Unit 2 What should I do? Section B

What’s my favorite fruit?

What’s my hobby?

What do I often buy?

What color do I like best? Pink

Wardrobe

not expensiveinexpensive

comfortable

original /ə’riʤinəl/ not the same as others’

colorfulin style

A:When you choose clothes, what is important to you ?B: It’s important to me that …C: It’s important to me that …D:

___1 、 They are 新颖的 .

___2 、 They are 舒服的 .

___3 、 They are 与……一样 my

friend’s clothes.

___4 、 They are 流行的 .

___5 、 They are 便宜的 .

___6 、 They are 丰富多彩的 .

original

comfortable

the same as

in style

inexpensive

colorful

style color size quality price …

* As a student, what is important when you choose clothes?

DebateDebate (boys VS (boys VS girls)girls)

CommentComment

Boys’ ideasBoys’ ideas

Girls’ ideasGirls’ ideas

___ 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.

Listening Practice

What is Erin’s problem?

Listen again. Match the names with the advice.

Names Advice Kim

Nicole

Emilio

Be happy that your friend likes your clothes and haircut.

Find a new best friend.

Tell your friend to get different clothes and a different haircut.

Listening 2b

Person Advice

Kim

Nicole

Emilio

Tell your friend to get different clothes and a different haircut.Be happy that your friend likes your clothes and haircut.

Find a new best friend.

PairworkA: I think Erin should tell her

friend to get different clothes.

B: Why ?

A: Because friends shouldn’t

wear the same clothes.

Reading

What’s the boy’s problem?

His friends are planning a birthday party for his best friend and they didn’t invite him.

Fast reading: skimming and scanningRead the letter quickly and answer questions.

1. Did Tom think he was popular at school?

2.Who was invited to the party?

3. Did Tom know what to do?

Yes, he did.

Everyone else in his class was invited except him.

No, he didn’t.

Read the letter to a newspaper advice column.

Dear Mary, I have a problem, and I need you help. I alwaysthought I was popular at school. But I just found out that my friends were planning a birthday party formy best friend, and they didn’t invite me. Everyoneelse in my class was invited except me, and I don’tknow why. I can’t think what I did wrong. I’m veryupset 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。

Explain: 1.find out: 经努力或查证才发现。

Go and find out who broke the window.2. plan …for 为……安排……。We are planning a big dinner for my mom.

3.except 除……以外（不包括所除去部分）Besides 除……以外（包括所除去部分） .

We all went except him. 除他没去，我们都了。We all went besides him. 除了他，我们也都了。4. be invited 被邀请

Tom was invited to the welcome-party.5. be upset 苦恼，心烦Don’t be upset, you could talk to her at once.

Dear Lonely Kid,

There are a lot of things you could do. You could call up one of your friends and tell him that you’d like to go to the party. Or maybe you should buy some birthday gift and go to the party by yourself that day. I think that will surprise him.

Good luck!

Yours,

Mary

Writing : asking for help

Dear friend, I have a problem, and I need your help. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours, ____________

I argued with my best friend yesterday and I am very upset now. I don’t know what todo. Can you help me?

Sun Ying

Writing : giving advice

Dear friend, Don’t worry, I think._______________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours, ____________

4Groupwork Choose one of the problems and ask your classmates for advice.

You left your homework at home.

Your best friend is more popular than you.

You lost your sports clothes.

You don’t know where your ID card is.

You don’t want to have P.E. classes.

Your parents always argue.

Word Study talk find out call up argue say

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

sayargue

found out

fail 失败，考试不及格Fail the exam.

Pass 通过，考试及格Pass the exam.

Everyone needs help.No one can sail the ocean of life single handed.

人人都需要帮助，没有人能独自在人生的海洋中航行。

Thank you and Goodbye!