人教版 八年级下册
Unit4
Why don't you talk to your parents?
SectionA 3a-3c
Do you get on well with your family?
What problems do you have?
Let's have a free talk:
What’s the problem with them?
Maybe they fight .
They argue (争吵） with each other.
Look at the picture and predict:
Sad and Thirteen's parents
Tips:读文章时要注意标题或图片提供的有效信息。
May he is 13 years old, he feels sad.
Sad and Thirteen
2. What can you get from the name “Sad and Thirteen” ?
1. Who has a problem?
3. Who gives the advice?
Robert Hunt.
Read the two letters quickly and answer the questions:
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
What are the boy’s problems?
Read and underline
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
get on well with his family
fight a lot
doesn't know what to do
isn’t nice to him
refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show
feels lonely and nervous
difficult.
What are the boy's problems?
Sad and Thirteen’s main problem:
He can't _______________________.
About his parents: Their relations have become____
They_____________
and he _________________
About his elder brother: His elder brother__________
and ____________________
_______________
About himself:
He always___________________
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
What advice does Robert Hunt give?
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
Read and underline
talk about these feelings
offer to help parents
do more jobs around the house
sit down
communicate with his brother.
explain that he doesn't mind his brother watching TV
let him watch his favorite show
What advice does Robert give?
Robert Hunt's advice:
He could _______________________with his family.
About his parents: He should__________________.
He could _________________
________.
About his elder brother: He could________________
and ____________________.
He should___________________
___________________________
all the time,but his brother should_____________________.
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
Language points
3a
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
Language points
和睦相处；关系良好:_________________
经常吵架/打架_______________
为某事与某人争吵_________________________
一大片乌云___________
5. 笼罩_____________
6.拒绝做某事__________________
7.感到孤独、焦虑____________________
8.主动提出做某事_____________
9. 提供某人某物/把某物提供给某人__________________/___________
10.适当的交流_____________
11. 和某人交流_______________
12.介意某人做某事_____________
13.一直____________
14.使某事清楚易懂_____________
15.向某人解释某事（物）___________
16.赞同/不赞同某人______________________
get on (well) with / get along with
fight a lot
argue with sb. about sth.
a big, black cloud
hang over
refuse to do sth.
feel lonely and nervous
offer to do sth.
offer sb. sth. offer sth. to sb.
proper communication(n.)
communicate with (v.)
mind sb. doing sth.
all the time
make sth. clear
explain sth. to sb.
agree / disagree with sb.
1 My problem is that I can’t get on with my family.
get on with sb 与某人和睦相处；
=get along with sb
e.g. The child doesn’t get on well with others.
那个小孩不合群。
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。
get on with sth =get along with sth 某事取得进展
2. When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. 当他们吵架的时候, 就像有一块又大又黑的乌云罩在我们家。
【自主领悟】argue作动词, 意为“争辩, 争论, 辩论”,
(1)argue with sb. “为……与某人争辩”。
例如: Mary often argues with her friends about math problems. 玛丽经常和朋友辩论数学问题。
(2)argue with sb about sth. “与某人争论某事”。
The boy argued with his teacher about his homework.
那个男孩就家庭作业在和老师争论。
(2) hang over挂在……之上，悬浮在……之上
eg. The trees grow so tall that they hang over the river from either side.
树长得很高，从河的两岸悬在河面上。
White clouds hung over the mountain peaks. 山峰上白云缭绕。
3 be nice to sb = be friendly to sb “对某人友好”
our teacher is nice to us.我们的老师对我们很友好。
4 refuse to do sth 拒绝去做某事
5. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 相反, 他看他想看的电视一直到晚上很晚。
(1)instead作副词“代替, 而不是”,表示前面的事没做而做了后面的事。修饰整个句子作状语。常位于句末；如果位于句首，常用逗号隔开。如：
他睡了, 让我替他去吧。
He is sleeping. ___ __ __ _____.
他从不工作，却天天玩电子游戏。
He never works._______, ____ _____ ____ ______ all day.
Let me go instead.
Instead he plays computer games
We will have noodls instead of rice for supper .
今晚我们吃面条而不是米饭。
instead 为副词, 通常放在句首或句末, 在句首时常用逗号隔开, 表示前面的事没做, 而做了后面的事 He didn’t go to school. Instead, he went to the cinema. 他没有去学校, 相反他去了电影院。
instead of 为介词短语。意为“代替, 而不是”, 后面可以跟与前面并列成分相应的名词、代词、动词-ing形式等作为介词宾语 He went to the cinema instead of going to school. 他去了电影院而不是去上学。
(2)whatever做代词，意为“任何；每一”，在句中引导宾语从句。如：
你愿意吃什么就吃什么
You can eat_____ ____ ____
拓展：whatever还可作连接代词, 引导让步状语从句“无论什么”=“no matter what”
无论你告诉我什么，我都不会相信。
I will not believe whatever you tell me.
= No matter what you tell me ,I will not believe
whatever you like
6. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.
offer v. 主动提出；自愿给予
offer sb. Sth=offer sth to sb给某人提供某物.
offer to do sth 主动提出做某事.
She offered me a cup of tea. 她给我端了杯茶。
He offered me his raincoat this morning.
今天上午他把雨衣（主动）给了我。
He offered to meet Jim at the bus stop instead of me. 他主动提出代替我去汽车站接吉姆。
Li Mei can easily communicate with foreigners in English.
李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。
7. Secondly, why don’t you sit down and
communicate with your brother?其次，你为什么不坐下来和你哥哥交流一下呢？
1) communicate v. 交流；沟通
communicate with sb. 与某人交流
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：
2) secondly adv. 第二；其次
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. You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time. 你应该解释一下，你并不介意他一直看电视。
explain v. 解释；说明
explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事
e.g. Can you explain what this means?
你能解释一下这个的意思吗？
Please explain this rule to me.
请你向我解释一下这条规矩吧。
9. Why don’t you talk about these feelings with your family? Why not talk about ……？
10.You could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication.
11. You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time.
你为什么不和你的家人谈谈你的这些感受呢？为什么不谈谈……
你可以在家里多做些事情，以便他们有更多的时间进行适当的交流。
你应该向他说明你不介意他总是看电视。
引导目的状语从句
explain“解释；说明”。常用于：
explain+宾语从句
explain sth to sb"向某人解释某事"
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.Instead his elder brother always watches whatever he wants till midnight. He _______ to let him watch his favorite TV show.So He always feels _____and_______.
get on with
problems
argue
fight
communication
hanging over
refuses
lonely
nervous
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________________ _____________. Second, 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
communication
communicate with
explain
don’t mind
favorite show
for proper
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
The two friends hasn’t communicated with each other for two years.
3c
worried — ________ __________________________________
___________________________________
get along with — ______________
___________________________________
___________________________________
nervous
He was very nervous during his first job interview.
get on with
Linda can’t get on well with her elder sister.
not allow — _______ ___________________________________
___________________________________
The workers refused to work on weekends.
refuse
单选
Good manners usually help people to______each other.
A. get on well withB. get started C. get togetherD.get along
2. Mr John will not____us to use his umbrella.
A.Have B.let C.agree D.allow
3. The boy are not doing a good job at all,are they?
I guess not so. B. I don’t guess
C. I don’t guess so. D. I guess not.
4. My_____sister is two years____than me.
A. older;older B. elder;elder
C. elder;older D. older;elder
5. What a nice day!We should go sightseeing____watching TV in the hotel.
A. because of B. instead of C. together with D. out
A
D
D
C
B
1. Read the article several times after
school.
2. Make sentences with these words:
argue; whatever; instead; nervous;
explain; offer to do sth.;
communicate with…
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Unit4 Why don't you talk to your parents SectionA3a-3c学案
一．What are the boy’s problems?
Sad?and?Thirteen’s?main?problem:He_______________________________
About?his?parents His parents_____________and he___________
About?his?elder? brother His elder brother_____________________ and______________________________.
About?himself He always___________________________.
二．What advice does Robert Hunt give?
Robert Hunt’s advice:He could___________________________with his family.
About?his?parents He should________________________. He could _________________________.
About?his?elder? brother He could_____________________________and ______________________________. He should_____________________________ all the time,but he should______________.
短语集锦
1.和睦相处；关系良好:_________________
2.经常吵架/打架_______________
3.为某事与某人争吵_________________________
4.一大片乌云___________
5. 笼罩_____________
6.拒绝做某事__________________
7.感到孤独、焦虑____________________
8.主动提出做某事_____________
9. 提供某人某物/把某物提供给某人__________________/___________
10.适当的交流_____________
11. 和某人交流_______________
12.介意某人做某事_____________
13.一直____________
14.使某事清楚易懂_____________
15.向某人解释某事（物）___________
16.赞同/不赞同某人______________________
参考答案
get on well with his family; difficult; fight a lot; doesn’t know what to do; isn’t nice to him; refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show; feels lonely and nervous
offer to help parents; do more jobs around the house; sit down;communicate with his brother; explain that he doesn’t mind his brother watching TV; let him watch his favorite TV show.
get on with; fight a lot; argue with Sb about sth.; a big black cloud; hang over; refuse to do; feel lonely and nervous; offer to do ; offer Sb sth.; proper communication; communicate with sb.; mind sb doing sth.; make sth. clear; agree/ disagree with;
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