1. Qian Rujuan from Gaoqiao Middle School Module 6 Problems Unit 3 Language in use

2. Let’s try: 1.If you are happy, _______ (clap)your hands. 2.If you _______ (be)happy, stamp your feet. 3.If you are happy, _______ (nod) your head. 5.If you get good marks, your parents _________ (be) happy. 6.If you (play)too much computer games, your parents will be angry with you. are clap nod will be play Don’t play too much games, or your parents will be angry with you. Your parents will be angry with you if you play too much games.

3. Eat your breakfast, or you will get hungry at school. If you don’t eat your breakfast, you will get hungry at school. =You will get hungry at school if you don’t eat your breakfast. Rewrite the sentences with if.

4. Don’t eat too much junk food, or you will be fatter. If you eat too much junk food, you will be fatter. =You will be fatter if you eat too much junk food.

5. Read the book carefully, then you will not make mistakes. If you read the book carefully, you will not make mistakes. =You will not make mistakes if you read the book carefully.

6. Work harder! You will get higher marks. If you work harder, you will get higher marks. =You will get higher marks if you work harder.

7. I will be really happy if __________________. Complete the sentences so that they are true for you. my daughter gets good grades 1 I will be really happy if _____________. 2 I will do well in English if __________. 3. My parents will be angry if _________. 4 If it rains next Saturday, I ___________.

8. May: What’s up? You look really sad. Kate: Yes, I feel (1)___________. May: What’s wrong? Tell me about it. Maybe I can help. terrible honest pocket money problem refuse repair terrible truth wear Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words and expression in the box. Kate: Well, I needed some new shoes to wear to a party. But I didn’t have enough(2) to buy any. So I asked my sister if I could wear her new shoes. May: Did she agree? pocket money

9. Kate: No, you see, that’s the (3) ________. She (4) ________ to let me wear them, because she bought them for her sixteenth birthday party. They were expensive. She saved up a lot of money to buy them. But I took them when she was out and(5)______ them to the party. Then on my way home, I fell, and one of the shoes is broken. problem refused wore May: Can you (6)_______ it? Kate: No, I don’t think anyone will be able to do that. May: Then you must tell her the (7)_______. If you aren’t (8)_______, she’ll be even angrier with you. Kate: I know you’re right. I’ll do as you say. repair truth honest wear-wore-worn Can you give her some advice?

10. at the end of be angry with be proud of listen to Dear Diana, My grades are not very good, and my parents (1) ______________ me. I told them that I worked hard at school. The problem is, I am just not good at schoolwork. are angry with Complete the passages with the correct form of the expressions in the box. But they think I spend too much time playing basketball when I should be studying. It is true that I play a lot of basketball because I think basketball is something great. I am in the school team and I (2)___________ that. I want to be in the national team someday. My uncle has offered to help me train too, but now how can I get my parents to agree? Mary am proud of

11. Dear Mary, You should also work very hard at school. If your grades are better(3)_____________ this term, your parents will not worry so much. Then you can ask your uncle to talk to them. Maybe your parents will (4)_________ him. Diana at the end of listen to

12. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions 1.What is the girl’s problem? She finds it difficult to at night. 2. Is it a common problem among teenagers? 3. What does the doctor advise the girl to do? The doctor advises the girl to, and and find ways to relax before she goes to bed. 4. What does the doctor advise the girl not to do? The doctor advises the girl not to, watch TV or before she goes to bed. get to sleep Yes, it is. eat healthy food eat too much sugar take enough exercise play on the computer

13. Let’s learn something about advice columns. 1. In the past, advice columns could mainly be found in _______________________. 2. Nowadays, _______________________ are much more popular. 3. Advice blogs are very popular because the persons seeking advice can ask embarrassing or difficult questions without _______________________. revealing their identity magazines or newspapers websites and blogs online Around the world

14. Read the problems and give your advice.. Don’t care about the result too much. The most important thing is you attend it and do your best. Work in groups of four and each group chooses one problem to give your advice. A I want to take part in the school violin competition this year, but I am not sure whether I should or not. I practise the violin for three hours every day. However, I have never won a prize, although I have entered the competition several times. I came fourth last year. That was my best. I feel quite unhappy with the result. I wonder if I should just give up. Kate Your advice:

15. You should have a talk with Linda and let her know that there is no bigger part, but better actor.We should try to be better actors. B My best friend Linda and I both love action and singing. I have just found out that I have got the biggest part in the school play. Linda has only got a small part. She is not happy about it. I feel sorry for her. I know she wants me to refuse the big part. She says that is what a good friend should do. But it is really important to me. What should I do? Susan Your advice:

16. You should try your best to help Peter to understand the work and persuade him to do it by himself. C My friend Peter finds maths very difficult. He wants me to let him copy my homework. I want to refuse because I do not think it is honest to do that, but I do not want Peter to get into trouble with his parents. They have warned him about not working hard. But he does work hard–it is just that he does not understand the work. Jack Your advice:

17. 1.My parents don’t understand me. 2. I’m not good at schoolwork, although I work really hard. 3. I have a stomach ache, that’s because I always go to school without breakfast. 4. I spend too much time playing games. As a result, I often fail my exams. ……. Problems Make a list of your own problems. Choose a problem and write a letter about the problem Give the problem letter some advice.

18. Homework Write a letter about your problems to your teacher and ask for advice.