Section A 1a-2d Problems I cant get good grades. I am weak in English. I want to improve it. I am a little unhealthy. I often have a cold. 1. I have to study too much so I dont get enough sleep. Discuss these problems and give some advice. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening? 2. I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like. Why dont you go to a movie this evening? 3. My parents dont 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 dont get enough sleep. 2. I have too much homework so I dont have any free time to do things I like. 3. My parents dont 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. 1c Look at the problems in 1a and make conversations. Whats wrong? I'm really tried because I studied until midnight last night. Why dont you go to sleep earlier this evening? Listen. Peters 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 youre sorry. ( ) 4. You _____ go to his house. ( ) 5. You _____ take him to the ball game. ( ) could should could Why Peter doesnt like the advice a. Its not easy. b. I dont want to wait that long. c. I dont want to surprise him. d. Im not good at writing letters. e. I dont want to talk about it on the phone. 1. ____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. ____ 5. _____ deac Listen again. Fill in the blanks. b 2b Role-play a conversation between Peter and his friend. 2c Whats the matter, Peter? Well, you should call him so that you can say youre sorry. I had a fight with my best friend. What should I do? The boy had a ______ with his best friend. He could ______ him a letter. But he isnt good at writing letters. He ______ call him ____, but he doesnt want to talk about it on the ______. He ______ talk to him so that he can say hes sorry but its not ____. He ______ go to his house but he doesnt want to _______ him. He could take him to the __________, but he doesnt want to wait that long. Listen again. Fill in the blanks. fight should write up phone easy could should surprise ball game Questions: 1 What did Kims sister do? Did she give them back to Kim? 2 What should Kim do? Why? Kim was unhappy. She found her sister _______ through her things. She____ some of the magazines and CDs, and she gave them_____. Kim was angry____ her. However, its not a big____. We hope things _____ _____. looking took back with deal work out 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 study too much too much homework too many after-school classes get enough sleep get into a fight with sb study until midnight have free time to do things I like be good at writing letters talk about sth with sb on the phone surprise him to his surprise in surprise 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Why dont you go to sleep earlier? allow sb to do sth look sad find sb looking through my things give them back to me be angry with her hope things work out Why not go to sleep earlier? 20. a big deal