《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件

Learning aims 

1. Master the words and phrases: allow (allow sb. to do sth.), wrong (What’s wrong), midnight (until midnight), look through, guess, deal (a big deal), work out

2. By using “What’s wrong? Why don’t you...”, 讨论问题并给出建议

Eg: A: What’s wrong? 

B: I’m really tired because I studied until midnight last night.

A: Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this evening.

Leading-in

Do you have any problems in your life?

How do you solve them? Give some advice.

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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.

1b 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.

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.

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Listen again, fill in the blanks.

Girl 1: You look really tired.______the______?

Girl 2: I studied until______last night so I didn’t get ______sleep.

Girl 1: ______don’t you go to sleep earlier tonight? You can start studying            .

Girl 2: But I have two______ classes today. So I can only start studying after dinner.

Girl 1: Maybe you should______your parents that you can’t do so______ things.

Girl 2: That’s a good______ . OK, I’ll try to talk to them again.

2b Listen again. Why doesn’t Peter like his friend’s advice? Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.

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.

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1. 你为什么不和你的父母谈谈?

______ ______you______to her parents? 

2. 昨天我和我的朋友吵架了。

I ______with my friend yesterday.

3. 我的父母不允许我和我的朋友闲逛。

My parents don’t ______ me______with my friends.

4. 你可以带他去看球赛。

You______ take him______the ball game.

5. What’s wrong ? （改为同义句）

What’s ______?

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Homework

According to the discussion, write a passage about your problems to your good friend.

We all have some problems in our life.

Please remember to talk to others. 

allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事

allow sth 允许某事

allow doing sth 允许做某事

be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件6 could and should Could 表示 应该。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。 You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件5 Revision Problems and advice: 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier thi..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件4 New Words member n. 成员；分子 pressure n. 压力 compete v. 竞争；对抗 What activities do you like to do to help lower your..

Discussion

Do you have some after-school classes to take?

What kind of classes do you have?

Read the words and expressions loudly.

Words 

opinion  n. 意见；想法；看法

skill  n. 技艺；技巧

typical  adj. 典型的

football  n. (美式)橄榄球；足球

cut out  删除；删去

quick  adj. 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的

continue  v. 持续；继续存在

compare  v. 比较

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Objectives

Read the article to learn the common problem for Chinese and American families

To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, perhaps…

2b Read the article and answer the questions. 

1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?

The children have to take many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.

2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?

Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.

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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. He does.

2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion?

No. She thinks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?

Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”

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Language points 

1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.

so that意为“以便……，为了……”，引导目的状语从句， that从句中常使用can / may等情态动词；

so that还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在so that前可以用逗号。

Practise

小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。

The little boy saved every coin so that he could buy his mother a present on Mother’s Day. 

我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。 

I was caught in a shower, so that all my clothes got wet.

2. And they are always comparing them with other children.

be always doing sth. 意为“总是做某事”，always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。

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根据课文内容填空。

These days, children are sometimes _____ on weekends than weekdays because they ______ take so many __________ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for his children’s future. He really want them to be _______.      

Linda Miller says, “In some families, __________ starts very young and _______  until the kids get older. The parents arealways _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that people shouldn’t ____ their kids ______. 

Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ________ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have _____ children.”

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Homework

What do you think of the after-school classes? Write an article about it.

Preview

To preview the new words and expressions

To preview what people were doing when the rainstorm came

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件6 could and should Could 表示 应该。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。 You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件5 Revision Problems and advice: 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier thi..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件4 New Words member n. 成员；分子 pressure n. 压力 compete v. 竞争；对抗 What activities do you like to do to help lower your..

Competition:   Give advice! 

Why don’t you +V. …?                    

Why not +V. …?                                    

What/How about +V.-ing/n. …? 

You could +V. …

You should +V. …

Possible comments  

Comments: (评价)

I’m not good at…

That’s not easy.

I don’t want to…

That’s a good idea. Thanks.

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Read the words and expressions loudly.

allow   v. 允许；准许

wrong  adj. 有毛病；错误的

What’s wrong?   哪儿不舒服？

midnight   n. 午夜；子夜

look through  快速查看；浏览

guess  v. 猜测；估计

deal  n.协议；交易

big deal  重要的事

Objectives

To learn to talk about problems

To learn to give advice

To learn new words: allow, wrong, guess, deal, relation, communication, argue, cloud, elder, instead, whatever, nervous, offer, proper, secondly, explain, clear…

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1a Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? Write them in the appropriate box.

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.

Listen again and fill in the blanks.

A: You look really tired. What’s _________?

B: I studied _____ midnight last night so I didn’t ____ enough sleep. 

A: _____________ go to sleep earlier tonight?You can start ________ earlier.

B: But I have two _________________today. So I can only start studying after dinner.

A: ______ you ______ tell your parents that you can’t do _______ things.

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.

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Language points 

1. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.

allow作动词，意为“允许，准许”，常用结构如下：

allow sb. to do sth.  “允许某人做某事”。

allow doing sth. 意为“允许做某事”。

2. Instead he watches whatever he wants until late at night.

1) instead 用作副词，意为“代替，顶替”，单独使用时位于句首或句末。如：

2) until作连词，意为“直到……为止”，用于肯定句中时，表示主句的动作或状态一直持续到从句动作发生或状态出现时为止。如：

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Choose the best answer.

1. Maggie wanted an evening job that would ____ her to look after her son during the day.

A. allow    B. ask     C. take     D. want

2. Last summer I went to Qingdao. This summer I’m going to Dalian ____.

A. too   B. instead   C. either   D. yet 

3. I will wait ____ I hear from you.

A. until            B. since  

C. while            D. because

4. _____ you do, I will support you. 

A. However       B. Whenever     

C. Wherever     D. Whatever 

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Preview

To preview the new words and expressions

To preview the Grammar Focus

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件6 could and should Could 表示 应该。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。 You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件5 Revision Problems and advice: 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier thi..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件4 New Words member n. 成员；分子 pressure n. 压力 compete v. 竞争；对抗 What activities do you like to do to help lower your..

New Words

member    n.  成员；分子

pressure   n.  压力

compete  v.  竞争；对抗

What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress?

play sports

hang out with friends

talk to parents or other family members

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1a  What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them [1-8] with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.

________play sports

________hang out with friends

________talk to parents or other family members

________spend time alone

________play computer games

________read books

_______ watch movies

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1d  Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.

1. Although you may be ________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much ________.

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.

Discussion

Talk about the problems below and ask your classmates for advice.

Problems: You lost your keys.

You don’t know where your workbook is.

You want to have a school trip with your classmates.

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Homework

1. Read 1d three times.

2. Do the other exercises in this part.

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件6 could and should Could 表示 应该。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。 You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件5 Revision Problems and advice: 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier thi..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件3 Competition: Give advice! Why dont you +V. ? Why not +V. ? What/How about +V.-ing/n. ? You could +V. You should +V. Possib..

Revision

Problems and 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 camping with your friends this weekend?

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 don’t you talk about it with your parents?

5. I got into a fight with my best friend. 

Why not call him up?

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Let's learn more new words.

1. relation n. 关系; 联系; 交往

e.g. Their relation seemed quite close. 

他们的关系看起来很亲密。

2. argue  v. 争吵;争论

e.g. The couple began to argue about the child’s education.

那对夫妇开始就孩子的教育问题争吵。

3. proper adj. 正确的；恰当的

e.g. It’s not proper to visit a friend too late in the evening. 

太晚了，去看朋友不合适。

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Reading

3a Read the article quickly and answer the questions. 

1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem?

He can’t get on with his family.  

2. How does he feel at home?

He always feels lonely and nervous.

Read the article again and fill in the blanks.

1. Sad and Thirteen has some _________. 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 TV whatever he wants until midnight. He _______ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels ______ and ________ at home.   

2. Robert Hunt thinks Sad and Thirteen should _______ these feelings to his family. He should _____ to help.

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3b Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Hunt’s advice? Why?

1. I agree with his advice. Because more communication can make family members understand each other better and know about the feelings they have. 

2. I don’t agree with his advice. I don’t think their parents should fight any more. They should care more about their children and spend more time with them.  

Exercises

一、选词填空。

instead  argue  nervous  proper  explain 

1. My cousin is _______ in front of strangers.

2. He could not come up with a ______ answer.  

3. The TV shows are boring. Why not play cards _______?

4. I don’t want to _______ with you. It’s waste of time. 

5. Please _______ to her how to use a computer. 

二、用括号中单词的适当形式填空。

1. All the ______________ (communicate) with the outside world was broken.

2. Jim is a doctor. His ________ (old)brother is an engineer. 

3. After high school Mike got a job instead of ________ (go) to university.

4. It’s very kind of you to offer _______ (help) us on the weekend. 

5. Firstly we don’t have much money, ________ (second) we are too busy.  

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Homework

1. Read the article several times after school.

2. Make sentences with these words:

argue; whatever; instead; nervous;   

explain; offer to do sth.; 

communicate with…

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件6 could and should Could 表示 应该。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。 You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件4 New Words member n. 成员；分子 pressure n. 压力 compete v. 竞争；对抗 What activities do you like to do to help lower your..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件3 Competition: Give advice! Why dont you +V. ? Why not +V. ? What/How about +V.-ing/n. ? You could +V. You should +V. Possib..

could and should

Could  表示  “应该”。 表示建议时，语气不是那么肯定。

You could at least have met me at the station. 你至少应该到车站来接我。

Should  表示 “必须，应该”。表示建议时，表示的建议是最好的，语气非常肯定。

Children should obey their parents. 

儿童应该服从他们的父母。 

用should, shouldn’t, could, couldn’t完成句子:

1. If you want friends, you _______ be friendlier.

2. You _____       argue with your father any more. 

3.– I want to surprise my parents. -- You ______ buy them a CD. 

4. If you want better grades, you ______ watch so much TV. 

5. His son was not very clever. He _______ talk until he was three years old.  

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Read and answer:

Q: What advice did Dave give Kim?    

He told Kim that he could tell his sister to say sorry and he could forget about it. 

Dave：You look sad,Kim.What’s wrong?

Kim:Well,I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.

Dave:Hmm...that’s not very nice.Did she give them back to you?

Kim:Yes,but I’m still angry with her.What should I do?

Dave:Well,I guess you could tell her to say sorry.But why don’t you forget about it so that you can be friends again?Athough she’s wrong,it’s not a big deal.

Kim:You’re right.Thanks for your advice.

Dave:No problem.Hope things work out.

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Key points

1  look through 粗略地翻阅；细审

eg. He looks through several newspaper before breakfast. 他早饭前通常浏览几份报纸。

You should look through your notes before the exam. 考试前你应该复习一下笔记。

2  so that 以便；结果，以致

eg. I’ll give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself. 我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。

Everyone lent a hand, so that the work was finished in a few minutes. 每个人都帮了忙，所以工作在几分钟内就完成了。 

3. 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。

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1. — I don’t have a partner to play table tennis with.

— Why _____a sports club to practice a lot? 

A. don’t join  

B. not joining

C. not to join 

D. don’t you join

2. There is something wrong with my computer. ____ should I do?

A. What    B. How   C. Where    D. When 

3. —Would you like to watch the movie with me tonight?

— ______, but I have too much homework to do.  

A. I’d love to             B. That’s all right

C. It doesn’t matter   D. Not at all 

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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 … 

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件5 Revision Problems and advice: 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Why dont you go to sleep earlier thi..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件4 New Words member n. 成员；分子 pressure n. 压力 compete v. 竞争；对抗 What activities do you like to do to help lower your..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件3 Competition: Give advice! Why dont you +V. ? Why not +V. ? What/How about +V.-ing/n. ? You could +V. You should +V. Possib..

Look and say 

What’s wrong with the dog?

I didn’t get enough sleep.

What should I do?

You look tired. What’s the matter?

1a Are they serious or not?

Serious

1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.

4. I have too many after-school classes.

5. I got into a fight with my best friend.

Not serious

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.

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2a Listen and fill in the blanks with could or should.

Advice

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.

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Key points

(1) look through 粗略地翻阅；细审

eg. He looks through several newspaper before breakfast. 他早饭前通常浏览几份报纸。

You should look through your notes before the examination. 考试前你应该复习一下笔记。

(2) so that 以便；结果，以致

eg. I’ll give you all the facts so that you can judge for yourself. 我会给你所有的事实以便你可以自己判断。

Everyone lent a hand, so that the work was finished in a few minutes. 每个人都帮了忙，所以工作在几分钟内就完成了。 

(3)Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal. 虽然说她有错，但是这并不是什么了不起的事。

although  conj. 尽管，虽然；但是，然而

eg. Although my car is very old, it still runs very well. 我的汽车虽然很旧，但仍然跑得很好。

Although quite young, he knows a lot. 虽然很年轻，但是他知道的东西却很多。

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Homework

Writing

In our daily life, we often have some problems that make us unhappy. We may ask our parents, teachers, or friends for help to solve the problems.

Please write down your conversation.

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件15 【单词】 1. 意见；想法；看法 n. _______ 2. 技艺；技巧 n.________ 3. 典型的adj._________ 4. (美式)橄榄球；足球n. _________..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件14 课 前 预 习 【单词】 1. 关系；联系；交往n.________ 2. 交流；沟通n________________ 3. 争吵；争论v.________ 4. 云朵n. _____..

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件13 课 前 预 习 【单词】 1. 成员；分子 n. ________ 2. 压力 n.___________ 3. 竞争；对抗v._________ 【短语】 4. a lot of pressu..

Read and answer:

What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem? 

He can’t get on with his family. 

Problems

My parents fight a lot, and I don’t like it.

My elder brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show. I don’t think that’s fair. 

I always feel lonely and nervous at home.

Advice

You should offer to help. You could do more jobs around the house.

You could sit down and communicate with your brother.

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Points 

(1) get on with 与……和睦相处

eg. Can you get on with him? 你和他处得来吗？

How are you getting on with your classmates? 你和同学们的关系如何？

He is a person easily to get on well with. 他很容易相处。

(2) hang over挂在……之上，悬浮在……之上

eg. The trees grow so tall that they hang over the river from either side. 树长得很高，从河的两岸悬在河面上。

White clouds hung over the mountain peaks. 山峰上白云缭绕。

(3) whatever 任何（事物），每样（事物）；无论什么，不管什么

eg. Whatever she did was right. 她所做的事情都是对的。

I will do whatever you wish. 我会对你言听计从。

Whatever does he mean? 他究竟是什么意思？

We will never give up working, whatever happens. 无论发生什么事，我们将不会放弃工作。

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Grammar Focus 

Could, should, and shouldn’t are used to give advice.

When you say someone could do something, it means that your advice is just one idea of many different ideas. 

When you say someone should do something, it means that your advice is the best idea or the only idea. 

Could is a less serious word than should.

Use the word could when you are not very sure of your advice. 

Use should when you are very sure of your advice.

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Problems

You left your homework at home.

Your best friend is more popular than you.

You are afraid of speaking in front of people.

Your best friend does nor trust you any more.

Your parents always argue.

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Homework

Do you agree or disagree Mr. Hunt’s advice in 3a? Why? 

Please write a passage about your opinion about it. (at least 50 words)

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