1. 冀教版 九年级
Lesson 41
Jenny’s Good Advice

2. How do you feel today?

3. How do they feel?
get into a fight
sad
angry

4. Think about: What do you do when your friends misunderstand you?
When you get into a fight with a friend, which of you usually says sorry first?

5. Do you remember what happened in Lesson 37?

6. Do you know the end. Will they be friends again
Do you know the end? Will they be friends again? Let’s read the story in Lesson 41.

7. Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.
1. Is Danny free on Saturday afternoon?
2. Who else does Jenny invite?
3. Why does Jenny invite them?

8. You can put up your hands to ask for help!
1.Read lesson 41
You can put up your hands to ask for help!
2.According the text, fill in the blanks.

9. Danny and Steven didn’t talk to each other for a few days
Danny and Steven didn’t talk to each other for a few days. That Saturday, they both went to Jenny’s house, but they all ____________ at first. Jenny encouraged them to talk about the problem. Steven complained that Danny shouldn’t change the time they ____________. Danny explained the situation. He felt sorry that Steven missed the game. Steven said sorry to Danny because his basketball hit Danny on the head. But he didn’t ____________ do it. It was an accident. The two boys became friends again. ____________, friends are more important than a game.
kept silent
agreed on
mean to
After all

10. Try to find Jenny’s advice in the text:
I’m glad you can agree on something.
Now, do you two want to keep silent forever? Do you really want to stop being friends?
It’s just a game.
Can you give other advices?

11. Now there is a dispute, they need your help!

12. Discuss in groups, then give some advice to them:
Dispute: Ben and Tim planned to go to the movie theatre together this Saturday. Tim arrived at the theatre on time, but Ben didn’t show up the whole evening. Ben thought their plan was for Sunday. Now, Tim is upset and he hasn’t spoken to Ben for a week.
Your advice:

13. Works in groups:
A short play: In your life, you have to have disputes with others. There are some situations you’ll perhaps meet, each group choose one topic to make a short play.

14. Choose one picture

15. You and your friend have a dispute
because of a dress.

16. Your mother tells you to come home early
at night, but you don’t want to, then you have
a dispute with your mother.

17. In the classroom, a student has a dispute
with a teacher…

18. In a shop, a customer is having a dispute with the shop assistant …

19. You are having a dispute with a stranger,
he stepped on your foot, and he refused to
say sorry.

20. Role Play
Who?
Where?
Why?
The advice?

21. Writing (work on one of them)
Homework Have you argued with others before? Or was there a dispute between your friends? How did you deal with the disputes between you and your friends. Please write a story about that.