Unit1Knowingme,knowingyouPeriod1Startingout&UnderstandingideasStartingout1.Lookatthepictureanddescribewhateachpersonisdoing.

Talkaboutwhatkindofpersontheymightbe.①

Heissittingalonewithadrinkandlookingatothers.③

Heisquarrellingwithanotherguy.Heisveryangryandshoutingathim.④Heistalkingwithsomepeopleexcitedlyandhelooksdelighted.⑤Sheisofferingcakestoaguestwithsmile.⑥Sheissittingatthetable.Shespilledtwodrinksonthetableandbrokeaplate.②Hemaybehungryandheiseagertohavefood.Lookatthepictureanddescribewhateachpersonisdoing.①shyandbeafraidofcommunicatingwithothers②optimistic

andeasy-going③

rudeandbad-tempered④humorous,talkative,easy-going,confident,andgetonwellwithothers⑤friendly

andpolite⑥carelessTalkaboutwhatkindofpersontheymightbe.2.Watchthevideoandanswerthequestions1.Whatdothethreeconversationshaveincommon?

Theyareallabout________________________________.2.Whatwouldyoudoinsimilarsituations?impolitebehavioursindailylife.InSituation1,IwouldthankPerson2forhishelpwithoutcomplaining.InSituation2,IwouldlistentoPerson1patientlywithoutinterrupting.InSituation3,IwouldthankPerson2forthepresentsincerelywithoutaskinghowmuchitis.Understandingideas1.Lookattheproblemsyoumayfaceatschool.Discusswhichyouthinkisthemostdifficulttoovercomeandwhy.●badperformanceinasubject●pressuretolookgood●conflictwithclassmates●difficultiesfittinginwithothersNowthinkaboutwhoyouturntoforhelpwhenyoufaceaproblem.friendsparentsteachersonlineforumsnoone-youprefertokeepthingstoyourselfother______2.ReadthelettersandfindoutwhatkindofproblemsBenhasandwhoheturnstoforhelp.DearAgonyAunt,I'minatotalmesshere-hopeyoucanhelpmeout!I‘m17,andamemberofourschoolbasketballteam.I’mcrazyaboutbasketball,andprettygoodatittoo,whichisprobablywhyIwassomadwhenwelostourlastmatch.Weplayedwell,butIfelttheteamwereletdownbyonemember,ourpointguard.Thepointguardisakeyplayer,butitwaslikehewasn'tevenonthecourt!Disappointedbyhisbehaviour,Isaidallthistomybestfriend.Iwasjustlettingoffsteamreally,becauseIwassoangry,butthenmyfriendwentandtoldeveryoneelsewhatI'dsaid.Thisissototallyawkward.I'mreallyangrywithmyfriend-whatshouldIsaytohim?AndshouldIsayanythingatalltomyteammate?Embarrassedandashamed,Ican'tconcentrateonanything.Pleasehelp!BenDearBen,ThereisanoldAmericansaying,“Looselipssinkships.”Thismeansthatifyouspeaktoomuchaboutsomething,especiallytopeoplewhoyoudon'tknowsowell,it'llcauseallkindsoftrouble.Thesituationhereissomuchworsebecausethe“looselips”wereyourbestfriend’s.Treatedthisway,you'resuretofeelhurt-weshouldalwaysbeabletotrustthoseclosesttous,andithurtsevenmorewhenwefindwecan't.ButIhavetosaythatit'spartlyyourfault,isn'tit?Youadmitthatyouwere“lettingoffsteam.Itisunderstandableinthatsituation,butweshouldalwaysthinkbeforewespeak.Here’swhatyouneedtodo.First,apologisetoyourteammate.Ifyoueverwanttowinanymorebasketballgames(andI’msureyoudo!),youneedtoworktogether,andthatmeanscommunicatingwitheachotherclearlyandresolvingconflicts.Sohaveachatwithyourteammate.Tellhimdirectlyandhonestlythatyouweretalkingwithoutthinking.Then.talktoyourfriend.Friendshipshouldbeoneofthegreatestthingsintheworld,butsometimesitcanbedifficult.Again,yourstrategyisclearcommunication.Tellyourfriendyou’reangrywithhimforrepeatingwhatyousaidandmakingthesituationworse,butthatyouwanttomoveon.Approachedinthisway,yourfriendshipwillsoonberepaired.Thirdly,andperhapsmostimportantly,thinkaboutyourownbehaviour.Don’tsaytoomuchwhenyou’reangry!Filledwithanger,youtendtosaywhatevercomestoyourmind.Thisgivepeoplethewrongsignal.Takeadeepbreath,calmdown,andalwaysremember:thinkfirst,speaklater.Ifyoufeeloneofyourteammatesisn’tpullingtheirweight,thenraiseyourconcernsinaprofessionalwaywithyourteamcoach.Ifyouthinkaboutotherpeople’sfeelingsaswellasyourown,you’llsoonfindeverythingworksout.Goodluck!2.ReadthelettersandfindoutwhatkindofproblemsBenhasandwhoheturnstoforhelp.Benbelievedthatoneofhisteammatesletdownthewholeteamandtoldittohisbestfriend.ButthenhisfriendtoldeveryoneelsewhatBenhadsaid.NowBenisatalossforwhattodo,andturnstoAgonyAuntforhelp.Choosethebestsummaryoftheletters.1Bensaidsomethingbadabouthisbestfriend,andAgonyAunttoldhimtoapologisetohisfriend.2Benwasangrythathisteamwasletdownbysomemembers,andAgonyAunttoldhimtotakeiteasy.3Bendidn’tplaywellinthematch,andAgonyAuntadvisedhimtoapologisetohisteammate.4Benwasinanawkwardsituation,andAgonyAuntgavehimsuggestionsastohowtodealwithhisproblems.√4.Completethesentenceswithexpressionsfromthepassage.theteamwereletdowntoletoffsteamwentandtoldeveryoneelsewhatI’dsaidapologisetoyourteammatecommunicatingwitheachotherclearlyresolvingconflictsrepeatingwhatyousaidmakingthesituationworsesaytoomuc