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Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
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Section B 3a-Self Check
Free talk
Do you have some after-school classes to take
What kind of classes do you have
dancing class
guitar class
English training class
Olympian math class
painting class
singing class
Discussion
Do you love those after-school
classes
Do you get a lot of pressure from
them
A magazine interviewed some parents
about after-school classes for children.
Read the opinions below and make notes
on your own opinions.
In my opinion, I agree …
3a
Why should children take after-school classes Your opinions
1. “after-school classes can help
kids get into a good university.”
2. “I want my child to be a
successful person.”
3. “It’s good for children to start
learning from a young age.” Agree:
Disagree:
Write a letter to the magazine to express
your opinions on after-school classes for children. Use the following expressions to help you.
Try to write paragraphs
First, say if you agree or disagree.
Dear …,
I don’t really agree with ... because ...
Although some parents are right about ...
I think children should ...
3b
Try to write paragraphs
Then, explain why.
In my opinion, it is important for children/
parents to ...
I believe it is better if children/parents ... so that...
Perhaps children/parents should/could …
If children…, they will...
When you give advice, you can use the
following expressions to be polite.
Why don’t you do
Why not do …
What about/How about + sth.
What about/How about + doing …
Could you please do …
You should/could do…
Would you mind doing…
You’d better do…
You should eat more now _________ you
won’t be hungry later.
2. _________ you may not like to do chores, you
should help your parents around the house.
3. You could save more money _________ you
so that
Although
so that
Fill in the blanks using until, so that
or although.
Self Check
can buy a gift for your friend’s birthday.
4. Kids shouldn’t play computer games _____
late at night. They should rest early.
5. _________ many people like to eat junk food, they should really eat more fruit and vegetables _________ they can be healthy.
until
Although
so that
My best friend and I had a fight, and now she
won’t speak to me.
You should keep trying to talk to her until she talks to you.
B. Why don’t you wait a few more days before talking to her
My advice:___________________________
_______________________________________
I agree with B, in my view, I’d
like to talk with her when both of us are calm.
2 For each problem, choose the advice you
agree with more. Then write your own advice.
My friend wants me to go to a party on the weekend, but I want to study for my exams next week.
A: Why don’t you just go to the party It’ll help you
to relax.
B: You should study for the exams because they’re
more important than a party.
My advice:_____________________________
_________________________________________
I agree with A, because after relaxing
you’ll be much easier to obtain the knowledge.
My brother watches television while I’m trying to study.
A: Why don’t you tell him to do something quiet
when you’re studying
B: You could tell him to turn down the TV.
My advice:______________________________
_______________________________________
I agree with A, because I think it’s
wise for him to accept this advice.
1. — Where are you going
— I’m going shopping.
— ___________ — Certainly.
A. Will you give me pen
B. Could you get a pen for me
C. Can I help you
D. What are you going to buy
I. 单项选择。
B
Exercises
2. John is much better than I ________.
A. to playing chess
B. for playing chess
C. at playing chess
D. in playing chess
C
3. Doing morning exercises _______ your
health.
A. is good for B. is good to
C. are good for D. are good at
4. — My spoken English is poor, what shall I do
— Join an English language club to practice, you’ll _________ it
A. be good at B. drop in C. deal with
A
A
5. ______ spending our vacation in a hotel, why not try hiking in the country
A. Instead of B. Because of
C. Thanks to D. As for
6.— We are free this afternoon. Let’s go to play computer games
— Well, I think I’d better watch an English program ___.
A. too B. either C. then D. instead
A
D
Homework
What do you think of the after-school classes Write an article about it.