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Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?教学目标1.语言目标：学习谈论问题和困难、提出建议相关词汇，及如何根据问题提出相应建议。 2.技能目标：能听懂谈论提出问题及给予建议的对话材料；能根据对方所提出的问题，给出一些合理的建议。3.情感目标：培养学生良好的合作意识，鼓励学生大胆表达自己的想法和意愿。正确认识生活中的一些困难，能采用正确的方式解决生活中的问题。教学重点短语:allow sb.to do sth.,work out,get on with,argue with,communicate with,compete with,cut out,compare with句子:1. Why dont you talk to your parents?2.My parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends.3.You should call him so that you can say youre sorry.4.I cant get on with my family.5.Why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother?6.My parents give me a lot of pressure about school.7.However,the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m.8.Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.教学难点1.掌握Why not句型。 2.学习until,so that,anthough的用法。第一课时 Section A (1a-2d)Step 1 Warming up1. Lead-inT: Whats the matter?/ Whats wrong? S: He has too much homework to do. T: Does he like to do it?S1:No, he doesnt. Because he doesnt have any free time to do things he likes. Step 2 Talking1. Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? Ss discuss with their partners and give some advice. I have to study too much, so I dont get enough sleep. I have too much homework, so I dont have any free time to do things I like. My parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends. I have too many after-school classes. I got into a fight with my best friend.Step 3 Listening 1.T: Tell Ss to read the sentences in 1a again. Make sure they know the meaning of the sentences. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a. 3. Play the recording again. Check the answers with the Ss. Step 4 Pairwork 1. Let Ss read the conversation in the box. 2. Use the information in 1a to make other conversations. 3. Let some pairs act out their conversations. e.g. A: Whats wrong? B: Im really tired because I studied until midnight last night. A: Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening? Step 5 Language points 1.allow v. 允许；准许allow sb. (not) to do sth. (不)允许某人做某事e.g. My parents dont allow me to stay up late. 我父母不允许我熬夜。 Mr. Smith allowed Mike to drive there. 史密斯先生允许迈克开车去那里。2.wrong adj. 错误的；不对的 = not righte.g. Some words on the advertisement are wrong. 广告上的一些字错了。Step 6 Listening Work on 2a: T: Peter has some problems. What advice does his friend give him? Fill in the blanks with could or should. 1. Let Ss read the sentences in 2a. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to listen and write the words in the blank. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Work on 2b: 1. Let Ss read the sentences below. Explain some main sentences for the Ss. Make sure they know the meaning of each sentence. 2. Play the recording for the Ss to write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a. 3. Play the recording again to check the answers. Keys: 1. d 2. e 3. a 4. c 5. b 4.Listen again. Fill in the blanks. Boy 2 had a _ with his best friend. He could _ him a letter. But he isnt good at writing letters. He _ call him _, but he doesnt want to talk about it on the _. He _ talk to him so that he can say hes sorry but its not _. He _go to his house but he doesnt want to _ him. He could take him to the _, but he doesnt want to wait that long. Step 7 Pairwork 1. Tell Ss to make a conversation using the information in 2a and 2b. 2. Let one pair to read out their conversation first. 3. e.g. 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. B: But I dont want to talk about it on the phone. 4. Ss act the conversation in pairs. Ask some pairs to act out their conversations. Step 9 Role-play 1. Ss read the conversations and try to understand the meaning. 2. Read the conversation after the teacher. 3.Practice the conversation with their partner. Then let some pairs to act out the conversation. 4. Explain some new words and main points in the conversation. (1) guess e.g. Let us guess the height of the building. 让我们来猜一下这个建筑物的高度。 (2) big deal big deal是英语中的一个固定搭配，表示 “重要的事情或状况”，多用于非正式交流。作否定用法时，常说Its not a big deal或Its no big deal.表示说话人并不认为某事有什么了不起。e.g. Theres a soccer game on TV this evening but I dont have to watch it. Its no big deal. 今天晚上电视上有一场足球赛，但我不一定要看。没什么大不了的。 Its a big deal, David, bigger than you know. 这事挺重要的，戴维，比你所知道的要重要。Whats the big deal? Its only a birthday, not the end of the world. 有什么了不起的？这不过是个生日，又不是世界某日。(3) work out work out 解决（问题）；算出e.g. Mike worked out the difficult problem by himself. 迈克自己算出了那道难题。 Is it possible to work out the problem? 有可能解决这个问题吗？Step 10 Exercises根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写单词。1.What should I do? You c_ write him a letter.2.Whats w_ with her? She has a toothache.3.I had a big f_ with my brother yesterday evening.4.His words _(使惊讶)me just now.5.I cant _(猜测)where Jim is.Keys:1.could 2.wrong 3.fight 4.surprised 5.guessStep 11 Homework Write three conversations about your problems and your friends suggestions. A: I have too many after-school classes. What could I do?B: You could 第二课时 Section A (3a-3c)Step 1 Revision Some Ss give some problems. Other Ss give advice. Problems and advice:1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening?2. I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like. Why dont you go camping with your friends this weekend?3. My parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends.Why not read some interesting books at home? 4. I have too many after-school classes.Why dont you talk about it with your parents?5. I got into a fight with my best friend. Why not call him up?Role-play the conversation of 2d. Step 2 Presentation 1. relation n. 关系；联系；交往e.g. Their relation seemed quite close. 他们的关系看起来很亲密。2. argue v. 争吵；争论e.g. The couple began to argue about the childs education.那对夫妇开始就孩子的教育问题争吵。3. proper adj. 正确的；恰当的e.g. Its not proper to visit a friend too late in the evening. 太晚了，去看朋友不合适。4. nervous adj. 焦虑的；担忧的e.g. Dont be nervous. It is just a small test. 不要紧张。就是个小测试而已。5. clear adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的e.g. The sun shone out of a clear sky. 天空晴朗，阳光灿烂。Step 3 Lead in1. Can you get on well with your family?2. Are the relations between your parents good?3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Can you get on well with him/her?4. Who do you ask for help when you have problems? Step 4 ReadingWork on 3a: 1. Tell Ss to read the article in 3a quickly and try to find the answers to these questions: Whats Sad and Thirteens problem?How does he feel at home?2. Ss read the article again and fill in the chart. 3. Ss read the article again and fill in the blanks.Work on 3b: Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice?Why?Discuss the problem.S1: I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feeling they have.S2: I dont agree with his advice. I think their parents should fight any more. They should care more about their children and spend more time with them. Work on 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 explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk _ _not allow _ _worried _ _get along with _ _Then check the answers.Step 5 Language points1. My problem is that I cant get on with my family.get on with 和睦相处；关系良好 相当于 get along withe.g. The child doesnt get on well with others. 那个小孩不合群。2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.1) instead adv. 代替；反而；却e.g. Lee was ill so I went instead. 李病了，所以我去了。辨析：instead 是副词，常置于句子末尾。instead of 是介词短语，后接名词、代词、动名词等。 例如：2) whatever pron. 任何；无论什么 相当于 no matter what e.g. Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees. 无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。3. If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help.offer v. 主动提出；自愿给予offer侧重主动或愿意给予，主动提出做某事。常用结构：offer sb. sth. 或offer to do sth.e.g. She offered me a cup of tea. 她给我端了杯茶。 He offered to go instead of me. 他主动提出代替我去。4. Secondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother?communicate v. 交流；沟通communicate with sb. 与某人交流e.g. Li Mei can easily communicate with foreigners in English. 李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。5. Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? explain v. 解释；说明explain + that / what/ why 等从句explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事e.g. Can you explain what this means? 你能解释一下这个的意思吗？ Please explain it to me. 请你向我解释一下吧。Step 6 Exercises I.选词填空。 instead, argue, nervous, proper, explain 1. My cousin is _ in front of strangers.2. He could not come up with a _answer. 3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards _?4. I dont want to _with you. Its waste of time. 5. Please _ to her how to use a computer. Keys:1.nervous 2.proper 3.instead 4.argue 5.explainII.用括号中单词的适当形式填空。1. All the _(communicate) with the outside world was broken.2. Jim is a doctor. His _ (old) brother is an engineer. 3. After high school Mike got a job instead of _ (go) to university.4. Its very kind of you to offer _ (help) us on the weekend. 5. Firstly we dont have much money, _ (second) we are too busy. Keys:1.communication 2.elder 3.going 4.to help 5.secondlyStep 7 Homework1. Read the article several times after school.2. Make sentences with these words:argue; whatever; instead; nervous; explain; offer to do sth. ; communicate with 第三课时Section A (Grammar Focus-4c)Step 1 Warming- up and revision 1. Have a dictation of the new words learned in the last class. 1. make sth. clear (同义词) _2. talk (同义词) _3. not allow (同义词) _4. worried (同义词) _5. get along with (同义词) _6. communicate （名词）_7. old (比较级) _2. Check the homework. 3. Let some Ss read the article in 3a. Then finish the short passage about Sad and Thirteen. 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. His brother always watches whatever he wants until midnight. He _ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels _ and _ at home. 2. Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _ these feelings to his family. He should _ to help. Maybe he _ _ jobs around the house so that they have more time _. Second, he could sit down and _ _ his brother. He could _ that he _ him watching TV all the time, however, he should let him watch his _.Step 2 Grammar Focus1. 学生阅读Grammar Focus中的句子，然后做填空练习。 你看上去很疲劳，怎么了？ You _ tired. Whats _ _? 昨晚，我一直学习到午夜，因此我没有睡足觉。 I studied _ _ last night so I didnt _ _ sleep. 我应该做什么？ _ _I do? 你为什么不忘掉此事呢？尽管她错了，但那不是一件大事。 _ _ you forget about it? _ shes wrong. Its not _ _ _. 他应当如何做？ _ _ he do? 他应当和他的朋友交谈一下，以便于他能向他道歉。 He _ _ _ his friends _ _ he can say hes sorry. 或许你应当去他家。 _ you _ go to his house. 我想我可以，但是我不想让他吃惊。 I think I _, but I dont want to _ _. 2.Remember the sentences.Step 3 Try to Find 一、提出建议 1.掌握提出问题的方法Whats wrong? Whats the matter? with sb. Whats the problem/ trouble? 并能讨论所给出的建议。情态动词should,should等 should，shouldnt “（不）应该”，常用来提出请求和建议。 could “可以”，可用来给出建议。表建议的句型： You should/could +v. Why dont you + v.? Why not + v.? Could you please + v.? Youd better (not) + v. Would you mind doing? What about/How about + n./doing? Step 4 New Words Look at the big screen and learn the new words and expressions: 1. copy v. 复制；复印 Its not good habits to copy others homework.抄袭别人的作业不是好习惯。2. return v. 回来；回去 They didnt return until yesterday afternoon. 直到昨天下午他们才回家。Step 5 Practice Work on 4a: 1. Fill in the blanks with although, so that or until. 2. 方法指导：1) so that; 点拨：so that 意为“因此”，引导目的状语从句，表示前一句所表述的动作的目的。在从句中常使用can/could/will/may/should等词。 拓展：so that 意为“如此以至于”，常用于结果状语从句，表示上文动作所产生 结果。2) 点拨：though 意为“尽管但是”，不能说thoughbut。句意“尽管你现在没有朋友，但不久你就会有朋友的。” 3) 点拨：until 用于否定句中，表示句子的动作直到until短语所表示的时间才开始发生，即表示动作的起点。一般译为“直到才”。 4) 点拨：句意“尽管他是你的最好的朋友，但你还是应当告诉他，抄袭别人的作业是不对的。”，可知空格处应用though 。 Step 6 Speaking 4c Choose one of the problems and ask your classmates for advice.Decide which classmate has the best advice.Step 7 Exercises 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. We shouldnt _ (argue) with our parents.2. You shouldnt _ (use) the phone in the classroom.3. Could I use your dictionary? Well, you _(can).4. Youd better _(go) to school by bike.5. How about _(go) hiking this afternoon?Keys:1.argue 2.use 3.can 4.go 5.goingStep 8 Homework 用下列词组造句put up, hand out, call up, cheer up, come up with, give out, put off第四课时 Section B (1a-1e)Step 1 Revision1. Daily greeting. 2. 复习提建议的表达方式，并完成相关任务。 3. Check the homework. Let some Ss give advice. Step 2 Warming up 1. T: Show a picture of a student. Whats wrong with the girl? Shes too stressed out. What should she do? Can you give her some advice?2. Ss discuss the problem and give some advices: e.g.S1: Why not hang out with her friends?S2: She could play sports. S3: She could play computer games. S4: She should listen to music and read some books. Step 3 WritingWork on 1b 1. Ask one student to read the sentences in 1a. Explain some main sentences. 2. What activities do you like to help lower your stress? Order them from 1-8 with being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress. 3. Ss discuss with their desk mates then order them. 4. Let some Ss say their answers. Step 4 Talking Let some Ss talk about their answers. S1: I always hang out with my friends to lower stress. S2: I like to listen to music to lower stress best. Step 5 Listening Work on 1c: 1. Tell Ss to read the sentences in 1c first. 2. Play the recording for the Ss. Ss just listen for the first time. Play the recording again and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. 3. Check the answers: Work on 1d: 1. Let Ss read the sentences in 1d first. Tell Ss to listen again and fill in the blanks.2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write. 3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the words in the blanks. 4. Check the answers with the class. Step 6 Pairwork1. Work in pairs. Suppose your partner is Wei Ming. You try to tell her some advice and say why. 2. Let two students make a model for the Ss. 3. Ss practice their conversations. 4. Teacher can walk around the classroom, and give some help to the Ss. Step 7 Exercises根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写单词。1.The students have to work hard because of the p _from their parents.2.Jack is a m _of Class 1.3.We students have to _(竞争)on study.4.There are so many _(云)in the sky.5.My sister borrowed my CD player without _(归还) it.Keys:1.pressure 2.member 3.compete 4.clouds 5.returningStep 8 Homework1. Remember the words in the period.2. Revise the sentences about advice.第五课时 Section B (2a-2e)Step 1 RevisionThinking:1. T: There are some after-school activities. What activities do you and your classmates usually do? Check them. 2. Ss check the activities they usually do. 3. Ask some Ss to say their choices. Step 2 Warming upWhat did you do after school?Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?Step 3 Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First, lets read the questions and make sure we know the meanings of all the questions. Then read the passage quickly and find the answers to the questions. 1) What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2) Who gives their opinions about the problems?2. Ss read the letter quickly and try to find the answers to the two questions. 3. Check the answers with the class. Step 4 Careful Reading 1. T: Now lets read these sentences about the letter. Read the passage again. Judge if the sentences are True or False. Please underline under the main sentences. 1) Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2) Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.3) Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4) Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5) Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves2. Ss read the letter again and judge the sentences. 3. Check the answers with the class. Step 5 Post readingWork on 2c 1. Now look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 2. Let Ss read and try to match the words. 3. Give Ss some advice on how to do it. 4. Check the answers with the Ss. 5. Give some explanation about the difficult words. Work on 2d 1. Tell Ss to read the pass