Урок 07. Dealing with conflict
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 7

Dealing with conflict

In this lesson

you will learn the ways of dealing with conflict;
you will learn new words related to dealing with conflicts.

Ключевые слова: conflict, bossing someone around, disappointed, resolve, flexible, show up, frustrated, annoyed, process, blame, accuse.

Речевой материал: фразы-клише и лексика, обслуживающие тему «Межличностные взаимоотношения в семье, со сверстниками; решение конфликтных ситуаций»

Пояснения:

Конфликты являются неотъемлемой частью жизни любого человека. Какие шаги предпринять, чтобы быть готовым к конфликту и как не сорваться на крик, если эта неприятность стала для вас неожиданностью?

Прежде всего, нужно успокоиться. В том, что вы начнете обвинять окружающих во всех смертных грехах, ничего не изменится. Продумайте свою линию поведения и дальнейшие шаги.

Другой способ – быть гибким. Попытаться приспособиться к новой ситуации – первый шаг к преодолению конфликта.

Основное содержание урока

Martha: Anna, why are you so sad?

Anna: I have a quarrel with my friend.

M: Why? What happened?

A: Well, we were supposed to go to the concert, and my friend Sandra had suddenly changed her plans. I couldn’t go to the concert without her. I feel really disappointed!

M: Oh, I see. Such things are very frustrating.

Life is not always a piece of cake. Sometimes you have to deal with difficulties. One of these difficulties you must overcome in your life is dealing with conflict. So, what is a conflict? It is a very unpleasant situation that can happen literally everywhere. This can happen at school or among the members of your own family. You can even have a quarrel with your best friend. There’s almost no doubt that you’ll find the way to resolve this situation, but what step should be the first?

All people are different and each person reacts to conflicts in a different way. Some even can scream and cry. But most people feel really annoyed and frustrated. So, what can we do to overcome such obstacles to a happy life?

First of all, we should calm, down. There’s no point in shouting and blaming other people. Think what you should do instead of accusing everybody else. The next thing that can help is to be flexible. You can try to get used to a new situation and to react appropriately.

Are there any other ways of resolving conflicts? Sure there are. You just need to figure out your own. So, when another conflict shows up, you’ll be prepared.

Now let’s try to guess the meaning of the words from the context.

resolve – to make something clear

flexible – get used to different situations easily

show up – appear

Тренировочные упражнения

Fill in the words: discussing, be, resolving, show up, bossing, feel.

________ the conflict

________ at school

________ frustrated

________ around

________ flexible

________ the problem

Write down the right word.

She is ________ the conflict now.
He is always ________ his sister ___.
I felt very ________ at the lesson yesterday. I couldn’t understand anything the teacher was saying.
Jill is a very ________ person. She is always ready to change the bad situation.
I usually ________ my younger sister for taking my clothes without asking.

Choose the correct answer.

He was ________ of stealing the money.

1)

frustrated

2)

accused

3)

disappointed

They ________ the conflict successfully.

1)

blamed

2)

resolved

3)

process

The ________ of making a was amazing.

1)

show up

2)

accuse

3)

process

I feel very ________ with his behaviour.

1)

accused

2)

blamed

3)

annoyed

The kid was very ________ during his lesson.

1)

frustrated

2)

bossing

3)

process

Match the phrases.

Bossing

the problem

Discussing

the conflict

Resolving

me around

Show up

anger

Deal with

at work

Choose the correct answer.

He always manages situations. He is so annoyed/flexible.
My brother is always bossing me around/show up.
Sarah was very annoyed/blame after passing exams unsuccessfully.
Resolving conflict is a very hard accuse/process.
She accused/frustrated him of committing a crime.

Choose the correct answer.

1) I don’t feel good. I feel frustrated/resolving.

2) Don’t blame/flexible him! He didn’t do it on purpose.

3) He didn’t process/show up at school yesterday.

4) They are resolving/bossing their conflict right now.

5) Jane was so disappointed/accuse because her vase was broken.

Match the words with their definitions.

Bossing someone around

very sad

Disappointed

someone who easily gets used to different situations

Resolve

to tell someone what to do

Flexible

to make something clear

Choose the correct answer.

Kate was very ________ because she got a bad mark at school.

1)

disappointed

2)

blame

3)

accuse

I am very ________ with my little brother.

1)

bossing

2)

annoyed

3)

flexible

Bill is ________ person. He finds the ways of solving different situations.

1)

flexible

2)

annoyed

3)

frustrated

Maria was very ________ during the lecture. She didn’t understand a thing.

1)

accused

2)

frustrated

3)

flexible

I think you should ________ this problem together.

1)

blame

2)

discuss

3)

bossing

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer

Helen never shows up/frustrated in the IT lessons.
Dan is very disappointed/annoyed because his dog has become ill suddenly.
Sam is annoyed/accused of stealing the money.
Sue feels frustrated/bossing when she has to answer a question.
Stop bossing/blame me around! I’m not a child anymore.
Dealing with anger is a very difficult process/blame.
He was annoyed/accused when his brother broke the window.
Kevin resolved/blamed a very difficult situation at his office.

2.

Write down the correct word in the right form.

She fells ________ because no one talks to her at school.
He easily gets ________ with his naughty brother.
Don’t ________ her. It is not her fault.
He was ________ of stealing the wallet.
Selena always ________ her parents__________.
Jack has always been ________. He is able to get used to any situation.

3.

Write down the correct word in the right form.

She fells ________ because no one talks to her at school.
He easily gets ________ with his naughty brother.
Don’t ________ her. It is not her fault.
He was ________ of stealing the wallet.
Selena always ________ her parents___.
Jack has always been ________. He is able to get used to any situation.

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

Adam fells disappointed/accused because his friend has cancelled their meeting.
Ann is taking part in a process/show up of reconstruction.
They only showed up/ blamed for at end of the party.
She is very good at accusing/resolving the conflicts.
Jen accused/bossing him of stealing her new purse.
Don’t annoyed/blame anyone! This is your own fault.
He doesn’t pay attention to what he is saying. He is disappointed/frustrated.
He became annoyed/blamed after their quarrel.

2.

Write down the correct word in the right form.

Susan always feels ________ at her History lessons.
Don’t be _________. Everything will be OK.
Jack is ________ because his friend changed her mind again.
Tell your sister not to ________ Sam. It is not his fault.
My parents are always ________ me ________ even though I’m not a child anymore.
The police ________ him of murder last week.

3.

Match the phrases.

accuse

conflict

feel

someone

resolving

frustrated

show

process

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