1. Module 6

2. Module 6 Problems

3. Unit 3
Language in use

4. Warming up
Do you think they are happy at school?

5. Do you think she is happy at school?

6. Could you give her some advice?

7. Do you think they are happy when they play computer games?

8. Are their parents very worried?

9. Could you give the students some advice?

10. Language practice
用所给单词的适当形式补全对话。
1. If I _____(start) after dinner, I ______
(finish) it before I go to bed.
2. If you _____(do) these other things
instead of your homework, you
__________(not have) time to study.
3. He thinks something _______(go) wrong
if I play games on it.
start
will finish do
won’t have
will go

11. Grammar
If从句 (2)
一、引导条件状语从句最常用的连词是if，常见的if条件状语从句表示在某条件
下，某事很可能发生。
e.g. If you ask him, he will help you．
如果你请他帮忙，他会帮你的。
If he does not work hard, he will fail
his exams．
如果他不努力，考试就要不及格了。

12. 二、If从句的时态
1. if从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将
来时。
e.g. If he runs, he’ll get there in time.
如果他跑着去，他就会及时赶到那 儿。

13. 2. if从句用一般现在时，主句用情态动词+动词原形。
e.g. She may come with us if she
arrives in time.
如果她来得及时，就可以和我们一
道去。

14. 三、if 引导的条件状语从句位置灵活，可直接放在主句后面，也可以放在句首。放在句首时，从句后面要用逗号和主句隔开。
e.g. I’ll go to see you if I have time.
如果有时间，我就去看你。
If it rains tomorrow, we’ll stay at
home.
如果明天下雨，我们就待在家里。

15. 四、同义句转换
用“祈使句 ＋ and / or ＋ 一般将来时的句子”转换。
e.g. If you work hard, you’ll pass the
exam easily.
→ Work hard, and you’ll pass the exam
easily.
努力学习，你将很容易通过考试。

16. If you don’t hurry up, you’ll miss the
train.
→ Hurry up, or you’ll miss the train.
快点儿，否则你就赶不上火车了。

17. Exercises
If you ____ to the party, you’ll have a
great time.
A. will go B. went C. go D. going
2. I ______ her the answer if she _______me.
A. can tell, will ask B. will tell, will ask
C. would tell, ask D. will tell, asks

18. 3.-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
4. I’ll give the book to him if he _____ here
next Sunday.
A. will come B. comes
C. is coming D. came

19. 1 Rewrite the sentences with if.
Listen in class, or you will not understand what to do.
If you do not listen in class, you will not understand what to do.
1. Eat your breakfast, or you will get
hungry at school.
If you do not eat your breakfast, you will
get hungry at school.

20. 2. Hurry up! You will be late.
If you do not hurry up, you will be late.
3. Read the book carefully. Then you will
not make mistakes.
If you read the book carefully, you will

21. 4. Don’t watch too much TV, or your eyes will hurt.
If you watch too much TV, your eyes
will hurt.
5. Work harder! You will get higher marks.
If you work harder, you will get higher
marks.

22. 2 Think of three problems you have
in your schoolwork. Make notes
about them in the Problem boxes.
Schoolwork
Problem
Advice

23. — If you practise more outside the classroom, you will make progress.
Now work in pairs. Talk about your problems and give advice to each other. Complete the table.
— I can’t speak English well.
— If you practise more outside the
classroom, you will make progress.

24. 3 Complete the sentences so that
they are true for you.
I will be really happy if__________________.
I pass all my exams

25. I will do well in English if
______________________.
I practise a lot at home.

26. 3 My parents will be angry if
____________________.
I don’t pass the exam

27. will stay at home and watch a film on TV
4 If it rains next Saturday,
I____________________________________.
will stay at home and watch a film on TV

28. 4 Complete the conversation with
the correct form of the words
and expression in the box.
honest pocket money problem refuse repair terrible truth wear
May: What’s up? You look really sad.
Kate: Yes, I feel (1)___________.
May: What’s wrong? Tell me about it.
Maybe I can help.
terrible

29. Kate: Well, I needed some new shoes to
wear to a party. But I didn’t have
enough (2)_____________ to buy
any. So I asked my sister if I could
wear her new shoes.
May: Did she agree?
pocket money

30. Kate: No, you see, that’s the (3)________.
She (4) ________ to let me wear
them, because she bought them for
her sixteen birthday party. They
were expensive. She saved up a lot
of money to buy them. But I took
them when she was out and (5)
______ them to the party. Then on
my way home, I fell, and one of the
shoes is broken.
problem
refused
wore

31. May: Can you (6)_______ it?
Kate: No, I don’t think anyone will be
able to do that.
May: Then you must tell her the
(7)_______. If you aren’t
(8)_______, she’ll be even angrier
with you.
Kate: I know you’re right. I’ll do as you
say.
repair
truth
honest

32. 5 Complete the passages with the
correct form of the expressions in
the box.
at the end of be angry with
be proud of listen to
Dear Diana,
My grades are not very good, and my parents (1) ______________ me. I told them that I worked hard at school. The problem is, I am just not good at schoolwork.
are angry with

33. But they think I spend too much time playing basketball when I should be studying. It is true that I play a lot of basketball because I think basketball is something great. I am in the school team and I (2)_____________ that. I want to be in the national team someday. My uncle has offered to help me train too, but now how can I get my parents to agree?
Mary
am proud of

34. Dear Mary,
You should also work very hard at school. If your grades are better (3)_____________ this term, your parents will not worry so much. Then you can ask your uncle to talk to them. Maybe your parents will (4)_________ him.
Diana
at the end of
listen to

35. A 6 Read the problems and give your advice.
I want to take part in the school violin competition this year, but I am not sure whether I should or not. I practise the violin for three hours every day. However, I have never won a prize, although I have entered the competition several times. A

36. I came fourth last year. That was my best
I came fourth last year. That was my best. I feel quite unhappy with the result. I wonder if I should just give up.
Kate
Your advice:
___________________________________________________________________
You should take part in the school violin competition…

37. B
My best friend Linda and I both love action and singing. I have just found out that I have got the biggest part in the school play. Linda has only got a small part. She is not happy about it. I feel sorry for her. I know she wants me to refuse the big part. She says that is what a good friend should do.

38. But it is really important to me. What should I do?
Susan
Your advice:
___________________________________
You shouldn’t give up this chance …

39. My friend Peter finds maths very difficult
My friend Peter finds maths very difficult. He wants me to let him copy my homework. I want to refuse because I do not think it is honest to do that, but I do not want Peter to get into trouble with his parents. They have warned him about not working hard. But he does work hard–it is just that he does not understand the work.
Jack C

40. Your advice:
____________________________________________________________
You shouldn’t let him copy your homework …

41. 7 Listen to the conversation and
answer the questions.
1. What is the girl’s problem?
She finds it difficult to get to sleep at
night.
2. Is it a common problem among
teenagers?
Yes, it is.

42. 3. What does the doctor advise the girl
to do?
The doctor advises the girl to take enough exercise, eat healthy food and find ways to relax before she goes to bed.

43. 4. What does the doctor advise the girl
not to do?
The doctor advises the girl not to eat too much sugar, watch TV or play on the computer before she goes to bed.

44. Around the world
Advice columns
Advice columns have been used since the eighteenth century. In the past, advice columns could mainly be found in magazines or newspapers. Readers could send letters to the columnist to get expert advice. Nowadays, websites and blogs online are much more popular.

45. People can post their questions or problems online and get answers quickly. Anyone can start an advice blog about any topic, like travel, lifestyle, money, health, relationships or parenting. Most of the time, people will not reveal their names, and will use special addresses.

46. This makes advice blogs very popular, as the persons seeking advice can ask embarrassing or difficult questions without revealing their identity.

47. Read the passage and fill the blanks.
Advice columns have been used since
___________________.
2. In the past, advice columns could
mainly be found in _______________________.
3. Nowadays, _______________________
are much more popular.
the eighteenth century
magazines or newspapers
websites and blogs online

48. 8 Work in pairs. Write a letter
about a problem.
Choose a problem.
Write a letter about the problem.

49. 9 Work in groups. Decide on advice
for the problems.
Read each problem.
Discuss the advice for each problem.
Write the advice.

50. 10 make a problem page.
Design a problem page.
Display the problem page for other students to read.

51. 中考链接
1. -Would you like to go shopping with me,
Carmen?
-I’d love to, ____ you don’t want to go
alone.
A. until B. before C. if
2. You will be late for school ____ you don’t get up early.
A. but B. if
C. and D. or C B

52. 3. -Please give Alice the story book ____
you see her.
-All right.
A. unless B. or
C. but D. if
4. If the weather ____ fine, we ___ have a sports meeting this weekend.
A. will be; will B. is; will
C. was; would D B

53. 5. He will go to the mountains with his
parents if it _____ next Sunday.
A. won’t rain B. doesn’t rain
C. isn’t rain D. will rain
6. If she _____ tomorrow, I’ll call you.
A. come B. comes
C. will come D. came B B

54. Homework
假设你是Lucy，你的笔友Mary给你写了一封信，告诉你她现在的问题，请你给她写一封回信，并给她提出你的一些建议。
Dear Lucy,
I am a good girl but I am not good at studying. I like watching TV so much that I can’t stop myself from watching it.

55. My parents have tried their best to stop me watching TV too much
My parents have tried their best to stop me watching TV too much. They argued（争吵）with me about it. I was so angry with them that I left home. The problem makes me very sad and I don’t know what to do. Can you help me?
Yours,
Mary