Unit 4why don't you talk to your parents. Section A(1a-2d)

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v. 允许；准许 adj. 有毛病；错误的 哪儿不舒服？ n. 午夜；子夜 快速查看；浏览 v. 猜测；估计 n.协议；交易 重要的事 成功地发展；解决
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2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.
Why Peter doesn’t like the advice a. It’s not easy. b. I don’t want to wait that long. c. I don’t want to surprise him. d. I’m not good at writing letters. e. I don’t want to talk about it on the phone. 1. ____ 3. _____ 4. ____ 5. _____ d 2. _____ e a c b
Group Survey
Name Problems advice
2d Role-play the conversation.
You look sad, Kim What’s wrong?
Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.
You’re right. Thanks for your advice.
No problem. Hope things work out.
我能做！
1. Why not ______ C your homework at once? A. finishing B. to finish C. finish D. finishes 2. —What a surprise it is that you’ve hiked on Mount Tai! —I didn’t believe I could do it _____ C I got to the top. A. unless B. after C. until D. as 3. — Would you like some milk ? B —No, thanks. I don’t like it, _______I know it’s good for my health. A. because B. though C. if D. when
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
Why don’t you go to a movie this evening? 3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. Why not read some interesting books at home?
Look at these problems. Do you 1a think they are serious or not? 1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.
4. We ______ B keep the new traffic law and learn how to protect ourselves. A.May B. should C. can D. need 5. — What’s wrong with you? — I argued ____ C Tom ____ the thing. A. to; about B. for; about C. with; about D. at; with 6. I have too _____ homework_______ every day. A. many; for doing B. much; to do C. much; to doing D. much; do
Why don’t you +V. …? Why not +V. …? What/How about +V.-ing/n. …? You could +V. … You should +V. …
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 don’t 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。
1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like. 3. My parents don’t 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.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.
4. I have too many afterschool classes.
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Discuss in groups these problems and give some advice. 1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening? You could/should go to sleep earlier this evening.
Hmm… that’s not very nice. Did she give them back to you?
Yes, but I’m still angry with her. What should I do?
Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why don’t you forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
2. wrong adj. 错误的；不对的 = not right e.g. Some words on the advertisement are wrong. 广告上的一些字错了。
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 …
4. I have too many after-school classes.
Why not talk about it with your parents?
5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Why not call him up?
Listen and circle the 1b problems you hear in 1a.
What’s the matter with the boy? =What’s wrong with the boy? He has too much homework to do.
Does he like playing football?
Yes, he does. But he doesn’t have any free time to do things he likes.
Do you have homework to do every day?
Can you go and hang out with your friends on school nights?
Do you have enough free time to do things you like to do?
2a Listen. Peter’s friend is
giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should.
1. You ______ could write him a letter. ( ) 2. You ______ should call him up. ( ) 3. You ______ should talk to him so that you can say you’re sorry. ( ) 4. You _____ could go to his house. ( ) 5. You _____ could take him to the ball game. (