Giáo án Tiếng Anh 9 Unit 3: Teen stress and pressure mới, chuẩn nhất

Introduce the students in the picture: Phuc, Nick, and Veronica. Explain that Mai was supposed to be there but she couldn't come in the end . Ask the class to describe what is happening in the picture:

e Where are Phuc, Nick, and Veronica?

" What are they going to do?

" What are they talking about?

" Why do you think Mai couldn't come?

2. Listen and read

Vocabulary

worried/tense/stressed; relaxed/confident

confident/relaxed/calm

calm

delighted/confident

depressed/frustrated

a.Tell Ss they can uncover the text. Play the recording again. Have Ss work individually, then in pairs, to find the words/phrases. Remind Ss they need to find the words in the text with opposite meanings.

a : Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.

Key:

1.to stay up late

2.to disappoint someone

3.to be stressed (out)

4.to take a break

5.good grades

6.to be fully booked

Key:

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.B

6.A

Veronica wishes her parents could put themselves in her situation to better understand her.

Ss work in pairs to complete this task. Remind them to pay attention to the content words in each sentence, which may help them to choose the most suitable word. Tell Ss in most cases more than one option may be suitable. After they have finished, go through each item as a whole class.

T may explain the difference between 'depressed' and other words such as 'tense', 'worried', or 'stressed'.

(The word 'depressed' is very strong and used only to describe someone who is deeply sad and has lost hope.)

1. worried/tense/stressed; relaxed/ confident

2. calm

3. depressed/frustrated

4. confident/relaxed/calm

5. delighted/confident

6. frustrated/worried

Ss work individually first, then in pairs. Then give corrective feedback to the whole class. Ask Ss to give examples of the situations in which these sentences are said.

Exercise 3: Key:

1. encourage someone

2. give advice to someone

3. empathise with someone

4. assure someone

5. empathise with someone

6. encourage someone

1 .Ss work individually to complete this exercise. Tell Ss to pay attention to the content words surrounding the gaps, and identify the part of speech of the missing words. Ss then work in pairs to compare their answers before T gives corrective feedback to the whole class.

Exercise 1:

Key:

1. shape and height

2. reasoning skills

3. Embarrassed

4. independence

5. self-aware

6. informed

Share some of your personal experience from your teenage years where relevant.

Key:

A. 5

B. 2

C. 6

D. 3

E. 1

F. 4

Ss work in pairs to discuss which solution can be used for which situation. Then elicit the answers from the whole class. Ask Ss to explain their decisions.

Key (suggested):

A. 1; 3; 4

B. 4

C. 1

D. 4

E. 2; 1

F. 4

Refer back to what you have told the class in 2. Now tell Ss the ways you used to deal with these (diffi cult/stressful) situations. Ask Ss to work in pairs to complete the task. If time allows, ask each pair to join at least another pair to make a group discussion.

Stress on the verb be in sentences

Play the recording again or say the fi rst sentence in the conversation in GETTING STARTED. Draw

Ss’ attention to the stressed ‘Isn’t’ and ask them to practise saying the question.

Now explain the REMEMBER! box. Emphasise that normally the verb be is unstressed, except for the situations mentioned in the box.

5 . Play the recording as many times as needed so that Ss are familiar with the stressed be in the statements. Note that only the words in italics should be stressed, the other forms of be are unstressed. With the whole class, refer to the REMEMBER! box to elicit the reasons why the verb be is stressed in each item. Ss then practise saying the sentences in pairs.

6 Tell Ss that these sentences contain both stressed and unstressed verb forms of be. Ss work individually first to underline those that should be stressed. Then play the recording for Ss to check. Give corrective feedback as a class, then

Ss practise saying the sentences.

Key:

1. - You aren’t worried about the exam? Good for you!

- I am worried! But I try not to show it.

2. - Do you think Jack is good at Japanese?

- He is. But he’s a bit shy to speak it.

3. - Isn’t badminton her favorite sport?

- Yes, it is.

4. - Who’s he? (no stress)

5. - Sorry – we’re late!

- Actually, you aren’t. We haven’t started yet.

6. - Is she happy at the new school?

- Yes, she is. She likes it a lot.