Let'stalkteensUnit2Idon'tknowwhat“home”is,butunhappinessandworriesmeltawayoncethere.——BingXin“家”是什么，我不知道，但煩悶―憂愁，都在此中融化消滅?！腉ivingadviceonparent-childrelationships1Toidentifytheproblemstheyhavewiththeirparentsandseeksolutions.Toanalyseandsummarizethefeaturesofaformaladviceemail.Teenagers’problems:□blamingparents□quarrellingwithparentsandusingsomeimproperexpressions□beingimpatientwhentalkingwithparents□spendingmoretimeinfrontofthecomputerthanwithparents□turningadeafeartowhatparentssay□losingtemperbecauseofheavyacademicpressureTickthepossibleproblemsbetweenteenagersandtheirparents.Parents’problems:□tryingtocontroleverythingrelatedtotheirchildren□forcingtheirchildrentostudyallthetime□beingeagertoknowwhat’sontheirchildren’smind□makingdecisionsfortheirchildren□attachingtoomuchimportancetoacademicperformance□ignoringtheirchildren’sinnerthoughtsWhatisthecommontopicofthethreeemails?Conflictsbetweenparentsandteens.SometeenagerswritetoCynthia,thehostofaradioprogrammecalledTeenTime,abouttheirproblemswiththeirparents.Readtheemailsandanswerthequestion.ARebecca’sproblemSimon’sproblemLaura’sproblemReadthepartsoftheiremailsanddescribeeachprobleminonesentence.Shewantshermothertopaylessattentiontohergrades.Hefeelslonelybecausehisparentsdonotspendmuchtimewithhim.Herparentsprotecthertoomuch.B1ListentoCynthia'sreplyandcirclethecorrectwordstocompletethesentencesbelow.1.AccordingtoCynthia,Rebeccafeelsunhappybecausehermotherdoesnotunderstandher/valuehereffort.CynthiaisreplyingtoRebecca'semailontheradioprogramme.Listenandfinishtheexercisesbelow.B2.Cynthiathinksthateveryparenthastoomuchcontrolover/highhopesfortheirchildren.3.AccordingtoCynthia,schoolandfriendship/relaxationarebothimportant.4.CynthiasaysRebeccashouldbepatient/calmenoughtounderstandwhathermotherdoes.5.Cynthiadescribesherseniorhighschoollifeasexciting/tiring.B2ListentoCynthia’sreplyagainandcompletethenotesbelow.AdviceforRebecca(1)________________yourmother.Makesuresheunderstands(2)________________.Remembertochoose(3)_____________andstarttheconversationpolitely.Example:“Iknowthatyouexpectmeto(4)_______________,butI’mstrugglingsometimes.Canwepleasetalk?TalktodowellatschoolyourfeelingsagoodtimeTryto(5)_________________.Letyourmotherknowabout(6)_______________andaskformorefreetime.

Example:Trytomakeadealwithyourmotherbyexplainingwhyyou(7)__________andhowithelpsyou.(8)___________inyourmother’sshoesandtrytounderstandwhatshedoes.Example:Whenyourmotherdoesn’tletyou(9)_____________________,thinkaboutwhyshedoesso.enjoymusicmeetinthemiddleyourinterestsPutyourselfgooutwithyourfriendsHowcanRebeccagetalongwellwithhermother?Shecantalktohermotheraboutherinterestandthereasonsforit.Sheshouldalsoputherselfinhermother’sshoes.Talkabouttheadviceyoucangivetoteensandparents.AdvicetoteensAdvicetoparentsexpressgratitudetoparentsdevelopgoodcharacterscommunicatewithparentslikefriendskeepabalancebetweenrelaxationandstudyshowconcernforteenagersliveinharmonywithteenagers/understand

teenagersdon’tpushteenagershard/don’texpecttoomuchshowrespectforteenagers’privacyHowcantheproblemsbesolved?Byputtingourselvesinourparents’shoes.thefeaturesofaletterofadviceItshouldstartbyshowingyourunderstanding.aItoffersseveralpiecesofadvicetohelpsolvetheproblem.Theendofthelettershouldhaveapositivemessagewhichwillcheerupthepersonyouarewritingto....Whatarethefeaturesofaletterofadvice?Inpairs,role-playaconversationbetweenSimon/LauraandCynthia.Trytoaskforandgiveadvice.Usethefollowingideasandexpressionstohelpyou.AskingforadviceWhatshallIdo?WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo?DoyouthinkthatIshould…?Doyouhaveanyideas/suggestions?GivingadviceIsuggestthatyou(should)…Ithink/feelyoucantry...Itmightbeagoodideato…Howabout/Whatabout…?CLaura:Cynthia,myparentsalwayswanttoknowwhatI’mdoingandwhereIameveryminuteoftheday.It’sreallyupsettingbecauseIwantmorefreedom.WhatdoyouthinkIshoulddo?Cynthia:Laura,Iunderstandthatyou’reunhappy.It’snormalforsomeoneyouragetofeelthatway.Butit’sparents’jobtoprotecttheirchildfromharm.Ithinkyoucantrylookingatthingsfromtheirpointofview.Laura:Isee.DoyouthinkthatIshouldletthemknowIunderstandtheyloveme,butthattherearesideeffectsoftheiroverprotectiveness?Cynthia:Yes,IthinkSo.Isuggestthatyoushowyourparentshowresponsibleyoucanbe.Tellthemnottoworryaboutyouwhenyou’reoutwithyourfriends.Itmightbeagoodideaforyouandyourparentstoagreeonwhenyoushouldbehomewhenyoudogoout.Laura:OK,I’lldothat.Doyouhaveanyothersuggestions?Cynthia:Ido!Youshouldalsoassurethemthatyou’llletthemknowwhenyouneedtheirhelp.Laura:ThanksCynthia!I’Illetyouknowhowitgoes!1.Itseemsasifmygradesarethemostimportantthinginherlife.asif：仿佛，好像，在此句中引導(dǎo)表語從句，從句用了陳述語氣，說明從句表示的情況是事實或具有很大的可能性。asif引導(dǎo)的從句(1)語法功能：既可以引導(dǎo)表語從句，又可以引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句。(2)從句語氣：從句表示的情況是事實或具有很大的可能性，用陳述語氣；從句表示的情況與事實不符，用虛擬語氣。從句謂語形式與現(xiàn)在事實不符過去式(be用were)與過去事實不符had+過去分詞與將來事實不符would/could/might/should+動詞原形e.g.Itseemsasifmyluggageisoverweight.(陳述語氣)Itappearsasifshewerejuniortomebyseveralyears,butinfact,sheisthreeyearsolderthanme.(與現(xiàn)在事實不符)Theladyconductedherselfwithdignityasifnothinghadhappened.(與過去事實不符)Itseemsasifthemeetingwouldneverend.(與將來事實不符)(3)省略形式：asif+不定式/分詞/形容詞/介詞短語。e.g.Thegirlstoodatthedoorasifwaitingforsomeone.【語境應(yīng)用】單句語法填空。1)Don’thandlethevaseasifit__________(be)madeofsteel.2)Mary’sdescriptionofthepartywassovividthatIfeltasifI__________(be)there.3)Elizarememberseverythingexactlyasifit__________(happen)yesterday.4)Tomraisedhishandasif__________(say)something.5)Itseemsasifourteacher__________(look)forsomethingintheclassroom.werehadbeenhappenedtosayislooking2.Whenwe’reathome,shekeepspressingmetostudyallthetime.pressvt.&vi.totryhardtopersuadesomeonetodosomething,especiallybyaskingthemmanytimes摧促，逼迫

topushsomethingfirmlyagainstasurface按，壓topushsomethingcloselyagainstsomething;tobepushedinthisway擠，推pressn.newspapersandmagazines報章雜志，報刊(thepress)thejournalistsandphotographerswhoworkfornewspapersandmagazines新聞工作者，新聞界presssth.onsb.把(想法等)強(qiáng)加于某人；勉強(qiáng)某人接受press…against…把……壓/貼在……上pressuren.壓力underpressure在壓力下；承受壓力putpressureonsb.給某人施加壓力e.g.Ididn’twanttotakethemoneybuthepresseditonme.Shepressedherfaceagainstthewindow.Hepressedahandkerchieftohisnose.ThePresswas/werenotallowedtoattendthetrial.He

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thattherehadbeen‘furtherprogress’.【注意】(1)press表示“新聞界”“報界”時，其前通常要用定冠詞；用作主語時，謂語動詞可用單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)。(2)表示按開關(guān)或按電扭時，press與push用法相同，?？苫Q。但是注意，兩者習(xí)慣上均不能用于按鈴，此時要用動詞ring?！菊Z境應(yīng)用】單句語法填空。1)Herefusedtogivethedocumentup,evenunder_______(press).2)Thiswillputpressure_______thecountrytomaintainexportsandkeepoilpricesstable.pressureon3.I’meagerformyparents’love.eageradj.veryinterestedandexcitedbysomethingthatisgoingtohappenoraboutsomethingthatyouwanttodo;showingthis熱切的，渴望的，渴求的beeagerforsth.渴望得到某物beeagertodosth.渴望做某事e.g.Thelittlegirliseagerforknowledgeandeagertomakeprogress.beanxiousforsth.渴望得到某物beanxiousabout/forsb.為某人擔(dān)心beanxioustodosth.急切地做某事long/desiretodosth.渴望做某事eagerlyadv.渴望地，熱切地【語境應(yīng)用】單句語法填空。1)Agreedymanisalwayseager_______(get)whathewants.2)Thecitizenscrowdedaroundtherepresentative,eager_______anynews.togetfor4.They’realwaysonmybackaboutsomething.beonsb.’sbackaboutsth.纏磨，煩擾behindsb.’sback背著某人；背地里；私下turnyourbackonsb./sth.轉(zhuǎn)身背對某人/某物；背棄，拋棄get/putsb.’sbackup惹惱某人bringbackto拿回來；使……恢復(fù)；使……回憶起來backdown承認(rèn)錯誤，認(rèn)輸，退讓【語境應(yīng)用】單句語法填空。1)Hisparentsarealways________hisbackaboutsomething.2)Haveyoubeentalkingaboutme________myback?3)Thatsortofattitudereallygetsmyback________!4)We