1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section A 2 3a-3c,1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep.,Revision,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 t

2、his evening?,Problems and advice:,4. I have too many after-school classes.,5. I 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,

3、 Kim. Whats wrong?,Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.,Hmm thats not very nice. Did she give them back to you? .,Role-play the conversation of 2d.,cloud n. 云; 云朵,elder adj. 年紀較長的,communication n. 交流; 溝通,Presentation,1. relation n. 關

4、系; 聯(lián)系; 交往,e.g. Their relation seemed quite close. 他們的關系看起來很親密。,Lets learn more new words.,2. argue v. 爭吵;爭論,e.g. The couple began to argue about the childs education. 那對夫婦開始就孩子的教育問題爭吵。,3. proper adj. 正確的；恰當?shù)?e.g. Its not proper to visit a friend too late in the evening. 太晚了，去看朋友不合適。 4. nervous adj.

5、焦慮的；擔憂的 e.g. Dont be nervous. It is just a small test. 不要緊張。就是個小測試而已。 5. clear adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的 e.g. The sun shone out of a clear sky. 天空晴朗，陽光燦爛。,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

6、.,2. Are the relations between your parents good?,1. Can you get 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

7、for help when you have problems?,3. Do you have any brothers or sisters? Can you get on well with him/her?,3a,Read 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?,Readin

8、g,Read the article again and fill in the chart.,He cant get on with his family.,His parents fight a lot and he doesnt know what to do.,He should offer to help parents. He could do more jobs around the house.,His elder brother ir not nice to him and refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show.,He c

9、ould sit down and communicate with his brother. He should explain that he doesnt mind his brother watching TV all the time, but he should let him watch his favorite show.,Read the article again and fill in the blanks.,1. Sad and Thirteen has some _. He cant _ his family. His parents _ a lot. Its the

10、 only _ they have. When they _, its like a big black cloud _ their home. He doesnt like it.,get on with,problems,argue,fight,communication,hanging over,His brother always watches TV whatever he wants until midnight. He _ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels _ and _ at home.,refu

11、ses,lonely,nervous,2. Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _ these feelings to his family. He should _ to help.,offer,talk about,Maybe he _ jobs around the house so that they have more time _. Second, he could sit down and _ his brother. He could _ that he _ him watching TV all the time, howev

12、er, he should let him watch his _.,dont mind,could do more,for proper communication,communicate with,explain,favorite show,Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunts advice? Why?,1. I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about t

13、he feelings they have.,3b,2. 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 following? Write a sentence using each

14、 word or phrase.,make sth. clear explain Can you explain to me how to do this math problem? talk _ _ _ _,communicate,Family members should communicate with each other so that they can understand each other better.,3c,worried _ _ _ get along with _ _ _,nervous,I am always very nervous before a test.,

15、get on with,John and I get on with each other because we have the same interests.,not allow _ _ _,Mingli refuses to let her younger brother use her computer.,refuse,1. My problem is that _ my family. 我的問題是我不能和家人相處好。 get on with和睦相處；關系良好 相當于get along with。,e.g. The child doesnt get on well with other

16、s. 那個小孩不合群。,I cant get on with,2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 1) instead adv. 代替；反而；卻 e.g. Lee was ill so I went _. 李病了，所以我去了。,instead instead of,辨析,instead,e.g. He didnt answer. Instead, he asked me a question. I dont want to watch TV. Lets play games instead. I will send him a flower instead of a postcard. Tim will go to the party instead of me. I stayed in bed all day instead of going