Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parent
一、常用词组
1.allow sb.to do sth,允许某人做某事
2. have free time to do things I like 有空闲的时间做我喜欢的事
3. have too many after-school classes 有太多的课外辅导课
4. get into a fight with sb.=have a fight with sb.和某人打架
5.until midnight直到半夜
6. write sb. a letter=write a letter to sb.=write to sb.给某人写信
7.take him to the ball game 把他带去看球赛
8. talk about sth. on the phone 在电话上谈论某事
9. look through 浏览
10. give sth. back to sb.=return sth. to sb.把某物归还给某人
11. a big deal 一件重要的事
12.work out 解决
13. get on with=get along with 与……和睦相处
14.fight a lot 经常打架
15.hang over 悬挂在…….上方
16.my elder brother 我的哥哥
17.be nice to sb.对某人友好
18. feel lonely and nervous 感到孤独和紧张
19.offer to do sth,主动提出做某事
20.have more time for proper communication 有更多的时间进行适当的沟通
21.communicate with sb.和某人沟通
22. copy others' homework 抄别人的作业
23. try to be friendlier 试着友好点
24. just be yourself 就做你自己
25. leave homework at home 把作业落在家里
26. help lower your stress帮助你减压
27.family members 家庭成员
pete with sb.和某人竞争
29. free time activities 业余活动
30. a typical American family 一个典型的美国家庭
31. take sb. to football training 某人送去足球训练
32.cut out 删除
33.send sb.to 送某人去··...
pare… with... 把…….和…….相比
35. push sb.so hard 把某人逼得那么紧
36.keep on doing sth.继续做某事
37. the best/first one to do sth. 最好的一个/第一个做某事
38.in one's opinion 依某人看
二、重点句型
1.-You look tired. What's the matter 你看上去很累。怎么了?
-I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep. 我昨晚学习到深夜所以没有睡够。
2.-What should I do 我该怎么办?
-Why don't you forget about it Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal. 你为什么不把这件事情忘了呢?虽然是她错了,但也不是什么大不了的事。
3. My problem is that I can't get on with my family. 我的问题是我不能和我的家人和睦相处。
4. I don't know if I should say anything to them about this. 我不知道是否应该就这件事对他们说点什么。
5. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他们当中很多人学习应试技巧以便于他们能够进入一所好的高中,然后好的大学。
6. Life shouldn't just be about grades. Free time activities like sports and hanging out with friends are important, too.人生不应该只有成绩。业余活动如运动以及和朋友一起去闲逛也是很重要的。
7. You shouldn't compete with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be helping each other to improve. 你不应该为了取得更好的成绩而与你的同班同学竞争。你们应该相互帮助一起提高。
8. Why don't they just let their kids be kids 他们为什么不让他们的孩子就像孩子一样呢?
9. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development. 医生们说太多的压力对一个孩子的发展不好。
要点精析
1. compare... with...与 compare...to...
(1)compare...with...意为“把··...与·····比较”,常用于两个同类事物之间,侧重于区别。如:
She compares me with my brother.她把我和我哥哥进行比较。
(2)compare...to...意为“把····比作··.·”,常用于两个不同性质的事物比较,是比喻。如:
We often compare children to flowers.我们经常把孩子比作花朵。
2.instead的用法
(1)instead作副词时,意为“代替;顶替;反而;却”,一般放在句首或者句末。如:My parents had no time to go on vacation with me. Instead, my uncle would go with me.我的父母没有时间和我一起度假。我的叔叔会代替他们和我一起去。
(2)instead of是介词词组,意为“代替;作为···.··的替换”,一般放在句中用来连接宾语。如:
①We just had soup instead of a full meal.我们没有吃全餐,只喝了汤。
②These days I walk to work instead of driving a car.这些天我走路去上班而不是开车。
3.be good at, be good for, be good to 与 be good with
(1)be good at 意为“善于;擅长;在···.··(方面)做得好”,后面接表示事物的名词、代词或动名词。如:Xu Beihong was good at drawing horses.徐悲鸿擅长画马。
(2)be good for意为“对······有益(有用)”,后面接表示人或物的名词或代词。如:Drinking more water is good for you.多喝水对你有好处。
(3)be good to意为“对···.··好(和善)”,后面接表示人或物的名词或代词。如:She is very good to her neighbors.她对她的邻居很和善。
(4)be good with 意为“擅长使用某物/与某人打交道”,后面接表示人或物的名词或代词。如:She is very good with children. 她很擅长与孩子们相处。
4.leave与forget
(1)leave意为“遗留;落下”,指把某物忘在某地。如:
She left her keys in the room. 她把钥匙忘在房间里了。
(2)forget意为“忘记”,指由于记忆上的忽略而忘记了某人或某事。如:
I have forgotten her address. 我忘了她的地址。
能力提升
一、根据句意及汉语提示完成句子
1. The boy likes borrowing things from others, but he never (还)them.
2. Lucy's father (允许) her to stay out with her friend till 10:00 p.m., but her mother disagreed.
3. I think you should have a good (交流)with your best friend.
4. Too little free time for children is not good for their_________(发展).
5.Sometimes (压力) is also a good thing. It can make you study harder.
二、用方框中所给词的适当形式填空
argue develop old usually marry
1.She is ,so we call her Mrs. Li.
2. He is taller than his brother.
3.As_______,John was the last to arrive.
4. Last night, Gina_________ with her mother about the housework.
5. Because of the________ of our city, a lot of people moved into new houses.
三、根据汉语意思翻译句子
1.孩子们常常被比作幸福的鸟儿。Children are often_______ _______ happy birds.
2.当我遇到困难时,他总是主动帮助我。When I was_______ _______, he often_______ _______ _______ me.
3.我昨晚学习到半夜,所以睡眠不足。I studied_______ _______ last night so I didn't______ _______ ________.
四、语法填空
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
Dear Amy,
Thank you for writing to me. I'm sorry to know you have so much 1 (stress). Here is my advice.
Your first problem is about your weight. Why don't you 2 (try) to do some exercise Also, it is necessary 3 (have) a healthy diet(饮食).If you keep on doing these, I'm sure you will become 4 (thin) and healthier. And you should not always spend time 5 (compare) your looks with others'. I think it is 6 (meaning).
Your next problem is about your relationship with your parents. You said you couldn't get on with them.7 my opinion, you shouldn't argue with them. Have a good talk with them instead. If you 8 (agree) with them, try to ex-plain your idea to them in 9 proper way.
I hope my advice will work. Take care of 10 and write to me soon.
.Yours,
John
答案
一、1.returns 2. allowed 3. Communication 4.development 5. pressure
二、1.married 2.elder 3.usual 4.argued 5.development
三、1.compared to 2. in trouble, offered help to 3. until midnight, get enough sleep
四、1.stress 2. try 3.to have 4.thinner 5.comparing
6.meaningless 7.In 8.disagree 9.a 10.yourself