Unit2 Growing pains Project Step 1: Lead-inIn the reading, we have learnt that Daniel’s father doesn’t trust him and doesn’t give him a chance to explain what happened. This is Daniel’s growing pains.Do you have similar experiences? What are your growing pains? √quarrel with your parents because they always force you to do something that you don’t like to do while they forbid you from doing things that you like doing, such as listening to foreign music, chatting on line, etc. √have too much homework to do and no time to relax; √sometimes feel lonely and feel no one else can understand you; √have to depend on your parents and can’t make your own choices or decisions; √don’t have confidence on your own appearance or figure. e.g., Why am I always so fat? How can I become thin? ….. Step 2: Some new words in Growing pains :•1.adolescence:a. usual, not surprising, not strange•2.normal:b. not able to understand correctly•3.misunderstandc. changes in one’s mind 4.confused: d. the time of life between child and adult •5.physical changes:e. being unable to think clearly•6.psychological changes: f. changes inside one’s body•1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6-Step 3: Listening Listen to paragraphs 3-5 carefully, and then do the following exercise.What are the three different kinds of growing pains talked about in the article?1.________________________2.________________________3.________________________Step 4: Scanning Scanning paragraphs 3-5and try to answer the following questions: True or false•1.As teenagers grow, they grow taller but their voices don’t change.( )•2.Besides these physical changes, there come many psychological changes.( )•3.Because of many psychological changes, many boys become risk-takers whil...
