1. 掌握本课重点词汇和短语：deal, choice, awake, hardly, imagine, doubt, worth, suggestion, cause, strict, schoolwork, valuable, friendship, list, dream of, get into trouble, stay out, work out, according to

2. 掌握本课重点句型：

I do not know how I should deal with it.

I have no choice but to do it.

I cannot imagine my life without hobbies.

I often doubt whether it is worth spending so much time on homework.

I hope to hear from you soon.

3. 读懂文章，获取Millie和Simon的问题以及Mr. Friend给出的建议。
4. 培养学生在遇到问题和困惑时能积极分享问题并给别人提出建议。

二、教学重点及难点

重点：

1. 掌握本课重点词汇和短语的运用。
2. 指导学生通过阅读，获取Millie和Simon的问题以及Mr. Friend给出的建议。
难点：指导学生在遇到问题和困惑时能积极分享问题并给别人提出建议。

三、教学过程
Step 1 Warming-up
1. Guide Ss to talk about the hobbies.

Do you have any hobbies?

Do you have enough time for your hobbies?

【设计意图】引导学生谈论自己的爱好和花费的时间，引出在爱好上的问题，为后面的阅读做准备。

Step 2 Pre-reading

1. Guide Ss to discuss how to deal with their problems.

2. Introduce the youth worker to Ss.

【设计意图】引导学生思考处理问题的方法，并向学生介绍青年工作者的工作内容，帮助学生了解处理问题的正确有效的途径，为阅读做准备。

Step 3 While-reading

1. Guide Ss to listen to the tape and answer the questions.

Are Millie and Simon in the same grade?

Why do Millie and Simon write to Mr. Friend?

What are Millie’s hobbies and Simon’s?

2. Guide Ss to listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks.

【设计意图】通过听录音回答问题和填表格，引导学生关注文章的主要内容，并锻炼学生获取细节信息的能力。

3. Guide Ss to read letter 1 and finish the tasks.

Answer the questions.

Complete the form.

Write T or F.

Complete the letter.

【设计意图】引导学生完成多任务练习，进一步巩固对文章的理解。

4. Guide Ss to read letter 2 and finish the tasks.

Answer the questions.

Complete the form.

Fill in the blanks.

Complete the letter.

【设计意图】引导学生完成多任务练习，进一步巩固对文章的理解。

Step 4 Post-reading

Guide Ss to make a conversation.

【设计意图】引导学生运用本课所学，深化对文章内容的理解，并提高语言表达能力。

2. Guide Ss to find out their own problems and ask for advice.

【设计意图】创设语言情境，让学生运用本课所学表达方法来表达困惑，并给出建议。

Step 5 Summarize

Summarize what they’ve learnt in this class.

Step 6 Homework

1. Try to retell the two letters.

2. Find out the key vocabulary and expressions about problems and advice.

3. Write an article about your problems and the ways to deal with them.

【设计意图】通过复述内化语言和信息，查找核心句型和词汇积累语言，通过写发现、分析和解决问题。

四、板书设计

Unit 3 Teenage problems

Reading (1)

Millie’s problems	have a lot of homework
	stay up late and can’t stay awake the next day
	have little time for the hobbies
Feeling	often doubt whether it is worth spending too much time on homework
Wish	have a long holiday

Simon’s problem
Cause	His love of football
When he plays football	After school
How long he plays for	Hours
His parents’ idea	They do not allow him to play outside after 6 p.m.
Simon’s idea	It is important to develop hobbies.