1、Unit 4 Why don t you talk to your parents? Revision New words on page 25 Make conversations to talk about problems and give advice. Teaching aims To control the use of modal verbs could and should for giving advice. To give Ss practice in listening . Check the preview Ask some students to read the n
2、ew words on page 26 2a. Listen. Peters friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should. Advice 1.You_ write him a letter.( ) 2. You_ call him up. ( ) 3. You _ talk to him so that you can say youre sorry. ( ) 4. You _ go to his house. ( ) 5. You _ take him to the ball game. ( ) c
3、ould should should could could d e a c b Task 1 2b. Listen again. Why doesnt Peter like his friends advice? Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a. Why Peter doesnt like the advice a. Its not easy. b. I dont want to wait that long. c. I dont want to surprise him. d. Im not good at writing
4、letters. e. I dont want to talk about it on the phone. Task 2 2c. Role-play a conversation between Peter and his friend. A: Whats the matter, Peter? B: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do? A: Well, you should call him so that you can say youre sorry. Task 3 2d. Role-play the conversa
5、tion. Dave: You look sad, Kim. Whats wrong? Kim: Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs. Dave: Hmm thats not very nice. Did she give them back to you? Kim: Yes, but Im still angry with her. What should I do? Task 4 Dave: Well, I guess y
6、ou could tell her to say sorry. But why dont you forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although shes wrong, its not big deal. Kim: Youre right. Thanks for your advice Dave: No problem. Hope things work out. Language points 1. Although shes wrong, its not big deal. 尽管她做的不对，但没什么大不了的。尽管她做的不
7、对，但没什么大不了的。 big deal 是英语中是英语中 的一个固定搭配，表示“的一个固定搭配，表示“ 重要的事情或是状况”重要的事情或是状况” 多用于非正式交流，多用于非正式交流， 做否定用法时，常说做否定用法时，常说 its not a big deal. 或或 it is no big deal. 表示说话人并不认为某事表示说话人并不认为某事 有什么大不了的。有什么大不了的。 e.g. Theres a soccer game on TV this evening but I dont have to watch it. Its no a big deal. big deal 还可用于
8、肯定和疑问结构中。还可用于肯定和疑问结构中。例如：例如： Its a big deal, David, bigger than you know. 这事挺重要的，戴维，比你所知道的要重要。这事挺重要的，戴维，比你所知道的要重要。 Whats the big deal? Its only a birthday, not the end if the world. 有什么了不起的？这不过是个有什么了不起的？这不过是个 生日，又不是世界末日。生日，又不是世界末日。 Exercises 1.你为什么不给他那本书啊？你为什么不给他那本书啊？ _ you give her a book? 2. Why n
9、ot come over to join us? _ over to join us? 3. How about the sweater? _ do you _ the sweater? 4. Whats wrong? Whats _? Why dont Why dont you What think of the matter Summary I. Role-play the conversation in 2d. II. Preview 1.Read the new words on page27 2.Read the passage on page27 3.finish 3b and 3c Homework
