Cool it! Do you ever get angry? What about? Why you think most people get angry? What makes me angry!! furious a little angry Keep your cool! Sometimes teenagers find it difficult to get on properly at school because they can’t control their anger There is help, though, and here we take a look at what happens to them and the advice they are given Cool it! Check these words: Tell sb off To bug someone Secondary school Overwhelmed Wind someone up (wound) Cool it! Check these words: To trigger Chill out Youth Throw wobblies 10 To cope with Keep your cool! Read the text and exercises 2, and (pg 74) and exercise (pg 76) in the book Time to talk What does the article say about anger management? The text suggests The author recommends You can try Time to talk Do you think the suggestions for coping with anger are useful? Which would you use and how? What other suggestions can you think of? Improve your vocabulary! • depressed: unhappy and without hope for the future: He seemed a bit depressed about his work situation • envious: wishing you had what another person has: I'm very envious of your new coat - it's lovely Improve your vocabulary! • fed up: (informal): bored, annoyed or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long: I'm fed up with my job • impolite: (slightly formal): rude It’s impolite to point at people Improve your vocabulary! • mad: (informal) very angry or annoyed: He's always complaining and it makes me so mad • odd: strange or unexpected: Her father was an odd man Improve your vocabulary! • snooty: (informal) behaving in an unfriendly way because you believe you are better than other people: She was one of those really snooty sales assistants that you often find in expensive shops • stuck-up: (informal) too proud and considering yourself to be very important: Improve your vocabulary! • unhappy: sad or not satisfied • upset: Worried, unhappy or angry Don't get upset about the dress - there's only a little stain on it • weird: very strange and unusual, unexpected or not natural: Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's all right Practicing Do exercises 2, and – page 80 Suggest, would rather, would prefer • Suggest: for giving advice • They suggested that I should visit them at the weekend • Would rather: for expressing preference • I’d rather be me than anyone else » For saying what we would like somebody else to do: • I’d rather you didn’t lie to me • Would prefer: for expressing preference • I’d prefer to know the truth Suggest, would rather, would prefer Do exercises 1, 2, 3, and – page 81 Giving advice Read the extract from Penny’s letter to a school magazine asking for advice What you think she should do? I’ve got a problem that concerns my family and my best friend My friend has invited me to go on a skiing holiday with her and her family and I really want to go However, my parents are not at all keen as they are afraid I might break a leg or something like that! I’m worried because if I say I can’t go, my friend will ask someone else and it might cause problems with our friendship Please advise me what the best thing to would be I don’t want to have a big row with my parents or with my friend! Find the phrases used in the letter in Exercise to give advice • • • • • • • I think there are ways in which It might be a good idea I don’t think Penny She simply needs to So, I suggest If that doesn’t work, then Instead of , they could Useful phrases • • • • • • • I think you should / could If I were you/ her It might help to Perhaps you’d rather Perhaps / Maybe you shuold / could What / How about ? Why don’t you ? • Go to exercise 5, pg 83 Say it using other words! • I still enjoyed the week despite the weather • Due to wet leaves on the line, this train will arrive an hour late • There's no coffee - would you like a cup of tea instead? • Since we've got a few minutes to wait for the train, let's have a cup of coffee Exercise 6, pg 83 Read the letter from a teen asking for advice to an advice site What advice would you give her? Dear Mrs Web, My former friends at school were in a tough, trouble-making group We ran a bit wild I have gotten away from my old friends, but sometimes I hear things and recently heard that the group is planning to vandalize a teacher’s house Who knows? It might even become personal I am not a part of it I did not plan it I did not approve it, or anything else Should I tell the teacher involved? We have never really gotten along Maybe he won’t believe me or hold me responsible I don't want to see anything bad happen But if it does, I don't want to get ANY of the blame for it What should I do? Your turn now! Plan your letter of advice to the teen Write at least two suggestions and a reason for each suggestion Now write your letter of advice in 120-150 words http://www.dearmrsweb.com/Teens.htm Skill Zone • Don’t forget!! – Organise your ideas! – When you make suggestions, support them with a reason or an explanation [...]... handle at the slightest thing Feelings • give sb a piece of your mind (informal): to speak angrily to someone about something they have done wrong: I'm going to give that mechanic a piece of my mind if the car's not fixed this time • cool (informal): a person's ability to stay calm and not become angry or excited: keep your cool He really lost his cool when he heard about what happened Feelings • pour...Watch it! DVD The Unteachables Getting to Know your Feelings Feelings • blow your top (informal): to become extremely angry: My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car • cool it (slang): used to tell someone to become calm, rather than be violent: Just cool it everyone, fighting won't solve anything Feelings • defuse: to make a difficult... asked for directions to get somewhere Time to listen Exercise 3 – pg 78 – in the book Get ideas Exercise 1, 2 and 3 – pg 79 – in the book Time to speak Your school wants to introduce a new school subject, either Psychology or Business Studies With your partner, discuss the advantages and disadavantages of each subject Decide which subject wuold be best and why Useful phrases Making suggestions and... weather/debt/trouble • Stand up to: He wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies Practicing Do exercise 1 – page 80 Improve your vocabulary! • annoyed: angry: I was so annoyed with him for turning up late • big-headed: thinking that you are more important or more clever than you really are: She's so big-headed! Improve your vocabulary! • cheeky : slightly rude or showing a lack of respect, but often in a funny way: Don't... cheeky! • cross: annoyed or angry: My dad gets cross with me if I leave the kitchen in a mess Improve your vocabulary! • depressed: unhappy and without hope for the future: He seemed a bit depressed about his work situation • envious: wishing you had what another person has: I'm very envious of your new coat - it's lovely ... and upset: My parents threw a wobbly when they found out I'd had a party while they were away • take things easy: to relax and not work too hard: My doctor's told me to take things easy for a while Use your English! Now make up 3 sentences using the expressions related to feelings that you have just learned Make x Do do something about a problem have an effect on make a note of exercises 3, 4 and 5... Perhaps the school should We could X could be a possible solution Time to speak 1 What subjects would you like to change at school? 2 Do you think that relationships between teachers and students at your school are good? How could they be improved? 3 Would you consider a career in teaching? Why / Why not? Phrasal Verbs • Believe in: Gradually, since her divorce, she's beginning to believe in herself .. .Cool it! Do you ever get angry? What about? Why you think most people get angry? What makes me angry!! furious a little angry Keep your cool! Sometimes teenagers find... cool (informal): a person's ability to stay calm and not become angry or excited: keep your cool He really lost his cool when he heard about what happened Feelings • pour oil on troubled waters... Unteachables Getting to Know your Feelings Feelings • blow your top (informal): to become extremely angry: My father will blow his top when he sees what happened to the car • cool it (slang): used to