高职国际英语教学案book1Unit

Unit 4. Relationships

Lesson 1

1. This unit is about…

Topics:

➢Relationships in different situations

➢Single child versus many children

➢The One-Child Policy

➢Problems with having siblings

➢Interfering parents

Skills:

➢Making up dialogues for particular situations

➢Arguing for or against an issue

➢Making appointments and apologizing

➢Speaking: Role-play — Making appointments

➢Writing: Design a T-shirt with excuses for not going to school

Write your own email and answer another ➢Project: A family tree

Top excuses for not going to the dentist’s Grammar:

➢Adverbs:

Comparison of adverbs

2. Focus

2.1 Match dialogues a–f to the situations 1–6.

First, take a look at all the 6 situations.

a. A: Why do we always have to watch what my brother

and sister want to?

B: Because you chose yesterday and now it is somebody else’s turn.

b.A: Is this your first time here?

B: No, I am a regular customer. I come every six weeks.

But I had to postpone my last appointment because my sister was ill.

c. A: Where were you yesterday, Brian?

B: I’m sorry that I couldn’t come to school but I was ill and had to stay in bed.

d. A: Why did you cancel that dentist’s appointment? B: Because I hate dentists. And I thought my toothache would go away.

e. A: Why do you always make dentist’s appointments for me?

B: Because you never have time; when you make an appointment you forget to go.

f. A: What is the problem with being an only child?

B: You never have anybody to talk to or share your problems with.

2.3 Now create dialogues for these three situations:

1. Your friend has just cancelled a visit to the cinema

with you (for the second time!).

Example:

A: Why have you cancelled our visit to the cinema again? B: I’m sorry. I forgot that I had to go to m y grandmother’s tonight.

A: But that is what you always say when you do not want to do

something with me.

B: That’s not true. I only say that when I want to cancel a visit to the

cinema.

2. Your grandfather has just told you he will give you the money for driving lessons. However, he says that you will have to drive him to the doctor’s once a week. Example:

A: Okay, I will give you the money for driving lessons but

you will

have to drive me to the doctor’s once a week.

B: That’s okay. But I can’t go on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays

and Fridays.

A: And what is the problem on those days?

B: In the mornings I have school and in the afternoons I have a

part-time job in a supermarket.

3. You are complaining in a shop that your MP3 player that you bought last week does not record. Unfortunately you have lost the receipt.

Example:

A: I bought this MP3 player last week and it doesn’t record.

B: Can you show me your receipt, please?

A: I seem to have lost my receipt.

B: I’m very sorry b ut we cannot help you unless you