Unit2Period1WelcometotheunitThemainideaoftheperiod:Fourpicturesaredesignedtopointoutthethemeofthisunit,growingpains.Thequestionsfordiscussioncanimprovestudents'speakingabilityandcanarousestudents'interestsforspeakinganddiscussing.TeachingAim:Letthestudentsgetfamiliarwiththetopicofgrowingpains.EncouragethestudentstopractisetheirspokenEnglishbytalkingabouttheirownexperiencesanddiscussingthepictures.TeachingImportantandDifficultPoints:Activatestudents'imagination.Relatetheinformationgiveninthebooktothestudents'ownexperiencesandletthemexpresstheiropinionsfullyandfreely.TeachingMethod:IndividualworkorgroupworktomakeeverystudentspeakEnglishandthinkinEnglish.TeachingAids:Aprojectorandsomeslides.TeachingProcedures:Step1LeadinT:(Showthepicturestostudents)Pleaselookatthepictures.Whatahappyfamily!Doyouknowthem?S1:IknowtheyarethecharactersofaveryfamousAmericanfilmcalled"GrowingPains".T:Yes.Thisfilmhasattractedalargenumberofaudiencesbothathomeandabroad.Thisisalivelyphotoalbumofafamilymorethanaprolongedfilm.Itrecordsallthathappensinchildren'sgrowth,especiallythepsychologicaljourneyofbeingparents.Doyouhaveahappyfamily?Ss:Yes.T:Doyouloveyourparents?Anddoyouliketostaywithyourparentsathome?S2:Yes,Ilovemyparents,butsometimesIdon'twanttostaywiththem.T:Why?S2:Theydon'tunderstandmesometimes.S3:IhavethesameopinionasS2.Idon'twanttostaywiththembecausetheyoftenchatterinterminably.S4:MyparentsoftenforcemetodosomethingthatIamnotinterestedin.SoifIstaywiththem,wewillhaveaquarrelwitheachother.T:Isee.Maybemostofyouhavesometroubleincommunicatingwithyourparents.Itseemstherearemanydifferentproblemsbetweentwogenerations.Canyoutellmewhatkindofproblemyouhavewithyourparents?(EncouragetheSstotalkfreely.)S5:MyparentsoftenforcemetodowhatIamnotinterested.Forexample,inthissummer,IjustgraduatedfromJuniormiddleSchool.Iwantedtohaveagoodrest,buttheyforcedmetoattendaclassforsupplementaryschooling.Iwastired.S6:Myparentsdon'ttrustmesometimes.Forexample,onSundaysIoftengoouttoenjoymyselfwithmyfriends,however,whenIcomeback,theywouldaskme"wherehaveyoubeen?""Whatdidyoudo?"Whomdidyougooutwith?"andsoon.Iamboredwithwhattheysaid.S7:Weoftenhaveamisunderstandingwitheachother.Forexample,atweekendIhaveahabitofsurfingtheInternettofindoutsomethingIaminterestedin,buttheysayitisawasteoftime.Theyforbidmetodoit.Iamveryangryaboutit.Sosometimeswecanhaveaquarrel.T:Wonderful.Youcanexpressyourselvesfreelyandclearly.It'struethatsometeenagersandtheirparentscan't用心爱心专心116号编辑understandeachothersometimes.Manyteenagersexperiencegrowingpainswhengrowingupandcouldn'tfindawaytosolveit.Step2DescriptionofthePictures.T:Pleaseopenyourbooksandturntopage21toreadtheinstructionandthepictures.Areyoufamiliarwiththesituationinthepictures.Ss:Yes.T:Iwillgiveyoufiveminutes(todescribethepictureswithyourownwords.Youcanhaveadiscussionwithyourpartnersusingyourimaginationandanydescriptionsareacceptable.Idivideyouintofourgroups.Thefirstgrouptalkaboutthefirstpicture,thesecondgroup,thesecondpictureaboutbeinglate.Thethirdgroupaboutawasteoftime,thefourthgroupaboutcomputergames.(Givethestudentsfiveminutestodiscussthepictures,theteachercangointothestudentstohelpthem.)T:Timeisup.Areyouready?Ss:Yes.T:Thefirstgroup,pleasechooseastudentwhocanrepresentyourgrouptodescribethefirstpicture.S8:Oneday,mybestfriend,XiaoMing,introducedapieceofrockmusictome.Webothlikeditverymuch.Sowh...
