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Unit4
Why don't you talk to your parents?
Section A 2a-2d
1
Learn some words and phrases.
2
Distinguish the usage of "could" and "should".
3
Practice listening skills.
Aims
Prediction
What’s the matter with them?
They might have a fight .
In our daily life, sometimes we argue with our parents, teachers, even have a fight with our friends.
How to deal with these problems?
Let’s listen to the conversation and try to find out the solutions.
Listening
Listen. Peter's friend is giving him advice.
Fill in the blanks with could or should.
A d v i c e
1. You _______ write him a letter.
2. You _______ call him up.
3. You _______ talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
4. You _______ go to his house.
5. You _______ take him to the ball game.
could
should
should
could
could
用could给出建议一般是指自己不太肯定,或者只是很多建议中的某一个,仅供参考;.......:而should就是自己很肯定的或唯一的最好的一个建议。
Listening
Listen again. Why doesn't Peter like his friend's advice?
Write the letters(a-e) next to the advice in 2a.
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. ( )
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.
Why Peter doesn't like the advice
d
e
a
c
b
Listening
Boy1: Hey, Peter, what's wrong?
Boy2: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do?
Boy1: Well, you could write him a letter.
Boy2: I don't think so, although it's a good idea. I'm just not very good at writing letters.
Boy1: Maybe you should call him up.
Boy2: No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
Boy1: But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
Boy2: Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy.
Boy1: Maybe you could go to the house.
Boy2: I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him.
Boy1: He