UNIT 4 Section A 3a-4c（第2课时）人教版初中英语八年级下

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Section A(3a—4c)
第 2 课 时
UNIT 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
学 习 目 标
1
记住并能运用下列单词及短语：relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, communicate, explain, clear, copy, return, anymore, get on with。
2
能够熟练地谈论自己或他人的烦恼及给他人提出合理的建议。
2. Are the relations between your parents good
1. Can you get on well with your family
3. Do you have any brothers or sisters
Can you get on well with him/her
4. Who do you ask for help when you have problems
课 堂 导 入
get on with
relation n.
communication n.
argue v.
cloud n.
elder adj.
instead adv.
whatever pron.
和睦相处；关系良好
关系；联系；交往
交流；沟通
争吵；争论
云；云朵
年纪较长的
代替；反而；却
任何；每一
New words
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nervous adj.
offer v.
proper adv.
secondly adv.
communicate v.
explain v.
clear adj.
焦虑的；担忧的
主动提出；自愿给予
正确地；恰当地
第二；其次
交流；沟通
解释；说明
清楚易懂的；晴朗的
New words
a thirteen-year-old boy
He has many problems.
So he writes a letter to Robert Hunt to talk about his problems.
Sad and Thirteen
3a
Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor.
Read the first letter quickly and choose the answer.
(快速阅读第一封信选择答案)
His study
His friends
His family
Fast reading
Reading skill :To get information, you don’t need to read word by word, just learn to skim(跳读).
1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem about
Mark Ture or False.
（判断正误）
1. In Sad's family , parents fight a lot.________
2. Sad's elder brother is friendly but unfair to him._______
3. Sad can watch whatever he wants on TV at home.________
4. Robert thinks it’s normal to feel lonely and nervous at home at Sad's age._______
.
5. Robert advise Sad not to offer to do jobs around the house to improve parents' relations._________
T
F
F
T
F
Careful reading
Reading skill :To get information, move your eyes quickly just for the details（细节）.
Read the article again and fill in the chart.
Problems Advice
His parents fight a lot, and he really doesn’t like it.
Talk about the feelings with his family. Do more jobs around the house.
His brother isn’t nice to him. He refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show.
Sit down and communicate with his brother.
Careful reading
When they argue, it’s just like a big, black cloudy
hanging over our home.
美句赏析
当他们争吵时，就像有一团大大的乌云笼罩在我们家的上空。
仿例造句：
Sad and Thirteen’s problems
He can’t _____ _____ ______ his family. His parents ______ a lot. It’s the only______________ . He doesn’t know if he should ____ anything _____ them. When they _____, he is very sad. His elder brother always ________ to let Sad watch his favorite TV show. _____ he watches _________ he wants. Sad and thirteen always feels_______ and __________.
get on with
fight
communication
say
to
argue
refuses
Instead
whatever
lonely
nervous
Overall reading
Mr. Hunt’s advice
He should ______ _____ these feelings with his family. If his parents are_______ __________, he should ____ ____ help. He could do more housework __ _____ they have more time for ______ ____________. Secondly , he should___________ ____ his brother. He should explain that he doesn’t mind his brother _______ TV all the time. His _____ brother should _____ him watch his favorite show.
talk about
having problems
offer
so that
proper communication
communicate with
watching
elder
let
to
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice Why
1. I agree with his advice because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have.
Post reading
3b
2. I don’t agree with his advice. I don’t think their parents should fight any more. They should care more about their children and spend more time with them.
make sth. clear — explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
talk — _____________ ____________________________________________
communicate
The family should communicate with each other.
Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following Write a sentence using each word or phrase.
3c
worried — ________ ____________________________________________
get along with — ___________ _______________________________________
nervous
He is very nervous before a test.
get on with
Linda can’t get on well with her elder sister.
not allow — _______ _____________________________________________
The workers refused to work on weekends.
refuse
How should we get on well with our family
First, listen to each other.
Then, open your mind.
Next, voice your true feelings.
Finally, equal to each other.
LOVE
1. —You look tired. What’s the matter
—I did my homework ________ really late last night, so I didn’t get enough sleep.
2. —What should I do
—Why don’t you forget about it _________ she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
3. —What should he do
—He should talk to his friend ________ he can say he’s sorry.
4. —Maybe you could go to his house.
—I guess I could, ________ I don’t want to surprise him.
Grammar Focus
until
Although
so that
so that although but until
选词填空
but
Fill in the blanks with although, so that or until.
1. A: What’s wrong
B: My sister borrows my clothes without asking. What should I do
A: Well, you could tell her that this makes you angry _______ she’ll ask you next time.
2. A: I don’t have any friends at my new school. What should I do
B: ________ you don’t have any now, you will soon make some.
Although
so that
4a
3. A: I’m worried about my school grades. What’s your advice
B: You shouldn’t wait _____ the last minute to study for a test.
4. A: Mike is my best friend, but he always copies my homework.
What should I do
B: ________ he’s your best friend, you should still tell him that
copying others’ homework is wrong.
Although
until
4b
Write one piece of advice for each problem. Then compare your advice with your partner's and decide whether the advice is good or bad.
1. I’m very shy. Advice: ________________________
2. My sister and I fight all the time. Advice: __________
3. My sister spends all evening on the phone.
Advice: __________________________________
4. My cousin borrows my things without returning them.
Advice: ____________________________
5. My parents won’t let me have a pet. Advice: __________
Choose one of the problems and ask your classmates for advice. Decide which classmate has the best advice.
Problems
You left your homework at home.
Your best friend is more popular than you.
You are afraid of speaking in front of people.
Your best friend does not trust you any more.
You parents always argue.
4c
A: My best friend is more popular than me.
I want to be like him. What should I do
B: You could try to be friendlier.
C: You should just be yourself.
Language points
1. My problem is that I can’t get on with my family.
get on with和睦相处；关系良好
相当于get along with。
e.g. The child doesn’t get on well with others.
那个小孩不合群。
2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until
late at night.
1) instead adv. 代替；反而；却
e.g. If we can’t go to Huashan Mountain,
we’ll go to the city of Xi’an for the trip instead.
如果我们不能去爬华山，我们就去西安游玩。
例如：
Last summer I went to Qingdao.
This summer I’m going to Dalian instead.
去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大连。
Instead of going to Qingdao, I’m going to Dalian this year.
今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。
instead是副词，常置于句子末尾。
instead of是介词短语，后接名词、代词、动词-ing形式等。
辨析
2) whatever pron. 任何；无论什么
相当于 no matter what
e.g. Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees.
无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。
3. If your parents are having problems, you should
offer to help.
offer v. 主动提出；自愿给予
offer侧重主动或愿意给予，主动提出做某事。
常用结构：offer sb. sth. 或offer to do sth.
e.g. 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。
e.g. Li Mei can easily communicate with
foreigners in English.
李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。
4. Secondly, why don’t you sit down and
communicate with your brother
1) communicate v. 交流；沟通
communicate with sb. 与某人交流
辨析： second和secondly
second用作序数词或形容词， 意为“第二”，常修饰名词。
secondly是副词，意为“其次，第二”，常用来修饰整个句子。如：
2) secondly adv. 第二；其次
The second day of a week is Monday.
一周的第二天是星期一。
Firstly, it’s very expensive. Secondly, it’s ugly. 首先，它很贵。其次，它很难看 。
5. Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
explain v. 解释；说明
1. explain + that / what/ why等从句
2. explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事
e.g. 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。
3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards _______
4. I don’t want to _______ with you. It’s a waste of time.
5. Please _______ to her how to use a computer.
Ⅰ.选词填空
instead argue nervous proper explain
1. My cousin is _______ in front of strangers.
2. He could not come up with a ______ answer.
proper
nervous
instead
argue
explain
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Ⅱ.用括号中单词的适当形式填空
1. All the ______________ (communicate) with the
outside world was broken.
2. Jim is a doctor. His ________ (old) brother is an
engineer.
elder
communication
3. After high school Mike got a job instead of
________ (go) to university.
going
4. It’s very kind of you to offer _______ (help) us
on the weekend.
5. Firstly, we don’t have much money.
________ (second), we are too busy.
Secondly
to help
Homework
整理以下内容：
Q1: What new words and phrases have you learnt in
this period
Q2: How can you learn these news words and phrase
properly
Q3: If you meet problems in your life, what can you do
Thank you !