1、Section A (3a-3c) Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? Language Goals By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. use different reading strategies to read and analyze two letters; 2. learn to expand vocabulary by focusing on words or phrases with the same or similar meanings. 3. realize t
2、he importance of communication when solving family problems. Lead in 1. Can you get on well with your family? 2. Are the relations between your parents good? 3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Can you get on well with him/her? 4. Who do you ask for help when you have problems? The first letter
3、is from_. The second letter is from_. Sad and Thirteen Robert Hunt Look and answer the questions. 3a Look and answer the questions. 3a Who has problems? Sad and Thirteen. Look and answer the questions. 3a What kind of problem do you think he might have? His parents may get into a fight or argue with
4、 each other. How does he feel? Maybe he is nervous/worried. Look and answer the questions. 3a 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
5、 know if I should say 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
6、fair. At home I always feel lonely and nervous. Is that normal? What can I do? Sad and Thirteen Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor. Complete the chart. 3a Dear Sad and Thirteen, Its not easy being your age, and its normal to have these feelings. Why
7、dont 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 dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explai
8、n 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 Problems I cant get on with my family. Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot. Also, my elder brother is not ve
9、ry nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favourite TV show. Why dont 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,
10、 why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? You should explain that you dont mind him watching TV all the time. However, he should let you watch your favorite show. Advice My problem is that I cant get on with my family. get on with 和睦相处；关系良好和睦相处；关系良好 e.g. How are you getting on with y
11、our essay? 你的论文写得怎么样了？ The new teacher is getting on/along well with the students. 新老师和学生们相处得很好。 Language points Relations between my parents have become difficult. relation /rlen/ n. 关系；联系；交往 e.g. He moved away and broke off relations with the family. 他搬走了，断绝了和家人的关系。 Language points When they argue
12、, its like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. argue /(r)ju/ v. 争吵；争论 argue 的常用搭配： (1)argue with sb. 与某人争吵 (2)argue about/over sth. 争论某事 (3)argue with sb. about sth. 与某人争论某事 Language points e.g. Lisa often argues with her mother. 莉萨经常和她的妈妈争吵。 Theyre always arguing with each other about their k
13、ids education. 他们彼此总是为小孩的教育争吵。 Language points quarrel, fight, argue 与与debate Language points quarrel争吵争吵 fight打架打架 debate辩论辩论 argue争论争论 Also, my elder brother is not very nice to me. elder /eld(r)/ adj. 年纪较长的 e.g. The elder woman is my grandmother. 年长的这位妇人是我的奶奶。 Language points 辨析：辨析：elder 与与older
14、elder 表示兄弟姐妹及子女之间 的长幼 在句中只作定语 older 指较老的、较旧的或年龄 较大的 在句中可作定语 和表语 e.g. My elder brother is one year older than me. 我哥哥比我大一岁。 Language points Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. instead /nsted/ adv. 代替；反而；却 e.g. You are tired. Let me do it instead. 你累了。让我(替你)做吧。 Will you go instea
15、d of me? 你愿意替我去吗？ Language points whatever /wtev/, /wtevr/ pron. 任何；每一 e.g. Do whatever you like. 做你喜欢做的。 Whatever(=No matter what) difficulties he may meet, he will overcome them. 无论他可能遇到什么困难，他都会克服它们。 Language points If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. offer /f/, /fr/ v.
16、主动提出；自愿给予 e.g. She offers to give him a piece of advice. 她主动给他提了一条建议。 Language points 辨析辨析offer与与provide offer 侧重表示“自愿给予”，常用于offer sb. sth. (=offer sth. to sb.) 或offer to do sth.结构。 provide 指有远见，为应付意外、紧急情况等作好充分准备 而“供给、提供”，常用于provide sb. with sth. 或 provide sth. forsb. 结构。 Language points e.g. I offe
17、red him a glass of wine. =I offered a glass of wine to him. 我提供给他一杯酒。 Policemen provide people with help. =Policemen provide help for people. 警察给人们提供帮助。 Language points Maybe you could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication. proper /prp/, /prpr/ adj. 正确的；恰
18、当的 e.g. When are you going to get a proper job? 你打算什么时候去找一份合适的工作？ Language points Secondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? secondly /sekndli/ adv. 第二；其次 e.g. Firstly, they are inefficient; and secondly, they are expensive to make. 首先，它们效率不高；其次，它们制作成本高。 Language points commu
19、nicate /kmjunket/ v. 交流；沟通 e.g. I often write letters to communicate with my friends. 我经常与朋友们写信交流。 Chatting online is a new way of communication for young people. 对年轻人来说网上聊天是一种新的沟通方式。 Language points You should explain that you dont mind him watching TV all the time. explain /ksplen/ v. 解释；说明 explai
20、n 后可接从句或“特殊疑问词动词不定式”结构， 常见搭配：explain sth. to sb. 向某人解释某事。 e.g. We explained our plan to the committee. 我们向委员会说明了我们的计划。 Language points Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why? I agree with his advice because communicating can help the family exchange ideas freely. According to the passag
21、e, the absence of communication worsens the problems. No one is concerned about how the writer feels. If the writer spends quality time talking with his parents, they may understand his thoughts and give up fighting. Also, communicating with his brother can help them give voice to their feelings fra
22、nkly. And then, their relationship may improve. 3b I agree with his advice. The parents may be touched if the writer tries to help them by doing jobs around the house. In addition, it is not healthy for the writer to keep his negative feelings to himself. Talking is likely to help him feel better. D
23、o you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why? 3b I agree with his advice because maybe the lack of time for communication makes the relations difficult. Nowadays, adults always have too much stress at their work so that theyre both nervous and exhausted when they get home. Sharing some housewo
24、rk and offering some help can give them a chance to get away from tiredness and have a sound and peaceful talk. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why? 3b Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following？Write a sentence using each word or phrase.
25、 make sth. clear explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem？ talk _ _ _ communicate You should communicate with your parents about this problem. 3c not allow _ _ worried _ _ get along with _ _ _ nervous Whats she so nervous about? get on with Linda got on well with her parents. refuse
26、 She refused his invitation to the tea party. 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 Exercises 一、用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空一、用方框内所给词或短语的适当形式填空 1. Could you _it again? I dont understand it. 2. Dont _the exam and y
27、ou will make it! 3. Paul didnt drive to the museum. _ , he rode his bike. 4. _ problems you meet, you should make an effort to deal with them. 5. Mary is _her cousin. They are friends, too. explain get on well with, explain, whatever, instead of, be nervous about be nervous about Instead 在线测评：八年级下册在
28、线测评：八年级下册Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents？-Section A(3a-3c)随堂检测（配套）随堂检测（配套）2 Whatever getting on well with Exercises 二、根据汉语提示完成句子二、根据汉语提示完成句子,每空一词每空一词 1.我希望你能解决这个问题。 I hope you can_ _ the problem. 2.周末我经常和朋友闲逛。 I often_ _ with my friends on weekends. 3.昨天我哥哥和托尼打了一架。 Yesterday my brother_ _ _
29、 with Tony. 4.我妈妈现在正在浏览报纸。 My mother is_ _ the newspaper at the moment. work out hang out had a fight looking through Exercises 5.我弟弟拒绝和我一起玩,所以我很生气。 My younger brother _ _ _with me, so I was angry. 6.那个男孩直到妈妈回来才上床睡觉。 The boy _ _to bed _his mother came back. 7.我妈妈允许我做我喜欢的事情。 My mother allows_ _ _ the things _ _. refused to play didnt go until me to do I like/love Homework 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. 3. Preview Unit 4-Section A(Grammar Focus-4c). Bye Bye!
