(共23张PPT)
SectionA(3a-3c)
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Revision
T: Could you give me some advice to relax myself
S: Why don't you ... / Why not... / You should....
Lead-in
1.Can you get on/ along with your parents
2.Who do you ask for help when you have problems
a thirteen-year-old student who feels sad.
Sad and Thirteen
Robert Hunt, a school counselor
一名学校辅导员
Pre-reading
Task 1 Read the beginning & the ending:
Skimming
◆Letter 1 is from ____________ to _______.
◆Letter 2 is from _____ to ____________.
Sad and Thirteen
Mr.Hunt
Mr.Hunt\
Robert Hunt
Sad and Thirteen
problems
Gives some________.
advice
Talks about__________.
Task 2 Read the beginning to find out:
Sad and Thirteen’s main problem: ______________________________________ Robert Hunt’s advice:
He can’t get on with his family.
To talk about these feelings with his family
Task 1:Read the first letter quickly and answer the three questions.
2. How does he feel at home
He always feels lonely and nervous.
1.How many people are there in Sad and Thirteen’s family Who are they
Four .
Sad and Thirteen, his parents and his brother.
Scanning
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Problem 1
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P 2
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P 3
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Advice 1
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A 2
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A 3
Carefully ReadingCarefully Reading
Task 1:Read the two letters until the word “Also” and “Secondly”.
Problems with parents Advice
Relations between my parents have become difficult.
They fight a lot ,I don’t like it .
1.Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your family
2. you should offer(提供)to help. Maybe you could do more jobs around the house.
offer to do sth.
offer sb. sth
offer sth. to sb.
Problems with brother Advice
Careful ReadingCareful Reading
My elder brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.
1.why don’t you sit down and communicate with your brother
2.You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time.
Read the two letters again ,find out his problems with his brother and give advice.
Task2:
refuse to do sth.
communicate with sb.
explain that+ 句子
explain sth.to sb.
Read the article again and fill in the blanks. 根据课文内容填空,字数不限
Letter 1. 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 over
Post- reading
refuses
lonely
nervous
Letter 2. 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
could do more
for proper communication
communicate with
explain
doesn’t mind
favorite show
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice Why
A: Do you agree with Mr. Hunt's advice
B: Yes, I do. I agree with him because...
/ I'm afraid I don't. I disgree with him because...
3b
Pair work
Summary
1. I agree with his advice because more
communication can make family
members understand each other
better and know about the feelings
they have.
2. I disagree with his advice because I
don’t think their parents should
fight any more. They should care
more about their children and
spend more time with them.
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 — _____________ __________________________________
___________________________________
communicate
We should communicate with each other in order to understand each other.
3c
我们应相互交流以便于相互理解。
worried — ________
__________________________________
___________________________________
get along with — ______________
___________________________________
___________________________________
nervous
He's always very nervous before the listening test.
get on with
Tom can’t get on well with her elder sister.
not allow — _______ ___________________________________
___________________________________
The workers refused to work on weekends.
refuse
工人们拒绝周末上班。
Tom 不能和他姐姐相处。
听力考试前他总是很紧张。
一、选词填空。
Exercises
instead argue nervous proper explain
1. My cousin is _______ in front of
strangers.
2. He could not come up with a ______ answer.
proper
nervous
3. The TV shows are boring. Why not
play cards _______
4. I don’t want to _______ with you. It’s
waste of time.
5. Please _______ to her how to use a
computer.
instead
argue
explain
instead argue nervous proper explain
Communication is very important.
Homework
Finish the exercise on Page 27, activity 3c
2. read the letters in 3a.
Thank you !