Unit4:Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparentsSectionA(3a--3c)RevisonDescribeproblemsandgiveadvice.Discussion1.How'stherelationshipbetweenyouandyourparentsWhy2.CanyougetonwellwithyourbrothersandsistersWhy3.Doyouhaveanyotherproblemsinyourfamily

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readingDearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisthatIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It'stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.IsthatnormalWhatcanIdoSadandThirteenDearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamilyIfyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrotherYoushouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopethingswillbebetterforyousoon.RobertHunt Skimming:Whatarethetwolettersabout

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readingthingswillbebetterDearMr.Hunt,MyproblemisthatIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.Relationsbetweenmyparentshavebecomedifficult.Theyfightalot,andIreallydon’tlikeit.It'stheonlycommunicationtheyhave.Idon’tknowifIshouldsayanythingtothemaboutthis.Whentheyargue,it’slikeabig,blackcloudhangingoverourhome.Also,myelderbrotherisnotverynicetome.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.Idon’tthinkthisisfair.AthomeIalwaysfeellonelyandnervous.IsthatnormalWhatcanIdoSadandThirteen“和睦相處；關系良好”相當于getalongwitharguewithsb.和某人爭吵/爭辯argueaboutsth.為某事（物）爭吵/爭辯instead副詞，意為“代替；反而；卻”常位于句首或句末insteadof

介詞短語，“代替；而不是...”常放于句中無論什么=nomatterwhat懸在···之上，籠罩年長的PointsDearSadandThirteen,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyoutalkaboutthesefeelingswithyourfamilyIfyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretimeforpropercommunication.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrotherYoushouldexplainthatyoudon’tmindhimwatchingTVallthetime.However,heshouldletyouwatchyourfavoriteshow.Ihopethingswillbebetterforyousoon.RobertHunt offertodosth：主動提出做某事secondly

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等詞連用，表示列舉，位于句首。communicatewithsb.“與某人交流/溝通”explainsthtosb向某人解釋某事/某物Languagepoints1.MyproblemisthatIcan'tgetonwithmyfamily.getonwithsb:意為“和睦相處；關系良好”，相當于getalongwith。那個小孩不合群，他經常獨自一人玩耍。Thechilddoesn’tgetonwellwithothers.Healwaysplaysalone.2.Whenthey__________it'slikeabig,blackcloud

hangingoverourhome.argue動詞，意為

“爭吵；爭辯”Whydotheyalwaysarguearguewithsb和某人爭吵/爭辯argueaboutsth為某事（物）爭吵/爭辯Don'targuewithyourparents.Theyarearguingaboutthemathsproblem.arguearguewithsbaboutsth和某人為某事爭論3.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.instead副詞，意為“代替；反而；卻”，表示前面的事情沒有做，而是做了后面的事情。常位于句首或句末。他沒有去打籃球，反而去游泳了。Hedidn'tplaybasketball.Insteadhewentswimming.【拓展】insteadof介詞短語，“代替；而不是...”。后接名詞、代詞或動名詞，常放于句中。LastsummerIwenttoQingdao．ThissummerI'mgoingtoDalianinstead．＝I'mgoingtoDalianinsteadofgoingtoQingdaothissummer．4.Ifyourparentsarehaving