Unit 2 What should I do? Period 1 Section A: 1a 1b 1c 正安县建政中学 陈光玉

Revise and lead in: What’ s wrong with me?

My parents want me to stay at home. I argued with my best friend. My brother plays his CDs too loud. Talk about the pictures and learn the new words.

My clothes are out of style. My clothes are not in style. I don’t have enough money.

1a Look at these problems. Are they serious or not? Write them in the appropriate box. 1. My parents want me to stay at home every night. 2. My brother plays his CDs too loud. 3. I don’t have enough money. 4. I argued with my best friend. 5. My clothes are out of style. SeriousNot serious 2 ， 1 ， 3 ， 4 5

1b Listen and circle the problems you hear. 1. My parents want me to stay at home every night. 2. My brother plays his CDs too loud. 3. I don’t have enough money. 4. I argued with my best friend. 5. My clothes are out of style.

My parents want me to stay at home. My brother plays his CDs too loud. I don’t have enough money. My clothes are out of style. Listen again and find out the advice to the problems you hear. You shouldn’t argue with your parents and you should talk about your problems with them. Maybe you could get a part-time job. Maybe you should buy some new clothes.

(1) should 表 “ 应该 ” ，用于所有人称，表示常理认为是对 的事或适宜做的事例. 如： He should work harder. 他应该更加努力。 You should help your mother with the housework. 你应该帮你母亲做家务。 （ 2 ） could 是 “ 可以，不妨 ” ，在给人建议时，是供别人参 考用，（对自己的建议也不是很有信心）语气较为委 婉、温和。 We could write to the headmaster. 我们不妨给校长写封信。 You could have a talk with him. 你可以和他谈一谈。

should “ 应该 ” could “ 可以 ”  could 比 should 语气委婉  could 给出建议时一般是指自己不太肯定， 或者只是很多建议中的某一个，仅供参考  should 就是自己很肯定的或唯一的最好的 一个建议 Grammar

Explanation ★ 1. I don’t have enough money. 我没有足够的钱。 enough ： adj. 充足的、充分的，在句 子中可作定语修饰名词，也可作表语。 e.g. Do you have enough time? Six pieces of paper will be enough.

★ 2. I argued with my best friend. 我与我最好的朋友吵架了。 ◆ argue with sb. 意为 “ 与 … … 争吵，争论 ” e.g. He often argues with his classmates. ◆ argue with sb. about sth. e.g. I argued with my mother about the money.

★ 3. My clothes are out of style. 我的衣服过时了。 ◆ be out of style / fashion 表示 “ 过时 ” “ 不合乎 时尚 ”, 反义词是 “ be in fashion ” ，表示 “ 合乎时 尚 ” 。 e.g. He is always in fashion. The sofa is out of style, and I don’t like it.

Pairwork Give advice by using “should / could” to the problems in activity 1a. Sample ： A: What’s wrong? B: My clothes are out of style. A: Maybe you should buy some new clothes.

-What’s the matter? -My clothes are out of style （过时的）. -What should I do? -Maybe you should buy some new clothes.

-What’s the matter? -My brother plays his CDs too loud. -What should I do? -Maybe you should talk to him about it.

-What's wrong ? -I argued with my friend. -What should I do? -Maybe you should say sorry to her.

-What’s the matter? -I don’t have enough money. -What should I do? -Maybe you should ask your parents for some. I have no money.

Pairwork A: What’s wrong? B: Her parents want her to stay home every night. A: What should she do? B: She should ….

List more problems you have at home / at school.

1. I have to get up early. 2. I have no enough money to buy what I want. 3. I have no time to watch TV / play / relax …. 4. I argued with parents. 5. I have an argument with friends. 6. My parents don’t allow me to play computer games. … Some problems students might have at home ：

Some problems students might have at school ： 1. I have too much homework. 2. I have too many exams. 3. I can’t get good grades. 4. I can’t choose the subjects I like. 5. I can’t choose the teachers I like. 6. I have to go to school early. 7. I have too much pressure. 8. I have to wear the school uniform. 9. I often fail in the exams. 10. I often forget to do homework. 11. I can’t get on well with my classmates. …

Ask students to give some advice to these problems.

Possible advice for the problems: 1. You could discuss with teachers to have less exams. 2. You could try to spend less money. 3. You should work harder at school. 4. You should try to do things quickly and go to bed early. 5. You could get a part-time job. 6. You could try to love all the subjects. 7. You should communicate with other students and your parents. 8. You could ask teachers to balance the homework of different subjects. 9. You should try to understand others. …

Summary What do we learn today? Ask for advice: What should I do? Give advice: You could… You should/shouldn’t… Should is more serious than could.

1. Describe the problems your classmates have at home / at school in your group. 2. Try to give advice using “could, should, shouldn’t”.

Thank you and Goodbye!