Learning content

Unit 2  Growing pains

Vocabulary & welcome to the unit

Learning aims

1.To learn and master the new words.

2.To talk about common family problems to teenagers.

Important and difficult points

1.To help the students read the new words correctly.

2. To combine Ss’own experience with common phenomena and think about how to resolve the problems.

Learning strategies

 Read aloud; individuals, pairs

Learning procedures

Self-

innovation

Step 1. New words

Preview the new words and try to recite the following words and expressions.

1.名词

（1）（戏剧的）一幕             （2）窗帘，（舞台上的）幕布           

（3）〈美〉英式足球             （4）现金                            

（5）〈美〉生活垃圾             （6）错误                   

（7）成年人                    （8）举止，行为                       

（9）青少年                    （10）过错，错误                     

（11）解释                  （12）突发事件，紧急情况                   

2.动词

（1）vi./vt.（使）弯曲             （2）vt.处理，应付          

（3）vi.下沉，沉没                （4）vt.容忍，允许          

（5）vt.使不高兴,失望              （6）vt.辩解，辩白          

（7）vt.值得，应得，应受             （8）vi.叹气                

（9）vi.挨饿，饿死；vt.使挨饿                         

3.形容词和副词

（1）adj.受惊吓的，害怕的           （2）adj.不高兴的，失望的        

（3）adj.苛刻的，严厉的             （4）adj.粗鲁的，无礼的          

（5）adj.工作努力的，辛勤的         （6）adv.反正，尽管如此          

4.短语

（1）迫不及待做某事               （2）应该…，应当…              

（3）对…苛刻，对…严厉           （4）既然，由于                  

（5）不睡觉，熬夜                 （6）混淆，弄乱，搅匀            

Step 2.  Lead-in

1.       Brainstorming: Do you love your parents? Do you think you show respect for your parents? Do you sometimes quarrel with them?

2.       Encourage Ss to give examples of kinds of problems, for example:

* Some parents may interfere in their children’s lives and try to influence their decisions about their future career or study plans.

* Parents may want to make decisions for children and also force them into doing things they don’t want to, such as household chores or extra study.

* Some parents don’t always trust their child, and ask lots of questions about a child’s social activities or the reason why they are late coming home,etc.

3.       Teacher: Growing up can be difficult. Such misunderstanding and problems between parents and children are quite common nowadays. Then, what should you do to deal with them? Listen to their instructions, explain yourselves to them or disobey and even quarrel with them?

Step 3  Free talk

1.Have ss focus on the instructions and look at each picture carefully.

2.Imagine the situation and try to describe it with your own words.

Picture1:  ture up, loud(关键词)

Mother ____________________________________________________

Son   _____________________________________________________

Picture2:  supper, by 6 o’clock

Father ____________________________________________________

Daughter___________________________________________________

Picture3: a waste of time, signature, pop star

Mother ____________________________________________________

Daughter___________________________________________________

Picture4: low marks, computer games

Mother ____________________________________________________

Son   _____________________________________________________

Step 4  Discussion

Give students three questions and organize them to discuss.(ask several students to give a feedback)

1.       Do your parents try to force you to do things you don’t like?

2.       When you have a problem and want to talk to someone, who do you choose to talk to?

3.       Can you describe an experience with your parents that was not pleasant?

Step5  Conclusion

Activities above can deepen Ss’ understanding of the topic---- growing pains, and help them find ways to narrow generation gaps.

* Why do these happen more often than not?

Generation gap means there are great differences between the younger generations and the elders.

     It occurs when older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences, opinions, habits and behaviour. Especially as one gets older, she or he isn’t always understood by the elders, because of what she or he does, says or wears. So she or he will often have trouble or pains during their growth.

    * Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? If so, what is the best way to solve the problem?

Step 5 Listening

The teacher will read the passage and, at the same time, ss are required to fill in the missing blanks.

Growing up can be d_______. There may often be m_____________ and p______  between p_______ and children. And this fact is the so-called g________   g_____. It is estimated that 75 percent of parents often c________ about their children’s unreasonable behaviors. On the other hand, the children usually think their parents are too old-___________.

Why are there so many misunderstandings between parents and children? In my ________, the reasons can be listed as follows. First of all, the two generations, having grown up at different t_____, have different likes and d________, and that is why the disagreements often arise between them.

Secondly, having little in c_______ to talk about, they are not willing to sit face to______. Last but not least, with the pace of modern life becoming faster and faster, they both are so busy with their work or study that they can’t spare enough time to e_______ their ideas.

Step 6 Practice

根据句意及各题括号中所给的汉语意思,从下面的方框中选取合适的单词或词组,用其适当的形式填空。

1.The children _________ (应该)be at school by 8:45 a.m.

2.Could you give me a quick _________ (解释)of how it works?

3.Don’t you think your _________ (行为)is out of place in such a formal occasion?

4.She believes it was the doctor’s _________ (过错)that Peter died.

5.What an exciting _________ (景色)it is to see the sun rising on the top of Mount Tai!

6. ___________ (既然)you have a job, you must exert (努力)yourself in whatever you do at work.

7.It is harmful to our physical and mental health to ______ __(熬夜) late often.

8. Be careful not to ______________ those papers on the desk.

9. Generally speaking, a lot of successful people _______________ themselves.

10.Liu Dehua is coming to Huaian . I _______________ to see him .

Reflection

Homework  

1. Write a note of how to communicate with your parents in terms of one of your growing pains.

2. Preview the play in Reading.