单元教材分析
学会should ,Why don’t you和 could在英语中的习惯用法。使用这些习惯用法，就自己生活、学习中存在的某些实际问题提出建议；拒绝、接受别人的建议。在学习贴近学生生活实际的语言知识的同时，特别关注学生生活和学习中的真实困难和烦恼。进一步引导学生对自我和周围世界进行比较客观的认识、评价，发展学生主动解决问题的自我意识和行为能力。发展学生与人和谐交往的能力；培养在学生交流中寻求帮助。既坚持自己观点、又听取别人建议。
单元目标
1知识目标：
学会使用情态动词should、could，学习并使用新单词
1. The students will learn to talk about problems. 2. The students can help people in trouble and how to give advice.3. Practice the sentences with “could, couldn’t, shouldn’t”.
3. To learn the words and expressions about reading passage.
2能力目标：
（1）能够谈论自己的麻烦和问题。（2）能够为他人的问题找到合理的解决办法，提出相应的建议。
（3）能够从他人的建议中为自己的问题找到解决办法。
3情感目标：
通过共同探讨、解决各种烦恼和困惑，学会反思自己，体谅他人，树立合作精神，培养积极乐观的情感态度。
单元重难点一览
重点 难点
1．词汇：serious, stereo, loud, argue, could, argument, either,
bake, teen, family, tutor, original, trendy, haircut, caller, except, upset, lose, aunty, fight
2．词汇： out of style, keep out, call up, pay for, ask for, the same as, at school, leave out, get on well with, look for, want sb to do sth, argue with, write sb a letter, a ticket to a ball game, have a bake sale, get a tutor, find out, invite sb to do sth, leave… at home, be angry with, give sb some advice
3．句型：
What’s wrong?
My parents want me to stay at home every night.
My brother plays his stereo too loud.
What should I do?
Why don’t you talk to him about it?
You could give him a ticket to a ball game.
I think you should ask your parents for some money.
My friend wears the same clothes and has the same haircut as I do.
1．语法：could, should的用法。
2．句型：Why don’t you…?
3. I don’t know what to do.
单元学情分析
本单元学会should ,Why don’t you和 could在英语中的习惯用法 ，在学习贴近学生生活实际的语言知识的同时，特别关注学生生活和学习中的真实困难和烦恼。进一步引导学生对自我和周围世界进行比较客观的认识、评价，既坚持自己观点、又听取别人建议。
单元教学建议
1 采用调查总结学生课后活动来引入新课，让学生自己说进一步体会should ,Why don’t you和 could在英语中的习惯用法 ，
2 阅读文章，了解大意，培养阅读技能。
单元课时分配；7课时
教学准备：1，老师准备：设计课件，便条
2，学生准备：想想如何来解决面对的问题，如何回复主人公出现的问题
第七课时
学习目标：
A. 词汇及短语
until, fit, as much as possible, pressure, complain, include, pushy, send, all kinds of, compare, crazy, adult, on the one hand, …organized, on the other hand,…
B. 结构与句型：
What should you do to relax?
Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves.
教学难点: 阅读文章，了解大意，培养阅读技能。
教学方法: 在任务的驱动下进行自主阅读
教学步骤（学生提预习前习，找出新单词和不懂的句子）
step 1 .Read the instructions.
1. Encourage the students to think about life outside school hours. List them on the Bb.
2. Ask the students to use the list on the Bb to complete the two boxes labeled ‘I do’, and ‘I don’t do-‘. They are free to add any ore activities they do, or don’t currently.
3. Ask a few students to share what they have written.
step 2.Teach the studentst to learn new words
1. Explain that a dictionary can help students learn independently.They can learn new words, how to pronounce them, and how to use them correctly.
2. Have a brief memory quiz on all the words.
3. Discuss the points made in the Reading Strategy about using a bilingual ,learner’s and electronic dictionary.
step 3. While You Reading（小组朗读比赛）
Task 1. Ask the students to read and notice the new words. Let the students read the sentences according to the tape
Task2.Ask the students to read the passage loudly in groups.
step 4 Read ,answer and discuss（分小组，先抽签，小组讨论）
1 Why are the children under too much pressure
2. What is the life for Cathy Taylor’s three kids like?
3. How do the children like them feel?
4. Why do the parents push their children so hard
5 Is it good for the kids , if the parents try to plan their kids’ lives for them? Why?
6. What should the parents do?
step 5 Questions(看课件)
1. When do you feel under pressure?
2. What should you do to relax?
step 6 key points
step 7 reading again
Homework
1.Review the vocabulary and target language.
2.Write your own conversations about problems and advice.
本课总结：如何自主学习，解决问题，关注学习中的真实困难和烦恼
板书设计
Maybe you should learn to relax
1 Football compare complain organized pressure pushy freedom
2 find it + adj. to do sth. 发现做某事…
find it difficult to plan things for themselves
It’s time for sth. = It’s time to do sth
It’s time for class. = It’s time to have a class
as …as possible 尽某人可能地…= as … as sb. can/could
You should run as fast as possible (you can
教学反思与探讨
要让学生大胆阅读，克服语言障碍，以后多想想用什么方式让学生对英语感兴趣