1、Unit 4 Why don t you talk to your parents?,Section A 1a-2d,1a Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? Write them in the appropriate box.,1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like. 3. My p

2、arents dont 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.,Pair work,1b Listen and circle the problems you hear in la.,1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I dont have any fre

3、e time to do things I like. 3. My parents dont 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.,A: Whats wrong? B; Im tired because I studied until midnight last night. A: Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening?,1c. look

4、 at the problems in 1a and make conversations.,2a. Listen. Peters friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should.,Advice,You_ write him a letter.( ) 2. You_ call him up. ( ) 3. You _ talk to him so that you can say youre sorry. ( ) 4. You _ go to his house. ( ) 5. You _ take hi

5、m to the ball game. ( ),could,should,should,could,could,d,e,a,c,b,2b. Listen again. Why doesnt Peter like his friends advice? Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.,Why Peter doesnt like the advice,a. Its not easy. b. I dont want to wait that long. c. I dont want to surprise him. d. Im no

6、t good at writing letters. e. I dont want to talk about it on the phone.,2c. Role-play a conversation between Peter and his friend.,A: Whats 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 youre sorry.,2d. Role-play the conv

7、ersation.,Dave: You look sad, Kim. Whats wrong? Kim: Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs. Dave: Hmm thats not very nice. Did she give them back to you? Kim: Yes, but Im still angry with her. What should I do?,Dave: Well, I guess you

8、could tell her to say sorry. But why dont you forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although shes wrong, its not big deal. Kim: Youre right. Thanks for your advice Dave: No problem. Hope things work out.,3a. Look at this letter to a magazine and the reply from Robert Hunt, a school couns

9、elor. 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 about this. When they argue, i

10、ts 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 nervous. Is that normal? What

11、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 the house so that they hav

12、e 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. Robert Hunt,Relations between m

13、y parents have become difficult. My elder brother is not very nice to me.,1.Why dont you talk about these feelings with your family? 2. Why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother?,3b. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why?,I agree/disagree with his advice because .,I agree

14、 with his advice because anyway, they are families, communication is the best way to hold them together and makes them get on well with each other.,make sth. clear explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk,3c Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanin

15、gs as the following? Write a sentence using each word or phrase.,communicate,The more you communicate with each other, the better you will know each other.,not allow worried get along with ,refuse,Tom refused to tell Mary the truth.,nervous,She is very nervous to be late again.,get on with,We should

16、 get on will with each other.,Language points,1. Although shes wrong, its not big deal. 盡管她做的不對，但沒什么大不了的。 big deal 是英語中 的一個固定搭配，表示“ 重要的事情或是狀況” 多用于非正式交流， 做否定用法時，常說 its not a big deal. 或 it is no big deal. 表示說話人并不認(rèn)為某事 有什么大不了的。,e.g. Theres a soccer game on TV this evening but I dont have to watch it. I

17、ts no a big deal. big deal 還可用于肯定和疑問結(jié)構(gòu)中。例如： Its a big deal, David, bigger than you know. 這事挺重要的，戴維，比你所知道的要重要。 Whats the big deal? Its only a birthday, not the end if the world. 有什么了不起的？這不過是個 生日，又不是世界末日。,2. Hope things work out. 希望事情會好起來。 這是一種常見的表達法，表示某些不如人意的 事情會隨著時間的推移逐漸有所改變。句中 Work out為動詞短語，表示“解決（問

18、題）； 改善（狀況）”之意。 e.g. Dont worry. Things will work out. 別擔(dān)心，事情會慢慢解決的。,3. They fight a lot, and I dont really like it. 他們經(jīng)常吵架，我真的不喜歡這樣。 此處“fight” 為“吵架，爭吵” e.g. Although they just got married, theyre fighting almost every day. fight 另有“打架”之意。例如： e.g. My little brothers are always fighting. e.g. As kids, we always fight for toys in the kindergarten, but now were pretty good friends.,按要求寫句子：,你為什么不給他那本書啊？ _ you give her a book? 2. Why not come over to join us? _ over to join us? 3. How about the s