1 Learn something about Millie’s problems 了解 Millie’s 烦恼 2 How to solve the problems 如何解决这问题 3 To master important phrases 掌握重要的短语

A : Have you got a problem ? B : Yes. A : What is it ? B :Eating too much makes me unhealthy A : What about you ? B: …… 1 Getting too many tests and exams 2 Not doing enough exercise 3 Being too noisy at home 4 Quarreling with friends or family members 5 Having no close friends 6 Having enough time to do my homework

Read the letter to find the phrases 1 如何解决问题 2 现在 3 上交 4 按时 5 无暇顾及我的爱好 6 心情糟透了 7 经常 8 精力集中 9 放弃 10 两者获得平衡 11 收到 … 的来信 12 让我非常不高兴 how to solve the problems at the moment /now hand in // hand out on time // in time can’t find any time for my hobbies feel bad very often focus on give up achieve a balance between the two hear from make me very unhappy

Read the passage again to understand the sentences 1 I know it is very important to work hard and hand in my homework on time 2 The problem is that I spend so much time doing my homework that I can’t find any time for my hobbies 3 I really feel bad about that. 4 Very often,I just can’t decide when to do my homework and when to spend time on my hobbies 5 Can you please teach me how to achieve a balance between the two ? 我知道努力学习和按时交作业是很重要 问题是我花费了太多时间做作业以致于我不能找出时间来学习我的爱好 真的为此感到苦恼 我经常不能决定什么时间去做作业, 什么时间从事我的爱好 在这两者中请你教我怎样获得一种平衡

According to the text, tell if the following sentences are true or false. (T/F) 1. There’re some problems with his football skills. 2. He has no close friends. 3. From time to time, he feels bad. 4. He hasn’t got enough time for hobbies. 5. He doesn’t have enough time for homework. 6. His parents are very strict with him. 7. He has some problems with his English study. Try to say something about Simon’s problem. F F T T T F F

Complete the short passage written by Sigmund. Dear Millie: Thank you very much for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful s_________. You said you do not have enough t______ to do your homework. Plan your day carefully. Make a list of all the h______ you have to do. Then work out how much time you need to f_____ it. This will give you an i_____ of how much free time you have. You also said that you do not have enough time for your h_____. You seem to have a lot of hobbies. Perhaps you can c_____ one hobby to do each day, or just f_____ on your favourite hobby, p_____. I hope this piece of a____ will be useful to you, Millie. Best wishes Sigmund uggestions ime omework inish obbies hooseocus ainting dvice dea

solve /problems,spend …doing.achieve a balance. hear from,give advice on focus on.hand in.feel stressed, give up 1.Some children’s families are so poor that they have to _________their study at school When will you ___________your composition? ----Next Monday. 3.We’d better find a way ______________________ between homework and hobbies. 4.Our monitor is a helpful boy and he always _________________for us. 5.Write letters to your parents.They look forward to ____________very much. give up hand in to achieve the balance solves problems hear from

Exercise 1 游泳和跑步对你健康有益 ( be good for ) 2 我知道按时交作业很重要 I know it is important ______________________________ 3 我是否应该把注意力集中在作业上而放弃业余爱好 Should I ______________________________________ 4 请你教我怎样在工作和爱好之间获得一个平衡 Could you please ______________________________________ ____________________________ 5 我没有密友, 所以有时我感觉很孤独 Sometimes I feel __________________________________ 6 你经常与表姐争吵吗 ? Do you often ________________________ 7 你有很多时间复习迎考吗 ? Do you often ________ Swimming and running are good for your health. to hand in the homework on time. focus on my homework and give up my hobbies? teach me how to achieve a balance between work and play? very lonely because I have no close friends. quarrel with your cousin? have much time to revise for exams.