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Unit 4. Relationships

Lesson 1

1. This unit is about… Topics:

? Relationships in different situations ? Single child versus many children ? The One-Child Policy

? Problems with having siblings ? Interfering parents Skills:

? Making up dialogues for particular situations ? Arguing for or against an issue

? Making appointments and apologizing

? Speaking: Role-play — Making appointments

? Writing: Design a T-shirt with excuses for not going to school Write your own email and answer another ? Project: A family tree

Top excuses for not going to the dentist’s Grammar:

? Adverbs:

Comparison of adverbs 2. Focus

2.1 Match dialogues a–f to the situations 1–6.

First, take a look at all the 6 situations.

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a. A: Why do we always have to watch what my brother and sister

want to?

B: Because you chose yesterday and now it is somebody else’s

turn.

b. A: Is this your first time here?

B: No, I am a regular customer. I come every six weeks. But I had to postpone my last appointment because my sister was ill. c. A: Where were you yesterday, Brian?

B: I’m sorry that I couldn’t come to school but I was ill and had to

stay in bed.

d. A: Why did you cancel that dentist’s appointment?

B: Because I hate dentists. And I thought my toothache would go away.

e. A: Why do you always make dentist’s appointments for me?

B: Because you never have time; when you make an appointment

you forget to go.

f. A: What is the problem with being an only child?

B: You never have anybody to talk to or share your problems with.

2.3 Now create dialogues for these three situations:

1. Your friend has just cancelled a visit to the cinema with you (for

the second time!). Example:

A: Why have you cancelled our visit to the cinema again?

B: I’m sorry. I forgot that I had to go to my grandmother’s tonight. A: But that is what you always say when you do not want to do something with me.

B: That’s not true. I only say that when I want to cancel a visit to the cinema.

2. Your grandfather has just told you he will give you the money for driving lessons. However, he says that you will have to drive him to the doctor’s once a week. Example:

A: Okay, I will give you the money for driving lessons but you will have to drive me to the doctor’s once a week.

B: That’s okay. But I can’t go on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

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A: And what is the problem on those days?

B: In the mornings I have school and in the afternoons I have a part-time job in a supermarket.

3. You are complaining in a shop that your MP3 player that you bought last week does not record. Unfortunately you have lost the receipt. Example:

A: I bought this MP3 player last week and it doesn’t record. B: Can you show me your receipt, please? A: I seem to have lost my receipt.

B: I’m very sorry but we cannot help you unless you show us the receipt.

3. Text Study (Passage A) 3.1 Background Information

One-Child Policy

Officially the Family Planning Policy, it is the population control policy of the People’s Republic of China. Key words: ? population growth rate ? ethnic minorities ? rural families ? exception ? siblings

? an only child exempt from

Now, since the One-Child Policy was introduced, people have been able to and required to save money more easily.:

After the One-Child Policy was issued and implemented, gradually people found that they could save up some money much more easily than before. At the same time, people also found that they had to save more money for their unknown future because of the One-Child Policy.

3.2 Words and Expressions

campaign n. 运动

One-Child Policy 独生子女政策

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