Step1 Lead in
1.Greeting and having a talk
Do your parents often compare you with other kids and say:
Look at your cousin.She gets better grades,plays the piano well, often wins awards…Why can't you be more like her?
How do you feel when they do that? What will you do?
S1: Maybe I feel like yelling and screaming.
S2: I feel sad and angry.
S3: I want to talk about my feelings with my parents, but I don't know how to do that.
T: This is a good problem that everyone should think over.You can pay attention to this conversation and find out Judy's action and Lily's advice.These can help you.
T: Now let's read it and divide the conversation into three parts.
Step2 Presentation
①Talk about the problem.
②Give the opinion.
③Offer and accept advice.
Part 1 Problem
Judy's parents have very high standards.
Part 2 Opinion
After hearing the problem,what does lily do?
She shows her understanding,comfort and opinion.
Lily's opinion is that Judy's parents just want her to do well.
Part 3 Advice
① Judy can talk to her parents.
② She can also write them a letter.
T: From now on, what will you do when your parents compare you with others?
S1: I am supposed to write them a letter.
S2: I feel like telling them that I have a lot of pressure and I hope they can encourage me more.
T: Good, I am proud of you.
T: These sentence patterns can help you when you talk about your pressure and feelings with your parents.
Why don't you➕动词原形？= Why not➕动词原形？
How about➕ Ving？= What about ➕Ving？
You should or could➕动词原形.
If you …， you could…
Language points
Be happy with 对…满意
Compare ……with把……和……比较
Compared ……to把……比作
Be sure that……确定……；肯定……
Be afraid of…
be afraid to do something
be afraid that+句子.
Step 3 Practice
3a.Work in pairs and make a conversation to express your feelings with your parents.
Reflection
本节课的主要目的是学会表达自己的情绪，读懂对话和了解莉莉给出的建议并将有关建议的表达运用于实际生活中，学生们能够关联自身，使用合适的方法解决生活中的矛盾。
在课堂上，有一部分同学能认真且积极回应老师的提问，但在理解对话后联系自身情况时，很多学生表现出冷漠甚至完全不参与课堂的状态。
不得已而为之，我抽签请学生回答问题，结果有位女生谈及父母总爱把自己与别人家的孩子比较，而她已经失望并不在意父母对其做出无止境比较的行为。
这到底是一种心理上的强大、坚韧，还是一种悲哀？班上有多少学生与她有类似的遭遇？我又深入话题问她，你为什么不试着与父母说说自己的心里话？她平静地谈论：“我说了也没用，索性就不说了。”
但我认为“一颗石子投入大海总有反响”。所以我要求每位学生写一封书信给家长，或者用对话的形式描述你与父母的沟通情况。
我明白，这种书信作业不会有多少学生认真书写，因为他们要么对父母失望，要么麻木无感，但我仍然不愿放弃，最终我遇到了一位优秀的老师，她愿意与我合作，在线展示学生的作业，通过评比的方式授予一、二、三等奖，以及参与奖。获奖的概率达到50%，既有荣誉证书，也有相机，无人机等奖品。
当我在班上宣传了线上作业成果展的活动时，他们高兴得手舞足蹈，都声称自己一定会获奖。最终这份作业有 45个人参加，并且他们把这份作业进行了二次修改，其中一部分人还主动找我批改，做到了精益求精的程度。
我想这份作业既能写出心里话，也激励每位学生一丝不苟地写作业，让他们产生对学习的一丝兴趣。这是好兆头！
第二天我在课堂上对学生的作业进行点评，他们的对话或书信当中展现了真实的青少年处境。有父母对孩子很严格，只让他们读书学习，不能做其他任何事；一些父母在孩子考砸时，只会泼冷水“都是因为你玩手机”；也有父母对孩子漠不关心；还有父母总批评孩子，鸡蛋里挑骨头……
无论如何，这些困扰一个个家庭的问题有了突破口，这或许是一个契机，家校协同育人不再是虚无缥缈的影子。我把作业分享到家长群里，工作繁忙的家长也愿意抽出时间来点赞孩子的作业。
每日一句：
It is important to learn from mistakes so that you don't repeat them in future.
从失败中汲取经验教训以便于你不再重蹈覆辙。
