《Unit3TeenageproblemsPeriod2Reading1》PeriodTwo(Reading1)Objectives:AtounderstandhowtowriteaboutproblemsandtoexpressfeelingsAtoaskforadviceBtorecognizeandunderstandvocabularyaboutproblems.LanguagefunctionandfocusIwanttoknowhow(tosolveit.)Theproblemisthat……..IspendsomuchtimedoinghomeworkthatIcannotfindanytimeformybobbies.When(todomyhomework)andwhen(tospendonmyhobbies)Canyoupleaseteachmehowtoachieveabalancebetweenthetwo.Canyouoffermesomesuggestions?=Canyougivemesomeadvice?IwishIcouldhavemyparentssupport.TeachingmethodsReading/practicing/listening/workingingroupsTeachingprocedures(partA)1.Askstudentswhethertheyreadadvicecolumns,e.g.,newspapers,magazinesandwebsites.Bringinsomesamplesfromnewspapersandandmagazinestoshowstudents.2.Explainthecontext.MillieandSimonhavebothwrittenletterstoayouthworker.3.Askstudentstoscanthetextandseeiftherearewordsthattheydonotknow.Explainthesewordsbriefly.4.readsMillie’sletteraloud.Askstudentstolistencarefullytoyouandfollowthetextonpage40.Askquestionstocheckunderstanding,e.g.WhatisMillie’sfavoritehobby?(painting)WhatisMillie’sproblem?(Shedoesn’thaveenoughtimeforhobbiesandhomework.)5.Askonestudentatatometoreadaparagraph,askstudentstosaywhichpartsofthetexttheydonotunderstand.Clarifyanypointsifnecessary.6.ReadSimon’sletteraloud.Askstudentstolistencarefullytoyouandfollowthetextonpage41.Askquestionstocheckunderstanding,e.g.WhendoesSimonplayfootball?(Afterschooluntillate.)Howdohisparentsfeelaboutit?(Theydon’tlikethisandaskhimtogohomebefore6p.m.)7.Askonestudentatatometoreadaparagraph,aftereachparagraph,askstudentstosaywhichpartsofthetexttheydonotunderstand.Clarifyanypointsifnecessary.(partB)1.RemindstudentsthatthevocabularythatthevocabularylistedinPartBappearsinMillieandSimon’slettersonpages40and41.Ifstudentsarenotsurewhatawordmeans,itmayhelpthemtoreadthewordincontextonthosepages.2.AskstudentstoworkinpairstocompletePartB.Whenstudentshavecompletealltheanswers,theyraisetheirhands.Thefirstpairtofinishtheexercisecorrectlyisthewinner.3.Whenstudentshavefinished,givethecorrectanswertoeachquestion.(partC)1.TellstudentsthatinPartC,theymustplaytheroleofSigmundFriend,andmust“diagnose”whatiswrongwithMillieandSimon.2.Remindstudentsthattheycanfindalltheanswersinthereadingpassageonpages40and41.Theyshouldcompletetheexercisebyputtingacrossoratickintheblanks.Formoreablestudents,askthemtocompletetheexercisewithoutreferringthebacktothereadingpassage.3.Aftercheckingtheanswerswiththeclass,askmoreablestudentstolookforphrasesorsentencesinMillieandSimon’sletterstosupporttheiranswers.4.Thisisastraightforwardexerciseandstudentsofalllevelsshouldbeabletocompleteitontheirown.(partC)1.Revisekeyvocabulary.Writethefollowingwordsontheboard:advisekeepearlierlaterfocushelpforgetaboutschoolworkgiveuprememberhobbyignorehomeworkgohomepaintingstudyspendhoursworkhardtimedrawingstayouthours2.Explainthatforeachwordinthecolumnontheleft,thereisarelatedwordinthecolumnontheright.Thewordsmaybeopposites,synonymsorrelatedwords.Pointtothefirstwordandasktheclasstofindthematchingwordintheright-handcolumn.Askvolunteerstocometothefrontoftheclassanddrawalinebetweentwowordstolinkthem.weakerclassesmightfindthistaskdifficult.Gothroughthewordsinthetwocolumnswithstudentsbeforeaskingthemtomatchthewords.Answersareasfollowings:advisekeep(opposite)earlierlater(opposite)focushelp(synonym)forgetaboutschoolwork(relatedword/opposite)giveupremember(opposite)hobbyignore(opposite)homeworkgohome(opposite)paintingstudy(relatedword)spendhoursworkhard(relatedword)timedrawing(relatedword/synonym)stayouthours(relatedword)3.Oncestudentsareclearaboutthevocabulary,askthemtocompletePartDonPage43.Moreablestudentscancompletetheexerciseontheirown.Lessablestudentscanworkinpairsorsmallgroups.4.OncestudentshavefinishedPartD,asktwostudentstoreadthelettersaloud.Praisestudentsforareaswheretheydowell.Trynottofocustoomuchontheirmistakesasthiswillcrushtheirconfidencewhenspeakinginfrontoftheclass.Homework:完成课时卷（reading）DesignonBbMillie1.WhatGradeisshein?92.WhatareMillie’shobbies?Read/writepoems/walk/shop3.What’sherfavouritehobby?painting4.Doesshehavealotofhomeworkeveryday?yes5.Whatdoesshethinkimportant?Workhard/handinhomeworkontime6.What’stheproblem?Whentodohomeworkandwhentospendonhobbies后记：课文掌握情况良好，学生通过互相提问对文章进一步了解，而且可以促进同学之间的感情。在课堂上，同学们把问题串联起来复述课文或用自己的话描述，效果很不错！
