Unit 2 Unit 2

What’s the What’s the matter?matter?

Section B Section B

• Inquire

What’s the matter with you?

What’s wrong with you?

What’s the trouble with you?

I have a cold.

I have a fever.

I have a sore throat.

• Illness

1. b tired

2. __ hungry

3. __ thirsty

4. __ stressed out

c

d a

1a. Match the words with the pictures

below.

1. __Eat an apple. 2. __Go to bed early.

3. __Drink some water. 4. __Listen to music.

a

1b. Match the advice with the pictures

below.

b

d

c

ba c d

Problem Should Shouldn't

Gina

Tony

Julie

Alan

stressed out

thirsty

hungry

go to bed early

go to the party tonight

listen to some music

study tonight

have a drink

eat any more dumplings

eat an apple

play soccer before dinner

2a Listening

tired

Mom: ________________, Gina ?

Gina: I’m tired.

Mom: Well, you should go to bed early.

Gina: That __________a good idea.

Mom: You certainly ________ go to that

party tonight.

Gina: I guess you’re right.

What’s the matter

sounds like

shouldn’t

Listen and fill in the blanks.Conservation 1

Bill: What’s the matter, Tony?

Tony: I’m___________.

Bill: You should __________________.

Tony: That sounds like a good idea.

Bill: And relax, you shouldn’t study

tonight. tonight.

Tony: Okay. I think I’ll stop.

stressed out

listen to some music

Conservation 2

Mary: What’s the matter,Julie ?

Julie: I’m ______.

Mary: You should ___________.

Julie: I guess you’re right.

Mary: And you shouldn’t eat any

more dumplings.

thirsty

have a drink

Conservation 3

Dad: What’s the matter, Alan?

Alan: I’m _______.

Dad: You should ___________

Alan: That’s a good idea.

Dad: You _________ play

soccer before dinner.

hungry

eat an apple.

shouldn’t

Conservation 4

2c PAIRWORK

Practice the conversation.

Use the information from the chart above.

A: What’s the matter with

Gina?

B: She’s tired.

A: Well, she should go to bed

early. She shouldn’t go to

the party.

*What food do you like to eat?

I like to eat…*Do you like to eat fruit and

vegetables? No, I don’t like them.

Yes,they’re good for my health.

Free talk

A Healthy Diet

tofu

Don’t eat too much meat and junk food.

* It’s important to eat a balanced diet.

a traditional Chinese doctor

* a balanced diet

a balance of yin and yang

a Chinese way to stay healthy

yin food

yang herbs

a balance of yin and yang

a balanced diet

a Chinese way to stay healthy

traditional Chinese medicine

a traditional Chinese doctor

take some medicine

western medicine

traditional Chinese medicine

3a. Read the article. Underline the things

you should do.

A Healthy Lifestyle, the Chinese Way

Traditional Chinese doctors believe we need a balance of yin and yang to be healthy. For example, are you quiet and often tired? Maybe you

have too much yin. You should eat hot yang foods,

like beef.

Eating Dangshen and Hoangqi herbs is also good for this. But people who are stressed out and angry may

have too much yang. Chinese doctors believe

that they should eat more yin foods like tofu. It’s easy to have a healthy lifestyle, and it’s important to eat a

balanced diet.

yin

yangbalance

Yes or No1. Doctors believe we need a balance of

yin and yang. ( )2. If you are weak and often tired, maybe

you have too much yin. ( )3. If you have too much yang, you should

eat hot yang foods, like beef, Dangshen and Huangqi hurbs.

( )N

N

Y

3a Reading

4. If you are stressed out and angry,

maybe you have too much yang. (

)

5. If you have too much yang, you

should have some yin foods like

tofu . ( )

Y

Y

problem should

yin

yang

quiet and

often tired

eat yang foods,

like Dangshen

and Huangqi herbs

too stressed

out and angry eat yin foods

like tofu

Explanation

Maybe you have too much yin.

maybe

may be

副词 “也许 , 可能“ , 相当于 perhaps, 常用于句首

意思是“也许是 , 可能是” ,

may 是情态动词 , be 是动词原形

用 maybe 或 may be 填空。1. ______ it will snow tomorrow.

2. The news ______ true.

Maybe

may be

too much “ 太多” , 常用来修饰不可数名词 , 一般情况下 , 能用 much 修

饰的就用 too much 。 e.g. I have too much work to do

today.

too much & much too

much too “ 太”，副词短语。常用来修饰形容词或者副词，相当于 very 。

e.g. He is much too clever.

练习

The dictionary is ___ expensive. I can’t spend ___ money on it.

A.much too; much too B. much; much tooC. too much; too D. much too; too much

D

It’s important to eat a balanced diet.

= To eat a balanced diet is important. 饮食平衡是很重要的。这是一个动词不定式作主语的句子。动

词不定式作主语时 , 常用 it 作形式主语 , 而把不定式放在后面。

即 : It + be + adj. + 动词不定式 ( to

do )

To see you is nice again.

= ___ nice ______________.

To have a healthy lifestyle is easy.

= ___ easy ______________________.

To exercise in the morning is good.

= ___ good ______________________.

It’s to see you again

It’s to have a healthy lifestyle

to exercise in the morningIt’s

To learn English well is difficult.

= ___ difficult _________________ .

To finish the work is hard.

= ___ hard _______________ .

To keep healthy is necessary.

= ___ necessary _____________. to keep healthy

It’s to learn English well

It’s to finish the work

It’s

连系动词 + adj. ( 系表结构 )

be healthy be fit be ill be sick ( well) be angry be tired be thirsty be ready

stay healthykeep fitfall illfeel sick ( well )feel thirstyget angryget tiredget ready

Everybody gets tired sometimes. When you are tired, you shouldn’t ________ _____. You should ____________ for a few nights and you should _______ to stay healthy. You should also eat ____ and other healthy foods. You shouldn’t

____ when you are tired.

go out at nightgo to bed earlyexercise

fruit

study

3b. Fill in the blanks in the article.

Are you tired?

3c. Write an article

called “Do you

have a cold?”

Write about what

you should and

shouldn’t do.

Exercises

1. 传统的中医认为要保持身体健康需要体内阴阳的平衡。

2. 可能你阴气过盛。

Traditional Chinese doctors

believe we need a balance of

yin and yang to be healthy.

Maybe you have too much yin.

3. 你应当吃一些壮阳气的食物 , 如牛肉。

4. 服用党参和黄芪对这一点也有好处。

You should eat hot yang foods,

like beef.

Eating Dangshen and Huangqi

herbs is also good for this.

5. 拥有健康的生活方式是很容易的。

6. 均衡饮食是很重要的。

7. 学好英语不容易。

8. 你不应该吃的太多。

It’s easy to have a healthy lifestyle.

It’s important to eat a balanced diet.

It’s not easy to learn English well.

You should not eat too much.

Self check

1. Fill in the blanks with the words given.

Change the forms of the word if necessary

believe

give

give get need believe stay

1. I ______ it’s important to

sleep eight hours a night.

2. A doctor can ___ you

medicine.

3. Don’t ___ stressed out. It’s not

healthy.

4. I have a toothache. I ____ to see

a dentist.

5. Eat a balanced diet to ____

healthy.

get

need

stay

2. Imagine that you and Sally are on a

student exchange program. Read her

letter, then write back and give advice.

Well, I hope you’re enjoying my school in New York, I like

your school in Beijing, but I’m not feeling very well at

the moment.

I’m tired and I have a lot of headaches. And I’m stressed out

because my Mandarin isn’t improving. I study late every

night. Sometimes until 2 am, but I don’t think I’m improving. I really need some conversation practical. I think I have a cold, too. Oh, dear But my host family is really nice.

Yesterday they …

After you read Sally’s letter, write back

and give advice.

Dear Sally,

I’m sorry to hear that you’re not

feeling well. I think you should

have a rest. Why don’t you listen

to some light music? Don’t get

stressed out. It’s not healthy.

It’s bad for your body. Maybe you

can see the traditional Chinese

doctor and try Chinese medicine. I

hope you feel better soon.

Yours