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课件网) Unit 2 Why don’t you talk to your parents Section A(3a-3c) 2 1 3 4 5 6 He can’t get good grades. He has too much homework to do. He isn't strong. He isn't good at English. He wants to watch TV. But his parents don’t agree. He doesn’t have enough money. Father Mother Read the first letter and answer the questions. 1. What’s Sad and Thirteen’s problem 2. How does he feel at home He can’t get on with his family. He always feels lonely and nervous. the first letter problems parents elder brother feelings He can’t get on with his family. His parents fight a lot and he doesn’t like it. His elder brother is not nice to him and refuses to let him watch his favorite TV show. He feels lonely and nervous. get along with 1. v. fight with sb. 2. n. have a fight with sb. be friendly to sb. refuse to do sth. the second letter advice parents elder brother Robert Hunt’s hope He should talk about these feelings with his family. He should offer to help parents. He could do more jobs around the house. He could sit down and communicate with his brother. He should explain that he doesn’t mind his brother watching TV all the time, but he should let him watch his favorite show. He hopes things will be better soon. 2 3 4 1 get on with hang over refuse to do sth. feel lonely and nervous proper communication communicate with sb. offer to help why don’t you do/why not do 和某人相处 笼罩 拒绝做某事 感到孤独和担忧 你为什么不做…呢？ 提供帮助 适当的交流 和某人交流 1. Sad and Thirteen has some problems. He can’t _____ his family. His parents fight a lot. When they argue, it’s like a big black cloud _____ their home. He doesn’t like it. His brother always watches TV. He _____ to let him watch his favorite TV show. So He always feels _____ and _____ at home. get on with hanging over refuses lonely nervous Invite your best friend to read the second letter together. Translate the sentence into English. 当他们争吵时，房子上面就像笼罩着 一大片乌云。 When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home. Group work Problem Advice No 1 No 2 No 3 No 4 Talk about your problems and give the best advice. Exercise 1 The articles are ( ) A. e-mails B. letters C. Ads 2. Sad and Thirteen is talking about( ). A. the problems with his parents B. the problems with his brother. C. the problems with his family. 3. I don’t know if I should say anything to them about this, here “this” refers to…( ) A. They fight a lot, and he really doesn’t like it. B. the relations between his brother and him. C. the relations between his parents and him. B C A Exercise 1 4. What’s the meaning of the word “instead” in passage 1 ( ) A.并且 B. 反而 C. 甚至 5. “When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.” What does it mean ( ) A. All of us don’t like cloudy day. B. There is a big black cloud above our house. C. We all feel really unhappy when they’re arguing. B C Exercise 2 refuse get on ... ...
