TEENS初三20-21学年第5期总第635期教案

Isabella

 

 

Too scared to be social (P6)

 

 

I. Warm up

1. Do you feel embarrassed when you talk to strangers at a party?

 

2. Are you afraid of being asked to answer a question in class, even when you know the answer? 

 

II. Pre-reading

3. If young people say they prefer to stay at home, do they really have social phobia？

 

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III. While reading

Fast reading

4. According to Paragraph 1, some young people _____.

A. enjoy going out alone

B. find it hard to socialize

C. are developing new social skills

D. don’t like to make new friends

 

B

 

Careful reading

 

5. What does this “social phobia” actually refer to?

 

6. Why are young people unwilling to socialize？

 

7. What was Tashiro’s opinion about this?

A. They are suffering from social phobia.

B. They should learn to follow social rules.

C. They should avoid uncomfortable situations.

D. They sometimes misunderstand social situations.

D

 

 

8. What are the real reasons why young people find it hard to socialize?

 

9. Does it mean they have social phobia?

 

10. What might happen to people with  “real” social phobia?

A. panic attacks

B. nausea

C. heavy sweating

D. headache.

A,B,C．

 

11. What does the word “anxiety” mean?

A. fear

B. tirdness

C. impatience

A

 

12. What causes people to have social anxiety?

A. They rarely interact with others.

B. Their brains have a disorder.

C. They are suffering from other illnesses.

D. They don’t trust anyone except their families.

B

 

13. How can this disorder be treated?

 

14. What does the story explain?

A. How to improve your social skills.

B. Why people often feel anxious.

C. What real social phobia is like.

D. How social phobia affects us.

C

 

IV. Further thinking

Can you think of some ways to ease (缓解) a person’s fear of communicating with others?

 

Don't worry about what everyone else thinks of you.

Focus on what you are doing right now.

Imagine yourself feeling relaxed and confident.

Think about the situation in a positive way.

The more you get used to talking to people, the less fearful you will feel.

Think of an experience that was pleasant and happy.

Invite a close friend to accompany you.

 

III. Words in use

Complete the sentences using the words provided.

 

seem    prefer    gradually     serious   experience

 

1. Many animals ______ grass as food.

2. We had never _________ this kind of holiday before.

3. The company still faces very ______ problems.

4. They don’t  ______ to know what they're doing.

5. The sound of his footsteps ________ died away.

 

prefer

experienced

serious

seem

gradually