Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents Section A 3a Reading 课件（共18张PPT）人教版八年级下册

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Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
Section A 3a
Learning Objectives
1. Learn some new words in the letters
argue, get on with, elder, relation, communicate, communication, nervous,
offer, cloud, explain
2. Understand the two letters with the learned knowledge of “why don’t you”, “could” and “”should” to give advice.
3. Practice reading skills: skimming and scanning
4. Learn to use “should/could” to give advice
5. Understand that communication is very improtant in family and we should spend time talking with our families.
A: Do you get on with your family
B: No.
A: What problems do you have
B: ...
A:What did you do to solve your family problems
B: ...
Pre-reading
Ways
I did nothing.
I communicated with my mother.
I wrote a letter to a school counselor to ask for help.
I said sorry first.
...
Problems
My parents and I argue about playing phones.
My mother doesn’t let me hang out with my friends.
My borther/sister is not nice to me.
...
a school counselor
Pre-reading
Where are they
Can you guess what the problems are about
Pre-reading
What are they doing
They are at home.
They are fighting/arguing.
Read this letter and find out the main idea of this letter.
Tip: Find the topic sentence(主题句).
While-reading
Read this letter and circle who Sad and Thirteen can’t get on with.
While-reading
Read this letter and finish the mind-map(思维导图) .
While-reading
Read this letter and finish the mind-map(思维导图) .
Sad and Thirteen can’t get on with his family.
Problems
Parents
Elder
brother
People
1. They _____ a lot.
2. He doesn’t know if he ______________________________________.
Feelings
1. He ___________ to
Sad and Thirteen.
2. He _______ to let Sad
and Thirteen _______
___________________.
fight
should say anything about this
is not nice
watch his
favorite TV show
refuses
It’s like ______
____________ hanging over their home.
a big,
black cloud
He _______ think it is _____.
doesn’t
fair
He feels ________________.
lonely and nervous
Reasons
While-reading
What did Sad and Thirteen do to solve his problems
Thinking
A. He did nothing.
B. He wrote a letter to Mr. Hunt to ask for help.
√
What’s the main idea of Robert Hunt’s advice
Tip: Find the topic sentence.
While-reading
Sad and Thirteen should talk about these feelings with his family.
People Advice
Parents
Elder brother
While-reading
Read the second letter and underline Robert Hunt’s advice.
Tip: Focus on “You could/should…”; “Why don’t you… ”
Pair-work
Pair-work: Read the second letter and underline Robert Hunt’s advice.
People Advice
Parents
1. He should offer help to his parents.
2. He could do more jobs around the house let them have time for proper communication.
While-reading
Pair-work: Read the second letter and underline Robert Hunt’s advice.
People Advice
Elder brother
He should sit down and communicate with his borther.
While-reading
Problems People Advice
1.They fight a lot. 2. He doesn’t know if he should say anything. Parents He should offer help to his parents.
He could do more jobs around the house let them have time for proper communication.
1. He is not nice to Sad and Thirteen. 2. He refuses Sad and Thirteen to watch his favorite TV show. Elder brother He should sit down and communicate with his borther.
Post-reading
He may feel better.
He feels lonely and nervous.
Problems People Advice
1.They fight a lot. 2. He doesn’t know if he should say anything. Parents He should offer help to his parents.
He could do more jobs around the house let them have time for proper communication.
1. He is not nice to Sad and Thirteen. 2. He refuses Sad and Thirteen to watch his favorite TV show. Elder brother He should sit down and communicate with his borther.
Post-reading
He may feel better.
He feels lonely and nervous.
What is the key of Hunt’s advice here
Communication is the key to a better and happy family.
Work in group of 4 and discuss the advice to Helen. Then choose one student to report your ideas.
Helen
Helen’s mother
Last Sunday, Helen was very tired after finishing her homework. She wanted to play phones. The minute she picked up her phone, her mother came over and asked her to do some housework. But she wanted to play phones, first. Her mother was angry. And then they argued with each other.
Discussion
What’s the problem
What could Helen do
They argued about doing housework.
She could/should...
Communication is the key to a better relation.
Homework
Do you get on with your family, friends or classmates
No.
Please write down your problems and how to solve them.
Yes.
Please write down your ways to keep good relations.