what’s the matter with the boy? =what’s wrong with the boy? he has too much homework to do

What’s the matter with the boy? =What’s wrong with the boy?

He has too much homework to do.

Does he like playing football?

Yes, he does. But he doesn’t have

any free time to do things he likes.

1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.

2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.

Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not? Look at these problems. Do you think they are serious or not?

1a

4. I have too many after-school classes.

5. I got into a fight with my best friend.

3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.

1. I have to study too much so I don’t get

enough sleep.

Discuss these problems and give some advice.Discuss these problems and give some advice.

Why don’t you go to sleep earlier this

evening?

2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.

Why don’t you go to a movie this evening?

3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out

with my friends.

Why not read some interesting books at home?

4. I have too many after-school classes.

5. I got into a fight with my best friend.

Why not talk about it with your

parents?

Why not call him up?

Listen and circle the

problems you hear in 1a.1b

1. I have to study too much so I don’t get enough sleep.

2. I have too much homework so I don’t have any free time to do things I like.

3. My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends.

4. I have too many after-school classes.

5. I got into a fight with my best friend.

1. allow v. 允许；准许

e.g. My parents don’t allow me to stay

up late. 我父母不允许我熬夜。 Mr. Smith allowed Mike to drive there.

史密斯先生允许迈克开车去那里。

allow sb. （ not ） to do sth.

( 不 ) 允许某人做某事

e.g. Some words on the advertisement are

wrong. 广告上的一些字错了。

2. wrong adj. 错误的；不对的 = not right

Listen. Peter’s friend is giving

him advice. Fill in the blanks

with could or should.

2a

1. You ______ write him a letter. ( )

2. You ______ call him up. ( )

3. You ______ talk to him so that you can

say you’re sorry. ( )

4. You _____ go to his house. ( )

5. You _____ take him to the ball game. ( )

could

should

should

could

could

Why Peter doesn’t like the advice

a. It’s not easy.

b. I don’t want to wait that long.

c. I don’t want to surprise him.

d. I’m not good at writing letters.

e. I don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

1. ____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. ____ 5. _____d e a c

Listen again. Fill in the blanks.

b

2b

Boy 2 had a ______ with his best friend. He could

______ him a letter. But he isn’t good at writing

letters. He ______ call him ____, but he doesn’t

want to talk about it on the ______. He ______ talk

to him so that he can say he’s sorry but it’s not

____. He ______ go to his house but he doesn’t

want to _______ him. He could take him to the

__________, but he doesn’t want to wait that long.

Listen again. Fill in the blanks.

fight

should

write

up

phone

easy could

should

surprise

ball game

Role-play a conversation between

Peter and his friend.2c

What’s the matter, Peter?

Well, you should call him so that you can say you’re sorry.

I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do?

What’s the matter, Peter?

Well, you …

I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do?

You look sad, Kim What’s wrong?

Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday. She took some of my new magazines and CDs.

Role-play the conversation.2d

Hmm… that’s not very nice. Did she give them back to you?

Yes, but I’m still angry with her. What should I do?

Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry. But why don’t you forget about it so that you can be friends again? Although she’s wrong, it’s not a big deal.

You’re right. Thanks for your advice.

No problem. Hope things work out.

1. I guess you could tell her to say sorry.

guess v. 猜测；估计

e.g. Let us guess the height of the

building.

让我们来猜一下这个建筑物的高度。

2. Although she's wrong, it’s not a big deal. big deal 是英语中的一个固定搭配，表示 “重要的事情或状况”，多用于非正式交流。作否定用法时，常说 It’s not a big deal 或It’s no big deal. 表示说话人并不认为某事有什么了不起。e.g. There's a soccer game on TV this evening but I don’t have to watch it. It’s no big deal. 今天晚上电视上有一场足球赛，但我不一定要看。没什么大不了的。

It’s a big deal, David, bigger than you know.

这事挺重要的，戴维，比你所知道的要重要。What's the big deal? It’s only a birthday, not

the end of the world.

有什么了不起的？这不过是个生日，又不是世界某日。

3. Hope things work out.

希望事情会好起来。 这是一种常见的表达法，表示某些不如人意的事情会随时间的推移逐渐有所改观。

work out 解决（问题）；算出

e.g. Mike worked out the difficult

problem by himself.

迈克自己算出了那道难题。

Is it possible to work out the problem?

有可能解决这个问题吗？

Write three conversations about

your problems and your friends’

suggestions.

A: I have too many after-school classes.

What could I do?

B: You could …