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 She doesn’t get enough sleep. She feels tired in class.He doesn’t have enough time to do hishomework.The TV is always on at her home. The noise almost drives her mad.He doesn’t have any close friends . Sometimes,He feels lonely.Sometimes She gets low marks in exams.She feels sad.Her parents work allday. They don’thave time for her.DanielAmyMillieSimonKittySandy•imagineimagine a life with so much a life with so much homework homework •stay upstay up late late•have no have no choice choice butbut to do it•bebe strict with•can can hardlyhardly stay stay awakeawake in class in class(New words)•doubt whether it’s worth spending so much time on homework •achieve a balance between schoolwork and basketball•go to a youth worker for help•help to find out the cause •give him valuable advice/suggestions•deal with the problem 1. choice ___2. stay up ___3. imagine ___4. doubt ___5. cause ___6. strict ___7. develop ___8. valuable ___a. reasonb. be not sure if something is truec. making sure that rules are obeyedd. very useful or importante. the right to decide which thing you wantf. start to have a skill, ability, etcg. go to bed later than usualh. form a picture in your mind of someone or sth.eghbacfdMatch the words with their meaningsMillie and Simon have some problems. They wrote to Mr Sigmund Friend, a famous youth worker, and asked for help.1.What is Millie’s problem?2. What is Simon’s problem?SkimmingSkimmingShe has a lot of homework to do every dayand doesn’t have any spare time for her hobbies. •He likes playing football and often forgets when to stop. •But his parents don’t allow him to play outside after six.( ) 1.Millie has much homework every day. ( ) 2.Millie finds it easy to stay awake the next day. ( ) 3.Millie has enough spare time for her hobbies.( ) 4.Millie finds it is worth spending so much time on homework.( ) 5.Millie dreams of a long holiday in order to have more time for her hobbies.ThardFFhardly has anyFdoubts ifTLetter 1: ScanningScanning1. How is Simon crazy about football?2. What’s the cause of his problem?3. How long does Simon play football?4. Why does he get into trouble?5. What does Simon think of hobbies?Letter 2: Read and answer1. How is Simon crazy about football?2. What’s the cause of his problem?3. How long does Simon play football?4. Why does he get into trouble?5. What does Simon think of hobbies?He loves watching football, reading about football and playing football.His love of football.He plays for hours and never worries about the time.Because his parents don’t allow him to play outside after 6 p.m.Hobbies can help us relax and make our lives more interesting.Read and tnen retell (A) Millie has a problem and she doesn't know how to ________ it. She has a lot of homework and she has no ______ but to do it. She often ______ up. Then she sometimes find it hard to stay _______ the next day. She knows it is _________ to finish all her homework on time. However, she has no ________ time for her hobbies. She ________ whether it is ___________________________. She _________________ a long holiday and she wants Sigmund Friend to ________________________. deal withchoicestaysawakesparedoubtsworth spending so much time on homeworkdreams of offer her some suggestionsimportantRead and then retell (B) Simon is so _____ about football that he often plays football for hours. Then he gets into _______ because his parents are very _____ with him and they do not ________ him to play outside after 6 p.m. Simon feels angry. He thinks hobbies can help him _____ and make his life ________________. He wants Sigmund Friend to tell him how to ________________ between his school work and his hobbies.crazystrictallowrelaxmore interestingtroubleachieve a balance Mr Friend is replying to Millie’s and Simon’s letters. Help him complete the sentences with the words in the box.stay uphomeworksparehobbiesvolleyballworthTo Millieuplan her day carefullyumake a list of all the homework she has uwork out how much time she needsuchoose her hobby according to the time she hasadviceplayingimportantstrictstay outvaluableTo Simonugo home earlierudon’t forget about his schoolworkuplay football for an hour or twoY: You F: Mr FriendY: Excuse me, Mr Friend. I have a problem. Sometimes, I … and I really don’t know what to do. Can you give me some advice?F: Well. First, you can …. Second, you can also …Y: Thanks for your valuable suggestions.F: You’re welcome.Make an interview. Talk about your problems with Mr Friend. Work in pairs. Growing up can be difficult. When you have problems in your life or study, you should accept the facts, stop worrying, find out the cause, get some advice, try your best to solve them.Face the difficulty bravely, smile to life and life will smile to you.Where there is a problem, there are ways to solve it.Let’s enjoy our lives!Homework1. Remember the new words in heart.2. Read and retell the two letters.3. Extra exercises. 。