too many after-school classes
too much homework
Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents?
Section A 1a-2d
Learning aims
1. Master the words and phrases: allow (allow sb. to do sth.), wrong (What’s wrong), midnight (until midnight), look through, guess, deal (a big deal), work out
2. By using “What’s wrong? Why don’t you...”, 讨论问题并给出建议
Eg: A: What’s wrong?
B: I’m really tired because I studied until midnight last night.
A: Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening.
have to study too much
hang out with friends
get into a fight with …
have a fight with …
Leading-in
Do you have any problems in your life?

How do you solve them? Give some advice.
1a
Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not?
1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a.
1b
1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
4. I have too many after-school classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Listen again, fill in the blanks.
Girl 1: You look really tired. the ?
Girl 2: I studied until last night so I didn’t get sleep.
Girl 1: don’t you go to sleep earlier tonight? You can start studying .
Girl 2: But I have two classes today. So I can only start studying after dinner.
Girl 1: Maybe you should your parents that you can’t do so things.
Girl 2: That’s a good . OK, I’ll try to talk to them again.
What’s
matter
midnight
enough
Why
earlier
after-school
tell
many
idea
Make a conversation like this.
A: You look really tired. the ?
B: I studied until last night so I didn’t get sleep.
A: don’t you go to sleep earlier tonight? You can start studying .
B: But I have two classes today. So I can only start studying after dinner.
A: Maybe you should your parents that you can’t do so things.
B: That’s a good . OK, I’ll try to talk to them again.
Make a new conversation like this.
A: You look really tired/unhappy/ sad.
the ?
B: I have too much homework....
A: Why don’t you …?
B: But I….
A: Maybe you should ….
B: That’s a good . …
What’s wrong with Peter?
Listen. Peter’s friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should.
2a
could
could
could
should
should
Listen again. Why doesn’t Peter like his friend’s advice? Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.
2b
Why Peter doesn’t like the advice
a. It’s not easy.
b. I don’t want to wait that long.
c. I don’t want to surprise him.
d. I’m not good at writing letters.
e. I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.
Listen again, fill in the blanks.
Boy 1: Hey, Peter, ?
Boy 2: I had a with my best friend. What I do?
Boy 1: Well, you could him a letter.
Boy 2: I don’t think so, although it’s a good idea. I’m just not very writing letters.
Boy 1: Maybe you should him .
Boy 2: No, I don’t want to talk about it on the . …
what’s wrong
fight
should
write
good at
call
up
phone
2d. Read the conversation first, answer the questions.
① What’s wrong with Kim?

② What should she do?
Read the conversation again, then find out the phrases.
1）浏览
2）归还它们
3）生某人的气
4）以便于
5）重要的事
6）解决
Share our harvest!
分享我们的收获！
1. 你为什么不和你的父母谈谈?
you to her parents?
2. 昨天我和我的朋友吵架了。
I with my friend yesterday.
3. 我的父母不允许我和我的朋友闲逛。
My parents don’t me with my friends.
4. 你可以带他去看球赛。
You take him the ball game.
5. What’s wrong ? （改为同义句）
What’s ?
达标测试
Why don’t talk
had a fight
allow to hang out
could to
the matter
What problems do you have?
too much homework.
too many exams
have to go to school early
too many rules at school
…
at school
have to get up too early
have no enough money
have no time to watch TV
have a fight with parents
…
at home
Why don’t you…?
DISCUSSION
According to the discussion, write a passage about your problems to your good friend.

We all have some problems in our life.
Please remember to talk to others.
Thank you!
allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事
allow sth 允许某事
allow doing sth 允许做某事
be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事