Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents?
Section A
Period One
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Could you give Mike some advice? What should he do?
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Could you give Sakura Momoko some advice? What should she do?
Competition: Give advice!
Why don’t you +V. …?
Why not +V. …?
What/How about +V.-ing/n. …?
You could +V. …
You should +V. …
Comments: (评价)
I’m not good at…
That’s not easy.
I don’t want to…
That’s a good idea. Thanks.
Possible comments
Suppose your partner is Mike or Sakura Momoko, you will give him/her some advice. Make a dialogue.
Pair work
Review
Words and expressions
Read the words and expressions loudly.
allow
wrong
What’s wrong?
midnight
look through
guess
deal
big deal
v. 允许；准许
adj. 有毛病；错误的
哪儿不舒服？
n. 午夜；子夜
快速查看；浏览
v. 猜测；估计
n.协议；交易
重要的事
work out
get on with
relation
communication
argue
cloud
elder
instead
成功地发展；解决
和睦相处；关系良好
n. 关系；联系；交往
n. 交流；沟通
v. 争吵；争论
n. 云；云朵
adj.年纪较长的
adv.代替；反而；却
whatever
nervous
offer
proper
secondly
communicate
explain
clear
pron.任何；每一
adj.焦虑的；担忧的
v. 主动提出；自愿给予
adj. 正确的；恰当的
adv. 第二；其次
v. 交流；沟通
v.解释；说明
adj.清楚易懂的；晴朗的
Objectives
To learn to talk about problems
To learn to give advice
To learn new words: allow, wrong, guess, deal, relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, explain, clear…
Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? Write them in the appropriate box.
I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
I have too many after-school classes.
I got into a fight with my best friend.
1a
1, 2, 5
3, 4
Click it.
1b
Listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a.
1b
I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
I have too many after-school classes.
I got into a fight with my best friends.
A: You look really tired. What’s _________?
B: I studied _____ midnight last night so I didn’t ____ enough sleep.
A: _____________ go to sleep earlier tonight?
You can start ________ earlier.
B: But I have two _________________today. So I can only start studying after dinner.
A: ______ you ______ tell your parents that you can’t do _______ things.
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
the matter
until
get
Why don’t you
studying
after-school classes
Maybe
should
so many
B: I did, but I they think it’s _________ that I ____ more after-school classes.
A: Well, they probably want you to ______ a good senior high school.
B: Yes, I _____ that’s the reason.
A: You _____ talk __ them again. ______ to them that you ______ get enough sleep to ____________.
B: _________________. OK, I’ll try to ______ them again.
important
take
get into
guess
should
to
Explain
need to
stay healthy
That’s a good idea
talk to
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?
Look at the problems in 1a and make conversations.
Pair work
1c
Example:
A: What’s wrong?
B: I’m so sad because my parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
A: Why don’t you talk to them?
Click it.
2a
Listen. Peter’s friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should.
2a
1. You _____ write him a letter.
2. You ______ call him up.
3. You ______ talk to him so that you can say you’re sorry.
4. You ______ go to his house.
5. You _____ take him to the ball game.
could
should
should
could
could
Listen again. Why doesn’t Peter like his friend’s advice?
2b
1.You could write him a
letter.
2.You should call him up.
3.You should talk to him
so that you can say
you’re sorry.
4.You could go to his
house.
5.You could take him to
the ball game.
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.
Advice
Reasons
Role-play a conversation between Peter and his friend.
Pair work
A: What’s 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 you’re sorry.
2c
A: What’s the matter, Lily?
B: My bike is broken. But I have an examination today. What should I do?
A: Why don’t you…
Example:
Reading
Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school counselor. Complete the chart.
3a
Relations between my parents have become difficult. They fight a lot.
You could do more jobs around the house so that they have more time for proper communication.
My elder brother is not very nice to me.
You should sit down and communicate with your brother.
3b
Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice? Why?
I agree/disagree with his advice because…
I agree with his advice because lack of communication can cause a lot of problems in our daily life. So we should always communicate with people more.
3c
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 — ______
talk — ___________
explain
Can you explain to me how to do this math problem?
communicate
You should communicate with your teacher about your problem. I think she can help you.
not allow — ______

worried — ________
get along with — ______
refuse
Sam refused to come to my party.
nervous
I’m so nervous about the final examination. I didn’t get well prepared.
get on with
Daisy gets on well with our classmates. She is so popular.
Language points
1. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
老板不允许我在工作时间使用电话。
My boss doesn’t allow me to use the
telephone during the working hours.
我们不允许在公共场所吸烟。
We don’t allow smoking in public places.
allow作动词，意为“允许，准许”，常用结构如下：
◆allow sb. to do sth. “允许某人做某事”。
◆allow doing sth. 意为“允许做某事”。
2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.
没有咖啡了，改喝茶行吗？
There’s no coffee. Would you like some tea instead?
1) instead 用作副词，意为“代替，顶替”，单独使用时位于句首或句末。如：
[链接] instead of 是介词短语，意为“代替……”，后面可跟名词、代词、介词
短语、V-ing形式等。如：
我妈妈步行去购物而不是坐公交车。
My mother went shopping on foot instead of by bus.
你为什么不参加踢足球而只是看热闹?
Why don't you play football instead of just looking on?
2) until作连词，意为“直到……为止”，用于肯定句中时，表示主句的动作或
状态一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为止。如：
他和父母住在一起，一直到大学毕业。
He lived with his parents until he
graduated from college.
我将留在这里一直到十二点钟。
I shall stay here until twelve o'clock.
allow sb. to do sth.
allow doing sth.
instead/instead of
until的用法
课时重点回顾
Review
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
1. English-Chinese
wrong, midnight, deal, relation, cloud, communication, whatever, communicate
2. Chinese-English
允许；哪儿不舒服？浏览；猜测；重要的事；解决；和睦相处；争吵；年纪较长的；代替；焦虑的；主动提出；正确的；其次；解释；晴朗的
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
Spelling Bee
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1. Maggie wanted an evening job that
would ____ her to look after her son
during the day.
A. allow B. ask C. take D. want
2. Last summer I went to Qingdao. This
summer I’m going to Dalian ____.
A. too B. instead
C. either D. yet
Choose the best answer.
3. I will wait ____ I hear from you.
A. until B. since
C. while D. because
4. _____ you do, I will support you. A. However       B. Whenever     
C. Wherever     D. Whatever
5. Remember _____ happens, happens for a reason(理由)．A．however         B．whoever    
C．whatever        D．Wherever
6. _____ you do, don’t miss this exhibition.
A．However         B．Whoever    
C．Whatever        D．Wherever
7. No man in the desert would ever refuse ______ the people in trouble and give them food and water.A．help        B．helps    
C．helping      D．to help
8. Heavy schoolbags have been a serious problem for a long time. But the e-schoolbag will ______ . an e-schoolbag is much lighter than a usual schoolbag.
A. work it out    B. work out it   
C. work out     D. work them out
1. — Simon has difficult in ___________
_____ (与……相处得好) his new
classmates.
— I’ll give his some advice.
【2013江苏连云港】
2. Peter was so tired that he _________
________ (直到……才醒来) half past
eight yesterday. 【2013江苏连云港】
getting on well
完成下列句子。
with
didn’t wake
up until
Translate and write them down.
1. 我发现他很难相处。【2013山东威海】

2. 当那位歌手被问及婚姻问题时，她拒绝
回应。
When the singer was asked about her
marriage, she ______________ to it.
【2013江苏无锡】
I found him difficult to get along with.
refused to reply
3. 星期天动身去加拿大怎么样？
__________ _______ leaving for
Canada on Sunday?
4. 杰克很外向，也很容易相处。
Jack is very outgoing and easy to
get . 【2013山东烟台】
5. 我们应该为奥运会做点事情。
We _______ do something for the
Olympics.
What / How about
on with
should
6.直到回家，他才意识到他把钥匙忘在办公室了。
He _______ realize he had left his keys in his office _____ he got home.
【2013四川遂宁】
7.我们应该学会怎样与人相处融洽。
We should learn how to ____ ____ well
with others. 【2013四川遂宁】
until
didn’t
get on
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