Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionA（2a2d）

TeachingObjectives

Bytheendofthelesson,studentswillbeableto:

Correctlyuse“could”and“should”togiveadviceindifferentsituations(2a).

Understandreasonsforrejectingadvicebylisteningandmatching(2b).

Createandperformconversationsaboutproblemsandadvicegiving,usingtargetlanguage(2c,2d).

TeachingKeyPoints&Difficulties

KeyPoints

Mastertheusageof“could”(softeradvice)and“should”(strongeradvice)ingivingsuggestions.

Accuratelycatchlisteninginformationtomatchadvicewithrejectionreasons(2b).

Fluentlyroleplayconversationsaboutsolvingproblemswithfriends/family.

Difficulties

Distinguishingthenuancesbetween“could”and“should”inreallifeadvicegiving.

Naturallyexpressingreasonsforrejectingadviceandcreatingcoherentdialogues.

TeachingMethods

TaskbasedLanguageTeaching(TBLT)

ListeningprehensionTraining

RoleplayPractice

TeachingAids

Textbook,blackboard,multimedia,audioplayer

TeachingProcedure

I.Warmup&Review(5mins)

DailyGreeting&QuickReview

Greetstudents:“Hieveryone!Lastclasswetalkedaboutproblemsandgivingadvice.Whocanshareadialoguetheycreatedforhomework?”

e.g.homework...you...?toperformtheir1cdialogues,e.g.,“A:What’swrong?B:Ihavetoomuchhomework...A:Whydon’tyou...?”.

you...?theirperformancesandhighlightkeystructures:“What’swrong?”,“Whydon’tyou...?”.

II.2aActivity–“Could”vs“Should”Advice(8mins)

Instruction

Showthe2atask:“Peterhadafightwithhisbestfriend.Hisfriendgiveshimadvice.Let’sdecideifweuse‘could’or‘should’foreachsuggestion.‘Should’ismoredirect,and‘could’isabitsofter.”

Presentthe5piecesofadvice:

You______writehimaletter.

You______callhimup.

You______talktohimsothatyoucansayyou’resorry.

You______gotohishouse.

You______takehimtotheballgame.

StudentActivity

Studentsworkindividuallyfirst.Then,discussinpairs:“Whydoyouchoose‘could’or‘should’here?”.

Shareanswersandexplanations:

could(softer,optional);2.should(moredirect,strongadvice);3.should(directadviceforapology);4.could(softer,likeasuggestion);5.could(softer,aniceidea).

Writetheanswersontheboard:1.could;2.should;3.should;4.could;5.could.Explainthatboth“could”and“should”cangiveadvice,but“should”isstronger,and“could”ismoretentative.

III.2bActivity–ListeningforRejectionReasons(12mins)

Prelistening

Reviewthe5adviceitemsin2a.Ask:“Petermightnotliketheseadvice.Whatreasonsdoyouthinkhe’llhave?Lookataeandguess!”.

e.g.studentspredict,e.g.,“For‘writealetter’,maybe‘I’mnotgoodatwritingletters’(reasond).”

Whilelistening

Playthe2baudio.Tellstudents:“ListentowhyPeterdoesn’tlikeeachadvice.Matchtheletters(ae)totheadvicein2a.”

Playtheaudiotwice.Pauseaftereachplaytoletstudentscheckandadjustanswers.

Postlistening

Checkanswerstogether.Askstudentstosaythematches:

writealetter–d(I’mnotgoodatwritingletters);

callhimup–e(Idon’twanttotalkaboutitonthephone);

talktohim–a(It’snoteasy);

gotohishouse–c(Idon’twanttosurprisehim);

taketotheballgame–b(Idon’twanttowaitthatlong).

Explainanyconfusingreasons,like“surprisehim”meansshowingupathishouseunexpectedlymightmakehimunfortable.

IV.2c&2dActivities–RoleplayConversations(15mins)

2cInstruction&Practice

Showthe2csampledialogue:

A:What’sthematter,Peter?

B:Ihadafightwithmybestfriend.WhatshouldIdo?

A:Well,youshouldcallhimsothatyoucansayyou’resorry.

Explain:“Now,createyourownconversationsfor2c.Usetheadvicefrom2aandrejectionreasonsfrom2b.OneofyouisPeter,theotherishisfriend.”

e.g.:ntspairup.Walkaroundtoguide,encouragingthemtouseboth“could/should”foradviceandreasonsforrejection,e.g.:

A:Youcouldwritehimaletter.

B:ButI’mnotgoodatwritingletters.

A:Thenyoushouldcallhimup!

B:Idon’twanttotalkaboutitonthephone...

2dInstruction&Practice

Presentthe2ddialoguebetweenDaveandKim.Askstudentstoreaditsilentlyfirst.

Explainnewexpressions:“l(fā)ookthrough”(searchthroughthings),“giveback”(return).

Tellstudents:“Roleplaythisconversationwithyourpartner.Payattentiontotheemotions–Kimissad,Daveisgivingcalmadvice.”

Pairspractice.Invite23pairstoperforminfront,focusingonnaturalpronunciationandexpression.

Afterperformances,mentongoodpartslike“naturaltonewhengivingadvice”andoffersuggestionsforimprovement.

V.Summary&Homework(5mins)

Summary

Recapkeypoints:

“Could”(softer)and“should”(stronger)forgivingadvice.

Listeningtounderstandreasonsforrejectingadvice.

Roleplayingconversationstosolvedailyproblems.

Writethestructureontheboard:

Problem→Advice(could/should)→Response(accept/rejectwithreason)

Homework

(1)Writeashortdialogue(810lines)aboutaproblemyouhave(realormadeup)andhowafriendgivesadvice.Use“could”and“should”atleasttwice.

(2)Practicethe2ddialogueathome,recordingyourself(optional)tocheckpronunciation.

BlackboardDesign

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?

SectionA(2a2d)

2aAnswers:

1.could2.should3.should4.could5.could

2bMatches:

1d;2e;3a;4c;5b

KeyStructure:

Problem→Advice(could/should)→Respo