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Unit 2Unit 2
What is happiness to you?What is happiness to you?
TaskTaskWriting an article about Writing an article about
problems and solutionsproblems and solutions
TaskTaskWriting an article about Writing an article about
problems and solutionsproblems and solutions
Skills building 1:Skills building 1:
recognizing words that express problems
How will you feel if you’re in the following
situations?
If you lost your way in a forest and there
was no one to help you find the way out,
you would feel _______.hopeless
If you failed in the exam again, you would
feel ____.
If you found that you lost the match, you
would feel ___________.
If you were misunderstood by the teacher,
you would feel __________.
If you heard that your excursion has been
cancelled, you would be ____________.
sad
unhappy
disappointed
frustrated
wordswords
sad confused disappointed unhappy
alone depressed afraid hopeless lonely
regretful frustrated anxious …
emotional words and negative images used emotional words and negative images used
to discuss problems, fears and worriesto discuss problems, fears and worries
patternspatterns
I feel like…
They make / It makes me feel…
I wish… I’m tired of…
phrasesphrases
under a black cloud, feel blue
stuck / caught between…
in very low spirits
For example:
I felt like crying when I knew I would
never see my grandma again.
Failing my Maths test again made me feel
rather depressed. I want to have a talk
with my Maths teacher.
Make the sentences using the
structures.
He left school under a black cloud after
causing a serious accident.
Since her husband got ill, she seems
very down in the dumps.
Step 1: recognizing problemsStep 1: recognizing problems
Read the letter in Part A on page 26 and
underline the words, phrases and patter
ns used to describe the problems in the le
tter.
Answers:Answers:
I don’t know what to do.
I’ve been very sad…
I feel caught between…
They make me feel like I’m a bad son.
I feel guilty…
I’m so confused.
I’m really tired of feeling worried…
being sad. I am uncertain what to do!
1. What problem does Ma Jie have?
2. If you were Ma Jie, what would you do
to solve the problem?
Answers:
(1)____ (2)______________
(3)________ (4)_____________
(5)_________
(6) ______ (7)_______
(8)_____ (9)_________ (10)_____
(11)_________ (12) ____________
Listen and complete your notes.Listen and complete your notes.
sad make mistakes
studies falling behind
basketball
talent willing
focus education injury
important business world
Why didn’t these solutions work?
Answers:
1. Both things take a lot of time.
2. Two days a week is not enough
training.
3. I failed two exams and my parents were
very disappointed.
4. If I don’t play, I’m not happy.
Skills building 2: Skills building 2: breaking a big question into smaller onesbreaking a big question into smaller ones
A big question:A big question:
How can I improve my grades?
What subjects do you find hard and need
to improve on?
What is your problem in these subjects?
Is that because you have not spent enough
time on them?
What have you done to improve on these
subjects?
Small questions:Small questions:
Did you use good study methods in these
subjects?
What are your short-term and long-term
goals in these subjects? Have you set
proper goals?
……
Work in pairs with your partner.
What do you think of Ma Jie’s problem?
Step 2: discussing solutionsStep 2: discussing solutions
Let’s make things less complicated.
We’d better divide the big question into some smaller ones.
Answers:
problem: What is his problem?
source of information:
How did you find out about the problem?
people affected:
Who else is affected by the problem
besides Ma Jie?
attempts to solve problem:
What has he done to try to solve the
problem?
results of attempts:
What were the results of the solutions he
had tried?
things one wishes to happen:
What does he wishes to happen?
Skills building 3: Skills building 3: presenting solutionspresenting solutions
When we present solutions, there are a
few points to remember. Points of how
to make solutions clearer and more
helpful to people who need it:
Points What to do Why
avoid judging
give examples
Use positive, helpful language; do not say, ‘It’s wrong for you to…’
People want help but not judgement of their previous behavior.People will know how to use your advice.
Mention a similar situation where your advice works.
Guidelines What to do Why
be specificPeople can
be helped to
solve their
problems.
Give the solution
that can help
people to solve
their own
problems.
Step 3: writing an articleStep 3: writing an article
Write an article about how Ma Jie
solved his problem with the help of his
parents, teachers and coach.
Work in groups and discuss what you
should write. Each member of your
group writes one part.
What we should write:What we should write:
• Ma Jie’s problems
• the possible solutions Ma Jie thought of
and the reasons why they didn’t work
• the advice you gave to Ma Jie
• the advice his parents, teachers and
coach gave him and why it works
• your opinion about the best way to
solve problems that students have
HomeworkHomeworkRead the passage in Part A on page
113 in Workbook. Then write a
passage according to the guidelines
in Part B.