Section A (3a-4c)Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?1. Is the relation between your parents good?3. If your relation becomes difficult, what should you do?2. How do you communicate with your parents?Problems and advice:Lead inargue 争吵relation 关系communicate 交流 ( 动词 )communicate with 与……交流communication 交流（名词）我和父母交流得很好。I communicate with my parents well.探究点一 New wordscloud n. 云；云朵elder adj. 年纪较长的clear adj. 清楚易懂的；晴朗的e.g. There is a clear sky. 天空晴朗 . Their relation seemed quite good. 他们的关系看起来很不错。proper adj. 正确的；恰当的They have a proper communication.Maybe he is 13 years old, and he feels sad. Because he has a problem.2. Why did Sad and Thirteen write the letter?1. What can you get from the name “Sad and Thirteen” ?3. Who gave the advice to him?Robert Hunt.探究点二 ReadingProblemsProblemsAdvice Advice I can’t get on with my family.Why don’t you talk with your family?Relations between my parents become difficult.（ fight, argue)You should offer to help( do more jobs) .My elder brother is not very nice to me.(refuses me)You could sit down and communicate with him.( should explain )I always feel lonely and nervous.Things will be better.1) instead adv. 代替；反而；却e.g. If we can’t go to Huashan Mountain, we’ll go to the city of Xi’an for the trip instead. 如果我们不能去爬华山，我们就去西安游玩。探究点三 Language points• Last summer I went to Qingdao. This summer I’m going to Dalian instead. 去年夏天我去了青岛。今年夏天我要去大连。• I’m going to Dalian this year instead of going to Qingdao . • 今年我打算去大连，而不去青岛。 instead 代替（常用于句末 , 有时句首 ) instead of+ 短语 / 名词 / 代词 / 动名词2. If your parents are having problems, yo...
