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初中英语人教版八年级下册
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
Section A (1a-1c)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
allow; wrong; What's wrong allow me to hang out with friends; get into a fight with; take more after-school classes.
Key sentences:
1. Why don't you go to sleep earlier tonight
2. My parents don't allow me to hang out with my friends.
3. You should talk to them and explain to them that you need to get enough sleep to stay healthy.
To talk about problems and give advice.
Brainstorm
What kinds of problems do you have in your daily life
Do you have any idea how to work out the problems
exam
friend
parents
homework
good grades
too shy
too heavy
...
Look and say
What's the matter with the boy
He has too much homework so he doesn't have any free time to do things he likes.
Lead-in
Look and say
What's wrong with the boy
He has to study too much so he doesn't get enough sleep.
Look and say
What's wrong with the boy
He has too many after-school classes.
Look and say
What's wrong with the girl
She got into a fight with her best friend.
Look and say
What's the matter with the boy
做作业，不能出去玩！
His mother doesn't allow him to hang out with his friends.
Other problems or troubles in our life
fail the exam
too heavy
parents fight a lot
Why don’t you…
Why not…
You should…
Suggestions
How can we work out these problems
Can you give any good suggestions or advice
How/What about…
You could…
You'd better…
1a
Pre-listening
Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not Write them in the appropriate box.
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.
闲逛；常去某处
get into a fight with sb. 和某人打架/吵架
allow sb. to do sth.允许某人做某事
Serious Not serious
Find the correct sentences from 1a to describe the pictures.
I have too much homework so I don't have any free time to do things I like.
I have too many after-school classes.
1b
While-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 hve 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.
Girl 1: You look really tired. What's the matter
Girl 2: I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep.
Girl 1: Why don't you go to sleep earlier tonight You can start studying
earlier.
Girl 2: But I have two after-school classes today. So I can only start studying
after dinner.
Girl 1: Maybe you should tell your parents that you can't do so many things.
Listen and read.
giving advice
asking about problems
Girl 2: I did, but they think it's important that I take more after-school
classes.
Girl 1: Well, they probably want you to get into a good senior high school.
Girl 2: Yes, I guess that's the reason.
Girl 1: You should talk to them again. Explain to them that you need to get
enough sleep to stay healthy.
Girl 2: That's a good idea. OK. I'll try to talk to them again.
giving advice
Let's watch a video !
Post-listening
1c
Look at the problems in 1a and make conversations.
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
◆ What’s wrong (with…)
◆ What’s the matter (with …)
◆ What’s the problem/trouble
◆ What happened
◆ What’s up
Ways to ask about problems.
Ways to give advice.
◆Why don’t you …
◆How/What about …
◆I think you should...
◆Maybe / Perhaps you should/could…
◆Why not…
◆You'd better…
Language points
1. My parents don't allow me to hang out with my friends.
allow v. 允许；准许
My parents don't allow me to watch TV on school nights.
We don't allow eating in the classroom.
In Britain, people are not allowed to use plastic bags except in hospitals.
allow
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
2. What's wrong
wrong adj. 有毛病；错误的
wrong作形容词，在此意为“有毛病的”。
The doctor could find nothing wrong with him.
(2) wrong作形容词，还可意为“错误的”，此时其反义词为right“正确的”。
Sorry, I dialed the wrong number.
该句可以单独使用，也可以与with连用。“What's wrong (with...) ”常用于以下几种情况 ：
What's wrong 怎么了？
—What's wrong with Jim
—He left his homework at home.
(1) 用于询问对方有什么问题或有什么不顺心的事，意为“（……）怎么了？”或“（……）出什么事了？”。
—What's wrong with you
—I have a headache.
(2) 用于医生询问患者的病情，意为“（……）怎么了？”或“（……）哪里不舒服 ”。
(3) 用于询问某物出了什么毛病或故障，意为“（……）出什么毛病了？”。同义句：Is there anyting wrong with sth.
—What's wrong with this clock
—It doesn't work.
3. I have too much homework.
I have to study too much.
I have too many after-school classes.
too much 用法：
①作形容词词组，修饰不可数名词。
e.g. The students have too much homework.
②作副词词组，修饰动词。
e.g. Don't watch TV too much.
③作名词词组。
e.g. He has given me too much.
辨析:too much /much too/ too many
much too 意为 “太”，用于加强语气，常用来修饰形容词或副词。
e.g. The question is much too difficult for me.
too many 意为“太多的”，用来修饰名词复数形式。
e.g. There are too many people in the station.
Summary
◆ What’s wrong (with…)
◆ What’s the matter (with …)
◆ What’s the problem/trouble
◆ What happened
◆ What’s up
◆Why don’t you …
◆How/What about …
◆I think you should...
◆Maybe / Perhaps you should/could…
◆Why not…
◆You'd better…
初中英语人教版八年级下册
Section A (2a-2d)
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
look through; guess; deal; big deal; work out; on the phone; have a fight with; give back; be angry with; so that.
Key sentences:
1. But why don't you forget about it so that you can be friends again
2. Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal.
3. You should call him so that you can say you're sorry.
To learn how to use “could ” and “should” to give advice.
Free talk
Have you ever had a fight with your friend
How did you solve the problem
Did you say sorry first
we should/could /had better/...
call him/her up to say sorry.
write a letter to say sorry.
ask another friend for help.
talk to him/her and work out the problem together.
...
When we have a fight with our friends,
While-listening
2a
Listen. Peter's friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should.
Advice
1. You _______ write him a letter.
2. You _______ call him up.
3. You _______ talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
4. You _______ go to his house.
5. You _______ take him to the ball game.
could
should
should
could
could
2b
Listen again. Why doesn't Peter like his friend's advice Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.
Why Peter doesn't like the advice
a. It's not easy.
b. I don't want to wait that long.
c. I don't want to surprise him.
d. I'm not good at writing letters.
e. I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
be good at 擅长
Advice
1. You could write him a letter. ( )
2. You should call him up. ( )
3. You should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry. ( )
4. You could go to his house. ( )
5. You could take him to the ball game. ( )
d
e
a
c
b
Boy 1: Hey, Peter, what's wrong
Boy 2: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do
Boy 1: Well, you could write him a letter.
Boy 2: I don't think so, although it's a good idea. I'm just not very good at
writing letters.
Boy 1: Maybe you should call him up.
Boy 2: No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
Listen and read.
Boy 1: But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
Boy 2: Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy.
Boy 1: Maybe you could go to his house.
Boy 2: I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him.
Boy 1: Hey, I know. You could take him to the ball game.
Boy 2: But the ball game is next week. I don't want to wait until then to talk
to him.
Post-listening
2c
Role-play a conversation between Peter and his friend.
A: What's the matter, Peter
B: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do
A: Well, you should call him so that you can say
you're sorry.
Look at the picture below. Dave and Kim are talking about Kim’s problem.
Can you guess what made Kim unhappy
Maybe someone looked through her things without telling her.
How does Kim look
She looks unhappy.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
Dave: You look sad, Kim. What's wrong
Kim: Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.
Dave: Hmm... that's not very nice. Did she give them back to you
Kim: Yes, but I'm still angry with her. What should I do
快速查看；浏览
find sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事
归还
be angry with sb. 生某人的气
Dave: Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why don't you forget about it so that you can be friends again Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal.
Kim: You're right. Thanks for your advice.
Dave: No problem. Hope things work out.
v. 猜测；估计
重要的事
进展顺利
Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions below.
1. How does Kim feel about her sister after her sister gave back the things
2. Does Dave think it is all right for Kim's sister to take away Kim's things
She is still angry with her sister.
No, he doesn't.
3. Does Dave think the two sisters have a serious problem How do you know
4. What did Dave mean by saying “Hope things work out”
No, he doesn't. He thinks it's not a big deal.
He hoped Kim would forgive her sister and get on well with her.
Let's watch the video.
Language points
1. Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday.
I find the girls dancing under the tree.
find sb. doing sth. 意为“发现某人正在做某事”， 表示动作正在进行，doing sth. 作宾语补足语。
I find him enter the building.
【拓展延伸】find sb. do sth.“发现某人做过某事”，强调发现动作经常发生或发现动作的全过程。
look through 浏览；快速查看
He looked through the book and decided to buy it.
【拓展延伸】含look的常用短语：
look up 向上看；查阅 look down upon/on 看不起；轻视
look for 寻找 look up to 敬仰；仰慕
look into 调查 look forward to 期待
look over 仔细检查 look after 照顾
look out 小心；向外看 look like看起来像
2. Hope things work out.
Everything is working out well.一切都进展顺利。
Xiong'an New Area will help to work out many big problems of Beijing, such as traffic jams.
(1) work out在此处意为“成功地发展”，相当于不及物动词，其后可接 fine, well, badly等词，表明结果如何。
(2)work out还可意为“解决；算出”，此时为“动词+副词”型短语，代词作宾语时，要放在work与out之间。
3. 表建议的句型
Why don’t you + do sth.
Why not + do sth.
You should+ do sth.
How/What about+ doing sth.
You could+ do sth.
You'd better+ do sth.
Suggestions
Let's+ do sth.
为什么不做…呢？
你应该做……
你可以做……
做……怎么样呢？
你最好做……
让我们做……吧。
初中英语人教版八年级下册
Section A (3a-3c)
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
get on/along with; relation; communication; argue; elder; instead; whatever; nervous; offer; proper; secondly; communicate; explain; clear; cloud; be nice to; refuse to do.
Key sentences:
1. My problem is that I can't get on with my family.
2. I don't know if I should say anything to them about this.
3. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
To learn the usage of some conjunctions such as until, although ,so that.
Warming up
Let's watch the video.
Free talk
Can your parents always understand you
Have you ever argued with them
Do you have any brothers or sisters Do you get on well with them
与……争吵/争论
get on with 和睦相处；关系良好
Do you have these problems about family relations
parents fight a lot
fight with siblings
bad communication
n. 沟通；交流
n.兄弟姐妹
If you have these problems, who would you ask for help
A friend
Parents
A teacher
A school counselor
A school counselor is a person who is trained to help students with both school and personal problems.
Pre-reading
Let's predict !
Look at the picture and guess.
1. What's the relationship between them
2. What's the problem with them
How do you feel when your parents argue
worried, afraid, scared, nervous ...
They may be a couple.
They argue with each other. They don’t get on well with each other.
While-reading
Task 1 skimming and matching
Letter 1 from Sad and Thirteen
Letter 2 from Robert Hunt
advice
problem
Task 2 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
与某人交流
Task 3 scanning
Read the Letter 1 and find out the key words to finish the mind map.
parents
elder brother
Sad and Thirteen's problem
I can't ____ ____ with my family.
get on
· They ______ a lot.
· I don't know _____ to do.
· It's like a big, black cloud _______
_____ our home.
fight
what
hanging
over
· He is not very _____ to me.
· He always ______ ____ let me watch my favorite TV show.
nice
refuses to
I always feels ______ and _________.
lonely
nervous
Read the Letter2 and find out the key words to finish the mind map.
Mr. Hunt's advice
Talk about these _______ with your family.
feelings
parents
elder brother
· You should ______ ____
help.
·You should ____ _____
_____ around the house.
· Sit down and ___________ with your brother.
· Explain that you don't _____ him ________
____ all the time, but he ______ let you
watch your favorite show.
offer to
do more
jobs
communicate
mind
watching
TV
should
Task 4 scanning and judging
( ) 1. The kid's problem is that he can't get on with his family.
( ) 2. The kid's parents don't fight.
( ) 3. The kid's elder brother is friendly to him.
( ) 4. The kid feels lonely and nervous at home.
( ) 5. Robert thinks he could talk about his feelings with his parents.
( ) 6. Robert thinks he should argue with his brother.
T
F
F
T
T
F
Presentation
3a
Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school plete the chart.
Problems Advice
Dear Mr. Hunt,
My problem is that I can't get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really don't like it. It's the only communication they have. I don't know if I should say anything to them about this. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.I don't think this is fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal What can I do
Sad and Thirteen
relation n. 关系；联系；交往 (v. relate)
n. 交流； 沟通
adj. 年纪较长的
be nice to sb. 对某人友好
adv. 反而；代替
adj. 焦虑的；担忧的
与……和谐共处
是否
Dear Sad and Thirteen,
It's not easy being your age, and it's normal to have these feelings. Why don't you talk about these feelings with your family If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, why don't you sit down and communicate with your brother You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. I hope things will be better for you soon.
Robert Hunt
adj. 正确的；恰当的
adv. 第二；其次
communicate with sb. = have a communication with sb. 和某人交流/沟通
Problems Advice
· can't get on with his family · parents fight a lot · elder brother is not very nice to him and treats him unfairly (e.g. won't let him watch his favorite TV show while he watches whatever he wants) · always feels lonely and nervous at home · talk about these feelings with his family
· offter to help parents(e.g. do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication)
· communicate with his elder brother and let him know he doesn't mind him watching TV all the time, but he should let him watch his favorite show
3b
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt's advice Why
I agree/disagree with his advice because...
I agree with his advice because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have.
I don’t agree with his advice. The parents and elder brother may get even angrier as they may think that the writer is disrespectful. They may feel that children should not comment on the behavior of their seniors.
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
adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的
talk — ________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
communicate
Family members should communicate with each other so that they can understand each other better.
not allow — ________________
____________________________________________________
refuse
Tom refuses to let her younger brother use her computer.
worried — ________________
____________________________________________________
nervous
I'm always very nervous before a test.
get along with — ________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
get on with
John and I get on with each other because we have a lot in common.
Fill in the blanks according to the letters.
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 always watches whatever he wants until midnight. He _______ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So he always feels ______ and ________ at home.
get on with
problems
argue
fight
communication
hanging
refuses
lonely
nervous
over
Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should ______ _____ these feelings to his family. He should ______ to help. Maybe he ______ ____ _____ jobs around the house so that they have more time ____ ______ _____________. Secondly, he could sit down and ____________ _____ his brother. He could ________ that he ______ _____ him watching TV all the time. However, he should let him watch his ________ _____.
offer
talk about
doesn’t mind
do more
for proper communication
communicate with
explain
favorite show
could
First, listen to each other.
Then, open your mind.
Next, voice your true feelings.
Finally, treat each other equally.
A good relation depends on good communication.
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
【拓展延伸】get on/along with sth. 意为“(谈及或问及工作情
况)进展”。
The new teacher is getting on/ along well with the students.
get on with后接表示人的名词或代词作宾语，相当于get along with。get on/along well/badly with sb. 意为“和某人相处得好/不好”。
How are you getting on with your novel
2. When they argue, it's like a big, black, cloud hanging over our home.
argue v. 争吵；争论
They were arguing about/over the matter again.
Mary often argues with her mother about which clothes to wear.
argue with sb. 与人争吵/争论
argue about/over sth. 就某事而争吵/争论
argue with sb. about sth. 为某事与某人争论
【拓展延伸】 argument作名词，意为“争吵；辩论”。have an argument with sb. 意为“与某人争吵/辩论”。
I'm very sorry to have an argument with you.
3. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
instead adv. 代替；反而；却
instead of 是介词短语，意为“代替……”，后面可跟名词、代词、介词短语、动词-ing形式等。
e.g. My mother went shopping on foot instead of by bus.
e.g. Why don’t you play football instead of just looking on
单独使用时位于句首或句末。
e.g. There’s no coffee. Would you like some tea instead
本句中whatever作代词，意为“任何；每一”，引导宾语从句，作watches的宾语。
whatever pron. 任何；每一
You can wear whatever you feel comfortable.
【拓展延伸】 whatever还可意为“无论什么；不管什么”，相当于no matter what，引导让步状语从句。
As far as we know, safety comes first whatever you do.
until作连词或介词，意为“直到……为止”，用于肯定句中时，表示主句的动作或状态一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为止。用于否定句中，表示动作直到某时才发生。
e.g.He lived with his parents until he graduated from college.
e.g. I shall stay here until twelve o'clock.
e.g. We didn't leave until the rain stopped.
until conj. /prep. 直到
4. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事
offer在此作动词，意为“提供”。
The kids offered to do the dishes.
【拓展延伸】
offer相关短语：offer sth. to sb.= offer sb. sth.为某人提供某物
The government tried to offer more jobs to the local people.
offer还可作名词，意为“提议；提供”。
Thanks for your offer of help.
5. You should explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time.
explain v. 解释；说明
You'd better go and explain to the teacher.
Could you explain the reason of being late to me
He explained that he was too busy.
explain to sb. 向某人解释
explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释某事
sb. explains+宾语从句 某人解释说……
explanation n. 解释；说明
初中英语人教版八年级下册
Section A (GF-4c)
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
copy; return; anymore; study for a test; be afraid of; not...anymore.
Key sentences:
1. I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep.
2. Although he's your best friend,you should still tell him that copying others' homework is wrong.
3. Your best friend does not trust you anymore.
To learn how to give advice and use some conjunctions.
REVISION
A: What's wrong /What's the matter... B: I...
A: What should I do B: Why don't you... /You could/should/...
What problems do you have in your life And how to work out the problems
做作业，不能出去玩！
Grammar Focus
You look tired. What’s the matter I studied until midnight last night so I didn’t get enough sleep.
What should I do Why don’t you forget about it Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
What should he do He should talk to his friend so that he can say he’s sorry.
Maybe you could go to his house. I guess I could, but I don’t want to surprise him.
Presentation
Grammar
until作连词，意为“直到”，引导时间状语从句。
I'll stay here until you come back.
1. 主句是肯定句时，其谓语用延续性动词，强调主句的动作或状态一直持续到从句的动作发生时为止，译成“直到……为止”。
We can't get off the bus until it stops.
We didn't start our discussion until he arrived.
2.主句是否定句时，其谓语用非延续性动词，强调主句的动作在从句的动作发生之后才开始，一般译成“直到……才……”。
until 引导的时间状语从句
so that 引导的目的状语从句
so that意为“为了，以便”，引导目的状语从句，相当于in order that，从句中多含有can, could, may, might等情态动词。
I took a taxi so that I could get there earlier.
The movie was boring so that half of the audience was asleep.
【拓展延伸】so that还可引导结果状语从句，意为“因此；所以”，此时从句中通常不含情态动词。
although引导的让步状语从句
although意为“尽管；然而”，引导让步状语从句，相当于though。
Although we are neighbors, I don't know them well.
Although she was in poor health, she continued to carry out her duties.
Although/Though he was badly ill, he still went to school.
【注意】although或though不能与but用在同一个句子中，但可以与yet, still同时使用。
表建议的句型
1.Why don't you do sth. = Why not do sth.
你为什么不做某事？
Why don't you try once more = Why not try once more
2.Shall we do sth. 我们做某事好吗？
Shall we meet at the school gate
3.Let's do sth. 让我们做某事吧。
Let's go to a restaurant for a change.
4.You/We had better do sth. 你（们）/我们最好做某事。
You'd better go to hospital at once.
5.You/We (not )should do sth.
你（们）/我们（不）应该做某事。
We should ask our teacher for help.
6.You/We could...你（们）/我们可以……
You could go to the movies instead of staying at home.
表建议的句型
7.Would you like sth. / to do sth. 你想某物/做某事吗？
Would you like to go to the Great Wall
Would you like some drink
8.What/How about (doing) sth. （做）某事/某物怎么样？
What/How about watching a film this weekend
What/How about a bowl of noodles
【特别提醒】perhaps也可用于提建议，常位于句首。
Perhaps you can park your car over there.
表建议的句型
回答建议的句型
肯定回答
·Good idea. / That's a good idea. 好主意。
·OK. / All right. / Great. 好。
·Yes, please. / I'd love / like to. 好的。/我愿意。
·Sounds good / great. 听起来不错。
·No problem. 没问题。
·Sure. / Of course. / Certainly. 当然可以。
·I can't agree more. 我非常同意。
·Yes, I think so. 好的，我也这样认为。
否定回答
回答建议的句型
·I don't think so. 我不这样认为。
·Sorry, I can't. 对不起，我不能。
·I'd love / like to, but... 我很乐意，但是……
·I'm afraid... 我恐怕……
·What a pity! I have to... 真遗憾！我不得不……
4a
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.
so that
Although
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.
until
Although
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:
You should practice speaking in front of class more.
You could try to do more fun things with her so that you will like each other better and not fight so often.
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:
Maybe you could talk to her about it .
You could tell him that this makes you unhappy so that he will return them soon next time.
You should communicate with them.
4c
Choose one of the problems and ask your classmates for advice. Decide which classmate has the best advice.
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 anymore.
Your parents always argue.
Problems
not...anymore 不再……
My best friend is more popular than me. I want to be like him. What should I do
You could try to be friendlier.
You should just be yourself.
Group work
The group collects advice. The group leader reports to the class, and selects the best advice.
Language points
1. My cousin borrows my things without returning them.
ruturn在此处作及物动词，意为“归还”，相当于give sth. back。return sth. to sb. = return sb. sth., 意为“把某物还给某人”。
ruturn v. 归还；回来；返回
I'm going to return this book to Tom.
=I'm going to return Tom his book.
【拓展延伸】return还可用作不及物动词，意为“回来；返回”，相当于come back。
返回某地
return+地点副词
return to+地点名词
He returned to the factory.
2. You are afraid of speaking in front of people.
afraid在句中一般作表语，不作定语，其主要用法有：
afraid adj. 害怕；畏惧
·be afraid of sb./sth. 害怕某人/某物
·be afraid of doing sth. 害怕做某事 (强调担心会发生, 但实际未必发生)
·be afraid to do sth. 不敢做某事 (强调不敢去做某事)
·be afraid+ that从句 担心……
Never be afraid of difficulties and never give up hope.
Are you afraid of going to the dentist
He was afraid to travel by plane.
I'm afraid that I will fall into the hole.
3. Your best friend doesn't trust you anymore.
not...anymore 不再……
主要用来表示数量和程度，常修饰短暂性动词，指某个动作不再重复发生，相当于no more。
My father didn't smoke anymore.= My father no more smoked.
【拓展延伸】 not... any longer主要用来表示时间及距离上的“不再” ，一般修饰延续性动词，表示某个动作或状态不再延续下去，相当于no longer。
She isn't a student any longer.= She is no longer a student.
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