Unit-4-Why-dont-you-talk-to-your-parents-Section-A

1.IhavetostudytoomuchsoIdon’tgetenoughsleep.Whydon’tyougocampingwithyourfriendsthisweekend?2.IhavetoomuchhomeworksoIdon’thaveanyfreetimetodothingsIlike.Whydon’tyougotosleepearlierthisevening?Problemsandadvice:4.Ihavetoomanyafter-schoolclasses.5.Igotintoafightwithmybestfriend.3.Myparentsdon’tallowmetohangoutwithmyfriends.Whynotreadsomeinterestingbooksathome?Whydon’tyoutalkaboutitwithyourparents?Whynotcallhimup?Youlooksad,Kim.What’swrong?Well,Ifoundmysisterlookingthroughmythingsyesterday.ShetooksomeofmynewmagazinesandCDs.Hmm…that’snotverynice.Didshegivethembacktoyou?cloudn.云；云朵elderadj.年纪较长的communicationn.交流；沟通1.relationn.关系；联系；交往e.g.Theirrelationseemedquiteclose.他们的关系看起来很亲密。2.arguev.争吵；争论e.g.Thecouplebegantoargueaboutthechild’seducation.那对夫妇开始就孩子的教育问题争吵。3.properadj.正确的；恰当的e.g.It’snotpropertovisitafriendtoolateintheevening.太晚了，去看朋友不合适。4.nervousadj.焦虑的；担忧的e.g.Don’tbenervous.Itisjustasmalltest.不要紧张。就是个小测试而已。5.clearadj.清楚易懂的；晴朗的e.g.Thesunshoneoutofaclearsky.天空晴朗，阳光灿烂。Yes,Ican.MyparentscareformeandIliketotalkwiththem.Ithinkso.Thoughtheyarguedsometimes,theygetonwellwitheachothermostofthetime.2.Aretherelationsbetweenyourparentsgood?1.Canyougetonwellwithyourfamily?Yes.Ihaveabrother.Wearenotgoodwitheachother.Wealwaysgetintofight.HealwaysrefusestoletmewatchmyfavoriteTVshow.Ialwaystalktomybestfriendandaskherforhelp.4.Whodoyouaskforhelpwhenyouhaveproblems?3.Doyouhaveanybrothersorsisters?Canyougetonwellwithhim/her?3aReadthearticlequicklyandanswerthequestions.Hecan’tgetonwithhisfamily.Healwaysfeelslonelyandnervous.2.Howdoeshefeelathome?1.What’sSadandThirteen’sproblem?Readthearticleagainandfillinthechart.ProblemsAdviceHisparentsfightalot,hereallydoesn’tlikeit.Talkaboutthefeelingswithhisfamily.Domorejobsaroundthehouse.Hisbrotherisn’tnicetohim.HerefusestolethimwatchhisfavoriteTVshow.Sitdownandcommunicatewithhisbrother.Readthearticleagainandfillintheblanks.1.SadandThirteenhassome_________.Hecan’t____________hisfamily.Hisparents_____alot.It’stheonly______________theyhave.Whenthey_____,it’slikeabigblackcloud____________theirhome.Hedoesn’tlikeit.getonwithproblemsarguefightcommunicationhangingoverHisbrotheralwayswatcheswhateverhewantsuntilmidnight.He_______tolethimwatchhisfavoriteTVshow.SoHealwaysfeels______and________athome.refuseslonelynervous2.RobertHuntthinksSadandThirteenshould__________thesefeelingstohisfamily.Heshould_____tohelp.offertalkaboutMaybehe______________jobsaroundthehousesothattheyhavemoretime_______________________.Second,hecouldsitdownand________________hisbrother.Hecould________thathe__________himwatchingTVallthetime,however,heshouldlethimwatchhis_____________.don’tmindcoulddomoreforpropercommunicationcommunicatewithexplainfavoriteshowDoyouagreeordisagreewithMr.Hunt’sadvice?Why?1.Iagreewithhisadvice.Becausemorecommunicationcanmakefamilymembersunderstandeachotherbetterandknowaboutthefeelingstheyhave.3b2.Idon’tagreewithhisadvice.Idon’tthinktheirparentsshouldfightanymore.Theyshouldcaremoreabouttheirchildrenandspendmoretimewiththem.Whichwordsorphrasesinthelettershavethesameorsimilarmeaningsasthefollowing?Writeasentenceusingeachwordorphrase.makesth.clear—explainCanyouexplaintomehowtodothismathproblem?talk—__________________________________________________________________________________communicateThetwofriendshasn’tcommunicatedwitheachotherfortwoyears.3cworried—_____________________________________________________________________________getalongwith—____________________________________________________________________________________nervousHewasverynervousduringhisfirstjobinterview.getonwithLindacan’tgetonwellwithhereldersister.notallow—_____________________________________________________________________________Theworkersrefusedtoworkonweekends.refuse1.MyproblemisthatIcan’tgetonwithmyfamily.getonwith和睦相处；关系良好相当于getalongwith。e.g.Thechilddoesn’tgetonwellwithothers.那个小孩不合群。2.Insteadhewatcheswhateverhewantsuntillateatnight.1)insteadadv.代替；反而；却e.g.Ifwecan’tgotoHuashanMountain,we’llgotothecityofXi’anforthetrip.如果我们不能去爬华山，我们就去西安游玩。instead是副词，常置于句子末尾。insteadof是介词短语，后接名词、代词、动名词等。例如：LastsummerIwenttoQingdao.ThissummerI’mgoingtoDalianinstead.去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大连。InsteadofgoingtoQingdaoI’mgoingtoDalianthisyear.今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。2)whateverpron.任何；无论什么相当于nomatterwhate.g.WhateverIsuggest,healwaysdisagrees.无论我提什么建议，他都不同意。3.Ifyourparentsarehavingproblems,youshouldoffertohelp.offerv.主动提出；自愿给予offer侧重主动或愿意给予，主动提出做某事。常用结构：offersb.sth.或offertodosth.e.g.Sheofferedmeacupoftea.她给我端了杯茶。Heofferedtogoinsteadofme.他主动提出代替我去。e.g.LiMeicaneasilycommunicatewithforeignersinEnglish.李梅能用英语与外国人轻松交流。4.Secondly,whydon’tyousitdownandcommunicatewithyourbrother?1)communicatev.交流；沟通communicatewithsb.与某人交流辨析：second和secondlysecond用作序数词或形容词，意为“第二”，常修饰名词。secondly是副词，意为“其次，第二”，常用来修饰整个句子。如：2)secondlyadv.第二；其次First,it’sveryexpensive.Secondly,it’sugly.首先，它很贵。其次，它很难看。TheseconddayofaweekisMonday.一周的第二天是星期一。5.Canyouexplaintomehowtodothismathproblem?explainv.解释；说明1.explain+that/what/why等从句2.explainsth.(tosb.)（向某人）解释某事e.g.Canyouexplainwhatthismeans?你能解释一下这个的意思吗？Pleaseexpla