1. 蔡家坡第二初级中学 赵红娟

2. Do you have any problems in your daily life?

4. 一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标： 1) 学习掌握下列词汇： get on with; relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, communication, explain, clear 2 ）阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。 3 ）通过阅读提高学生们的阅读能力。 4) 了解在如果生活中发生了一些不尽如人意的问题，应当如何面对理性地 去解决。 2. 情感态度价值观目标： 人的一生并不都是一帆风顺的，难免有一些挫折的困难，如果生活 中发生了一些不尽如人意的问题，我们学会冷静对待，学会合理的办法去 理性地去解决。二、教学重难点 1. 教学重点： 1) 掌握本部分出现的生词和词组，达到熟练运用的目标。 2) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息。通过阅读练习，来提高阅读能力。 2. 教学难点： 1) 阅读短文，获得相关的信息的能力。 2) 理解并运用所学的词汇及表达方式。

5. 1. Do you love your family? 2. Do you often communicate with your parents? You should try to get on well with your family. 3. If your parents fight a lot, what should you do?

6. a thirteen-year-old boy He has many problems. So he writes a letter to Robert Hunt to talk about his problems. Sad and Thirteen a counselor

7. 3a Read the article quickly and answer the questions. He can’t get on with his family. He always feels lonely and nervous. 2. How does he feel at home? 1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem?

8. Read this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor again. Complete the chart. 3a

9. Sad and thirteen’s problems. He can’t _____ _____ ______ his family. His parents ______ a lot. It’s the only ____________. He doesn’t know if he should ____ anything _____ them. When they _____,He is very sad. His elder brother always ________to let me watch my favorite TV show. _____ he watches ______ he wants. Sad and thirteen always feels ______ and __________.

10. He should ______ _____ these feelings with his family. If his parents are _____ ________, he should ____ ____ help. He could do more housework _____ ________ they have more time for ______ _________. Secondly,he should___________ _____his brother. He should explain that he doesn’t mind his brother _______ TV all the time. His _____ brother should _____ him watch his favorite show. Mr. Hunt’s advice

11. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice? Why? 1. I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have. 3b

12. 2. I don’t agree with his advice. I don’t think their parents should fight any more. They should care more about their children and spend more time with them.

13. Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following? Write a sentence using each word or phrase. make sth. clear — explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk — _____________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ communicate The two friends hasn’t communicated with each other for two years. 3c

14. worried — ________ __________________________________ ___________________________________ get along with — ______________ ___________________________________ nervous He was very nervous during his first job interview. get on with Linda can’t get on well with her elder sister. not allow — _______ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ The workers refused to work on weekends. refuse

16. 1. Read the article several times after school. 2. Make sentences with these words: argue; whatever; instead; nervous; explain; offer to do sth.; communicate with…