1. 9A UnitU 3 Teenage problems Integrated skills

2. Integrated skills Dealing with problems 1.Help Sigmund Friend complete his notes with as much information as you can, using Nora’s profile. 2.Listen to the dialogue between Nora and Sigmund. Complete the notes.

3. Part A1: Listen and tick  Nora  a Grade 9 student ( )  one of the top students ( )  loves English, Maths and Chemistry ( )  always gets high marks in exams ( )  not very good at sports ( )  has many friends ( ) √ √ √ √ √

4. Part A2: Complete Mr Friend’s notes Name: Nora First problem: not good at _____,cannot ______ and hates swimming Advice: just try your best in_______________, and enjoy the exercise Second problem: only a few ______, classmates laugh at her and call her a bookworm Advice: talk to your ____________ when feeling sad and share your problems with her; pay ____ attention to those who classmates laugh at you be _______ of your school work. sports friends run fast best friend no proud PE class

5. Part A3: A report on Nora’s visit Nora is one of the ___________ in her class at Sunshine Middle School. Her favourite subjects are ___________, __________ and ___________. Nora does well in exams, but she has some problems. She is not very good at sports. She cannot _______________ and hates ______________. Also, sometimes her classmates _____________her and call her a bookworm. This makes her feel bad. I told her what to do in PE class. She should just _____________ and ________________. I also told her to _____________________ the students who laugh at her. Now Nora seems much happier than before. She still finds sport difficult, but she can talk to her friend Betty when she feels sad and ___________________ with her. She should be ___________ her schoolwork. top students Chemistry try her best swimming laugh at run fast Maths English enjoy the exercise pay no attention to share her problems proud of

6. Part B Speak up  Listen and answer the following questions: 1. What is Daniel’s problem? 2. What suggestions did Millie give Daniel? He has made little progress in his English. He should go over what he has learnt as often as possible, read English aloud every morning and pronounce all the words correctly.

7. Read and practise the dialogue in pairs.