(共18张PPT)
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
Setion A 3a-3c
Free Talk
Do your parents often argue with each other
Are the relations between your family good
Can you get on well with your brother or sister
If you have problems with
family relations, you can ask a school counselor for help.
Sad and Thirteen
Here is a teenager who has problems with family relations.
ask for help
school counselor
Robert Hunt
Let's predict.
What's his problem
Maybe His parents
a lot,they
can't
each other.
fight
get on with
Task 1 skimming and choosing the main idea
The letter from Sad and Thirteen _________
The letter from Robert Hunt __________
A. advice on solving family problems
B. advice on how to communicate with others
C. problems on how to get on well with family
C
A
Task 2 scanning letter 1 and fill in the blanks.
main problems
parents
problem:They a lot.It's the only they have.
feeling: It's like a big,black .
hanging over his home.
He can't .
his family.
.
brother
himself
problem: He is to him.
He to let him watch
his favorite TV show.
feeling: This is .
feeling: He feels and .
get on
with
fight
communication
cloud
not nice
refuses
unfair/not fair
lonely
nervous
elder
Sad and Thirteen has some _________. He can’t ____________ his family. His parents _____ a lot. It’s the only ______________ they have. When they _____, it’s like a big, black cloud ______________ their home. Also his _______brother is not nice to him. He always watches whatever he wants until midnight. He _______ to let Sad and Thirteen watch his favorite TV show. This is not
_____.So he always feels ______ and ________ at home.
Retell
problems
get on with
fight
communcation
argue
hanging over
elder
refuses
fair
loney
nervous
What advice does Robert Hunt
give to Sad and Thirteen
It’s _______ to have these feelings.
a. Why don’t you_________these
feelings with your family
b. You should___________if your
parents are having problems.
c. Maybe you could____________
so that they have more time for
____________________.
a. Why don’t you sit down and
________________ him
b. You should _______ that you
don’t mind him watching TV
all the time.
c. He should let you watch your
____________.
about parents
Task 3 scanning letter 2 and fill in the blanks.
about brother
Advice
normal
talk about
offer to help
do more jobs
proper communication
communicate with
explain
favorte show
Robert Hunt thinks he should __________ these feelings
with his family. He should _____to help.Maybe he could do
more jobs around the house_______they have more time for ____________________. Secondly, he could sit down and ________________ his brother. He could ______ that he ___________ his brother watching TV all the time, however, his brother should let him watch his ____________.
Retell
talk about
offer
so that
proper communication
communicate with
explain
doesn't mind
favorite show
Discussion
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt's advice
more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have.
The parents and elder brother may get even angrier as they may think that the writer is disrespectful(不敬的). They may feel that children shouldn’t comment on the behavior of their seniors.
1: I don't know if I should say anything to them about this.
A: 是否 B：如果 C：例如
2: Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that
they have more time to communication.
A: 导致 B:为了 C: 所以
3: When they argue,It's like a big,black cloud hanging over at home.
A: 闲逛 B：绞刑 C：悬挂，笼罩
Task 4 scanning and guessing the meaning of the underlined word.
4: Make something clear A: nervous
5: talk B: get on with
6: not allow C: communicate
7: worried D: explain
8: get along with E: refuse
Task 4 Scanning and matching the meaning of the word.
Do you have the same problems
as Sad and Thirteen
What do you want to tell your
parents if they fight a lot
Task 5 Writing
Dear mom,
I want to talk with you.
....
First, listen to each other.
Then, open your mind.
Next, voice your true feelings.
Finally,equal to each other.
A good relation depends on good communication.
