Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents? Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?
Section A 1 1a~2d
Warming up What’s the matter with the boy? =What’s wrong with the boy? He has too much homework to do.
Does he like playing football? Yes, he does. But he doesn’t have any free time to do things he likes.
1a Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? 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.
3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 4. I have too many after-school classes. 5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Discussing Discuss these problems and give some advice. 1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep. Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening?
2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like. Why don’t you go to a movie this evening? 3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. Why not read some interesting books at home?
4. I have too many after-school classes. Why not talk about it with your parents? 5. I got into a fight with my best friend. Why not call him up?
Listening Listen and circle the problems you hear in 1a. 1b
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. 3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 4. I have too many after-school classes. 5. I got into a fight with my best friend.
Listening 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
Why Peter doesn’t like the advice 2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks. Why Peter doesn’t like the 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. 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. ____ 5. _____ d e a c b
2. Although she's wrong, it’s not a big deal. big deal是英语中的一个固定搭配，表示 “重要的事情或状况”，多用于非正式交流。作否定用法时，常说It’s not a big deal或It’s no big deal.表示说话人并不认为某事有什么了不起。 e.g. There's a soccer game on TV this evening but I don’t have to watch it. It’s no big deal. 今天晚上电视上有一场足球赛，但我不一定要看。没什么大不了的。
It’s a big deal, David, bigger than you know. 这事挺重要的，戴维，比你所知道的要重要。 What's the big deal? It’s only a birthday, not the end of the world. 有什么了不起的？这不过是个生日，又不是世界某日。
3. Hope things work out. 希望事情会好起来。 这是一种常见的表达法，表示某些不如人意的事情会随时间的推移逐渐有所改观。
work out 解决（问题）；算出 e.g. Mike worked out the difficult problem by himself. 迈克自己算出了那道难题。 Is it possible to work out the problem? 有可能解决这个问题吗？
Homework Write three conversations about your problems and your friends’ suggestions. A: I have too many after-school classes. What could I do? B: You could …