Unit Three

Teenage problems

Vocabulary

Different meanings of “get”

翻译下列句子 :

1. Ann got a poodle for her birthday.

收到一只长卷毛狗作为她的生日礼物2. Mum got nothing but trouble for her effort

s

她的努力不但徒劳无功，反而惹来一身麻烦

3. Get me a pillow, please.

• 请给我一个枕头

4. He got his information out of an encyclopedia.

他从百科全书中查到了资料。5. Peter always got high marks in math and s

cience.

• Peter数学和自然科学总得高分6. When did you get home?

• 你什么时候到家的

7. Do you get this question?

• 你明白这个问题吗 ?

8. I didn't get your name when we were introduced.

• 别人介绍我们认识时，我没听清楚你的名字

9. The drill got the children tired and cross.

• 操练把孩子们弄得疲惫而且恼怒

10.My parents get along well with their in-laws.

• 父母和姻亲们相处融洽11.You can't get water out of a stone.

石头中可不能冒出水 .

12.Many people got the mumps.

许多人得了腮腺炎

get

• get a letter

• get a new bag in the shop

• get your meaning

• get into the room

• get a bus

• get home late

receive

buy

know/understand

cometake

arrive

get

• get home

• get fat

• get a lot of homework

• get a letter

• get dark

• get good grades

arrive

become

havereceive

become

achieve

Look and complete

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How are you feeling these days?

stressed, tired, blue, sad, sleepy, worried, successful, relaxed, unhappy, impatient, contented… What makes you feel this?

Not enough sleep Not enough time to do homeworkToo noisy to studyLonelyArgue with cousin…

Are they your problems?

Will they affect your moods?Can you show an example?

Eg. Parents are too busy. teacher punishes me. …

What other problems make you upset?

What’s your most problem?

• Getting too many tests and exams.• Not doing enough exercise• Too noisy at home• Quarrelling with friends or family

members• Having no close friends• Parents are too busy.• Not enough sleep

Amy’s problemsDear Tommy

How are you? I’m very busy at the moment. I usually get a lot of homework to do every day. I know homework is important, but I ___________when there’s too much to do because I won’t have time for my hobbies.

I usually join in some activities after school, and then I ________ home. There is always a lot of traffic on the road and I usually __________ .

get angry

get a bus

get home late

I don’t have much time to revise for tests. Sometimes I don’t _____________ , and I feel sad then.

Do you have any problems with your schoolwork? Tell me about them! I hope I will ____________ soon.

Yours Amy

Amy’s problems

get a high mark

get a letter

What shall we do?

• If your classmates have many problems, what will you do for them?

•What can they do by themselves?

Discussion

What suggestions can we give Amy to solve her problems?

Homework

Write a letter to tell your friends about your problems.