Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents单元课件 2024-2025学年人教版（2012）八年级英语下册

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 1 Look at the pictures and guess what problems they may have. too much homework; don’t get enough sleep get into a fight (with sb) have too many after-school classes whr Look at the pictures and guess what she is doing. What problem may she have? 1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like. 4. I have too many after-school classes. 3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 5. I got into a fight with my best friend. Listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a. 1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like. 4. I have too many after-school classes. 3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 5. I got into a fight with my best friend. What advice does the other girl give? Listen and fill in the blanks. Girl 1: You look really tired. What's the matter? Girl2: I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep. Girl 1: _________________________________________? _______________________________. Girl2: But I have two after-school classes today. So I can only start studying after dinner. Girl 1: ___________________________________that you can't do so many things. Girl 2: I did, but they think it's important that I take more after-school classes. Girl 1: Well, they probably want you to get into a good senior high school. Girl2: Yes, I guess that's the reason. Girl:_______________________________. Explain to them that you need to get enough sleep to stay healthy Girl2: That's a good idea. OK, I’ll try to talk to them again Why don’t you go to sleep earlier tonight Maybe you should tell your parents You should talk to them again You can start studying earlier Ask about a problem Describe a problem Give advise Give comments 2a Listen. Peter’s friend is giving him advice. Fill in the blanks with could or should. 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 Look at the picture and guess what problems may Peter have. He may have a fight with his friend. Peter 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 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. 2b Listen again. Why doesn’t Peter like his friend’s advice? Write the letter (a-e) next to the advice in 2a. d e a c b Boy 1: Hey Peter, what's wrong? Boy 2: I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do? Boy 1: Well, you could write him a letter. Boy 2: I don't think so, although it's a good idea. I'm just not very good at writing letters. Boy 1: Maybe you should call him up. Boy 2: No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone. Boy 1: But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry Boy 2: Yes, I know！I should, but it's not easy. Boy 1: Maybe you could go to his house. Boy 2: I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him. Boy 1: Hey I know. You could take him to the ball game. Boy 2: But the ball game is next week. I don’t want to wait until then to talk to him. Tapescripts P99-100 Ask about a problem Describe a problem Give advise Give comments Ask for advise *Why don’t you + V原…？ =Why not +V原…？ *You can/could +V原… *You should + V原… *What’s up/wrong with sb？ *What’s the matter with sb? * It’s not easy/a good idea. * I don’t want to wait that long/surprise him/ talk about it on the phone.. * I’m not good at writing letters. * I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. * I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like. * My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. * I have too many after-school classes. * I got into a fight with my best friend. Ask about a problem Describe a problem Give advise Give comments Ask for advise What should I do? Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 2 获得充足的睡眠 有空余时间做某事 允许某人做某事 和某人打架/吵架 学习到半夜 以便于,因此 惊吓到某人 get enough sleep have free time to do sth allow sb to do sth get into/have a fight with sb study until midnight so that surprise sb review 1.Who has a problem? What’s wrong with him/her? 2.Who is giving advice? What’s his/her advice? Kim has a problem. Dave is giving advice. Skim and answer. Ask about a problem Describe a problem Give advise Give comments Ask for advise Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 3 浏览 归还某人某物 告诉某人(不)做某事 重要事情 成功发展 太多作业 太多课后辅导班 抄某人作业 借东西不还 在人前说话 做你自己 look through give sth back/return sth to sb tell sb (not) to do sth a big deal work out too much homework too many after-school classes copy one’s homework borrow sth without returning them/it speak in front of people be yourself review *When you have a problem with your family member, whom will you talk to? doctor/expert a school counselor 指导老师，顾问 Scan the following letters. Find out who has a problem and who gives advice? His parents fight/ argue a lot. Topic sentence？ Detailed problems？ Divide the letter into 3 parts. topic sentence→detailed problems → ask for advice 编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 Topic sentence？ Detailed advice？ Divide the letter into 3 parts. topic sentence→detailed problems → show the hope 编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 Which words or phrases in the letters have the same or similar meanings as the following? talk — _____________ communicate 3c make sth. clear — explain not allow — _______ refuse worried — ________ get along with — ______________ nervous get on with explain Can you explain to me how to do thismath problem? refuse The workers refused to work on weekends. nervous He was very nervous before the exam. get on with Linda can get on well with her classmates. communicate I like to communicate with my friends. Write a sentence using each word or phrase. 3c 编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 Divide the letter into 3 parts. 提示：建议总述，具体建议，祝愿 ① ② Fill in the blanks. To talk about these feelings with his family. About his parents About his elder brother *He should offer to help parents. *He could sit down and communicate with his brother. Robert Hunt’s advice *He could do more jobs around the house. *He could explain that he doesn’t mind his brother watching TV all the time,but he should let him watch his favorite show. Fill in the blanks. Sad and Thirteen’s problem He can’t get on with his family. About his parents About his elder brother *His parents fight a lot and he doesn’t know what to do. *His elder brother is not nice to him and refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show. If you are the school counselor, what advice will you givt him? 编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should __________ these feelings to his family. He should _____ to help. 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 _________TV all the time, however, he should let him ______his favorite show. offer talk about doesn’t mind could do more for proper communication communicate with explain Read the article again and fill in the blanks. watching watch 2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night. 1) instead adv. 代替；反而；却 e.g. If we can’t go to Huashan Mountain, we’ll go to the city of Xi’an instead. 如果我们不能去爬华山，我们就去西安 游玩。 instead是副词，常置于句子末尾。 instead of是介词短语，后接名词、代词、动名词等。 辨析 例如： Last summer I went to Qingdao.  This summer I’m going to Dalian instead. 去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大连。 Instead of going to Qingdao I’m going to Dalian this year. 今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。 Read the article again and fill in the blanks. Sad and Thirteen has some problems. He can’t ____________ his family. His parents _____ a lot. It’s the only ______________ they have. When they _____, it’s like a big black cloud ____________ their home. He doesn’t like it. His brother always watches whatever he wants until midnight. He _______ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels ______ and ________ at home. get on with argue fight communication hanging over refuses lonely nervous Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 3 相处得好 和某人关于某事争吵 笼罩 哥哥/姐姐 对某人友好 让某人做某事 代替 感觉紧张 主动做某事 合适的交流 和某人交流 向某人解释某事 介意某人做某事 get on/along well with argue with sb about sth hang over elder brother/sister be nice to sb let/make sb do sth instead/instead of feel nervous offer to do sth proper communication communicate with sb explain sth to sb/to sb sth mind sb doing sth review What problems may we meet in our daily life? freetalk I like to________ to lower my stress. =pressure play sports hang out with friends talk to parents or other family members spend time alone play computer games read books watch movies other: _______________ 1a Since problems are normal in life, how to lower the stress caused(由…引起) by problems. Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. 1c ___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. ___ I don’t get enough sleep. ___ I don’t have enough free time. ___ I had a fight with my parents. ___ I have to compete with my classmates at school. Wei Ming feels stressed out. 1. Although you may be ________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _______. 1d Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks. pressure unhappy 2. Life shouldn’t just be about ______. Free time activities like _____ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldn’t _______ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _______ each other to improve. grades sports compete helping Wei : Alice, help me! My parents are giving me too much pressure about school. Alice: Hey, Wei Ming. Although you may be unhappy with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much pressure. Wei: It’s because they want me to get good grades. Alice: But life shouldn’t just be about grades. Free time activities like sports and hanging out with friends are important, too. Wei: I totally（完全） agree. I need more free time to do activities I enjoy. This can help me relax and be healthier. Alice: Yes, you won’t get good grades if you’re stressed out all the time. Wei: I also keep worrying about getting better grades than my classmates. Alice: Oh, you shouldn’t compete with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be helping each other to improve. Wei: You’re right. Thanks for all the good advice, Alice. Tapescripts P100 Grammar 1.提出问题的方法， What’s wrong? What’s the matter? What’s the problem/the trouble? with sb. 2.表建议的句型： You should/could +v. Why don’t you +v.? Why not +v.? Could you please +v.? You’d better (not) +v. Would you mind doing……? What about/How about + n./doing……? Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 4 Warming up *What do you do after school? *What’s your opinion(观点) about after-school classes? * What’s the structure of the passage? problem opinion opinion opinion * What’s the structure of the passage? 1.What kind of after-school classes are mentioned? Why do Chinese and American children take them? Read each paragraph and answer the questions. 2. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities? Read each paragraph and answer the questions. 3. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? Read each paragraph and answer the questions. 4. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? Read each paragraph and answer the questions. Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 2c 3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _______ 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ 4. Usual or common _______ 6. Getting better or bigger ____________ 1. Keeping on happening _______ 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _________ training stress typical compete development continue compare * What’s the writer’s opinion to the after-school class? What do you think of after-school activities? In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, he can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities. Discuss the questions with your partner. 2e 2. What should you do to relax? There are a lot of ways to relax. I’d like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food. Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? 5 Unit 4 Problems & advice Structures(结构) problems 提问：What’s wrong/up? What’s the matter? What sould I do? advice Should students take after-school classes? agree *can help kids get into a good university *be good for children to start learning from a young age *be important for children’s future *It’s unfair to compare the children. *Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? *People shouldn’t push their kids so hard. *too much pressure is not good for a child’s development 回答：Why don’t you/not…? (Maybe) you should… (I guess/think) you could… disagree Structures Opinion:I (don’t) agree students should… Reasons: *In my opinion, … *I believe it is better if students…so that… *If students…, they will … writing 谈论你对课后辅导班的看法？ 要求：不少于80词 点拨： 1.层次清晰，一次层观点，第二层理由 2.可用上2b阅读文章中的句型 2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities? Yes. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future. 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? No, she doesn’t. She thinks it’s crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard. 3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? No, she doesn’t. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children. What do you think of after-school activities? In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities. Discuss the questions with your partner. Discussing 2e 2. What should you do to relax? There are a lot of ways to relax. I’d like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food. Warming up *Are the relations between your parents good? *Can you get on well with your family? *Do you have any brothers or sisters? Can you get on well with him/her? 1.Tim has too much homework to do and he has to study until midnight. 3.Tim has a fight/argue with his friend. 4.Kim can’t get good grades. That makes him upset. 6.Ann’s friend borrowed without returning them. 7.Lucy leaves(落下) her homework at home 5.Kate has too many after-school classes. 2.Tom’s parents don’t allow him to play computer. 8.Dave is afraid of speaking in front of people. 9.Peter’s parents/friends don’t trust me anymore. problems freetalk $$