You can do better

        (Two points)
Activity 1    Free talk
1.don’t have enough sleep
2.have too much homework
3.don’t have enough time for your  hobbies
4.don’t get on well with your classmates
5. some students laugh at you
6. have no close friends to talk to
7.parents care only about marks after exams
8…….
  .How do you often deal with it/them?

What problem(s) do you have?
展示你的预习成果（One point)
1.解决问题                                2.擅长做某事
3.称她书呆子                              4.不注意
5.尖子生                                     6与她分享问题
7.嘲笑某人                                8.因…而自豪
9.看起来开心多了                       10.担心太多
11.回复我上三封电子邮件     12. 给他发一张电子卡片
13.感谢做了某事                         14.倾听我的问题
15.那才是做朋友的目的

Check the answers
1.solve the problem   2.be good at doing sth.
3.call her a bookworm  4.pay no attention to
5.a top student/an excellent student
6.share problems with her
     (share sb. sth./share sth. with sb.)
7.laugh at sb.             8.be proud of
9.look much happier   10.worry too much
11.reply to my last three e-mails (reply to sb./sth.)
12.send an e-card to him (send sb.sth./send sth.to sb.)                         13. Thanks for doing sth.
  14. listen to my problem(s)
  15.That’s what friends are for.
A friend in need is a friend indeed。
 患难见真情
Congratulations!
Millie is very worried these days because her pen friend in the USA hasn’t replied to her. she asks Amy for help.
 Listen and answer   (2 points)


Speak up: sharing problems and giving advice
1.Who is having a problem?
Millie.
 2.What is her problem?
Her pen friend hasn’t replied to her e-mails.
 3.Does Amy think Millie’s pen friend is    too busy to write e-mails?
Yes.
   




Activity 2
Read and act:
Practice the dialogue and act it out.
   (3 points)
You can do better, believe yourself
Make a new dialogue using Millie and Amy’s conversation as a model.

A: I’ve got a problem, and I feel angry/sad/worried/stressed…
B: I’m sorry to hear that. What’s it?
A: …
B: I think…/Why don’t you…/How about…
A: OK, I’ll try. Thanks for listening to my  problem and giving me advice.
B: My pleasure.



Activity 3  Work in pairs: (5 points)
  

Look , read and understand
How does Sue get on with her studies?
Is she good at sport?
What is her problem?
Let’s finish Sue’s profile .
Sue Wang
 9
English , Maths and Science
exams
sport
(running and swimming)
Read Sue’s profile and help Sigmund Friend complete his notes with as much information as you can in A1
            
 
                I  can do!
       我能行！
Complete the profile (1  point)
Name:    Sue Wang
Favourite subjects: English, ________, Science
First problem:  Not good at _________----cannot
                        ________ and _________________
Advice:  Just try _______ in PE lessons,
               enjoy the _________.
Maths
sport
run fast
hates swimming
Second problem: Not have many ________
                           ----classmates __________ her
                          and call her a bookworm
Advice:              Talk to your _____________ 
                         when feeling sad and share your
                        ________ with her; ___________
                        attention to those students who
                        laugh at you and _____________
                        your schoolwork
   
Sigmund Friend is talking to Sue about her problem. Listen to their conversation complete the rest notes in part A1.
Listen and finish the profile
Name:    Sue Wang
Favorite subjects: English, ________, Science
First problem:  Not good at _________----cannot
                        ________ and _______________         
Advice:           Just try ________ in PE lessons,
                      enjoy the _________.
Maths
sport
run fast
hates swimming
your best
exercise
Second problem: Not have many ________
                           ----classmates ___________ her
                          and call her a bookworm
Advice:              Talk to your _____________
                         when feeling sad and share your
                        ________ with her; ___________
                        attention to those students who
                       laugh at you and _____________
                       your schoolwork
friends
laugh at
best friend
problems
pay no
be proud of
Sigmund Friend needs to write a report on Sue’s visit. Help him complete the report. Use the notes on Page54 to help you.

Sue is the __________in her class at Beijing Sunshine
Secondary School. Her favourite subjects are ________
_________ and _________.
Sue does well in exams, but she still has some problems.
She is not very good at sport. She _________________
And _______________. Also, her classmates call her
______________. This makes her feel sad.
I told her what to do in PE lessons. She should just
_______________ and ______________________.
I also told her not to ______________________ the
students who laugh at her.
top student
Maths
English
Science
cannot run fast
hates swimming
a bookworm
try her best
enjoy the exercise
pay  attention to
Complete the report   A3 (page 55)
Now, Sue seems much happier than before. She still finds sport difficult for her ,but now she talks to her best Friend Betty when she feels sad  and _____________________ with her. She is also ______________ her school work.
shares her
problems
proud of
Questions about the report(2 points)
1. Is Sue the top student in her class?
Yes, she is.
2.What are her favoutite subjects?
English, Maths and Science.
3.She is good at sport, isn’t she?
No, she isn’t.
4.What is Mr. Friend’s advice on Sue’s PE lesson?
She should try her best and enjoy the exercise.
5.We should pay no attention to the people who laugh at us. Right?
Yes.