Reading

ReadingHow do we deal with our problems?

Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。

Stephen Hawking---- a great scientist.

What’s wrong with him?

He can’t walk or even speak.

Oh! It is a big problem to him.

It’s not a problem – it’s a challenge. Enj

oy facing it.

中文名： 斯蒂芬 · 威廉 · 霍金

外文名： Stephen William Hawking

国籍： 英国出生地： 英国牛津

出生日期： 1942 年 1 月 8 日

职业： 科学家

毕业院校： 牛津大学、剑桥大学

斯蒂芬 · 威廉 · 霍金出生的那一天，正是伽利略逝世 300 年祭日（ 1942年 1 月 8 日）曾先后毕业于牛津大学和剑桥大学，并获剑桥大学哲学博士学位。他之所以在轮椅上坐了 40 多年，是因为他在 21 岁时就不幸患上了会使肌肉萎缩的卢伽雷氏症，当时医生诊断他只能活两年，他虽然活下来，但在往后数十年逐渐全身瘫痪并失去了说话能力，演讲和问答只能通过语音合成器来完成。　　

《时间简史：从大爆炸到黑洞》（ A Brief History of Time ： from the Big Bang to Black Hole

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--Do you have any problems about study/life/family?

--Yes. I….

--I ……

Free talk

Problems

can’t get on well with classmatescan’t get good gradesalways quarrel with parentshave too much homeworkbe angry with friends, parents or teachersbe not good at PEcan’t sleep wellbe not healthyworry about tests……

Solutions

By learning to forgetBy regarding problems as challengesBy thinking of something worseBy studying hardBy talking to people about themBy thinking your problem is not bigBy seeing a psychologistBy thinking of a problem in a positive

wayBy breaking off a friendship……

Pair

workWhat about your recent life? Talk about it to your partners. Ask and answer about your problems happening in your recent life.

Target language A: Do you have any problems recently?

B: Yes. I had a fight with my cousin.

A: I think you can deal with it by talking with him.

Read the article quickly and try to find at least three ways to solve problems.

•By learning to forget

•By regarding problems as challenges

•By thinking of something worse.

Scan the reading and make sure that the definitions we find in dictionaries match the context.

try one’s best try one’s best 尽力尽力

1.What will happen if we worry about our problem?

Worrying about our problems can affect _____ _____ ____ ___ _____.It can also _________ the way we _______ with our families.

how we do at school

influence behave

2.Are there many ways to deal with our problems? What are they?

1.By learning to forget:①Why have we probably been angry with or friends, parents or teachers?

②Why may friendships be lost?

Because they may said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair.

Beacause people can stay angry for years about a small problem.

Give me an example about by learning to forget:

We have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements and decide not to talk to each other. However this ususlly does not last for long.

An important lesson:

We can solve a problem by learning to forget.

2.By regarding problems as challenges:Many students often complain about:

① feel

② think

they have too much work to do sometimes.

the rules are too strict

How to solve:

We must change these problems into challenges.

Why?①

②

Education is an important part of our development.It is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teacher.

3.By thinking of something worse:Why?Because by comparing yourself to other people you will find_________________________________________________.

your problem are not so terrible.

So let’s_________________________. let’s__________________________.

not worry about our problem face the challenges instead.

Problems

1.____have too much homework

2.____You feel the teachers are unfair

3.____be angry with friends, parents or teachers

4.____the school rulers are too strict

5.____meet a very big problem

Solutions

a. By learning to forget

b. By regarding problems as challenges

c. By thinking of something worse

b

a

a

b

c

Discussion

• 1.Which way of dealing with the problems do you think is the best?

• 2.Think of another way of dealing with problems. Tell a partner about this.

Summary

We all have problems. Our problems can make us u_______ easily. And worrying about our problems can a_____ the way we behave. So we need to d_____ with our problems. Here are some good ways. We can s_____ a problem by learning to forget. By r______ problems as challenges is also a good way. Another way is by thinking of something w______. Let’s not w______ about our problems. Let’s face the challenges i_______.

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ealolve

egarding

orse orrynstead

Make sentences with the words:duty--a soldier must do his duty.

smart--

solve--

regard--

instead--

Exercise

当堂练习 (1)1.Some students think that studying grammar is not helpful___

___. A. Not at all B. at all C. all D. very2.Jean practices English by _____ English-language videos.A. read aloud B. reading aloudly C. read aloudly D. reading aloud3.I sometimes learn English by ____ English-language videos.A. Watch B. watching C. looking D. looking at4.-____ do you study for an English test?- By making vocabular

y lists.A, What B. When C. How D. Who5.My pronunciation is not good._______ reading aloud to pract

ice pronunciation?A. How B. What C. What about D. Can

B

D

B

C

C.

6. Mother told her son _____ in the street. A. not play B. to not play C. doesn’t play D. not to play7.He saluted( 敬礼 ) her by_____ his hat. A. raising B. to raise C. raise D. raised8. I learn English ____ writing letters ____ my pen p

al. A. in; to B. by; to C. in; with D. on; with

9. This box is _____ heavy _____ I can’t carry it. A. too; to B. so; that C. very; that D. too; that10. Maybe you can ____ vocabulary lists. A. made B. make C. do D. did

D

A

B

B

B

Homework:1.第一单元练习卷

2.熟读课文

3. 抄写单词 (p8-9)

4. 暑假总动员七上 unit1-4 (class 6)