1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section A 2 3a3c,Warming up,Yes, I can. My parents care for me and I like to talk with them.,I think so. Though they argued sometimes, they get on well with each other most of the time.,2. Are the relations between your parents good?,1. Can you get on

2、 well with your family?,Yes. I have a brother. We are not good with each other. We always get into fight. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.,I always talk to my best friend and ask her for help.,4. Who do you ask for help when you have problems?,3. Do you have any brothers or sis

3、ters? Can you get on well with him/her?,get on with relation n. communcation argue v. cloud n. elder adj. instead adv. whatever pron.,和睦相處；關系良好 關系；聯(lián)系；交往 n. 交流；溝通 爭吵；爭論 云；云朵 年紀較長的 代替；反而；卻 任何；每一,New words,nervous adj. offer v. proper adj. secondly adv. communicate v. explain v clear adj.,焦慮的；擔憂的 主動提出；

4、自愿給予 正確的；恰當?shù)?第二；其次 交流；溝通 解釋；說明 清楚易懂的；晴朗的,3a,Task 1.Read the article quickly and answer the questions.,He cant get on with his family.,He always feels lonely and nervous.,2. How does he feel at home?,1. Whats Sad and Thirteens problem?,Reading,3a. Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from

5、Robert Hunt, a school counselor. Complete the chart.,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 know if I,should say anything to them abo

6、ut 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 fair. At home I always feel lonely and ner

7、vous. Is that normal? What can I do? Sad and Thirteen,Dear Sad and Thirteen, Its not easy being your age, and its normal to have these feelings. 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

8、 the house so that they have more time for proper communication. Secondly, 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. I hope things will be better for you soon. Robe

9、rt Hunt,His parents fight a lot, he really doesnt like it.,Talk about the feelings with his family. Do more jobs around the house.,His brother isnt nice to him. He refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show.,Sit down and communicate with his brother.,Task 2 Complete the chart.,Task 3 Fill in the

10、blanks.,1. Sad and Thirteen has some _. He cant _ his family. His parents _ a lot. Its the only _ they have. When they _, its like a big black cloud _ their home. He doesnt like it.,get on with,problems,argue,fight,communication,hanging over,His brother always watches whatever he wants until midnigh

11、t. He _ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels _ and _ at home.,refuses,lonely,nervous,2. Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _ these feelings to his family. He should _ to help.,offer,talk about,Maybe he _ jobs around the house so that they have more time _. Second, he cou

12、ld sit down and _ his brother. He could _ that he _ him watching TV all the time, however, he should let him watch his _.,dont mind,could do more,for proper communication,communicate with,explain,favorite show,1. My problem is that I cant get on with my family. get on with和睦相處；關系良好 相當于get along with

13、。,e.g. The child doesnt get on well with others. 那個小孩不合群。,Language points,2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 1) instead adv. 代替；反而；卻 e.g. If we cant go to Huashan Mountain, well go to the city of Xian for the trip. 如果我們不能去爬華山，我們就去西安 游玩。,instead是副詞，常置于句子末尾。,instead of是介詞短語，后

14、接名詞、代詞、動名詞等。,辨析,例如： LastsummerIwenttoQingdao. ThissummerImgoingtoDalianinstead. 去年夏天我去了青島。今年夏天我要去大連。 InsteadofgoingtoQingdaoImgoingtoDalianthisyear. 今年我打算去大連，而不去青島。,2) whatever pron. 任何；無論什么 相當于 no matter what,e.g. Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees. 無論我提什么建議，他都不同意。,3. If your parents are havin

15、g problems, you should offer to help.,offer v. 主動提出；自愿給予,offer側重主動或愿意給予，主動提出做某事。常用結構：offer sb. sth. 或offer to do sth.,e.g. She offered me a cup of tea. 她給我端了杯茶。 He offered to go instead of me. 他主動提出代替我去。,e.g. Li Mei can easily communicate with foreigners in English. 李梅能用英語與外國人輕松交流。,4. Secondly, why

16、dont you sit down and communicate with your brother? 1) communicate v. 交流；溝通,communicate with sb. 與某人交流,辨析： second和secondly,second用作序數(shù)詞或形容詞， 意為“第二”，常修飾名詞。 secondly是副詞，意為“其次，第二”，常用來修飾整個句子。如：,2) secondly adv. 第二；其次,First, its very expensive. Secondly, its ugly. 首先，它很貴。其次，它很難看 。 The second day of a wee

17、k is Monday. 一周的第二天是星期一。,5. Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? explain v. 解釋；說明,1. explain + that / what/ why等從句,2. explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解釋某事,e.g. Can you explain what this means? 你能解釋一下這個的意思嗎？ Please explain it to me. 請你向我解釋一下吧。,Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? W

18、hy?,1. I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have.,3b,2. I dont agree with his advice. I dont think their parents should fight any more. They should care more about their children and spend more time

19、with them.,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 explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk _ _ _,communicate,The two friends hasnt communicated with each other for tw

20、o years.,3c,worried _ _ _ get along with _ _ _,nervous,He was very nervous during his first job interview.,get on with,Linda cant get on well with her elder sister.,not allow _ _ _,The workers refused to work on weekends.,refuse,一、選詞填空。,Exercises,instead argue nervous proper explain,1. My cousin is _ in front of strangers. 2. He could not come up with a _ answer.,proper,nervous,3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards _? 4. I dont want to