is she looking forward to? A long holiday.

13. Millie Problems  She _____________________ 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 Summary bad/stressed/worried do/finish

14. Millie has lots of homework every day. She has no c______ but to do it. Often she has to s_____ up late, sometimes she can’t stay a______ in class. She spends so much time d_____ her homework that she h_____ has any time for her hobbies. She can’t i_____ a life without hobbies. She often d______ whether it is worth working so hard. So she asks Mr Friend to offer her some s________ and help her d___ with the problem. Fill in the blanks: hoice tay wake oing ardly magine oubts uggestions eal

15. Simon’s letter Simon

16. Listening 1.What’s his favourite sport? 2.Does he think his parents are strict with him? Football. Yes, he does.

17. 1. Simon is crazy about football and likes playing football very much. 2. His dream is to be a football player. 3. Simon doesn’t like to stay out late to play football with his friends. 4. He will get into trouble if he gets home after 4 p.m. Simon likes to stay out late to play football with his friends. 6 p.m. True or False

18. 5. Simon doesn’t understand why his parents are so strict with him. 6.He feels angry all the time. 7.Simon thinks hobbies are very important because they help him relax. He feels angry sometimes.

19. Careful-reading What’s his dream? How does he like football? To be a great football player. He is crazy about football. Answer the following questions :

20. Careful-reading What does Simon often do with his friends? How long does he often play football? They often play football together. They often play for hours and never worry about the time.

21. Careful-reading How does Simon feel? What does he think of his hobbies? He feels angry from time to time. He thinks it’s important to develop some hobbies.

22. Careful-reading Why does he get into trouble at home? What do you think of his parents? Because his parents don’t allow him to play outside after 6 p.m. They are very strict with Simon.

23. Simon Problems  He 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. achieve schoolwork and his hobbies crazy lots strict allow angry Summary

24. Simon is so crazy about football that he often s_____ out late to play and never w______ about the time. Then he gets into t______ because his parents don’t a_____ him to play outside after 6 p.m. He thinks his parents are too s_____ with him and it’s important to d_____ hobbies. Sometimes he feels a_____. His love of football has become the c____ of his problem. He wonders how he can a______ a balance between schoolwork and hobbies. He looks forward to Mr Friend’s v_______ advice. tays orries roublellow trict evelop ngry ause chieve aluable

25. 在课文中找出下列短语 : 1. 知道怎样处理某事 2. 别无选择只能做某事 3. 熬夜，迟睡觉 4. 保持清醒 5. 值得做某事 6. 给我提供一些建议 know how to deal with sth. have no choice but to do sth. stay up (late) stay awake be worth doing sth. offer me some advice = offer some suggestions to me

26. 1. 相像没有爱好的生活 imagine a life without hobbies 2. 梦想一个很长的假期 dream of a long holiday 3. 希望收到你的来信 hope to hear from you 4. 花如此多的时间在家作上 spend so much time on homework 5. 盼望着你的宝贵建议 look forward to your valuable advice

27. 7. 狂热爱好足球 8. 我对足球的热爱 9. 遇到麻烦，陷入困境 10. 允许我在外面玩 11. 对我要求严格 12. 在我的学业和爱好之间获得一个平衡 be crazy about football my love of football get into trouble allow me play outside be strict with me achieve a balance between my schoolwork and hobbies

28. 1. 我不知道如何处理像这样的问题。 I don’t know how to deal with the problem like this. 2. 我们知道对于九年级同学来说，努力学 习是很重要的。 We know it is very important to work hard to Grade 9 students. 二、句子翻译：

29. 3. 我花大量的时间学数学，以至于找不到时 间学习英语。 I spend so much time learning maths that I can’t find any time for English. 4. 我希望能尽快收到妈妈的来信。 I hope to hear from my mother as soon as possible.

30. 1. Tell your friends about your problems. 2.Finish the exercises on Page38-39. Homework