Unit 3 teenage problems Reading 2 课前热身

Unit 3 teenage problems • Reading(2)

【课前热身】 • • • 1. cause 2. strict 3. be strict with sb 4. stay out 5. schoolwork 6. valuable 7. friendship 8. list 9. work out 10. according to n. 原因 adj. 严格的对某人严格呆在户外，不回家 n. 课业 adj. 宝贵的 n. 友谊 n. 清单算出，解决根据

【学海拾贝】 Millie and Simon have both written letters to a youth worker. Read answer • What is Simon’s problem? • He likes playing football and often stays out late to play football. • But his parents don’t think he should do this.

Simon’s letter crazy • Simon is ______ about football and staying likes _____ out late to play it. He thinks a person’s hobby can help relax him_____ and make his life more interesting But his parents don’t ______. thinks. So he feels angry from time to time.

Simon’s letter Name Grade Hobbies Problems Feeling Simon 9 watch read about _____Football, ________ play football and _____ football. play for hours and never worry Often _________________ about the time _________ However, his parents do not allow him to play outside after 6 p. m. __________________ angry Feels ________ from time to time, because he can’t understand why they are so strict with him ________________

Simon’s problem crazy Simon is also a Grade 9 ____student. He is _____ reading _____ about football. He loves ____ football , _______ watching playing about football and_____ football. He always plays football with his friends_____ after school. He often plays for hours and never worries _______ the time. Then he _____ into ____ about get _____. Because his parents were very ______. They trouble strict do not allow _____him to play outside after 6 p. m. So he feels _______ sometimes. He believes it’s important angry to ______ his develop But he doesn’t know what to hobbies. do. He wants the youth worker to tell him how to achieve balance _______ a ____ between his schoolwork and his hobbies.

【学海拾贝】 • However, my love of football has become the cause of my problem. cause, 在这里是_____名词，意思为 _______. 原因可数 ……的原因_________ the cause of… 如：火灾是怎么引起的？ What was ___________________? the cause of the fire

• I do not understand why they are so strict with me. 我不明白为什么他们对我这么严格。 strict 形容词，意思是_________，在句中用严格的，严厉的作表语或定语，可用very, so 等修饰。如：她是一位严格的老师。 a strict teacher She is __________. 在某方面对某人严格 be strict with sb. in sth. ________________ 在学习上对我很严格 ________________ be strict with me in study even/much/a little/far________(strict) stricter

• I look forward to your valuable advice. 我期待着您宝贵的建议。 valuable形容词，“宝贵的；贵重的” 对某人来说有价值 be valuable to sb. ______________ =________________ be of value to sb. 有用的书 ____________ valuable books 有价值的信息__________ valuable information

【Useful expressions】对 ……很着迷 be crazy about…. 当然 of course=certainly 我对足球的爱好my love of football 成为我问题的原因become the cause of my problem 连续数小时踢球play for hours 担心时间 worry about the time 陷入麻烦 get into trouble 允许我在外面玩 allow me to play outside 允许某人做某事allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人不做某事allow sb. not to do sth. 在某方面对某人严格be strict with sb. in sth.

【Useful expressions】发展业余爱好 develop one’s hobbies 帮助我们放松 help us relax 让我们的生活更加丰富多彩 make our lives more interesting 在外面踢球踢到很晚 stay out late to play football 在学业和爱好之间取得平衡 achieve a balance between schoolwork and hobbies 盼望收到您宝贵的意见 look forward to your valuable advice/suggestions 盼望做某事 look forward to doing sth. 对某人来说是宝贵的 be valuable to sb. = be of (some/great)value to sb. 放学后用数个小时踢足球是不明智的。 It’s not wise to spend hours playing football after school. 对你来说还是早点回家比较好。 It’s better for you to go home earlier. 采纳建议 take the advice 忘记你的学习 forget about your schoolwork

【堂清巩固】一、词形变化 teenagers • It’s important for the ______(teenage) to know more about Chinese history. • One of your______(suggest) is useful to us and we suggestions will take it. • The photo provides ____(value) information about valuable the old villages. • There used to be great_____(friend) between the two friendship boys. • You can make a _____(choose) among these colourful choice pictures. • The old man can’t sleep well. He is often still____(wake) until midnight. awake stricter • Our math teacher is much_____(strict) than our English teacher.

二、动词填空。 1. She can’t decide whether_____(go) abroad or not. to go 2. Nothing_____(offer) to them at first, so they didn’t was offered know how to start. getting 3. Jack seems busier than you_____(get) ready for the exam. 4. Most people would rather buy a new computer repair than_____(repair) an old one. won’t know 5. You_____(not know) what the pear tastes like if you don’t eat it. dealt 6. It was a difficult situation, but Lucy ____(deal) with it successfully just now. 7—You were not at home when I called you yesterday. were driving --No, we______(drive) home on the highway.

三、完成句子。 1. 根据这张购物清单，我总共花了一百元。 ___________________, I spent 100 According to the shopping list yuan in all. 2. 他认为这些细节不值得注意。 He doesn’t think these details are worth paying attention to _____________________. 3. 这道题够容易，所有学生都能算出来。 This problem is easy enough for every student to work out ______________________. • 我们不允许在外待到很晚，否则会陷入麻烦。 We are not allowed________________, to stay out too late get into trouble or we’ll___________. • 对 Simon来说，要取得学业和兴趣爱好之间的平衡很难。 It’s hard for Smion to achieve a balance between schoolwork and hobbies _____________________.