Unit2GrowingpainsPeriodoneWelcometotheUnitThegeneralideaofthisperiod:Fourpicturesaredesignedtopointoutthethemeofthisunit,growingpains.Thequestionsfordiscussioncanimprovestudents’speakingabilityandcanarousestudents’interestsforspeakinganddiscussing.Teachingaims:1.Letthestudentsgetfamiliarwiththetopicofgrowingpains.Asthetopicisquitecommontothem.2.EncouragethemtopracticetheirspokenEnglishbytalkingabouttheirownexperienceorcombiningwhattheyhaveseenandheardinthedailylife.Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints:1.Activatestudents’imagination.2.Relatetheinformationgiveninthebooktothestudents’ownexperienceandletthemexpresstheiropinionsfullyandfreely.Teachingmethods:1.IndividualworkorgroupworktomakeeverystudentspeakEnglishandthinkinEnglish.2.Teacher-studentsexchangingmethodsbyinterviewingTeachingprocedures:StepOne:WarmingupTeachermayusethefollowingquestionstoactivatestudent’sinterestintheproblemsbetweenparentsandteenagers.Questions:Doyouloveyourparents?Doyouliketostaywithyourparentsathome?Doyousometimesquarrelwithyourparents?Whydoyouquarrelwiththem?Students:Ilovemyparents,butsometimesIdon’twanttostaywiththembecausetheydon’tunderstandme.TheyforcemetodothingsIdon’tlikeorI’mnotinterestedin.Soifwestaywiththem,wesometimeshaveaquarrelwiththem…Teacher:Soitseemstherearemanydifferentproblemsbetweentwogenerations.Maybemostofyouhavesometroubleincommunicatingwithyourparents.Couldyoutellmewhatkindofproblemyouhavewithyourparents?Encouragethesstotalkfreelybyusingthefollowingusefulwordsorphrases.misunderstanding…distrustproblemsinterferenceforcetoyoutodosomething…T:It’struethatsometeenagersandtheirparentscan’tunderstandeachothersometimes.Manyteenagersexperiencegrowingpainswhengrowingupandcouldn’tfindawaytosolveit.StepTwo:Presentation1.PicturetalkinganddescribingGuidethesstoreadtheinstructionandthepicturesonthebook.AsktheSswhethertheyarefamiliarwiththesituationinthepicturesandmakethemdescribethepictureswiththeirownwords.Teachercangiveexamplefirst.3.SummaryofthetopicsEncouragesstousetheirimaginationandanydescriptionsareacceptable.StepThree:DiscussionAsksstofocusonthequestionsandthinkabouttheanswerindividuallyfirst.Letthemtellthetruefeeling.Asforthelastquestion,teachermayaskthesshowtheythinkabouttheexperiencenow.Aftertalkingaboutthequestions,guidethesstothinkabouttheproblemofgenerationgapanddiscusshowtoovercometheproblems.Usethefollowingquestions:Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Doesthegenerationgapreallyexit?Afterleavinghome,howdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenyou?Howtodealwiththeproblem?Whenyouhaveaproblemwiththemandwanttotalktosomeone,whodoyouchoosetotalkto?Letthessconductafeedbackactivity.StepFour:SummaryMakeaconclusion:Growingpainscanbeverypainfulifwedonothingtounderstandothersandmakeothersunderstandus.Trytoletyourparentsknowhowyoufeelandcareyourparents’feeling,too.Inthisclasswehavetalkedaboutthedifficultyingrowingup.Wehaveawarmdiscussionaboutthepicturesandtheproblemshappeningtochildrenandtheirparents.Fromthisclassweknowoutparents’loveisrueandselfless.NowIgiveyouyourhomework—writeafewwordstoyourparentsfromyoudeepheart,whichcanexpressyourlovetoyourparents.StepFive:HomeworkAskstudentstowriteoneoftheirexperiences,enjoyableorpainful,ontheirexercisebooks.
