1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? Section A (3a-4c) 1. Do you think you have a happy family? 3. If your relations become difficult, what should you do? 2. Can you get on well with your family? Problems and advice: Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school cou
2、nselor. Complete the chart. Sad and Thirteen Robert Hunt 一个一个悲伤的十三悲伤的十三岁的孩子岁的孩子 罗伯特罗伯特. .亨特亨特 wrote a letter 3a Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor. Complete the chart. Problems Advice 3a Task 1 What can you get from the name “Sad and Thirteen” ? Mayb
3、e he is 13 years old, he feels sad. A.His study B.His friends C.His family Whats Sad and Thirteens problem about? Reading skill: Look at the title, the words and pictures of the article and predict the content of the article. This is helpful to understand the content of the article. Look at the pict
4、ure and guess what is the passage about . Read and find out his trouble. Dear Mr. Hunt, My problem is that I cant get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot, and I really dont like it. Its the only communication they have. I dont know if I should say
5、anything to them about this. When they argue, its 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 dont think this is fair. At home I always
6、 feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do? Sad and Thirteen. Read and find out his trouble. Read the letters carefully and fill in the form. About whom What problems About his parents His parents _ a lot. About his elder brother His elder brother is _ to him and _ to let him watch TV.
7、About himself He feels_. fight not nice refuses lonely and nervous Task 2 What advice would you give? What sentences would you use? Could you offer some advice? Advice from Robert Hunt Dear Sad and Thirteen, Its not easy being your age, and its normal to have these feelings. Why dont you talk about
8、these feelings with your family? If you 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. Empathy / Understanding Offer advice Secondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? Y
9、ou should explain that you dont 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 Advice from Robert Hunt Offer advice Wishes and blessing Advice about brother about parents Why dont you _? You should_ your
10、parents. Why dont you _ _? You should explain that you dont _ . talk about these feelings offer to help communicate with your brother mind him watching TV Task 3 Read the letters carefully and fill in the blanks. Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor. C
11、omplete the chart. Problems Advice I cant get on with my family. Why dont you talk with your family? Relations between my parents become difficult.（fight, argue) You should offer to help (do more jobs). My elder brother is not very nice to me.(refuses me) You could sit down and communicate with him.
12、 ( should explain ) I always feel lonely and nervous. Things will be better. 3a Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why? I agree with his advice because communication is very important. I disagree with him because . 3b Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanin
13、gs as the following? Write a sentence using each word or phrase. make sth. clear _ Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk _ _ not allow_ _ worried _ _ get along with _ _ 3c explain 状元成才路 状元成才路 状元成才路 状元成才路 talk _ _ _ communicate The two friends hasnt communicated with each other for
14、two weeks. not allow _ _ The workers refused to work on weekends. refuse worried _ _ _ get along with _ _ nervous He was very nervous during his first job interview. get on with Linda cant get on with her elder sister. 1. My problem is that I cant get on with my family. 我的问题是我不能与家人相处。 (1) get on wel
15、l/badly with sb. 和某人相处得好/不好 =get along well/badly with sb. e.g. The girl gets on/along well with her classmates. 这个小女孩与她的同学相处很融洽。 (2) get on/along with sth. 在某方面取得进展 e.g. We are getting on well with the survey. 我们在调查方面取得较好的进展。 2. When they argue, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. 当当
16、他们争吵的时候，就像一块大乌云笼罩着我们家。他们争吵的时候，就像一块大乌云笼罩着我们家。 (1) argue v.争吵；争论争吵；争论 argue with sb. about sth.就某事与某人争吵就某事与某人争吵 e.g. They always argue with each other about their kids. 他们他们总是为他们的小孩彼此争吵。总是为他们的小孩彼此争吵。 (2) argument n.争吵争吵 have an argument with sb.与某人争吵与某人争吵 e.g. You shouldnt have an argument with your p
17、arents about the homework. 你你不应该为了作业和你的父母争吵。不应该为了作业和你的父母争吵。 3. Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. 而且，我的哥哥对我也不是很好。 【辨析】elder与older (1) older 通常用于比较两个人的年龄大小戒者两个物体之间的新旧程度。 e.g. He is older than his brother. 他比他的兄弟年长。 This book is older than that one. 这本书比那一本旧一些。 (2) elder 用于同一个家庭成员之间的长幼对比且只
18、能用于形容人。 e.g. Tom is my elder brother汤姆是我的哥哥。 4. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late night. 相反，他看他想看的节目一直到深夜。 instead作副词，意为“代替，而不是”，常用作状语。 e.g. He is tired. Let me go instead. 他累了，让我替他去吧。 She never studies. Instead, she plays tennis all day. 她从不学习，而是整天打网球。 4. Instead he watches whatever h
19、e wants until late night. 相反，他看任何他想看的一直到深夜。 【拓展】 instead和instead of的辨析： (1) instead是副词，通常放在句首戒句末，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。 e.g. He didnt go to school. Instead, he went to the cinema. 他没有去学校，相反他去了电影院。 (2) instead of是介词短语，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。 e.g. He went to the cinema
20、 instead of going to school. 他去了电影院而不是学校。 5. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. 如果你的父母有困难，你应该主动提供帮助。 offer v. 主动提出；自愿给予 offer sb. sth.= offer sth. to sb. 向某人提供某物 e.g. She offered me a cup of tea. =She offered a cup of tea to me. 她给我提供了一杯茶。 offer to do sth. (主动)提出做某事 e.g.
21、She offered to give him a piece of advice. 她主动给他提供了一条建议。 单项选择 1. Jim offered _ me to watch an opera. A. took B. takes C. to take D. taking 2.Talk with your parents more often and youll _ them. A. get on well with B. agree with C. look through 3. He didnt study in class._, he slept. A. Anymore B. Sec
22、ondly C. Though D. Instead You look tired. Whats the matter? I studied until midnight last night so I didnt get enough sleep. What should I do? Why dont you forget about it? Although shes wrong, its not a big deal. What should he do? He should talk to his friend so that he can say hes sorry. Maybe y
23、ou could go to his house. I guess I could, but I dont want to surprise him. Grammar Focus 表示建议的句型：表示建议的句型： 1.Why dont you+_ =Why not+ _? 2.What /How about + _? 3.Lets+_. 4.Shall we+ _? 5.Youd better (not)+_. 6.Would you like/love +_+_? 7.Would you please+_? 8.You should/could+_. 动词原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词
24、原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词原形动词原形 动词动词-ing to until作作连词连词，意为意为“直到直到为止；为止； 到到时时” ，引导时间状语从句引导时间状语从句。 We waited until the rain stopped. 我们我们一直一直等到雨停了等到雨停了。 【拓展拓展】 （1）until用在用在肯定句肯定句中中，多与多与持续性动词持续性动词连用连用。如如stand/wait/stay等等，表表 示示主句动作的终止时间主句动作的终止时间。 He will probably wait until the last
25、minute. 他也许会等到最后一刻他也许会等到最后一刻。 （2）until可用于可用于否定句否定句中中，即即notuntil意为意为“直到直到才才”，常与常与非非 延续性动词延续性动词连用连用。如如open/start/leave/arrive等等，强调强调主句动作开始的时间主句动作开始的时间。 The child didnt go to bed until his father came back. 直到父亲回来，那个孩子才睡觉直到父亲回来，那个孩子才睡觉。 连词although, so that, until的用法 so that 引导目的状语从句和结果状语从句引导目的状语从句和结果状语
26、从句。 （1）so that意为意为“以便；为了以便；为了”，引导引导目的目的状语从句时状语从句时，一般放在主句后一般放在主句后，且且 不用逗号隔开不用逗号隔开，目的状语从句表示目的状语从句表示动机动机（即一种可能性即一种可能性），而而非事实非事实，因此因此，从从 句中常带有句中常带有can，will， could， would， should等情态动词等情态动词。 I got up early so that I could catch the early bus. 我起得早我起得早，以便能赶上早班车以便能赶上早班车。 You must go now so that you wont be
27、late 为了不迟到为了不迟到，你必须现在就去你必须现在就去。 （2） so that意为意为“以至于；结果以至于；结果”，引导结果引导结果状语从句状语从句， 陈述的是陈述的是客观事实客观事实，常常常常不带情态动词不带情态动词。 He studied hard so that he passed the exam. 他努力学习他努力学习，结果通过了考试结果通过了考试。 连词although, so that, until的用法 although意为意为“尽管尽管，虽然虽然”，用来引导用来引导让步让步状语从句状语从句。 注意：注意：它所引导的从句它所引导的从句不能与并列连词不能与并列连词but;
28、 and; so等连用等连用，但可但可 以和以和yet; still等词连用等词连用。 Although he lives alone, he doesnt feel lonely. = He lives alone, but he doesnt feel lonely. 虽然他一个人住虽然他一个人住，但他并不感到孤独但他并不感到孤独。 Although he is over 65, he is still strong and healthy. 尽管他已经尽管他已经65多岁了多岁了，他还依然健康和强壮他还依然健康和强壮。 连词although, so that, until的用法 Fill
29、in the blanks with although, so that or until. 4a 1. A: Whats wrong? B: My sister borrows my clothes without asking. What should I do? A: Well, you could tell her that this makes you angry _ shell ask you next time. so that 2. A: I dont have any friends at my new school. What should I do? B: _ you d
30、ont have any now, you will soon make some. 3. A: Im worried about my school grades. Whats your advice? B: You shouldnt wait _ the last minute to study for a test. Although until 4. A: Mike is my best friend, but he always copies my homework. What should I do? B: _ hes your best friend, you should st
31、ill tell him that copying others homework is wrong. Although Write one piece of advice for each problem. Then compare your advice with your partners and decide whether the advice is good or bad. 1. Im very shy. Advice: _ _ 2. My sister and I fight all the time. Advice: _ _ Why dont you join a club a
32、t school and make more friends? You could try to do more fun things with her so that you will like each other better and not fight so often. 4b 3. My sister spends all evening on the phone. Advice: _ _ _ _ _ Maybe you could encourage her to do other things, such as going to a movie with you. If you
33、need to use the phone, maybe you could tell her nicely and say that you need to use the phone for a short while. 5. My parents wont let me have a pet. Advice:_ _ _ 4. My cousin borrows my things without returning them. Advice: _ _ _ Maybe you should tell him nicely how you feel about it and ask him
34、if you could have your things back when he doesnt need them anymore. Perhaps they dont think you will look after the pet yourself. Why dont you try convincing them that you will be responsible and take care of the pet yourself? Choose one of the problems and ask your classmates for advice. Decide wh
35、ich classmate has the best advice. 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. 4c My best friend is more popular than me. I want to be like him. What
36、should I do? You could try to be friendlier. You should just be yourself. 1. They didnt go to bed _ the work was finished. A. when B. while C. until D. after 2. _ it is rainy today, _ he still works outside. A. Although; but B. But; although C. /; although D. Although; / 3. Tom speaks very loudly_ a
37、ll the people can hear him clearly. A. when B. so that C. because D. if Key words: get on with; argue; elder; instead; offer. Key sentences: 表建议表建议的的句型句型 连词连词until, so that及及although引导的状语引导的状语从从句句 1. Recite the paragraph you like. 2. Make sentences with these words: get on with; argue; instead; elder offer to do sth. . Homework
