Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?

第一课时 （Section A 1a—2d）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. That man didn’t allow us ________ （fly） a kite around here.

2. Why don’t you ________ （put） the book on the desk？

3. I found a little girl ________ （sing） under the tree when I passed by.

4. Tom is good at ________ （write） stories.

5. Thank you for ________ （lend） me the interesting book.

Ⅱ 根据汉语提示及句意完成句子。（每空一词）

1. My father usually ________ ________ （浏览） newspapers before breakfast.

2. She often ________ ________ ________ （与……出去玩） her friends and travels with her family.

3. Try not to worry. I’m sure everything will  ________ ________ （解决） in the end.

4. —You don’t look well. ________ ________ （哪儿不舒服） with you？

—I have a headache.

5. His parents don’t ________ ________ ________ ________ （允许他去游泳） alone.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 阅读理解。

Dear Erik，

Surprise！ I believe you didn’t expect a note from your mom in your lunchbox！ How is your school day so far？ I hope it is going well. You always do your best. I am proud of you！

Because I had to leave so early this morning， I wrote this note last night and put it into your lunchbox to wish you well on your speech （演讲） today. With all of your amazing research， writing， and practice， you are going to do great！

I know that you get a little nervous talking in front of large groups—everybody does. But， just remember what you practiced and you just might forget about being nervous. Here are just a few things to remember when you are giving a speech：

① Make eye contact （眼神交流） with your classmates.

② Speak clearly and slowly.

③ Look at your notecards only when you have to.

④ Enjoy yourself！ Once you are in front of the class， pretend （假装） that you are a famous expert on your topic （话题） and everyone is listening carefully to your EVERY word. （I do that sometimes！）

Well， that’s all for now. I am thinking of you today and I know you will do great. Do your best and be brave like George Washington. He was an excellent choice for your speech. Good luck， Erik！ Maybe we can go out for ice cream after school！

Mom

（ ）1. Where did Erik probably find this note？

A. In his house. B. In his book. C. In his wallet. D. In his lunchbox.

（ ）2. What was Erik mainly going to do in school that day？

A. Write some notecards. B. Research his topic. C. Have ice cream. D. Give a speech.

（ ）3. What did Erik’s mother advise him to do to enjoy himself？

A. Read his notecards. B. Look at his classmates.

C. Talk like a famous expert. D. Practice with his friends.

（ ）4. Erik’s mother wrote the note because she was full of ____ .

A. love B. worries C. thanks D. surprise

第二课时 （Section A 3a—3c）

◢ 知识巩固 ◣

I 根据首字母及句意补全单词。

1. Don’t be n________. Your daughter will be back soon.

2. Look at the sky！ The c________ are in the shape of a bird.

3. Can you e________ why you arrived late for school this morning？

4. The r________ between the two boys is very close. They often play football together.

5. There are all kinds of gifts in this store. You can buy w________ you like here.

Ⅱ 课文精编巧练。

Sad and Thirteen writes about her problems to Mr Hunt. She can’t get on 1.________ her family. Relations between her parents have become difficult. They fight a lot， and it’s the only 2.________ （communicate） they have. Also， her 3.________ （old） brother is not very nice to her. He always refuses to let her watch her favorite TV show. Instead he watches whatever he wants 4.________ late at night.

Mr Hunt thinks it’s normal to have these feelings. He gives her two 5.________ （piece） of advice. Firstly， talk 6.________ these feelings with her family and offer 7.________  （help） out around the house. 8.________  （second）， sit down and talk with her brother. She should explain to her brother that she doesn’t mind him 9.________ （watch） TV all the time. However， he should let her watch her favorite show. At last， Mr Hunt hopes things 10.________ （be） better for her soon.

◢ 能力提升 ◣

Ⅲ 完形填空。

Communication is a two-way street; the 1 you talk can cause different results. Here is the advice about how to communicate with your parents. Be 2 . Tell your parents about what you think， feel， and want as clearly as possible. They will be more helpful if they 3 what you mean and what’s really going on. Make your parents believe you. If you’re always honest （诚实的）， your parents will believe what you say. However， if you hardly tell them the truth， it will be difficult for them to believe you.

Try not to 4 . If you disagree with your parents， can you see things from your parents’ side？ If both you and your parents think for each other， you will be able to talk in a 5 way.

（ ）1. A. time      B. place C. trouble D. way