Unit2GrowingpainsPeriod2HomealoneTheanalysisofthispart:InthisperiodaplaynamedHomealoneisshown,whichdescribesabigfightinanAmericanfamily.Throughreadingthisplay,theSscanknowmoreaboutthecausesofgrowingpainsandtheyalsocanlearnsomeimportantlanguagepoints.Followingthisplay,therearesixexercises.Bydoingthereexercises,theSscanunderstandtheplaybetter,consolidatethelanguagepointsandknowhowtofacethegrowingpains.Teachingaims:1．TheReadingstrategyofthispartteachesSssomecharacteristicsofaplayandthebasicskillsofhowtoreadaplay.2.EnableSstomastersomeimportantlanguagepoints.3.MakesuretheSscandealwiththeproblemsthathappenintheirfamilycorrectlyandpeacefully.Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints:1.HelptheSsunderstandthetextbetter.2.HowtoimproveSsreadingability.Teachingmethods:1.AskSstodofast-readingtogetgeneralideaoftheplay.2.Askthemtodocareful-readingtounderstanddetailedinformation.3.Pairorgroupworktoparticipateinclass.Teachingprocedures:StepOne:Lead-inT:firstpleaselookatthesepictures,whatarethefeelingsofkidswhoarelefthomealone?Well,“GrowingPains”wasaverypopularTVshowduringthe1960s&1970s.TheteacherhastomakesureSsknowaboutitbyintroducingpartsofthefamousTVshow.Lastperiod,wetalkedaboutparent-childrelationship.Andweknowproblemscanhappenwhenfamiliesdon’tdiscusshowtheyreallyfeel.Thisclasswe’regoingtolearnaplayaboutthebigfightanAmericanfamilyhad,whosenameisHomeAlone.•Nowadays,Parentsareusuallyworkingoutsideandtheyhavetoleavetheirsonaloneathome.1.Haveyoueverhadthiskindofexperiencewhenyourparentshadtogoawayandleaveyoualoneorwithapet?2.Ifno,canyouimaginewhatmighthappenifyouwereleftalone?3.Couldyouhandlealltheresponsibilityandkeepeverythingcleanandsafe?StepTwo:Fast-reading1.AskSstoreadtheplayquicklyandfindanswerstoPartA.2.Checkthemtogether.StepThree:Carefulreading1.AskSstoreadtheplayasecondtimeandtellthemtopayattentionthattheplayhastwoacts,eachwithdifferentthemes,encouragingthemtoreaditoutloud.2.FinishPartC1-C23.Checkanswerstogether.StepFour:Readingstrategy1.AskSstodiscuss,readthereadingstrategyonpage23andknowhowtoreadaplay.2.Practisereadingtheplay.3.Tofindmoresentencessaidbyeachcharacteroftheplay4.ThenfinishPartD1-D2-EStepFive:PracticeI.单词拼写：根据句意及汉语提示或首字母，写出各句中所缺单词的正确形式。1.Noonegoestotheschoolduringthev_____.2.You’reinanicem____nowbecauseyou’vebeencaughtstealing.3.Thehotelc____me$50foraroomforthenighttheotherday.4.Idon’tmeantopraisemyselfbecauseIhavemyf_____.5.Hisfeetleftdirtym____alloverthefloor.6.Iwasveryu____toseehowhurtshewas.7.Thefirsts____inthesecondactcontainsaverylongspeech.8.Howmanypointsdidhes____inthatbasketballgame?9.Thebook’stitlesoundeds____butitwasreallyaseriousstudy.10.Ipaidhim$60forthepaintingbutitsrealv____mustbeabout$600.11.Hewasnearlydrivenm____bytheterriblenoiseneartheairport.12.Wegotintoana_____aboutwhethertogobyseaorbyair.13.As____personputshisowninterestsfirst.14.Martinwonaprizeforgood______(行为)atschool.Key:1.vacation2.mess3.charged4.faults5.marks6.upset7.scene8.score9.silly10.value11.mad12.argument13.selfish14.behaviorStepSix:ConsolidationAskSstofinishpartE.LanguagepracticeTranslatethefollowingsentencebyusingwhatyouhavelearntinthetext.1.这些计划预计很快将被实施。（expect）2.一群学生跟在老虎四身后进来了。（follow）3.人们指望他当一名科学家，他却选择当了医生。（besupposedto)4.中国人用洋油的日子一去不复返了。（gone）5.这些货物不能不包装。（go）6.你最好请医生给你女儿检查一下。（havesb.done)7.这问题值得进一步讨论。（deserve）8.既然你长大了，你必须停止这样幼稚的行为。（nowthat）9.你考试失败了。你本应该努力学习的。shouldhavedone）10.不要对孩子太苛刻。（hard）Suggestedanswers:1.Theseplansareexpectedtobeputintopracticesoon.2.AgroupofSscameinfollowingtheteacher.3.Hewassupposedtobecomeascientistbuthechosetbeadoctor.4.GonearethedayswhentheChinesepeopleusedforeignoil.5.Thesegoodscan’tgounpacked.(gowithoutbeingpacked.)6.You’dbetterhaveyourdaughterexamined.7.Thisquestiondeserveafurtherdiscussion=deservestobediscussedfurther.8.Nowthatyouaregrownup,youmuststopthischildishbehavior.9.Youfailedintheexam.Youshouldhavestudiedhard.10.Don’tbetoohardonchildren.StepSeven:HomeworkGooverwhattheyhavelearntinclass.PreviewWordpart.
