八年级下册unit4SectionA2

1、1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go camping with your friends this weekend?2. I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening?Problems and advice:4. I have too many after-school classes.5. I

2、got into a fight with my best friend. 3. My parents dont allow me to hang out with my friends.Why not read some interesting books at home? Why dont you talk about it with your parents?Why not call him up?You look sad, Kim. Whats wrong? Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She

3、 took some of my new magazines and CDs.Hmm thats not very nice. Did she give them back to you?cloud n. 云；云朵云；云朵 elder adj. 年纪较长的年纪较长的communication n. 交流；沟通交流；沟通1. relation n. 关系；联系；交往关系；联系；交往e.g. Their relation seemed quite close. 他们的关系看起来很亲密。他们的关系看起来很亲密。2. argue v. 争吵；争论争吵；争论e.g. The couple began t

4、o argue about the childs education.那对夫妇开始就孩子的教育问题争吵。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。太晚了，去看朋友不合适。4. nervous adj. 焦虑的；担忧的焦虑的；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。不要紧张。就是个小测试而已。5. clear a

5、dj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的清楚易懂的；晴朗的e.g. The sun shone out of a clear sky. 天空晴朗，阳光灿烂。天空晴朗，阳光灿烂。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

6、on 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 si

7、sters? Can you get on well with him/her?3aRead 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?Read the article again and fill in the chart. ProblemsAdviceHis parents fight

8、 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. Read the article again and fill in the blanks.1. Sad and Thirteen has som

9、e _. 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 withproblemsarguefightcommunicationhanging overHis brother always watches whatever he wants until midnight. He _ to let him watch his favorite TV

10、show. So He always feels _ and _ at home. refuseslonelynervous2. Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _ these feelings to his family. He should _ to help.offer talk aboutMaybe he _ jobs around the house so that they have more time _. Second, he could sit down and _ his brother. He could _ that

11、 he _ him watching TV all the time, however, he should let him watch his _. dont mindcould do morefor proper communicationcommunicate withexplainfavorite showDo you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why?1. I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand

12、each other better and know about the feelings they have. 3b2. 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 with them. Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the follo

13、wing? Write a sentence using each word or phrase. make sth. clear explain Can you explain to me how to do thismath problem? talk _ _ communicateYou should communicate a lot with your parents .3cworried _ _ get along with _nervousHe was very nervous during his first test.get on withLinda cant get on

14、well with her elder sister.not allow _ _The workers refused to work on weekends.refuse1. My problem is that I cant get on with my family. get on with和睦相处；关系良好和睦相处；关系良好 相当于相当于get along with。e.g. The child doesnt get on well with others. 那个小孩不合群。那个小孩不合群。2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until la

15、te at night.1) instead adv. 代替；反而；却代替；反而；却e.g. If we cant go to Huashan Mountain, well go to the city of Xian for the trip instead. 如果我们不能去华山，我们就去西安如果我们不能去华山，我们就去西安 旅行。旅行。instead是副词，常置于句子末尾。是副词，常置于句子末尾。instead of是介词短语，后接名词、是介词短语，后接名词、代词、动名词等。代词、动名词等。 例如：例如：Last summer I went to Qingdao. This summer

16、Im going to Dalian instead. 去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大连。连。 Instead of going to Qingdao Im going to Dalian this year. 今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。2) whatever pron. 任何；无论什么任何；无论什么 相当于相当于 no matter what e.g. Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees. 无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。3. If your p

17、arents are having problems, you should offer to help.offer v. 主动提出；自愿给予主动提出；自愿给予offer侧重主动或愿意给予，主动提出侧重主动或愿意给予，主动提出做某事。常用结构：做某事。常用结构：offer sb. sth. 或或offer to do sth.e.g. She offered me a cup of tea. 她给我端了杯茶。她给我端了杯茶。 He offered to go instead of me. 他主动提出代替我去。他主动提出代替我去。e.g. Li Mei can easily communicat

18、e with foreigners in English. 李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。4. Secondly, why dont you sit down and communicate with your brother?1) communicate v. 交流；沟通交流；沟通communicate with sb. 与某人交流与某人交流辨析：辨析： second和和secondly second用作序数词或形容词，用作序数词或形容词， 意为意为“第二第二”，常修饰名词。，常修饰名词。 secondly是副词，意为是副词，意为“其次，第二其次，第二”，常用来

19、修饰整个句子。常用来修饰整个句子。如：如：2) secondly adv. 第二；其次第二；其次First, its very expensive. Secondly, its ugly. 首先，它很贵。其次，它很难看首先，它很贵。其次，它很难看 。The second day of a week is Monday. 一周的第二天是星期一。一周的第二天是星期一。5. Can you explain to me how to work out this math problem? explain v. 解释；说明解释；说明1. explain + that / what/ why等从句等从句2

20、. explain sth. (to sb.)（向某人）解释某事（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？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。请你向我解释一下吧。一、选词填空。一、选词填空。instead argue nervous proper explain 1. My cousin is _ in front of strangers(陌生人）陌生人）.2. He could not come up with a _ answer. propernervous3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards _?4. I dont want to _ with you