Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?Period5GrammarFocusActivity1:Recallandsummarizethegrammarpoints.expressionstoshowconcern：expressionstoaskforhelp：expressionstoofferadvice:Youlooktired/sad/unhappy.What’sthematter?What’swrong?WhatshouldIdo?Helpme!Whydon’tyoudo…Youcould…Youshould…It’simportantthatyou….expressionstoacceptadvice:expressionstodeclineadvice:logicalconjunctions:expressionstoshowpoliteness:Thankyouforyouradvice.That’sagoodidea.IguessIcould,but…although,sothat,until,so,becausemaybe，perhaps，althoughIguessIcould….Activity1:Recallandsummarizethegrammarpoints.Activity2:although,sothatanduntil.althoughusedtointroduceastatementthatmakesyourmainstatementseemsurprisingorunlikely=though(雖然)e.g.1.Althoughsheiswrong,it’snotabigdeal.(p26,2d)usedtoaddastatementthatbalancesorreducestheeffectofwhatyouhavejustsaid=but(不過)e.g.2.Idon’tthinkso,althoughit’sagoodidea.(p26,2a)Activity2:although,sothatanduntil.sothatusedtoindicatepurpose(以便，目的是，這樣以來)e.g.1.Whydon’tyouforgetaboutitsothatyoucouldbefriendsagain?

(p26,2d)e.g.2.Maybeyoucoulddomorejobsaroundthehousesothatthey

havemoretimeforpropercommunication.(p27,3a)Activity2:although,sothatanduntil.untilifsomethinghappensuntilaparticulartime,itcontinuesandthenstopsatthattime.

(直到)e.g.1.Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinues

untilthekidsgetolder.(p30,2b)usedtoemphasizethatsomethingdoesnothappenbeforeacertainpointintime.(在此之前沒有，直到這個時間才）e.g.2.Itwasnotuntil1972thatthewarfinallycametoanend.(LDOCE)notuntilPracticesothatAlthoughuntilAlthoughPracticesothatAlthoughsothatuntilAlthoughsothatActivity3

1.Youshouldworrylessaboutwhatothersthink.PossibleAnswer:2.Whydon’tyoutalktoyoursister?3.Youcouldtellherthedownsideofcellphones.4.Whydon’tyouremindhimaboutthismatter?5.Youcouldtellyourparentsthatyouwillbecareful.

Youcouldwriteheraletterthatyouaresorry.

Whydon’tyoutellyourfriendthattheexamsarereallyimportant?

Whydon’tyoutellhimthatyoucan’tfocuswiththenoisearound.WritingReadanarticleaboutcramschoolsinChina,whatdoyouthinkoftheseschools?Activity1:Summarizethemainpointsofthearticle.OpinionsonCramSchoolsinChinaProsConsTheWriter

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Dearsir/madam,Idon’treallyagreewiththeseparentsbecausetheyaretoonarrow-minded.Iwouldrathersaymostoftheparentsareoverwhelmedwiththeanxietyofcomparingorcompetingwithothers.Fewofthemreallyunderstandwhattheyarethinking.

Althoughsomeparentsarerightaboutthejudgmentofthisera---theimportanceofgettingintoagooduniversityandlearningatayoungage-----theyarequitewrongwhentheybasealltheseonafter-schoolclasses.Thesecramschoolsputtoomuchemphasisonjustsolvingtheproblems.Theyalsodeprivechildrenofvaluabletimewhichtheycouldotherwiseusetothink,read,andplay.Inmyopinion,it’simportantforparentstolistentotheirchildren’sfeelings.Afterfive-dayhardworkatregularschool,theyarereallytired.Theydesperatelyneedsometimetodigestandrelax.Ibelieveit’sbetterifchildrenarefullyrelaxedsothat

theycanbetterconcentrateduringclassesnextweek.If