（完整word版）新人教版八年级下册英语unit4

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents?

一．基本知识点

1.Why don’t you talk to your parents? 你为什么不和你打父母谈谈呢？ Why don't you do sth ?= Why not do sth? 为什么不......呢？

2.My parents don’t allow me to hang out with my friends. 我的父母不允许我和我的朋友们出去闲逛。

allow sb. to do sth 允许某人做某事 【拓展】allow v 允许

allow doing sth 允许做某事 They don’t allow smoking.

allow sb. to do sth 允许某人做某事My mother allows me to watch TV. be allowed to do sth 被允许做某事 3. What’s wrong? 怎么啦？

【解析】What’s wrong( with sb./ sth) （某人/物） 怎么了？ 4.look through 浏览

5.work out 解决；成功地发展，后跟fine,well, badly等词，表明产生的结果如何。

计算出（答案、数量、价格等）

The math problem is too difficult for me to work out

制定出（计划等） work out

I have worked out a new way of doing it.

解决；找出…的答案

The government has many problems to work out.

The teachers encourage their students to ____ the problems by themselves, and in this way students can enjoy success.

A. give up B. work out C. look through 5. get on with sb. 和某人和睦相处；和某人关系良好 =get along with get on well/ badly with 相处的好/坏

My problem is I can’t get on with my favorite. 我的问题是我不能喝我的家人和睦相处。 6.When they argue, it’s like a big, black cloud hanging over our home.

当他们争吵的时候，就像有一大团乌云笼罩在我们家。

argue 争吵→argument n 争论

have an argument with sb.与某人辩论 argue with sb. 与某人争吵 argue with sb. about sth 为某事与某人争吵 argue about sth 争论某事 argue against 争辩；反对 He argued against the plan 7. elder older 用来表示兄弟姐妹及子女之间的长幼关系，常用作定语 泛指新旧、老幼或年龄的大小关系，可以用作表语，是old的比较级形式。 My ______brother is 7 years older than my younger sister. I’m surprised that John is only 25. I thought he was ________ , for he seems to be in his thirties. A. old B. older C. young D. younger

8.instead 代替，反而，替

(1) instead 副词，代替，常放在句首或句尾,表示前面的事情没做，而做了后面的事情。 (2) instead of +n/doing 代替，而不是，放在句中

instead of 为介词短语，后面一般接名词、代词、介词短语或动名词形式。

She wrote to him instead of calling him.=She didn’t call him. She wrote to him instead. 她没有给他打电话，而是给他写了封信。

( ) Health is very important to us. We should eat more vegetables and fruit _____ rich food. A. instead B. instead of C. because of D. because ( )We’ve got no coffee. Let’s have tea _______. A. either B. however C. yet D. instead 9.whatever = no matter what 任何，每一 10. offer to do sth 主动提出做某事.

If your parents are having problems, you should offer to help. 如果你的父母有问题，你应该主动提供帮助。 【拓展】offer v 主动给予

(1) offer to do sth 主动提出做某事

(2)offer sb. sth= offer sth to sb. 主动提供给某人某物

( )The little boy _____ his seat to the old lady on the crowded bus.

A. offered B. brought C. lent D. took

11.communicate v交流 communication n 交流；沟通 communicate with sb. 和某人交流 They communicate with each other by QQ.

( ) They can’t understand each other so they have difficulty in _____. A. communicate B. communicated C. communicating 12. explain 解释；说明 → explanation n 解释；说明

explain sth to sb. 向某人解释某事。 explain to sb sth给某人解释某事

You should explain that you don’t mind him watching TV all the time. 你应该跟他解释说你并不介意他一直看电视。

Mr. Wu always spends a lot of time __________(解释) things to us.

13. return ⑴v 归还=give back return ... to ... = give back to ... 把......还给......

⑵ v 回来；返回 = come back

My cousin borrows my things without returning them.我堂弟借我东西没有还我。 He borrowed my iphone 4 and didn’t ________(归还） it to me. 14.press v 按；压 →pressure压力

⑴不可数名词 （物理学）压力air pressure 气压 blood pressure 血压

⑵不可数名词 还可指精神上、外界施加的压力 = stress under pressure 在压力下 My parents give me a lot of presure about school.我父母在学习上给了我很多压力。 15 compete v竞争；对抗 → competition n 竞争

compete with sb. 和某人竞争compete against/ with 与……竞争compete for 为……参加比赛 I have to compete with my classmates at school.在学校我不得不和我的同学们竞争。 We are ready for the coming ________________(compete).

16. opinion n 意见；想法；看法 in one’s opinion 以某人的观点；在某人看来 give opinions about sth. 给出关于某事的观点。

Who gives their opinions about the problem? 对于这个问题都有谁提出了他们自己的观点。

17. typical 典型的 be typical of “是……的特点”

The Taylors are a typical American family.泰勒一家是一个典型的美国之家。 18. cut out 删除；删去 (v+adv) You’d better cut out that sentence.

cut up 切碎 cut down 砍到 cut in 插队 cut off 切断（水、电）供应

Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future.

或许我可以减少他们的一些活动， 但是我相信这些活动对孩子们的未来很重要。 ( ) Don’t ___ when others talk; it’s impolite. A. cut out B. cut in C. cut down D. cut off 19. continue 继续；持续

【拓展】continue doing sth =go on doing sth 继续做某事(前后做同一件事)

continue to do sth = go on to do sth 继续做某事（前后不是同一件事） In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older. 在有些家庭，竞争从孩子们很小的时候就开始了，一直持续到他们长大。 ①Let’s continue____________(read) the text.

②Many students hope to continue ________ (study) after _______(finish) school. ③ The two teams continued _____ the game after half an hour. A. play B. to play C. playing D. played

20. And they are always comparing them with other children.她们总是把自己的孩子和其他的孩子作比较。

compare A with B 将A和B 比较

(1)compare…with… 把……与…..做比较 (2) compare…to… 把…..比做……

( ) ①. People often compare a teacher a candle.

A. to B. into C. as D. with ( ) ②. It’s necessary English Chinese in English study.

A. compare ; to B. to compare ; with C. comparing ; to D. to compare; into ( )— Why are most children under too much pressure ?

— Because their parents always compare them ___ others. A. With B. by C. to

21.crazy. adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 (在句中作定语、表语、宾语补足语) be crazy about 对……着迷；热衷于…… I’m crazy about football. 22.Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. 爱丽丝. 格林医生说所有的这些活动可能给孩子们带来很多压力。 【解析】 cause v. 造成，使发生

(1) cause sb. to do sth 使某人做某事 (2) cause sb. for sb. 给某人添麻烦 ( ) ①She always ___ trouble ___ people.

A. cause; to B. cause ; for C. causing; to D. causing; for

( ) ②Every year driving after drinking wine ____ a lot of traffic accidents. A. happens B. provides C. causes

23. In my opinion, it is important for children/ parents to ... 我认为， 对于孩子们/父母来说， ......是重要的。 【解析】in one’s opinion 以某人的观点； 在某人看来

二．【重点短语】

1.have free time有空闲时间 2.allow sb. to do sth. 允许某人做某事 3.hang out with sb. 与某人闲逛 4. after-school classes课外活动课 5. get into a fight with sb.与某人吵架/打架 6. until midnight直到半夜 7. talk to sb. 与某人交谈 8. too many太多 9. study too much学得过多 10. get enough sleep有足够的睡眠 11. write sb. a letter给某人写信

12. call sb. up打电话给某人 13. surprise sb. 令某人惊讶 14. look through翻看 15. be angry with sb. 生某人的气 16. a big deal重要的事

17. work out成功地发展;解决 18. get on with与...相处 19. fight a lot经常吵架/打架 20. hang over笼罩 21. refuse to do sth. 拒绝做某事 22. offer to do sth. 主动提出做某事 23. so that以便

24. mind sb. doing sth. 介意某人做某事 25. all the time一直 26. in future今后 27. make sb. angry使某人生气 28. worry about sth. 担心某事 29. copy one’ s homework抄袭某人的作业 30. be oneself做自己 31. family members 家庭成员 32. spend time alone独自消磨时光 33. give sb. pressure给某人施压 34. have a fight with sb. 与某人吵架 35. compete with sb. 与某人竞争 36. free time activities业余活动

37. get better grades取得更好的成绩 38. give one’ s opinion提出某人的观点 39. learn exam skills学习应试技巧 40. practice sports体育训练 41. cause stress造成压力 42. cut out删除 三．【重点句型】

1. I studied until midnight last night so I didn't get enough sleep.