1、oys problem? His friends didnt invite him to a birthday party. And he didnt know why. 2. True or False: 1. The lonely Kid didnt think he was popular at school. 2. Everyone except him in the class was invited to the party. 3. The Lonely Kid will go to the party. F T DK Language points: 1. find out，找出
2、；查明 find out 意为“找出” “发现” “ 查出（真相） ” find和find out都有发现的意思，二者的语义差别是 ：find往往指凭一时的直接感觉或偶然发现，而find out则需经一番努力后发现出来，有“查明，弄清”的 意思。 He found a bag on the chair. Please find out when the train will leave. 2. Everyone else in my class was invited except me, and I dont know why. else修饰不定代词（something, everythin
3、g, somebody, anybody等），疑问代词（who, which, whom等）和疑问副词（when, where等） 要用在这些词后面，译为“别的”。 eg. What else can you do? Is there anything else ？ except是介词表示“除了”“除了我”译为 “except me”。except强调“除去”（后边跟的人或 物不包含在里边）。 3. I dont know what to do. 我不知道该做什么。 疑问词 + 动词不定式结构，表示一个完整的 含义，在句中可以做主语，宾语，表语等。 这种结构经常放在tell，show，teac
4、h，forget，find out等词后作宾语。 I cant decide where to go for vacation. I asked her how to make dumplings. He doesnt know which one to choose. Dear Lonely Kids, There are a lot of things you could do. You could call him/her up and ask him/her why you were not invited. If you did something wrong, you should
5、 say you are sorry. Or maybe you should write your best friend a letter. In the letter, you could ask him/her if you did something wrong and tell him/her that you want to come to his/her birthday party. Good luck! Yours, Mary Writing practice : Give me a hand.(仿写): First think about what troubles yo
6、u have recently and write a letter to an advice column. Then exchange the letters and write back to give some advice. Dear Dr. Know, I have a problem, and I need your help. I am very upset and dont know what to do. What do you think? Can you help me? Yours, Lonely Kid What should you do? call upcall
7、 up talktalk argueargue saysay found outfound out Language points 1. argue with 与某人争吵 I dont want to argue with him. 我不想和他吵架 。 2. My clothes are out of style. 我的衣服过时了 。out of style “过时的，落伍的” 3. maybe, may be表示“可能，也许” 表示推测。 maybe一般放在句首，引导句子。may be由情态 动词may加系动词原形be构成。其后所接词决定 于be，可以是名词、形容词等，一般放在句中。 May
8、be he is Johns father. 也许他是约翰的父亲 。 He may be a student. 也许他是一名学生。 4. call up 表示“打电话”，可以与名词、 代词连用。连接代词时，把代词放在call与up之 间。 Please call me up. Dont forget to call up your uncle. 5. on the phone 用/通过电话 I want to know the weather on the phone. 我想 通过电话查一下天气。 6. ask for 要求，索要，完整形式为ask sb. for sth. 向某人要某物 Pl
9、ease ask him for the book. 请向他要那本书。 7. be angry with sb. about sth. 因为某事而对 某人生气，注意be动词及介词with Jim is angry with me. 吉姆生我气了。 8. get on 相处，get on / along well 相处融洽 get on / along well with sb 与某人相处融洽 1. What did her cousin do last week? She borrowed a math book from the reader. 2. Why couldnt the read
10、er do her homework? Her cousin didnt return the math book. 3. Did she want to have a fight with her cousin? No, she didnt. Expanation: the same age as me the same as 和一样 get on 相处 我们要好好相处 We should get on well with each other. 互相 Return 归还: 你必须按时将书本还给图书馆。 You must return the books to the library on
11、time. 少小离家老大 回 I left my hometown when I was very young and return ( when I was) old. 2 Reading Read the letter to Aunt Chens advice column and then write some advice. Dear Looking for Help, There are lots of things you could do. First, _ _ _ _ you should talk to her about the problem. Maybe she jus
12、t forgot borrowing your things. You can just ask her to return the book to you. Or you could write a letter to her about it. 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。 1. 我的哥哥有着和我的一样的发型。 2. 他和比尔盖茨一样富裕。 My brother has the same haircut as I do. He i
13、s as rich as Bill Gates. Do you sleep and play every day and night? After school,what activities do you usually do? Do you after school? Pre-reading 1.Who makes decisions in your family? 2.Do you feel stressed out when your parents ask you to get good grades? If so,do you complain about your parents
14、? 3.Do you think you are under pressure? 4.Are your parents comparing you with other children? 5.Do your parents push you to learn more/ send you to all kinds of classes? Fast reading Read the new words and phrases football until fit as as possible pressure complain include pushy send all kinds of c
15、omparewith crazy themselves adult organized on the one hand on the other hand 1.Where does Cathy Taylors take her sons and daughter to? 2. What does Dr. Alice Green say about the children under the pressure? She takes her sons to from football to basketball. She says that they may find it hard to th
16、ink for themselves when they are older. Skim reading: Answer two questions True or false: 1.Cathy Taylors children do many after- school activities. 2.Doctors say many children arent under too much pressure. 3.Few children take part in after school activities. 4.Parents dont think their children sho
17、uld do the same as others. T F F F 5.Its crazy for parents to compare their children with others. 6.Competition between families starts at a young age. 7.Parents shouldnt learn to give their kids a bit more time. 8.Children should have time to relax. T T F T 1.When do Taylors children get home? 2.Do
18、 American and British children do many after-school activities? 3. What after-school clubs do children take part in after school ? 4.Are many children under pressure? Till 7p.m. Yes ,they do. Yes,they are. Language club Scan reading:answer eight questions 5. Do parents push their children too hard t
19、hese days ? 6.When does competition between families start? 7. What is difficult for these children when theyre adults ? 8.Whats the result of this passage? Yes ,they do. At a young age. Its difficult for them to plan things for themselves. Children need freedom to relax Explanation Maybe you should
20、 learn to relax organize d pushy pressure complain compare freedom Words study 他向我抱怨伙食不佳。 He complained to me about the food. 例句 vi. 抱怨，发牢骚 词义 complain 他在有压力的情况下工作很出色. He works well under pressure. 例句 n. 压力；压迫 词义 pressure 我们没有自由做自己喜欢的事。 We do not have the freedom to do just what we like. 例句 n. 自由 词义 freedom 将这个与那个比较一下，你就会知 道哪个比较好了。 Compare this with that, and you will see which is better. 例句 vt. 比较；对照 词义 compare 望子成龙古而有之，但如今家长好像 对给孩子的压力大多了。 Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. 例 句 adj.
