Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents 阅读导学案
Activity 1: Lead-in
Activity 2: Fast-reading
1.What’s wrong with them
_____________________________________________
2.Who has problem
_____________________________________________
3.What is the problem
_____________________________________________
Activity 3: Careful-reading
1.Read the first letter and fill in the blanks.
2. Read the second letter and complete the mind map.
Activity 4: Post-reading (Choose to role play(A/B) or fill in the blanks(C/D)).
Read and complete the passage.(C/D)
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. He doesn’t like it. His brother_______to let him watch his favorite TV show. _______, his brother always watches TV whatever he wants until midnight. So He always feels ______ and ________ at home.
Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _________these feelings to his family. On the one hand,He should ____to help when his parents have problems. Maybe he ____________jobs around the house so that they have more time ________________________. On the other hand, he could sit down and ________________ his brother. He could _______ that he __________ him watching TV all the time, however, his brother should let him watch his _____________.
Role play Mr. Hunt and Sad and Thirteen.(A/B)
Activity 5: Discussion(共21张PPT)
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section A 3a-3c
His parents are arguing.
What's wrong with the little boy
argue...with...与……争吵/争论
Activity 1: Lead in
Mr.Hunt
School Counselor
1426-9987-2345
Mr.Hunt@
No.8, Sunshine Road
I receive a letter from a student. Let’s read it to get his problem.
Activity 1: Lead in
Activity 2: Fast-reading
Sad and Thirteen
1.What’s wrong with them
2.Who has problem
3.What is the problem
Maybe they argue with each other.
Sad and Thirteen.
He can’t get on with his family.
Look at the picture and predict.
Sad and Thirteen’s problem
When they argue, it’s like a________
__________________________.
He is not ______.
He_______ to let him to watch his
_________________.
Their relations have become_________.
They ______ a lot, which is _________
________________ they have.
He can’t ___________ his family.
With
his parents
With
his elder brother
He feels_______and ________ at home.
get on with
difficult
fight
nice
refuse
favorite TV show
lonely
nervous
the only
communication
Feeling
Feeling
cloud hanging over his home.
big, black
He thinks it’s________.
unfair
Read the first letter and fill in the blanks.
Activity 3: Careful-reading
Mr.Hunt
School Counselor
1426-9987-2345
Mr.Hunt@
No.8, Sunshine Road
After reading the letter, I gave him some advice.
He should_________and____________ with his brother.
He should _______that he doesn’t_____
his brother_____________ all the time while his brother should ____________
his favorite show.
He should ___________ when they have problems.
Maybe he could _____________around the house _______ they have more time for________________________.
To__________ these feelings with his family.
Read the second letter and complete the mind map.
It’s ________to have these feelings.
Advice
About his parents
normal
talk about
offer to help
do more jobs
so that
Activity 3: Careful-reading
Mr.Hunt’s opinion
About his elder brother
Mr.Hunt’s expectation
communicate
sit down
He hopes_______________________________.
things will be better for Sad soon
proper communication
explain
mind
watching TV
let him watch
Fill in the blanks(C/D).
Activity 4: Post-reading
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. He doesn’t like it. His brother_______to let him watch his favorite TV show. _______, his brother always watches TV whatever he wants until midnight. So He always feels ______ and ________ at home.
Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _________these feelings to his family. On the one hand,He should ____to help when his parents have problems. Maybe he ____________jobs around the house so that they have more time ________________________. On the other hand, he could sit down and ________________ his brother. He could _______ that he __________ him watching TV all the time, however, his brother should let him watch his _____________.
get on with
problems
argue
fight
communication
hanging over
refuses
lonely
nervous
Instead
offer
talk about
doesn’t mind
could do more
for proper communication
communicate with
explain
favorite show
Role play Mr. Hunt and Sad and Thirteen.
Activity 4: Post-reading
Mr. hunt: You look really sad and worried. What’s the matter
Sad: I have problems with my family. I can’t get on well with my family. My parents.....Can you give me some advice
Mr. hunt: I am sorry to hear that. It is not easy being your age. Why don’t you... /You should.../You could...
Sad: I also have problems with my brother...
Mr. hunt:Why don’t you... /You should.../He could...
Activity 5: Discussion
1. Is “Sad and thirteen” a real name
feelings
age
2. Can you get on well with your family
3. If you can’t how do you solve your problems
Would you mind sharing with us
You can share like this:
As for me,… can/can’t get on well with my family. I often fight with … When I has problems, I often ask my friends/teachers for help. Besides, I always...
3c
Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following Write a sentence using each word or phrase.
make sth. clear — explain
Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
talk — ________________
________________________________________________
not allow — ________________
____________________________________________________
worried — ________________
____________________________________________________
get along with — ________________
____________________________________________________
adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的
communicate
Family members should communicate with each other .
refuse
Tom refuses to let her younger brother use her computer.
nervous
I'm always very nervous before a test.
get on with
John and I get on with each other because we have the same interests.
How shoud we get on well with your family
First, listen to each other.
Then, open your mind.
Next, voice your true feelings.
Finally, equal to each other.
F a m i l y
A good relation depends on good communication.
Parents:
·They fight a lot.
·I dont' know what to do.
·It's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.
Elder brother:
·He is not very nice to me.
·He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.
Myself:
·I always feel lonely and nervous.
·Sit down and communicate with your brother.
·Explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time, but he should let you watch your favorite show.
·Offer to help.
·Do more jobs around the house.
Sad and Thirteen's Problem
I can't get on with my family.
Talk about these feelings with your family.
Mr. Hunt's Advice
Summary
Language points
1. My problem is that I can't get on with my family.
1) that I can't get on with ... 此处作表语, 是表语从句。表语从句与宾语从句一样, 要用陈述语序。
2) get on/along with sb. “和某人相处”；
get on/along well/badly with... “ 与……相处得好/不好”
3) get on with sth. “在…方面取得进展”
How are you getting on with your classmates
你和同学们的关系如何？
2. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over
our home.
1) argue意为 “争吵,争论”。其名词形式为argument 。
argue with sb about sth= have an argument with sb about sth “就某事与某人争论”
(2) hang over “挂在…之上，悬浮在…之上”
White clouds hang over the mountain peaks.
山峰上白云缭绕。
3. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me.
辨析：elder与older
elder 年纪较长的 只可指人 用来比较年龄大小,尤指兄弟姐妹的长幼关系,只能作定语。
older 年龄较大的 指人 在句中可作定语,也可作表语。
较旧的 指物 My younger son is five and my elder son is nine。
我的小儿子5岁，大儿子9岁。
Tom is two years older than I.
汤姆比我年长两岁。
4. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
1) instead 副词, 意为 “反而; 代替; 而不是”, 通常放在句首或句末，在句首时，常用逗号隔开。
If we can’t go to Huashan, we’ll go to Xi’an instead.
如果我们不能去华山，我们就去西安游玩。
2) instead of 介词短语, 意为 “代替；而不是”, 后+名词、代词、介词短语、动词 ing形式。
Instead of going to Beijing I’m going to Dalian this year.
My mother went shopping on foot instead of by bus.
2) whatever 代词, 意为 “无论什么;任何(事物)”引导让步状语从句时=no matter what。
类似的词还有whoever(无论谁), whenever, wherever, however 。
Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees.
无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。
I will do whatever you wish.
我会对你言听计从。
【注】whatever引导的从句作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。
Whatever I have is yours. 无论我有什么都是你的。
5. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
offer 动词, 意为 “主动提出;自愿给予;提供”。
① offer to do sth. “主动提出做某事”；
② offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. “给某人提供某物”
= provide sb (with) sth. = provide sth. for sb.
She offered me a cup of tea.
她给我端了杯茶。
He offered to go instead of me.
他主动提出代替我去。
6. Secondly, why don’t you sit down and communicate with
your brother
1) communicate
① 作不及物动词时, 意思是“沟通,交流”, 常用搭配为：
communicate with sb. “和某人沟通/交流/通话”
She often communicates with her mother on phone.
② 作及物动词时, 意思是 “传达,传递”。其常用搭配是：
communicate sth. to sb. “把...传达/传递给某人”
People now communicate greetings to each other by email or mobile phone.
现在人们通常使用电子邮件或手机传递问候.
7. Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
explain v. “解释; 说明”, 常见句型：
1. explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事
2. explain + that / what/ why等从句
Can you explain what this means
你能解释一下这个的意思吗？
Please explain it to me.
请你向我解释一下吧。
