allowsb.(not)to do sth.(不)允许某人做某事

e.g.My parents don’tallow 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。

2)wrong adj.错误的;不对的

=notright

e.g.Some words on theadvertisement are wrong.广告上的一些字错了。

Step 5 Listening

Work on 2a:

T:Peter has some problems.What advicedoes his friend give him?Fill in the blanks with could or should.

1.Let Ss read the sentences in 2a.

2.Play the recording for the Ss to listen and writethe words in the blank.

3.Play the recording again to check the answers.

Work on 2b:

1.Let Ss read the sentences below.Explain somemain sentences for the Ss.Make sure they know the meaning of each sentence.

2.Play the recording forthe Ss to write the letters(a-e)next to the advice in 2a.

3.Play the recording againto check the answers.

Answers:1.d 2.e 3.a 4.c 5.b

Exercise:

Listen again.Fill in theblanks.

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 himso that he can say he’s sorry but it’s not____.He______go to his house buthe doesn’t want to_______him.He could take him to the_____________,but hedoesn’t want to wait that long.

Step 6 Pair work

1.Tell Ss to make aconversation using the information in 2aand 2b.

2.Let one pair to read outtheir conversation first.

3.e.g.A:What’s thematter,Peter?

B:Ihad a fight with my best friend.What should I do?

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

B:ButI don’t want to talk about it on the phone.

4.Ss act the conversationin pairs.Ask some pairs to act out their conversations.

Step 7 Role-play

1.Ss read theconversations and try to understand the meaning.

2.Read the conversationafter the teacher.

3.Practice the conversation with their partner.Then let some pairs to act out the conversation.

4.Explain some new wordsand main points in the conversation.

(1)guess

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)big deal,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 soccergame 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.