(共35张PPT)
Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section A (3a—4c)
Free talk
1.What problems do they have
2.Do you have any problems
in your daily life
知识能力：
1
2
【学习目标】
文化品格：
3
1
Important words：relation,communication,argue,cloud,elder,instead,whatever,nervous,offer,proper,secondly,explain,clear
Important phrases：get on with,elder brother,refuse to do sth.,feel lonely and nervous,mind sb.doing sth.
of,compare…with,cause a lot of stress
Important 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.When they argue,it's like a big,black cloud hanging over our home.
4.Also,my elder brother is not very nice to me.
提高写作能力和口语表达以及语言组织能力。
Guessing 猜测
What’s the problem
with them
Maybe they fight .
They argue (争吵） with each other.
Sad and Thirteen's parents
Skimming（抓住关键词，略读短文）
What are the two letters about
Letter One
Letter Two
advice
problem
Task 1:
Skim the first letter and answer the questions.
1.What’s his problem
2. Is his elder brother nice to him
He can’t get on well with his family.
No, he isn’t.
3. How does he feel at home
4. Who helps Sad and Thirteen
He always feels lonely and nervous.
Robert Hunt.
Read the letters carefully
and fill in the mind-map.
problems
What’s his problem
His parents fight a lot, he really
doesn’t like it.
His brother isn’t nice to him.
He refuses to let him watch
his favorite TV show.
The feeling
He feels nervous
and lonely.
Task 2
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 him
watch his favorite TV show. ______ he
watches ____________ he wants. Sad and
Thirteen always feels_______ and ________.
Fill in the blanks according to the passage
Sad and Thirteen’s problems.
get on with
fight
communication
say
to
argue
refuses
Instead
whatever
lonely
nervous
Mr.Hunt’s advice
1)Why don't you__________the
feelings with your family
2)You should ____________________
around the house.
3)Why don't you _________and
_________________your brother
communicate= talk to 交流
4)You should ________you don't
mind him_____________.
explain=make it clear 解释
Scanning 抓住关键句
注意细节
talk about
offer to do more jobs
sit down
communicate with
explain
watching TV
It’s normal to have these feelings. _______,
why doesn’t he __________the feelings with
his family He should___________________
around the house. __________,he could
___________ and ___________________ his
brother. He should ________he doesn’t mind
him_____________.
Mr.Hunt’s advice
Firstly
talk about
offer to do more jobs
Secondly
sit down
communicate with
explain
watching TV
1. I agree with his advice. Because more
communication can make family
members understand each other
better and know about the feelings
they have.
3b
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice Why
Free Talk
I agree/disagree with his advice because ...
Task 3: After Reading
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.
Discussion
1. I’m very shy.
Advice:
_______________________________
_______________________________
Why don’t you talk loudly in front of
your classmates for many times
2. My sister and I fight all the time.
Advice:
___________________________________
Discussion
Maybe you should have a talk with her about it.
Discussion
3. My sister spends all evening on the phone.
Advice:
You could tell her you need a good rest to study well at school tomorrow.
Discussion
4. My cousin borrows my things without returning them.
Advice:
You could call him and tell him you need them recently.
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
talk — _____________
communicate
3c
worried — ________
get along with — ______________
nervous
get on with
not allow — _______
refuse
—You look tired. What’s the matter
—I did my homework until really late last night so I didn’t get
enough sleep.
—What should I do
—______ don’t you forget about it Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
Why
—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.
so that
Although
until
Although
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 anymore.
Your parents always argue.
For example:
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.
4c Choose one of the problems and ask your
classmates for advice. Decide which classmate
has the best advice.
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.
I want to buy a new guitar but I don’t have enough money.
What should I do
GROUPWORK
1.offer 提供
If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
offer to do sth.主动做某事
提供某人某物 offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb.
【探究·导学】
【探究·导学】
2. instead 而不是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代替（常用于句末,有时句首)
instead of+短语 / 名词 / 代词 / 动名词
【探究·导学】
3. leave 离开，落下
You left your homework at home. 你把作业忘在家里了。
leave 离开、遗忘、落下 (过去式:left)
leave +地点 离开某地
leave for +地点 动身去某地
leave sth. +地点 把某物遗忘/落下在某地
leave sb. by oneself 把某人单独留下
【探究·导学】
表示“建议”的多种句型
◆ Why don’t you do sth.
这是给别人提建议，建议某人做什么事
情的句型。如：
Why don’t we come more often
咱们为什么不经常来这里呢
Why don’t you buy a book for your father
为什么不给你爸爸买本书呢？
【探究·导学】
这个句子还可以写成 Why not do… 如:
Why not get her a camera 为什么不给她买个相机呢？
这个句型还有发出礼貌地邀请的用法。
Why don’t you have a drink of tea
= Why not have a drink of tea 请喝茶。
◆ How/What about…
表示“……怎么样/好吗？”
这是询问被建议方对某事物的看法或者意见，about
是介词，后接名词/代词宾格/动名词。如：
How about a computer
What about him
How about going swimming
【探究·导学】
◆You should / could do … 意为“你应该（可以） 做……”
◆ Let’s do … 意为“让我们做……吧!”
◆ You’d better (not) do … 意为“你最好（不）做……”
◆ It’s best to do ... 意为“做……再好不过了。”
◆ Shall we do … 意为“我们做……好吗？”
【探究·导学】
Should的用法
同意对方的建议时常用：
Sure. / Of course. / Certainly.当然。
All right. / OK. / No problem. 好的。
Yes, I’d love to. / Yes, please. 我愿意。/ 好的。
I think you’re right. 我想你是对的。
I agree with you. 我同意你的观点。
Sounds good! / Good idea! 听起来很好！/ 好主意！
委婉地拒绝对方的建议时常用：
Sorry, I can’t. / I don’t think so. / Sorry, but …对不起，我不能。/ 我不这么认为。/ 对不起，但是……
I’d love(like) to, but …/ Sorry, I’m afraid …我想去，但是……/ 对不起，恐怕……
给出建议的常见表达方式
Why don’t you do sth. = Why not do sth. 你为什么不做某事呢？
What/How about … ……怎么样/好 吗？
Shall we/I do sth 我们/我……好吗？
Would you like … 你们/你想要……吗？
Let’s do sth.让我们一起……
You’d better (not) do sth.你最好(不)做某事
You should do sth.你应该做……。
Maybe you could do sth.也许你可以……。
【课堂小结】
Ⅰ. 完成句子
1.他和最好的朋友吵架了。
He _____ _____ _____ _____his best friend.
2. 你为什么不忘记那件不愉快的事呢？
____ ____ ____ _______ the unhappy thing
3.我们该怎么做？
What _______ we _____
4.或许你应该说对不起。
_____ you ______ _____ you are sorry.
5.你可以和父母谈谈这个问题。
You _____ _____ about this problem with your parents.
had a fight with
should do
Maybe should say
could talk
Why don’t you forget
【训练·评价】
There is no royal road to learning.
学习没有捷径。
