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Modal verbs for advice & Reflexive pronouns
Section A
Grammar Focus
Unit 2 Stay Healthy
Lesson Objectives:
In this lesson, we will be able to:
1. Master the use of modal verbs (should/shouldn’t, could) for
giving advice and reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself, etc.) in
context; learn new words: knife, safety, clear, pain, what’s more...
2. Use modal verbs and reflexive pronouns correctly in speaking
and writing; complete grammar exercises and create dialogues
about illness, injury and advice.
3. Cultivate awareness of personal safety and health; learn to give
caring advice to others in daily life.
Lean-in
Look and say.
Nurse, I ____________ (割伤了自己) with a _______ /naɪf/! There’s a lot of ________ /peɪn/ in my finger.
Oh no! Be careful with _________ (安全)next time.
cut myself
knife
pain
safety
(4)用于责备、命令或要求,语气比较强烈。
▶ You shouldn’t be scared of making mistakes.
你不应该害怕犯错。
(5)用于征求对方的意见,意为“应该;
应当”,常用于主语是第一人称的疑问句中。
▶ What should we do now?
我们现在应该做什么呢?
should的用法
could的用法
(1)表示建议。▶ You could eat out tonight.
今晚你可以上馆子吃饭。
(2)用于向对方委婉地提出请求或征求对方的许可。
▶ Could you take out the rubbish? 你能倒垃圾吗?(提出请求)
▶ Could I go on an outing with you?
我可以和你一起出外游玩吗?(征求对方许可)
(连云港中考)
Earthquakes can be very dangerous. We _______ learn to protect ourselves.
解析:might 意为“也许”;should 意为“应该”;could 意为“能;可以”;would 意为“愿意;将”。结合常识可知句意为“地震可能非常危险。我们应该学会保护自己。”情态动词should符合语境。故选B。
A. might B. should C. could D. would
B
could的用法
(3)could 为can 的过去式,表示能力。
▶ He could ride a bike at the age of five.
他五岁时就会骑自行车。
(4)表示推测,意为“可能”。
▶ The book could belong to Lily because she likes reading books.
那本书可能是莉莉的,因为她喜欢读书。
Look and say.
• Patient: Doctor, my eyes feel tired after using my phone all night.
• Doctor: You __________ (不应该) look at the screen in a dark
_____________ (环境) . _____________ (更重要的是), you
should lower the screen’s _____________ (亮度).
When you ________ /krɒs/ the road, you definitely shouldn’t
look at your phone—it’s dangerous!
shouldn’t
environment
What’s more
brightness
cross
What’s wrong? I ate too much last night. Now my stomach aches. You shouldn’t eat so much
next time.
What’s the matter? I have a really bad toothache. You should see the dentist and get an X-ray. You could eat some soft food for now.
How did you hurt yourself? I hurt myself when I fell off my bike. Be more careful next time. If we are not careful, we can easily hurt ourselves.
What rules can you find out?
情态动词+动词原形
(2025·白银)
_____ you turn down the TV, please? I’m trying to work.
解析:could 意为“能;可以”;must 意为“必须”;might 意为“也许”;should 意为“应该”。根据后一句句意“我正在努力工作。”可知,前一句是请求对方把电视音量调低,could 符合语境。故选A。
A. Could B. Must C. Might D. Should
A
Modal verbs for advice
Grammar
▶情态动词should,could 后接动词原形,
无人称和数的变化。
▶should,could 不能单独作谓语,只能和
其他动词一起构成谓语。
▶否定形式是在其后加not;变为一般疑
问句时,将should,could 提到主语前。
Read the sentences. Circle the reflexive pronouns.
What’s wrong? I ate too much last night. Now my stomach aches. You shouldn’t eat so much
next time.
What’s the matter? I have a really bad toothache. You should see the dentist and get an X-ray. You could eat some soft food for now.
How did you hurt yourself? I hurt myself when I fell off my bike. Be more careful next time.
If we are not careful, we can easily hurt ourselves.
What rules can you find out?
句法作用 例句
主语或宾语的同位语 I cooked the dinner myself.
我自己做的晚饭。
You had better ask the dentist herself.
你最好问牙医本人。
反身代词的用法
反身代词用作主语或宾语的同位语时,一般用于强调,常译为“本人;亲自”。常见的可接反身代词作宾语的动词或短语动词有cut、hurt、protect、teach、enjoy、help、take care of、look after等。
enjoy oneself 玩得开心
take care of oneself 照顾自己
hurt oneself 伤到自己
by oneself 独自
teach oneself 自学
help oneself to sth 随便吃 / 用某物
反身代词
反身代词
反身代词是一种表示反射或强调的代词。有人称和数之分。它由第一人称、第二人称形容词性物主代词和第三人称人称代词宾格形式在词尾加-self 或-selves 构成。具体见下表:
数 第一人称 第二人称 第三人称
单数 myself
我自己 yourself
你自己 himself 他自己 herself 她自己
itself 它自己
复数 ourselves
我们自己 yourselves
你们自己 themselves
他(她、它)们自己
句法作用 例句
表语 Just be yourself.
做你自己就好了。
Mary hasn't been quite herself recently.
玛丽近来有些不对劲儿。
反身代词的用法
Health problems
1. 主+have/ has+ a/an/the
+疾病.
have a fever
have a cold
have a cough
have the flu
have a headache
have a toothache
have a stomachache
have an earache
have a sore throat
have a sore back
2. 主+have/ has+a/an+“身体部位+ache”
3. 主+have/has+ a sore +身体部位.
描述病情/状况
have “患病”
I cut my finger.
I hurt my knee.
I break my arm.
I hurt my leg.
cut
hurt
break
主+cut /hurt / break(摔断) +one’s+ 身体部位
Complete the sentences using the correct reflexive pronouns.
1. The girl cleaned the cut on her arm by _________.
2. Be careful when you’re using the knife! Don't cut _________.
3. After taking the safety training, we can enjoy _________ in the mountains.
4. Mr Liu knows how to take care of his health because he used to be a doctor __________.
herself
yourself
ourselves
himself
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Exercise—完成句子
1. 不要担心!我们足够大能照顾好我们自己。
Don’t worry! We’re old enough to ______ ______ ______ __________.
2. 第一次独自旅行帮助她找到了自我,并获得了独立感。
Travelling alone for the first time helped her to ________ __________ and gain a sense of independence.
3. 有人说徽墨本身就是一件艺术品。
Some people say the Huizhou inkstick ________ is a work of art.
4. 晚餐准备好了。请大家自便,别客气。
Dinner is ready. Please ________ ___________ and make yourselves at home.
5. 每一个学生都必须习惯于独立解决问题。
Every student must get used to working out the problems _______ ____________.
6. 做你自己,不要在乎其他人是怎么看你的。
_______ ___________, and don’t care about what others think of you.
take care of ourselves
find herself
itself
help yourselves
by themselves
Be yourself
There is something wrong with one’s +部位.
There is something wrong
with my/ his/ her...
eyes
ears
主
1. should
2. can
5. had better(最好)
3. must
4. need to
给出建议
03
should表建议
6. Let’s +动原.
7. Why not +动原+其他?
= Why don’t you +动原+其他?
8. How/ What about +doing +其他?
反身代词与情态动词
1.作同位语,强调主语/宾语,翻译为“亲自、本人”。
2. 作宾语,分两种情况(动宾/介宾),动作回指主语。
3. 作表语,放在 be 动词 / 系动词后,说明主语的状态。
反身代词
情态动词should与could
用于对他人提出合理的建议、劝告
表示义务或责任
某事“很可能发生”,表推测
表示拒绝、恼怒或惊奇等
指过去具备做某事的能力
指 “可以做某事”,表委婉的许可
用于向他人提出请求或建议
指某事“有可能发生”,表推测
should
could
Read the sentences. Underline the modal verbs for advice.
What’s wrong? I ate too much last night. Now my stomach aches. You shouldn’t eat so much next time.
What’s the matter? I have a really bad toothache. You should see the dentist and get an X-ray. You could eat some soft food for now.
How did you hurt yourself? I hurt myself when I fell off my bike. Be more careful next time. If we are not careful, we can easily hurt ourselves.
Presentation
Complete the passage with should, shouldn't, or could.
Mobile phones are useful, but you ________ use them wisely. To protect your eyes, every 20 minutes, you ________ rest your eyes and look at something far away. What's more, you _______ change your screen's brightness to try and match your environment and make the words on the screen bigger. Of course, you _________ look at your phone just before you go to bed, and you certainly _________ look at it when you cross the road!
should
should
could
shouldn’t
shouldn’t
Exercise—用 should, shouldn’t 或could 填空
1. You _________ eat too much junk food; it’s bad for your health.
2. If you have a toothache, you _________ see a dentist right away.
3. She _________ be more careful, or she will make the same mistake again.
4. You _________ brush your teeth every day.
5. You _________ brush your teeth with a different toothpaste (牙膏).
6. Shh…! This is a library. You _________ keep your voice down.
7. You look too tired. You _________ rest and _________ work too hard.
8. It rained so heavily that we _________ hardly see the road in front of us.
9. — My bike is broken and I can’t fix it by myself. _________ you give me a hand?
— OK, I will.
should
should
could
should
should
should
shouldn’t
shouldn’t
Could
could
In fact, you ________ avoid using your phone too often. You ________ listen to music instead of watching videos. You
________ also talk to your friends instead of sending them messages.
should
could
could
Review what we learned today.
Prepare for the next lesson.
Homework
THANKS
See you next class!
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