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Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
R·八年级下册
Section A 1a-1c
Learning Objectives
1. To master the words and phrases: allow, wrong,
look through, guess, deal, a big deal, until midnight,
work out...
2. To learn to talk about problems and trouble.
3. To find out the reasonable solutions to the problems
and give others some advice with the target language.
4. To choose some ways to lower the pressure in daily life.
Free talk
What problems do you have in your life Do you have any ideas about how to work out the problems
parents
friend
too shy
exam
homework
解决
Teenage problems
He has too much homework so he doesn’t have any free time to do things he likes.
What’s wrong with the boy
太多（不可数）
Give advice
— What should I do
— Why not do your homework
quickly
Teenage problems
He has to study too much so he doesn’t get enough sleep.
What’s the matter with the boy
Give advice
— What should I do
— Why don’t you go to bed
earlier this evening
Teenage problems
He has too many after-school classes.
What’s wrong with the boy
太多（可数）
Give advice
— What should I do
— I think you should talk
about it with your parents.
Teenage problems
He got into a fight with his best friend.
What’s wrong with the boy
get into a fight with sb.
=fight with sb.
= have a fight with sb.
和某人打架
Give advice
— What should I do
— Maybe you should say
sorry to your friend.
Teenage problems
Her mother doesn’t allow her to hang out with her friends.
What’s wrong
hang out with sb.
和某人闲逛
Give advice
— What should I do
— How about reading some
interesting books at home
Look and say
1. Is the girl writing a letter
or doing her homework
2. Is she happy Why
She is doing homework.
No, she looks unhappy. Maybe because she is too tired.
What problems does she have
1. Is she playing the piano or
the violin
She is playing the piano.
2. Is she happy Why
Yes, she is. Because she likes playing the piano.
Read these problems from 1a.
I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with
my friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
allow sb. to do sth.
允许某人做某事
allow (doing) sth.
允许（做）某事
be allowed to do sth.
被允许做某事
I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
I have too many after-school classes.
Can you describe the pictures using the sentences above
Look and read
too much trouble too many problems
too much time too many hours
too much homework too many classes
too much food too many cakes
too much fruit too many apples
too much work too many jobs
too much +不可数名词
too many +可数名词复数
Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not Write them in the appropriate box.
I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
1a
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with
my friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Serious Not serious
1 2 5
3 4
Free talk
Do you have these problems
What kind of problems do you have
Do you have any ideas about how to work out the problems
1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any
free time to do things I like.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Read the sentences in 1a and predict what they are talking about
Pre-listening
Listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a.
1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough
sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any
free time to do things I like.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my
friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
1b
A: You look really tired. What’s _________
B: I studied _____ midnight last night so I didn’t ____
enough sleep.
A: _____________ go to sleep earlier tonight
You can start ________ earlier.
B: But I have two _________________ today. So I can
only start studying after dinner.
the matter
until
get
Why don’t you
studying
after-school classes
Listen and fill in the blanks.
A: ______ you ______ tell your parents that you
can’t do _______ things.
B: I did, but they think it’s _________ that I ____
more after-school classes.
A: Well, they probably want you to _______ a good
senior high school.
important
take
get into
Maybe
should
so many
B: Yes, I _____ that’s the reason.
A: You _______ talk ____ them again. _______ to them
that you _______ get enough sleep to ____________.
B: _________________. OK, I’ll try to ______ them
again.
guess
should
to
Explain
need to
stay healthy
That’s a good idea
talk to
Listen and repeat. Listen and read after the tape. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
Act it out.
Listen, read and act
A: What’s wrong
B: I’m really tired because I studied until midnight
last night.
A: Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening
Look at the problems in 1a and make
conversations.
1c
询问个人问题的句型
表建议的句型
What’s wrong 怎么了？/哪儿不舒服？（=What’s the matter ）可单独使用，也可以与 with 连用。
What’s wrong with sb./sth. 某人/某物怎么了？（用于询问某人（身体）有什么问题或有什么不顺心的事，也用于询问某物出了什么毛病或故障。）
A: What’s wrong, Tom
T: I have to study too much so I don’t get
enough sleep.
A: I think you should give yourself more time
to sleep.
Role-play
Pair work
Listen and repeat. Listen and read after the tape. Pay attention to the pronunciation and intonation.
Act it out with your partner.
Summary
advice
problems
Problems & advice
Sentence patterns:
What’s wrong
What’s the matter
What should I do
can’t hang out with friends
can’t get on with …
feel lonely and nervous
have too much pressure/stress
copy others’ homework
borrow things without returning them
Summary
advice
problems
Problems & advice
Sentence patterns:
Why don’t you ...
Maybe you could…
I guess you could ...
He should ... so that ...
I think…should …
write sb. a letter talk to sb.
go to one’s house call sb. up
take sb. to the ball game
talk about the feelings with …
offer to help
sit down and communicate with…
Homework
1. Read and try to retell the conversation.
2. Talk about the problems you have with your partner.
3. Do the exercises.
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