Unit2GrowingpainsPeriodOneTeachingaims:1.Tointroduceanddevelopthethemeofgrowingpains.2.Todevelopspeakingabilitybytalkingaboutfamiliesandproblemsthathappenbetweenteenagersandparents.3.Toknowmoreaboutclassmatesandtheirfamilies.Importantanddifficultpoints:1.Getstudentstounderstandwhatgrowingpainsmeans.2.MakestudentsknowtherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirteenagechildrenintheUSA.3.Helpstudentstoformapositiveattitudetowardsrelationshipsbetweentheirparentsandthem.Teachingprocedures:Step1.Lead-inPresentfamilyalbums:Inthispart,Ssareencouragedtosaysomethingabouttheirfamiliesbyshowingtheclasspictureswiththeirparents.Whomayhavegrowingpains?Whataregrowingpains?Whendotheyprobablyhavegrowingpains?Howdotheysolvetheseproblems?Growingpainsaren'tadisease.Youprobablywon'thavetogotothedoctorforthem.Buttheycanhurt.Usuallytheyhappenwhenkidsarebetweentheagesof3and5or8and12.Growingpainsstopwhenkidsstopgrowing.Bytheteenyears,mostkidsdon'tgetgrowingpainsanymore.Growingpainsalsomeanthetroublesanddifficultiesthatteenagersmeetwhentheygrowup.Step2.BrainstormingDoyouloveyourparents?Doyoualwaysshowrespecttoyourparents?Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourparents?Whatisyourquarrelabout?Step3.PicturediscussionAskSstolookatthepicturesanddiscusseachpictureingroupsoffour.Picture1Whatdoestheboydo?Whatisthemotherdoing?Howissheprobablyfeeling?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Picture2用心爱心专心116号编辑Whathappenstothegirlwithabag?Whatdidherparentsaskhertodo?Canyouguesswhatmighthavehappenedtoher?Whatwillshedo?Picture3Whyaretheboysandgirlsaroundtheprettylady?Whatdoestheboywanttodo?Isheallowedtodoso?Whyorwhynot?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Picture4Whatistheboyprobablydoing?Didtheboydowellinhisexams?Howdoeshismotherfeelaboutthescore?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Step4.PicturediscriptionImaginethesituationsandtrytodescribeeachpictureasfullyaspossiblewiththeirownwords.MakesurethatSshave“when”,“where”,“who”,“what”inyourdescriptions.InvitesomeSstoreportbacktheirdescriptions.Sharingopinions(groupwork)Inthispart,Ssdiscussthefollowingquestionsingroupsoffour.Eachgroupchoosestwoofthefourquestions.HaveSstoreporttheiropinionsinclass.Step5.FurtherdiscussionDiscussthefollowingquestionsingroupsoffour.Whatdoyoudowhenyouhavefamilyargumentswithyourparents?Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Ifso,whatisthebestwaytosolvetheproblem?Step6.Homework:1.Previewthereadingpart.2.Describeanunpleasantexperiencewithyourfriends/teachers.PeriodTwo(Comprehensionfocus)Teachingobjectives:1.Todevelopstudents’abilityofreadingaplay.2.ToknowaboutAmericanfamilylifeandproblemsthathappenbetweenAmericanteenagersandtheirparents.3.Toformapositiveattitudetowardssolvingproblemsbetweenteenagersandparents.Importantanddifficultpoints:Learntoanalyzetheemotionsofeachcharacterfromtheinstructionsoftheplay.用心爱心专心116号编辑Teachingprocedures:Step1.Lead-inGetstudentstothinkaboutthefollowingquestions:HaveyoueverwatchedthefamousAmericanTVcomedyGrowingPains?Couldyoulistsomeofthemembersofthefamily?(Showthemaphotoandtellthemthefamilymembers.)Whatdoyouthinkoftheplay?Ifyouwereleftalone,canyouimaginewhatmighthappen?Step2.ReadingPleasegothroughtheReadingstrategyandtellmehowtoreadaplay.(Makesurestudentsknowhowtoreadaplay.)Firstreading:GetstudentstoreadtheplayandfinishPartAindividually.Answers:1.Eric,Daniel,MomandDad.2.Theroomwasamess./Therewastrashallovertheplace.3...
