can you keep it down

Unit 22
Can you keep it down?

海外生活/日常溝通
Oversea life /Daily communication

BRAIN STORM

Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.

Have you ever had a loud neighbor?
What did you do to minimize that loudness coming from them?

VOCABULARY

Repeat  these  sentences  after  your  teacher.

1. join  (v.) 加入
Do you want to join the party?
你想參加聚會嗎?

2. complain (v.) 抱怨
I want to complain about my loud neighbors.
我想抱怨很吵的鄰居。

3. playing  (n.) 玩
We are playing country music!
我們正在播放鄉村音樂!

4. loud (adj.) 大聲
Your music is so loud!
你的音樂太響了!

5. club (n.) 俱樂部
The club downstairs is so loud at night!
樓下的俱樂部晚上聲音很大!

6. noisy (adj.) 吵
Can you please being so noisy at night?
你能在晚上這麼吵嗎?

7. waking up (adj.) 醒來
I hate waking up early.
我討厭早起。

Dialogue

Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.

Open the door! Open the door!
開門!開門!

Oh, hi neighbor. Do you want to join us?
哦,嗨,鄰居你想加入我們嗎?

No, I’m here to complain about your party!
不,我是來抱怨你的派對的!

It’s not really a party. It’s just a small group of friends.
這不是真正的派對只是一小群朋友

Then why are you playing such loud music? It sounds like a club!
那你為什麼演奏這麼響亮的音樂?聽起來像個俱樂部!

Oh, is it really noisy?
哦,真的很吵嗎?

Yes! You guys keep waking up my wife, so I need you to keep it down.
是的!你們一直吵醒我的妻子,所以我需要你們安靜下來。

Ok, sure thing. Sorry about that.
好的,當然可以。很抱歉

Let's Practice

Make it right.

A : ______.
B :No, I’m here to complain about your party!

1.Do you want to join us?
2.Is it really noisy?

A :It sounds like a club!
B : ________.

1.Oh, is it really noisy?
2.It’s not really a party.

Open the _____________!

1.hand
2.door

I’m here to _________ about your party!

1.complain
2.tell

I    here    am    party!      to    complain    about    your

_____________________________________________

Oh,      noisy?     is     it    really

____________________________________

Grammar

….. , so + …..

You guys keep waking up my wife,  so  I need you to keep it down.

1.I was tired, so I went to sleep.
2.It’s raining outside, so I’ll just stay at home.
3.I missed the bus, so I was late.
4.The car is too expensive, so I can’t afford it.?
5.I was in a hurry this morning, so I forgot to take my wallet with me.
6.Dave wants to be a top student, so he stays up late to study everyday.

DISCUSSION

Make a conversation with your teacher.

1.Have you ever been disturbed by your loud neighbor? Pretend that your teacher is that loud neighbor, and express your dissatisfaction to his / her loudness.