1. 牛津版九年级 ( 上 )9A Unit 3 What should I do ? 牛津版九年级 ( 上 )9A Unit 3 What should I do ?

2. What will make you happy? traveling watching TV shopping reading

3. What will make you happy? playing computer games listening to music playing football

4. feel stressed 感到压力 relax 放松 valuable 有价值 achieve a balance 取得平衡 focus on 集中精力在 … support 支持 be strict with… 对 … 严格 New words:

5. Listen to the audio and answer the questions about Millie. What are Millie’s hobbies? Is it important to work hard in her opinion? Why do the hobbies annoy ( 使 … 烦恼） her? They are reading,writing poems, walking, shopping and painting Yes,it is. Because she spends so much time on homework that she cannot find any time for her hobbies.

6. Read the text quickly and find the answers to these questions about Simon. What is Simon’s favorite hobby? What does Simon think of playing football? What’s his parents idea? Football is his favourite hobby. It can help us relax and make our lives colourful. They don’t like this and ask him to come home before 6 p.m.

7. Read the reading carefully and complete the following. Simon would like some a _______on his love of football. He is so c _______about football that he s _______out late at night to play it. His parents are very s _______with him and they want him to come home earlier. Simon feels s_______and angry from time to time. He wishes he could have his parents’ support. dvice razy tays trict tressed

8. 1. 许多爱好 2. 写诗 3. 集中精力于家庭作业 4. 使我不高兴 5. 取得平衡 6. 狂迷恋于 … 7. 感到压力 8. 最有价值 lots of hobbies write poems focus on homework make me unhappy achieve a balance be crazy about the most valuable feel stressed

9. 9. a Grade 9 student 10. on time 11. hand in the homework 12. hear from 13. from time to time 14. have one’s support 15. give sb some advice 16. my love of football 一个初三的学生 准时 交家庭作业 收到来信 有时 得到某人的支持 给某人建议 我对足球的狂热喜爱

10. Tell if the following sentences are true or false. If it is false, please correct it. 1. Millie and Simon are both Grade 9 students. 2. They both like football. 3. They spend much time on their homework 4. They both feel stressed about their study. 5. They both think study is more important than sport. T F F F F

11. Fill in the table according to the reading: MillieSimon Grade Hobbies Favourite Homework Time for sports Parent 9 9 reading writing, poems, football walking, shopping, painting painting football no time 3 hours a lot of homework / / strict

12. Give some suggestions to Millie and Simon. problemsuggestions cannot decide when to do her homework and when to spend time on her hobbies Group 1 &2 stay out to play football, but his parents ask him to go home before 6 p.m Group 3&4

13. A letter from Sigmund to Millie Dear Millie: Thank you very much for your letter. I hope I can offer you some useful suggestions. You said that you do not have enough time for your__________. You seem to have a lot of hobbies. Perhaps you can choose one hobby to do each day, or just_________you favourite hobby, ___________. I hope this piece of__________will be useful to you, Millie. Best wishes Sigmund hobbies focus onpainting advice

14. A letter from Sigmund to Simon Thank you for your letter.I can you some useful advice. It seems that you spend a lot of time__________football. Of course, it is very important to have hobbies. However, it is not wise to__________playing football after school or__________late. I agree with your parents that it is better for you to go home__________. Don’t________your hobby but don’t forget about your family, either. Play football for an hour or two, and then go home. Best wishes Sigmund offer playing stay out earlier give up spend hours

15. Write a letter to me or your friends about your problems.