Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music?

What happened to them? What annoyed them? annoy--annoyed

Read the article. Underline the things that annoy them. Circle what they do when annoying things happen. 动词 形容词

Read the article. Underline the things that annoy people. Circle what people do when annoying things happen. I don’t like waiting in line when a shop assistant has a long telephone conversation. When that happens, I usually say, “Would you mind helping me?” And I don’t like it when shop assistants follow me around. Then I say, “Could you please not follow me around? I’ll ask you if I need some help.” Usually the shop assistants say they are sorry, but sometimes they get mad. If that happens, I won’t go back to that store again.

I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I’m reading. This happens to me all the time in the school library. When it happens, I usually talk to the person because I want to be polite. But because I’m polite, people don’t know I’m annoyed. So they do the same thing again. Perhaps in the future I should try not to be so polite.

1. The girl doesn’t care if she waits in line. ( ) 2. When the shop assistant is having a long telephone conversation, she often waits. ( ) 3. She usually asks the shop assistant not to follow her around politely. ( ) 4. When the shop assistant gets mad, she will never go to that store again. ( ) Read it again and True or False T F F T

5. To the boy, it usually happens that someone talks to him while he was reading in the library. ( ) 6. He usually refuses( 拒绝 ) to talk with the person. ( ) 7. Perhaps in the future, he should try not to be so polite. ( ) T F T

Perhaps in the future I should try not to be so polite. try not to do sth. 表示 “ 尽力不做某事 ”. try to do sth, 指 “ 尽力去做某事 ”, 两者都强调竭尽全力, 不强调成功与否 ; try sth 或 try doing sth 。 分别指 “ 尝试某事物 ” 或 “ 尝试着去做某事 ”, 都不强调尽力与否。

We are going to try a new treatment. 我们打算尝试一种新的治疗方法。 He tried skiing but never liked it. 他尝试过滑雪，但是从来就不喜欢。 Could you try not to speak so fast? 你能不能尽量不要说话那么快？

1.What does the writer say when the shop assistant has a long conversation on the phone? 2. What does the writer say when the shop assistants follow her around? 3. If the shop assistants get mad, what will the writer do? She said, “Would you mind helping me?” She said, “Could you please not follow me around?” She won’t go back to that store again.

4. How does he feel when someone talks to him while he is reading in the library? 5. What does the writer do when that happens? Why? He feels annoyed. He decides not to be so polite as before. He usually talks to them because he wants to be polite to them. 6. What does the writer decide to do?

Look at the pictures. Imagine you are the people in the pictures. Complete the sentences. I get annoyed when someone stands in the subway door. When this happens, I___________________________ ___________________________________________. usually say “Would you mind standing a little inside?”

I get annoyed when people cut in line. When this happens, I________________________________________. usually say “Would you mind waiting in line ?” “Would you mind not cutting in line ?” 插队

A: What annoys you, Lin Zheng? B: I get annoyed when my classmates borrow my eraser and don’t return it. A: What do you do ? B: I don’t lend it to them again. Find out some of the things that annoy your classmates and fill in the chart 4 NameProblemSolution Lin Cheng classmates don’t return my eraser. I don’t lend it to them again. Alan someone cut in line in front of me I usually say,”…”

Have you ever met anybody who annoyed you? What annoys you in your daily life? annoy annoying annoyed annoyance 名词 形容词，常修饰人 形容词, 常修饰物 动词 The most annoying thing is others cut in line. I get annoyed when someone talks to me while I’m reading. To my annoyance, they fought while I was away. What annoys you in your daily life?

【例句】 Stop annoying me. 别再烦我了。 【点拨】 用作及物动词，意为 “ 使 …… 烦恼 ” ， 后面常跟人。 【拓展】 annoyed 用作形容词，只能作表语， 其主语通常是人。常构成词组 be annoyed with sb. （生某人的气）和 be annoyed at sth. （因某事而生气）。 annoying 用作形容词，可作定语和表语，其主语 通常是物。 What is the most annoying thing?

turn down the music not play soccer in the room not talk on the phone too loudly not throw litter out of the window Writing: Write a polite letter complaining about your new neighbors’ impolite behaviors. play the guitar and sing too loudly

Dear Mr and Mrs Harris, Welcome to our neighborhood. You must be excited to be in a new house. But I’m sorry to say that your family have annoyed ( 使 … 恼怒 ) us in some ways ( 在某些方面 ). You often play the music very loudly.Would you mind turning down the music? Playing the guitar is very good. But please pay attention to ( 注意 )the time when you play it. And sometimes you throw about ( 乱扔 )the litter. Could you please not throw the litter out of the window? When you talk on the phone, would you mind not talking too loudly? And could you please ask you son not to play soccer in the room? Thank you very much! I hope we can get on well with each other in the future. Your sincerely, Mark

你能不能开一下门？ Would you mind _______ (open) the door? Could you please _____ (open) the door? Why don’t you ______ (open) the door? Why not ________ (open) the door? Please _________ (open) the door? Would you like_________ (open) the door? opening open to open

Would you mind watching video before we have an English class? What’s wrong with this boy?