UNIT 2 How do you study for a test?
How do we deal with our problems?
Section 1 Before You Read
PAIRWORK
1a Can you think of any problems you have had recently?
Tell a partner how you dealt with them.
1b Look up the meaning of each word in the box
in a dictionary.
deal unless unfair affect solve
challenge regard smart duty instead
Section 2 While You Read
Learning strategy:
USING DICTIONARIES
Dictionaries are useful learning tools,
but many English words have different meanings and usages.
We need to make sure that the definitions we
find in dictionaries match the context.
How do we deal with our problems?
Rich or poor,young or old,we all have problems.
And unless we deal with our problems,
we can easily become unhappy.
Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school.
It can also influence the way we behave with our families.
So how do we deal with our problems?
There are many ways.
By learning to forget
Most of us have probably been angry with our
friends,parents or teachers.
Perhaps they said something you didn't like,
or you felt they were unfair.
Sometimes,people can stay angry for years about a small problem.
Time goes by,and good friendships may be lost.
When we are angry however,
we are usually the ones affected.
Perhaps we have seen young children playing together.
Sometimes they have disagreements and decide not
to talk to each other.
However,this usually does not last for long.
This is an important lesson for us:
we can solve a problem by learning to forget.
By regarding problems as challenges
Many students often complain about school.
They might feel they have too much work to do
sometimes,or think the rules are too strict.
We must learn how to change these "problems" into "challenges".
Education is an important part of our development.
As young adults,it is our duty to try our best
to deal with each challenge in our education
with the help of our teachers.
By thinking of something worse
By comparing yourself to other people,
you will find your problems are not so terrible.
Think about Stephen Hawking,for example,
a very clever scientist,
who regards his many physical problems as unimportant.
He can't walk or even speak,
but he has become very famous and successful.
We are probably quite healthy and smart.
Let's not worry about our problems.
Let's face the challenges instead.
Section 3 After You Read
3a Look at the words from 1b again.
Check(√) the words that were used differently
from the definition you found in the dictionary.
deal unless unfair affect solve
challenge regard smart duty instead
3b Look up the following words in a dictionary.
Write out the example given for the context used
in the reading.
3c Scan the reading,and check(√)the ways of
dealing with problems that are mentioned.
Section 4 Go For It!
Look at the reading again.
Which way of dealing with problems do you think is the best?
Write about a time when you dealt with a problem this way.
If you have time!
Think of another way of dealing with problems.
Tell a partner about this.