Unit 4 A letter from the school counsellor 学案(ZXM)
Ⅰ.Pre-learning (学前准备)
How to make comments? In my opinion, of all the contestants, *** is the best because he
(she)….( recites the passage most fluently, clearly, loudly) Furthermore, he (she) makes no
mistakes( makes fewer mistakes)…. Anyway, we should learn from them.
Ⅱ.While-learning (学习研讨)
1 Give a summary of the three writers’ problems.
Letter 1
Letter 2
Letter 3
2 Group discussion:
Letter 1
1) If you were in this situation, would you say something about the accident before going to the
cinema? If so, to whom?
2) Do you think the writer’s friend should tell the police who was responsible?
Letter 2
1) If you were in this situation, would you try to stop the bullying?
2) What would you do in a situation like this?
Letter 3
1) Who is to blame for this situation, the checkout assistant or the writer?
2) Do you agree with the actions of the writer? Is there anything else he could have done?
3 Listen to the passage and find what advice the counsellor has given.
1) In the case of the flowerpot falling from the window, you should persuade your friend to
(1)_________________ and _________________; (2) Your friend needs to
___________________________.
2) In the case of the three tough guys, you should ______________________________________.
3) In the case of the rude checkout assistant, you need to ____________________________ and
________________________________________.
4 Read the text to find the structure of it.
Para _______: Make a friendly remark, __________ by one or two sentences that give the
__________ of the letter.
Para _______: Give _____________ of the advice and the reasons for the advice.
Para_______: Give your best wishes( thanks) followed by a _________ for further
communication.
5 Translate some phrases from the text.
1) 一封回信 _________________________
2) 很高兴做某事 _________________________
3) 勇气的缺乏 _________________________
4) 在这些意外的情况中 _________________________
5) 治疗内疚的最好方法 _________________________
6) 在。。。的事件中 _________________________
7) 说出真相 _________________________
8) 劝说某人做某事 _________________________
9) 和交警联系 _________________________
10) 属于某人 _________________________
11) 因我们的错误而痛苦 ________________________
III. Post-learning(课堂反馈)
1 A summary of the text.
From the counsellor’s letter, we know that h__________ and a lack of courage contribute to
our guilty conscience. Therefore, we should be brave enough to make the situation r_________.
In the case of the flowerpot, I should try to p__________ my friend to tell the truth and
a_________ to the boy for his being misunderstood.
As for the tough guys, though I can’t help the boy, I can c_________ the transport police, asking
them to help the boy.
In the case of the rude assistant, I have made it clear that the money doesn ’ t ________
_________me, so I should return it to the manager.
Though it is not always easy to do the right thing, it is wrong to let others s_________ for our
mistakes.
2 Give your advice.
For advice:
1) My close friend did not finish his homework yesterday and wanted to copy mine, but I
pretended that I had not finished my homework either. I have a guilty conscience. What should I
do? (Tom)
2) One day on the playground, I noticed a 100 yuan note on the ground. Seeing no one was
around, I picked it up and kept it myself because I was in bad need of money to buy a new
cellphone.
Though I knew it was not right, I couldn’t resist the temptation. (Mary)
IV. Comments(讲评)
V. Homework.
1 Recite the words and expressions in the text.
2 Write a letter of reply at least 120words.