人教版八年级英语下册
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to
your parents?
Section A 1a-2d
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➢ 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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Words and expression
wrong adj. 有毛病;错误的
哪儿不舒服?
n. 午夜;子夜
快速查看;浏览
v. 猜测;估计
n.协议;交易
重要的事
What’s wrong?
midnight
look through
guess
deal
big deal
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Let’s learn the new words.
What’s wrong?
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midnight
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look through
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guess
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get on with
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relation
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communication
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argue
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cloud
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elder
young
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nervous
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What should they do?
I have many problems with my study.
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I have to stay up late to do my homework.
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I need to prepare for
the
test next week .
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We have to study too
much
until night.
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Suggestions
Why don’t you…?
Why not…?
You should….
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Look at these problems. Do you think
they are serious or not? Write them in
the appropriate box.
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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Serious Not serious
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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.
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Look at the problems in 1a and make
conversations.
1c
A: What’s wrong, Eric?
B: I’m tired because I studied until
midnight last night.
A: Why don’t you go to sleep earlier
this evening?
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Could you give Eric some
advice?
What should he do?
Why don’t you...?Why not...?
Let’s ...
What about...?
How about...?
You’d better...
Yo u should...
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Listen. Peter ’s friend is giving him
advice. Fill in the blanks with could or2a
Adviceshould.
could d1. You___________ write him a letter.( )
should e2. You___________ call him up. ( )
should3. You __________ talk to him so that you
acan say you’re sorry. ( )
could c4. You _______ go to his house. ( )
could b5. You _______ take him to the ball game. ( )
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Listen again. Why doesn’t Peter like his
friend’s advice? Write the letters (a-e) next2b
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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Role-play a conversation between Peter
and his friend.2c
A: What’s the matter, Peter?
B: I had a fight with my best
friend. What should I do?
A: Well, you should call him
so that you can say you’re sorry.
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2d Role-play the conversation.
Dave: Yo u 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?
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Dave: Well, I guess you could tell her to
say
sorry. But why don’t you forgetabout it so that you can be friends
again? Although 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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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”,常用的结
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”。
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老板不允许我在工作时间使用电话。
My boss doesn’t allow me to use the
telephone during the working hours.
我们不允许在公共场所吸烟。
We don’t allow smoking in public places.
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2. Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.
尽管她做的不对,但没什么大不了的。
(1)big deal 是英语中 的一个固定搭配,表示“重要
的事情或是状况”多用于非正式交流,做否定用时,
常说 it’s not a big deal. 或it is no big deal.
表示说话人并不认为某事有什么大不了的。
There’s a soccer game on TV this evening but I don’t
have to watch it. It’s no a big deal.
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(2) although意为“尽管”,较正式,语气强
Although he was tired, he went on working.
although引导的从句放在主句前后均可,有时还
放在句中。
He often helps me with my English although he is
quite busy. 尽管他相当忙,但是还常常帮我学英语。
although引导的从句不能与but, however连用,但
与yet, still连用。
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2. 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
的事情会随着时间的推移逐渐有所改变。句
中Work out为动词短语,表示“解决(问
题);改善(状况)”之意。e.g.
Don’t worry. Things will work out.
别担心,事情会慢慢解决的。
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3. They fight a lot, and I don’t really like it.
他们经常吵架,我真的不喜欢这样。
此处“fight ” 为“吵架,争吵”
Although they just got married, they’re fighting
almost every day.
fight 另有“打架”之意。
My little brothers are always fighting.
As kids, we always fight for toys in the kindergarten,
but now we’re pretty good friends.
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Exercises
I. 根据所给提示
going1. How about _________ (go) shopping with me
this afternoon.
play2. Why not _______ (踢) football with me?
stay3. You’d better _____(stay) in bed until
tomorrow.
buy4. What should I ______ (买) for my sister?
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get5. What should I ______ (get) my mom for her
birthday ?
get6. Why don’t you ______ (get) her a scarf ?
get7. Why not ______ (get) her a scarf ?
getting8. How/What about ________ (get) her a scarf ?
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II. 句型转换。
1. Why don’t you get your brother a nice pencil case?
(同义句)
not getWhy_____ _____ your brother a nice pencil case?
2. How about reading an English story? (同义句转换)
What about______ ______ reading an English story?
3 Shall we go skating? (同义句)
go skatingLet’s ____ __________.
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III. 单项选择。
Cl. How about ________ calendar?
A. buy B. to buy C. buying
2. I believe that singing English songs help
Ame ______my English.
A. improve B. improved C. improving
B3.The box is _____ heavy ___ I can’t carry it.
A. too, to B. so, that C. enough, to
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4. —Why not join us in the game, Nancy ?
B— ____ , but I have to do the dishes first.
A. Yes, please
C. Let’s go
B. I’d love to
D. No way
5. — What a hot day! How about going
swimming after school?
D—_____! Let’s ask Daniel to go with us.
A. That’s OK B. No problem
C. Good luck D. Sounds great
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IV. 翻译下列句子
1. 你怎么了?
What’s wrong with you?
2. 我没有足够的钱。
I don’t have enough money.
3. 我不得不学到半夜,因而睡眠不足。
I have to study until midnight, so I
don’t get enough sleep.
4. 我和我的好朋友吵了一架。
I got into a fight with my best friend.
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4. 我的衣服过时了。
My clothes are out of style.
5. 我父母想让我每天晚上都呆在家里。
My parents want me to stay at
home every night.
6. 我应该怎么做呢?
What should I do?
7. 你应该买些新衣服。
You should buy some new clothes.
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➢ 中考链接
(2019 ·四川 广元)
BMy teacher doesn’t allow us ____ in the
classroom.
A. eating B. to eat C. Ate
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【解析】
考查动词用法。
句意:我的老师不允许我们在教室里吃东西。
eating是动名词;to eat是动词不定式;ate是
过去式,用于表示一般过去时。短语“allow
sb. to do sth.”意为“允许某人做某事”,所
以用动词不定式,故选B。
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(2019·四川成都)
Bike sharing is very useful in our daily life
C____ it still has some disadvantages.
A. unless B. becaus C. although
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【解析】
句意“尽管共享单车仍然有一些缺点,但
是它在我们的日常生活中很有用”。A.除
非(引导条件状语从句);B.因为(引导
原因状语从句);C.尽管(引导让步状语
从句)。根据空前和空后可知,表示让步,
故选C。
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Homework
◆ Practice with your partner on how to give
advice when you have problems, using
“Why don’t you….?” Or “Why not….?”
◆ What should you do when you have a fight
with your best friend? Ask someone to
give you advice.