1. What’s wrong (with sb.) ? What’s the matter (with sb.) ? What’s the trouble (with sb.) ? What’s up ?

2. should : 情态动词， 表示建议，劝告。 不受人称和数的影响。

3. My parents want me to stay at home every night. My brother plays his CDs too loud. I don’t have enough money. I argued with my best friend. My clothes are out of style. 播放 大声的 和某人争吵 不时髦的 足够的钱

4. argue with sb =have an argument with sb

5. … out of style …in style

6. My parents want me to stay at home every night. My brother plays his CDs too loud. I don’t have enough money. I argued with my best friend. My clothes are out of style.

7. Girl 1: You look unhappy. What’s wrong? Girl 2: Oh…my clothes are out of style. I don’t look cool. Girl 1: Well, maybe you should buy some new clothes. Girl 2: Yes, but I don’t have enough money. Girl 1: Huh. Maybe you could get a part-time job in the evenings. Girl 2: I can’t, because my parents want me to stay at home every night. I argued with them about it. Girl 1: Well, you shouldn’t argue with your parents. You should talk about your problems. Girl 2: And guess what else is wrong? Girl 1: What? Girl 2: My brother plays his CDs too loud! I can’t go to sleep.

8. 1.You could/ should write him a letter. 2.You could/ should call him up. 3.You could/ should say you’re sorry. 4.You could/ should go to his house. 5.You could/ should give him a ticket to a ball game. 写信给他 打电话给他 票

9. Advice Reasons that Peter doesn’t like the advice. 1.You could write him a letter. 2.Maybe you should call him up. 3.You should say you’re sorry. 4.Maybe you could go to his house. 5.You could give him a ticket to a ball game. a.It’s not easy. b.I don’t have enough money. c.I don’t want to surprise him. d.I don’t like writing letters. e.I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

10. could do sth. 可以做某事 couldn’t do sth. 不可以做某事 should do sth. 应该做某事 shouldn’t do sth. 不应该做某事

11. Section A 2a Boy 1: Hey, Peter, what’s wrong? Boy 2: I had an argument with my best friend. What should I do? Boy 1: Well, you could write him a letter. Boy 2: I don’t think so. I don’t like writing letters. Boy 1: Maybe you should call him up. Boy 2: No, I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

12. Boy 1: Well, you should say you’re sorry. Boy 2: Yes, I know I should, but it’s not easy. Boy 1: Maybe you could go to his house. Boy 2: I guess I could, but I don’t want to surprise him. Boy 1: Hey, I know. You could give him a ticket to a ball game. Boy 2: Well, that’s a good idea, but I don’t have enough money.

13. A: What’s wrong? B:The car is dirty. What should I do? A: You could/should …. wash your car

14. A: What’s the matter? B: She doesn’t feel well / She has a cough(cold,fever) What should she do? B: She should ….

15. A: What’s the matter? She is thirsty. What should she do? B: She could/should…. (drink a lot of water)

16. A: What’s the matter? B: The room is …. What should….? A: You should….(clean the room at once).

17. A: What’s wrong with them? B: They don’t know the way to.. / where …is. B: They should…

18. A: He is…. What should …. B: He should….

19. Problem: I wanted to buy a guitar.But I didn’t have enough money. What should I do? Group work: Advice: 1.Wait until next year. 2.Don’t buy a guitar. 3.Borrow one. 4.Buy a used guitar. 5.Get a part-time job.

20. 3a Read the conversation. What do you think of the advice? Next to each suggestion, write “good idea”, “okay idea” or “bad idea”.

21. I need to get some money to pay for summer camp. What should I do? Well, you could get a part-time job. I don’t have time.

22. No, he doesn’t have any money, either. I have an idea. You could borrow some money from your brother.

23. Or you could sell your CDs. I think you should ask your parents for some money. No, I don’t think so. I love my CDs.

24. Maybe you could have a bake sale. No, I can’t bake.

25. Then maybe you should call “Teen Talk”, the radio advice program. …

26. 3b Student A gives advice about getting more money. Student B says if the ideas are good, okay or bad.

27. A: I need some money to buy gifts for my family. What should I do? B: I think you should borrow some money from your friends. A: Oh, no. I don’t like to do that. B: Then I think you should get a part-time job. B: That’s a good idea.

28. Jim, a Canadian boy, wants to practice his Putonghua. Make a list of things Jim could do. 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ get a tutor

29. A: Jim could join a club. B: But he’s very shy. Maybe that’s not a good idea. A: Well, then, he could get a tutor to come to his home. B: Yes, that’s a good idea.

30. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are comfortable.

31. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are in style.

32. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are original.

33. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are colorful.

34. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are the same as my friends’ clothes.

35. When you choose clothes. What is important to you? They are inexpensive.

36. Check Erin’s problem. My friend has nicer clothes than I do. My friend wears the same clothes and has the same haircut as I do. I don’t like my friend’s clothes and haircut. √

37. Person Advice Kim Nicole Emilio She should tell her friend to get different clothes and a different haircut. She should be happy that her friend likes her clothes and haircut. That’s not a problem. She should find a new best friend.

38. Read the letter to a newspaper advice column. Dear Mary, I have a problem, and I need you help. I always thought I was popular at school. But I just found out that my friends were planning a birthday party for my best friend, and they didn’t invite me. Everyone else in my class was invited except me, and I don’t know why. I can’t think what I did wrong. I’m very upset and don’t know what to do. What do you think? Can you help me? Yours, Lonely Kid 我发现我的朋友们正在为我 的最好的朋友计划开生日 Party. 我们班除了我之外所有 的人都被邀请了。 我想不出我什么地方做错了。

39. Dear Lonely Kid, There are a lot of things you could do. You could ______________________ ________________________. Or maybe you should ______________________ _______________________________. Good luck! Yours, Mary

40. Self Check 1.Let’s_______________Joe and invite him to play tennis. 2.You should____________about your problems with your parents. 3.My friend is angry with me. What should I___________ to him? 4.I don’t want to______________. Let’s forget it. 5.I thought I failed my test but I just ________________ I passed! call up talk say argue found out

41. Dear Aunt Chen, My cousin is the same age as me. She’s really nice, and we get on well, but she always borrows my things. Last week, she borrowed my math book and didn’t return it. So I couldn’t do my homework. I don’t want to have a fight with my cousin, because she’s my best friend. I don’t know what to do. Could you please give me some advice? Yours, Looking for help 归还 打架，争执 我不知道如何是好

42. Maybe you should learn to relax.

43. I always feel worried. What should I do?

44. Maybe you should learn to relax.

45. How to relax ？ do sports

46. How to relax ？ listen to music

47. How to relax ？ talk with your best friend

48. Section 1 Before You Read What do you usually do after class? I do: I don’t do:

49. Section 1 Before You Read Look at the words below, and guess their meanings. football complain pressure freedom organized pushy compare

50. This is a _______. The bird in the cage loses its ________. football freedom

51. He is under great ________. pressure

52. I have no money. I have no food. I don’t like my classmates. They are always laughing at me. The rabbit is __________ about his life. complaining

53. They are __________their houses. comparing

54. The __________ students are crossing the street. organized

55. The _____ father doesn’t understand his son. pushy

56. fit 适合；适应 pressure 压力 complain 抱怨；控诉 include 包括，包含 pushy 一意孤行的 crazy 疯狂的 themselves 他们自己 adult 成年人 organized 有组织的 not…until 直到 … 才 as much as possible 尽可能多 send to 发送到 all kinds of 各种 ; 许多 compare ….with 和 … 比较 on the one hand 在一方面 on the other hand 在另一方面

57. Read the passage and draw the most important sentences in each paragraph. Try to answer the following questions. Section 2 While You Read

58. Questions of the Passage 1. Lives for many American and British parents are very ________. 2. What after-school activities do children take? The after-school activities children take are: sports, language learning, music, and math classes. busy

59. 3. According to Dr Alice Green, what will happen when the children are older? These children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. / They might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.

60. 4. Why does the author say “Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves”? On one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.

61. 5. What’s the author’s opinion? Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. Advice for all of the parents

62. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework. 生活对于 Cathy Taylor 的三个孩子 来说是非常忙碌的. 这些疲倦的孩子们 要到晚上 7 点才得到 家.

63. The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom. 他们把孩子从一个活动送 到另一个活动. 竭尽全力 把孩子的生活填满. 在繁重的压力下.

64. Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things and they feel their own children should do the same. 固执的家长们并不少见, 而现在家长们似乎把孩子 们逼迫得更加厉害了. 参加，加入 包括 固执己见的，一意孤行的

65. Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.” 父母不应该把孩子们逼得 这样厉害. 疯狂的

66. Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” 这些孩子们就会发现当他们长大后要自己 思考问题是多么困难的事. 家长们总是尽力为他们的孩子们计划事情. 但是当孩子们成年后就回发现自己计划事情是 多么困难.

67. Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves. 学会做某事 一方面 … 另一方面 … 自由 通过某人自己

68. Read these statements. Is the situation the same in China? 1.American and British children do many after- school activities. 2. Many children are under pressure. 3. Parents these days push their children much harder than before. 4. Competition between families starts at a young age. 5. Children should have free time to relax.

69. Dear Cathy, Dr Alice Green If you are Dr Alice Green. Give advice to Cathy.

70. Barbecue ( 烧烤） party

71. Dear friend, I am very busy all the week. I have to play the piano every day. I do lots of homework from Monday to Saturday. I have to study English on Tuesday and Friday. And I have music classes on Thursday and Sunday. I am very tired. What can I do? Yours, Li Hua