(共33张PPT)
Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents？
Section A 3a-3c
一、教学目标
1.四会本课词汇。
2.阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。
3.通过阅读提高阅读能力。
4.了解在如果生活中发生了一些不尽如人意的问题，应当如何面
对理性地去解决。
二、教学重点
1.四会本课词汇。
2.阅读短文，能按要求找到相应的信息。
三、教学难点
1.通过阅读提高阅读能力。
2.了解在如果生活中发生了一些不尽如人意的问题，应当如何面
对理性地去解决。
1. How does Kim feel about her sister after her sister gave back the things
Kim feels angry.
2. Does Dave think it is all right for Kim’s sister to take away Kim’s things How do you know
No, he doesn’t. He says that is not very nice.
3. Does Dave think the two sisters have a serious problem How do you know
No, he doesn’t. Because he says it’s not a big deal.
4. What does Dave mean by saying “Hope things work out”
He means they can be friends again.
You look sad, Kim. What’s wrong
Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
Hmm… that’s not very nice. Did she give them back to you
friend
If you had a problem, who would you ask for help
parents
teacher
school counselor
A school counselor is a person who is trained to help students with both school and personal problems.
/ ka ns( )l /
学生顾问，辅导员
Sad and Thirteen
Robert Hunt
一个悲伤十三岁的孩子
罗伯特.亨特
school counselor
He looks unhappy and nervous.
adj. 焦虑的
He writes a letter to Robert Hunt to talk about his problems.
Robert Hunt writes a letter in reply.
a letter from Sad and Thirteen
a reply from Robert Hunt
Two letters
Letter one
Letter two
a letter from Sad and Thirteen
a reply from Robert Hunt
problem
advice
Structure
Tip: If you know the structure of the article, you can get the information you're looking for more accurately and quickly.
如果你了解文章的结构，你就能更准确、更快地得到你要找的信息。
What are the two letters about
Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school plete the chart.
3a
Problems Advice
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
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)
relations between A and B a和b之间的关系
n. 交流； 沟通
哥哥
be nice/kind to sb. 对某人友好
adv. 反而；代替
adj. 焦虑的；担忧的
Read letter1carefully and finish the tasks.
get on well with sb 与某人和睦相处
经常打架/吵架
argue with sb与某人争吵
看任何他想看的（电视剧）
refuse to do sth拒绝做某事
hang over 悬浮在…之上,笼罩…
be like 像---
感到孤独和焦虑
已变得很僵
instead of doing sth
代替/而不是做某事
say sth to sb about sth 与某人说点关于某事
2. Can his father get on with his mother How
do you know
3. Can he get on with his elder brother Why
4. How does he feel at home
No, they can’t. They fight a lot and argue.
No, he can’t. Because his elder brother always refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show.
He always feels lonely and nervous.
1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem
He can’t get on with his family.
Read the first letter and answer the questions.
Read the first letter and fill in the chart.
Sad and Thirteen’s __________
He can’t __________ his family.
(1) About his parents
(2) About his elder brother
1. _________ between them have become difficult
2. They ______ or ______ a lot.
3. I don’t know if I should say ________to them.
1. He is not _____ to me.
2. He ______ to let me watch TV show.
3. Instead he watches _________ he wants .
Sad and Thirteen’s feeling
He always feels ______ and _______ at home.
Relations
argue
fight
anything
nice
refuses
whatever
lonely
nervous
problems
get on with
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
v. 交流；沟通
communicate with sb. = have a
communication with sb. 和某人交流/沟通
Read letter2 carefully and finish the tasks.
一直
mind sb. (not) doing sth.
介意某人(不)做某事
explain sth to sb 给某人解释某事
so that + 从句 为了，以便于
offer to do sth 主动提出做某事
offer sb sth\offer sth to sb
主动提供某人某物
Read the second letter and fill in the chart.
Robert Hunt’s ________
can’t get on with his family.
(1) About his parents
(2) About his elder brother
1. You should _____ to help your parents.
2. Do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for _______ communication.
1. Sit down and ____________ with his brother.
2. _______ that he should let you watch your show.
It's _______ to have these feelings.
feels lonely and nervous
Talk about the _______ with his family.
feelings
advice
offer
proper
communicate
Explain
normal
I hope things will be _______ for you soon.
better
1. My problem is that I can't get on with my family.
1) that I can't get on with ... 此处作表语, 是表语从句。表语从句与宾语从句一样, 要用陈述语序。
2) get on/along with sb. “和某人相处”；
get on/along with sth. “在…方面取得进展”
get on/along well with... “ 与……相处得好”
get on/along badly with... “ 与…相处得不好”
How are you getting on with your classmates
你和同学们的关系如何？
He is a person easily to get on well with. 他很容易相处。
Language points
2. When they argue, it's like a big, black cloud hanging over
our home.
1) argue意为 “争吵,争论”。其名词形式为argument 。
固定短语：
argue with sb. = have an argument with sb. “与某人争论”
argue about sth. “就某事争论”
argue with sb about sth. “为某事与某人争论”
(2) hang over “挂在…之上，悬浮在…之上”
eg. White clouds hang over the mountain peaks.
山峰上白云缭绕。
3. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me.
辨析：elder与older
elder 年纪较长的 只可指人 用来比较年龄大小,尤指兄弟姐妹的长幼关系,只能作定语。
older 年龄较大的 指人 在句中可作定语,也可作表语。
较旧的 指物 My younger son is five and my elder son is nine。
我的小儿子5岁，大儿子9岁。
Tom is two years older than I. 汤姆比我年长两岁。
4. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
1) instead 副词, 意为 “反而; 代替; 而不是”, 通常放在句首或句末，在句首时，常用逗号隔开。 e.g.
If we can’t go to Huashan, we’ll go to Xi’an instead.
如果我们不能去华山，我们就去西安游玩。
【区别】
instead of 介词短语, 意为 “代替；而不是”, 后面跟与前面并列成分相对应的名词、代词、介词短语、动词 ing形式。
Instead of going to Beijing I’m going to Dalian this year.
My mother went shopping on foot instead of by bus.
Why don't you play football instead of just looking on
2) whatever 代词, 意为 “无论什么;任何(事物)”, 相当于no matter what, 引导让步状语从句。类似的词还有whoever(无论谁), whenever (无论何时), wherever(无论何地), however (无论怎样)。e.g.
Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees.
无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。
I will do whatever you wish. 我会对你言听计从。
【注】
whatever引导的从句作主语,谓语动词用单数形式。eg：
Whatever I have is yours. 无论我有什么都是你的。
5. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
offer 动词, 意为 “主动提出;自愿给予;提供”。
① offer to do sth. “主动提出做某事”；
② offer sb. sth. = offer sth. to sb. “给某人提供某物”
= provide sb (with) sth. = provide sth. for sb.
e.g. She offered me a cup of tea. 她给我端了杯茶。
He offered to go instead of me. 他主动提出代替我去。
6. Secondly, why don’t you sit down and communicate with
your brother
1) communicate
① 作不及物动词时, 意思是“沟通,交流”, 常用搭配为：
communicate with sb. “和某人沟通/交流/通话”
She often communicates with her mother by phone.
② 作及物动词时, 意思是 “传达,传递”。其常用搭配是：
communicate sth. to sb. “把...传达/传递给某人”
People now communicate greetings to each other by
email or mobile phone.
现在人们通常使用电子邮件或手机传递问候.
2) secondly adv. “第二；其次”
辨析： second和secondly
second用作序数词或形容词, 意为 “第二”, 常修饰名词。
secondly是副词, 意为 “其次,第二”, 常用来修饰整个句子。如：
First, it’s very expensive. Secondly, it’s ugly.
首先，它很贵。其次，它很难看 。
The second day of a week is Monday.
一周的第二天是星期一。
8. Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
explain v. “解释; 说明”, 常见句型：
1. explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事
2. explain + that / what/ why等从句
e.g. Can you explain what this means
你能解释一下这个的意思吗？
Please explain it to me.
请你向我解释一下吧。
Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following Write a sentence using each word or phrase.
3c
make sth. clear — explain
Can you explain to me how to do this math problem
talk — ________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的
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 the same interests.
translate
与某人和睦相处
a和b之间的关系
经常打架
与某人争吵
像---
悬浮在…之上,笼罩…，
对某人很好
拒绝做某事
看任何他想看的（电视剧）
感到孤独和焦虑
get on well with sb
relations between A and B
fight a lot
argue with sb
be like
hang over our home
be nice\kind to sb
refuse to do sth
watch whatever he wants
feel lonely and nervous
主动提出做某事
主动提供某人某物
为了，以便于
与某人沟通、交流
给某人解释某事
介意某人(不)做某事
一直
offer to do sth
offer sb sth\offer sth to sb
so that + 从句
communicate with sb
explain sth to sb
mind sb. (not) doing sth.
all the time
已变得很僵
与某人说点关于某事
哥哥
对某人（不）好
代替/而不是做某事
have become difficult
say sth to sb about sth
elder brother
be (not) nice to sb
instead of doing sth
Parents:
·They fight a lot.
·I dont' know what to do.
·It's like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.
Retell the story according to the mind map.
Elder brother:
·He is not very nice to me.
·He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.
Myself:
·I always feel lonely and nervous.
·Sit down and communicate with your brother.
·Explain that you don't mind him watching TV all the time, but he should let you watch your favorite show.
·Offer to help.
·Do more jobs around the house.
Sad and Thirteen's Problem
I can't get on with my family.
Talk about these feelings with your family.
Mr. Hunt's Advice
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt's advice Why
3b
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.
How shoud we get on well with your family
First, listen to each other.
Then, open your mind.
Next, voice your true feelings.
Finally, equal to each other.
F a m i l y
A good relation depends on good communication.
