Module 6 Problems

Unit 1 If I start after dinner, I’ll finish it

before I go to bed.

Do you often have too much Do you often have too much

homework to do?homework to do?

Do you enjoy your homework?Do you enjoy your homework?

Do you do your homework at once Do you do your homework at once

after you get home?after you get home?

Will you finish your homework Will you finish your homework

before or after dinner?before or after dinner?

guitar n. 吉他

play the guitar 表示“弹吉他”。乐器名词前加定冠词 the 。She can’t play the guitar, but she can play the piano.她不会弹吉它，但是会弹钢琴。

fail v. 未能及格；未能达到

exam n. 考试

fail one’s exams 表示“考试不及格”To our surprising, he failed his exams. 使我们惊讶的是，他考试失败了。

instrument

n. 乐器；仪器

musical adj.

音乐的deal n. 协议

habit n. 习惯 schoolwork n.

学生课业；功课

volunteer n. 志愿者 necessary adj.

必要的；必需的

shame n. 可惜；遗憾

instead adv.

代替；而不是

community n.

社区；社会knowledge n.

知识；学识

point n.

观点，看法consider v.

考虑；斟酌

deal exam fail guitar instrument

1 Listen and decide what Tony’s

problem is. Use the words in the

box to help you.

a) Tony is spending too much time playing

the guitar, and he may fail his exams.

b) All of Tony’s friends can play musical

instruments after class, but he has to

study hard.

c) Tony’s parents want to stop him

enjoying music, although they have

made a deal with him before.

√

deal exam fail guitar instrument

1. Tony’s dad is worried that Tony spends

too much time playing the guitar.

2. Tony has failed an exam.

3. Tony’s mum wants Tony to stop playing

the guitar.

2 Listen again and check(√) the

true sentences.

√

4. Tony plays music together with his

friends.

5. Tony’s mum suggests that Tony should

have guitar lessons.

6. Tony’s dad does not agree with Tony’s

mum’s suggestion.

√

1. Where does Tony want to go?

He wants to go to the library.

2. Why does he want to go to the library?

Because he wants to do volunteer work.

1. Tony likes playing the guitar. ( )

2. Tony’s dad wants him to do his

homework after dinner. ( )

3. Tony’s dad doesn’t think he should go to

the library too often. ( )

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Now work in groups. Discuss what

the problem is between Tony and his

father. Give your advice.

1. Why does Tony say he will do his

homework after dinner?

a) Because he wants a rest from

schoolwork.

b) Because he can do his homework in

the library.

c) Because homework is less important

than music.

√

4 Choose the correct answer.

2. Why does Tony’s dad think Tony

should not go to the library so much?

a) Because he wants Tony to learn an

instrument.

b) Because working in the library stops

Tony from playing the guitar.

c) Because Tony will not have enough

time to study.√√

3. How does Tony feel about the work in

the library?

a) It is more interesting than homework

and should come first.

b) It is not as important as homework.

c) It is good because he can help the

community and read books there at

the same time.

√

Tony wants to go to the library, because

he works there to help the (1)___________.

He can also read books there and increase

his (2) ___________.

community consider habit

instead knowledge shame

knowledge

community

5 Complete the passage with the

words in the box.

But his father thinks it is a (3) _______

that Tony does not (4)_________ his

homework to be more important. He

wants Tony to get into the (5)_______ of

doing his homework first (6)_________ of

doing other things after school.

shame

consider

habit

instead

That’s a shame. 真遗憾。常用在口语中。No deal. 表示不同意，可译成“这不行”。You mean… 你是说……；你的意思是……That’s not the point. 那不是我想说的。

1. I want you to get into the habit of doin

g your homework as soon as you come

home from school.

get into the habit of doing sth. 的意思是“养成……习惯”。

e.g. You should get into the habit of

planning your work at the

beginning of each week.

你应该养成每周伊始就安排好工作 的习惯。

habit 还能和其他动词搭配，表达不同的意思。例如：She has a habit of playing with her hair

when she is nervous.

她有一紧张就抚弄头发的习惯。

2. It isn’t necessary to do it now.

necessary 表示“必要的，必需的”。 It’s necessary to do sth. 表示“做某事

是必要的”。 e.g. It’s necessary to obey the school

rules.

服从学校制度是必要的。

3. That’s a shame.

It’s a shame./That’s a shame./What a sh

ame! 经常用在口语中，表示“真遗憾。/ 多可惜啊！”

e.g. -Tim says he can’t come tonight.

-Oh, that’s a shame!

- 蒂姆说他今晚不能来了。 - 噢，太遗憾了！

4. No deal ， Tony. No deal. 表示不同意，可译成“这不

行”。 deal 在这里的意思是“协议”。在口语表达中我们常用 deal 表示“达成协议”。

e.g. -You wash the car and I’ll let you use it tonight. -Deal! - 你洗车，我今晚就让你用车。 - 说定了！

5. Tony, if you do all these other things

instead of your homework, you won’t

have time to study.

instead of+ n. / v.-ing 表示“代替，而不 是”。

e.g. I’d like to go out instead of

watching TV.

我喜欢出去而不是看电视。

6. That’s not the point.

point 表示“观点；看法”。 That’s

not the point. 表示那不是我想说的。 e.g. What’s your point?

你想说的是什么呢？

7. I’m sorry, but that’s my last word.

last word 表示“最终决定”。 e.g. His wife always gets in the last

word on everything.

凡事最终决定权总是在他太太手 上。

8. You should consider what the most important thing is. consider v. 考虑；斟酌 consider 后接名词或动词 -ing 形式，意

为“考虑。 e.g. Please consider the suggestion. 请考虑这个建议。 I am considering buying a new computer. 我正考虑买一个新电脑。

1 If I start after dinner, I’ll finish it

before I go to bed.

2 If you start now, you’ll finish it before

dinner.

3 If you do all these other things instead

of your homework, you won’t have

time to study.

6 Listen and mark the pauses.

1 If I start after dinner, I’ll finish it

before I go to bed.

2 If you start now, you’ll finish it before

dinner.

3 If you do all these other things instead

of your homework, you won’t have

time to study.

Now listen again and repeat.

• your schoolwork• your parents

7 Work in pairs. Talk about the

problems you have with:

You can start like this:

A: Are you OK?

B: No, not really. I’ve got a terrible

problem with…

A: Oh no! What’s the matter?

B: …

-I failed my maths exam today!

-Don’t worry. If you work harder, you will

do better next time.

1. What will you do if you _____ to the

old folk’s home visit?

A. go B. went C. going D. will go

2. -What are you going to do tomorrow?

-We’ll go to the library tomorrow if it

_____.

A. isn’t rain B. rain

C. won’t rain D. doesn’t rain

A

D

3. I hope you can get into the ____ of

having breakfast in the morning.

A. guitar B. habit

C. exam D. schoolwork

4. I like eating dumplings ______

hamburgers.

A. Instead B. instead of

C. last word

B

B

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