How do we deal with our problems?

1. Unit 1 Reading How do we deal with our problems?

2. 每个同学都拿出字典，我们开始阅读吧！ Learning strategy Using Dictionaries 词典是有用的学习工具， 但是许多英语单词有很多的不同意思和习惯用法。 所以我们需要在字典里找到合适的解释， 来与上下文的意思一致。

3. Section 1 Have a discussion Can you think of any problems you have had recently? Tell a partner how you deal with them.

4. Section 1 Look up dictionaries deal (v.) unless (conj.) unfair (adj.) affected (adj.) solve (v.) challenge (n.) regard (v.) smart (adj.) duty (n.) instead (adv.)

5. Section2 While you read 阅读文章，把上面查过的单词在阅读的 过程中划出来。 想一想，他们在句中的意思有没有什么 改变，你查的意思在文中翻译合适吗？

6. It’s not a problem – it’s a challenge. Enjoy facing it. Who is he? He is 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.

7. 如果我们不处理我们的问题，我们 可能很容易变得不快乐。 Section2 While you read Rich or poor, young or old, we all have problems. And unless we deal with our problems, we can easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. It can also influence the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems? There are many ways.

8. Section3 While you read By learning to forget Most of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes, people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendships may be lost.

9. 受影响的人 Section3 While you read When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us: we can solve a problem by learning to forget.

10. 我们的责任是尽力在我们老师的帮助 下应付我们教育中的每一个挑战。 Section3 While you read By regarding problems as challenges Many students often complain about school. They might feel they have too much work to do sometimes, or think the rules are too strict. We must learn how to change these “problems” into “challenges”. Education is an important part of our development. As young adults, it is our duty to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teachers.

11. Section3 While you read By thinking of something worse By comparing yourself to other people, you will find your problems are not so terrible. Think about Stephen Hawking, for example, a very clever scientist, who regards his many physical problems as unimportant. He can’t walk or even speak, but he has become very famous and successful. We are probably quite healthy and smart. Let’s mot worry about our problems. Let’s face the challenges instead.

12. Answer these questions: 1.Does everyone have their problems? Yes, they do. 2.How do we deal with our problems? By learning to forget, by regarding problems as challenges, by thinking of something worse. 3.How does Stephen Hawking deal with his problems? He regards his many physical problems as unimportant.

13. Section 3 After you read deal (v.) unless (conj.) unfair (adj.) affected (adj.) solve (v.) challenge (n.) regard (v.) smart (adj.) duty (n.) instead (adv.) 处理 假若不 不公平 挑战 解决 受到影响 责任 把……看作 聪明的 代替

14. Section 3 After you read A soldier must do his duty. He is too smart not to jump at the chance. We have to solve this problem at once. We regard him as the most promising student in our class. He is tired. Let me go instead.

15. Section 3 After you read Scan the reading, and check the ways of dealing with problems that are mentioned. by talking to people about them by thinking your problem is not big by breaking off a friendship by trying to forget about them by seeing a psychologist by thinking of a problem in a positive way √ √ √

16. 1. unless 连词，“除非，如果不……” e.g. I will go to the Great Wall tomorrow unless it is cloudy. 2. be angry with sb. “生某人的气” e.g. Our teacher is angry with us because we don’t listen to him in class. be angry at /about sth. 因…而生气，后接表事物的名词或从句。 I was angry at his being late. He was angry with what I said.

17. 3. see sb. doing sth. “看见某人做某事” 动词see后面用动词的现在分词作宾补。类似的动词还有：hear, watch, find等。 e.g. When I passed by his room, Iheardhim singingan English song.

18. 4. change ... into ...“把……变为……” e.g. Pleasechangethe Chinese sentencesintoEnglish. 5. compare… to… (1) 把…与…相比/比较，相当于compare…with…. 如果你把你自己与穷人相比，你会发现你是幸运的。 If you compare yourself to/with the poor, you will find you are lucky. (2)把…比作… 诗人把这位女孩比作玫瑰花。 The poet compares the girl to a rose. Compared to /with 与…相比 与巴黎相比，伦敦较大。 Compared to/with Paris, London is large.

19. HOME Section 4 Go For It ! Let’s discuss which one is the “best way” to solve our problems! Do you have another way of dealing with problems?

20. Goodbye!