Unit2GrowingpainsPartTwoTeachingResource●ReadingI.MainideaTheReadingtextisaplayaboutabigfightanAmericanfamilyhad.Becauseoflackofcommunication,MumandDadscoldedEricandDanielwhentheysawthehouseinamessafterreturningfromtheirvacation.TheReadingstrategyofthisunitteachesstudentssomecharacteristicsofaplayandthebasicskillsofhowtoreadaplay.Studentsareexpectednotonlytoactouttheplayandbeinvolvedinthediscussionbutalsotomastertheskillsofhowtoreadaplay.II.ResourcesAplayisquitedifferentfromanarticleinamagazineoranewspaper.Itisapieceofworkwrittentobeperformedbyactorsandactresses.Itisgreatfuntowatchaplayperformedonstage.Thefirstthingtodowhenreadingaplayistofindoutwhatkindofplayitis.Isitsadorfunny?Wasitwrittenalongtimeagoorisitmodern?Whilereadingaplay,youhavetocheckhowmanyactstheplayhasandwhateachactisall用心爱心专心116号编辑ThemaincharactersofMom’sreactionstothechildrenwhenseeingthemess(toEric)Dad’sreactionstothechildrenatthesightofthemess(toDaniel)Children’sresponses(toEric)(toDaniel)about.Sometimestherearetwoormorescenesinoneact.Itisimportanttounderstandthemaincharactersofaplay.Also,identifyingtherelationshipsbetweendifferentcharacterscanhelpyouunderstandtheplaybetter.Ifyouhavetroubleunderstandingapassagefromtheplay,tryreadingitoutloud.Formoreinformation,youcanvisitthefollowingwebsite:http://www,ehow.com/how_3650_read-play,htmlIII.LanguagepointsoftheReading1.Growingupcanbedifficult.(p21)成长不容易。growingup是动名词短语作主语。1)动名词的被动结构为beingdone。2)Sb.’s/sb.doing是动名词的复合结构，可在句中作主语或宾语。3)动名词作主语时，谓语动词用单数。①Sayingisonething，doingisanother.②Findingagoodplacetolivecontinuestobeoneoftheman’smosturgentproblems.③Seeingisbelieving.④Tom’sreturningsosoonsurprisedme.⑤Dancingisgreatfun.⑥ReadingEnglishiseasierthanspeakingit.⑦Itisnousearguingwithhim.growup成长，长大growinto长成，发展成growoutof产生自；戒掉；穿不下了can用于肯定句表示有时会；可能(理论上的可能性)。can通常用于否定句和疑问句示推测和可能。①Lightningcanbedangerous.②Evenexpertdriverscanmakemistakes.③Smokingcancausecancer.④Thestorycan'tbetrue.2.Doyouhavetoturnupyourmusicsoloud?（p21）你非得把音乐声调得这么大用心爱心专心116号编辑吗?turnup旋大;开大。Turntheradioupalittle.It'stoolow.1)(人)露面，到；(物)突然出现，被发现；(事)突然发生Hesuddenlyturnedupatthemeeting.Heturnsuplateforeverything.Yourlostpenwillsurelyturnuponeday.2)卷起(衣袖等)；向上折turnupthesleeves卷起衣袖(喻)准备行动（或工作）turnuptheendsofone’strousers卷起裤腿3)turnsbup使某人作呕／难受Itturnsmeuptothinkofchildrenbeingmadetosuffer.4)挖翻(泥土)；挖到，找到turnupthesoil;turnupawordinadictionaryturn(a)round转过身turnin上交，交回turnaway不理，避开turnout结果是；生产；出来turndown调小／低，不接受turnback折回；返回turnon开(灯等)turnoff关（灯等）相关高考试题(NMET1995)Icanhardlyheartheradio．Wouldyouplease____?A.turnitonB.turnitdownC．turnitupD.turnitoff该题考查词义辨析turnon打开；turnoff关上；turndown调小/低；turnup调大／高。根据本题情景，应选择C。3.Itoldyoutobehomeby6o'clockandnowit’s7o'clock.（p21）我让你6点前到家，可是现在都7点了。byprep.before/notlaterthan在……之前。by常用来表示时间的终点，有时可译为“到……时为止。”强调动作的完成时，by短语常与过去完成时及将来完成时连用。[c.f.]by,before,until表示时间by在……之前，不迟于，到……时止;before在……之前;until直到，用于肯定句中表示某动作一直延续到until短语所指的时间为止，用...
