M1U2WelcometotheUnitGaoYingTeachingAims:Tointroduceanddevelopthethemeofgrowingpains.Todevelopspeakingabilitybytalkingaboutfamiliesandproblemsthathappenbetweenteenagersandparents.Toknowmoreaboutclassmatesandtheirfamilies.TeachingImportant&DifficultPoints:Getstudentstounderstandwhatgrowingpainsmeans.MakestudentsknowtherelationshipbetweenparentsandtheirteenagechildrenintheUSA.Helpstudentstoformapositiveattitudetowardsrelationshipsbetweentheirparentsandthem.TeachingMethods:Discussioninpairsoringroups;task-basedin-classactivities;explanationsofsomelanguagepointsTeachingAids:amultimediaclassroom;atape-recorderTeachingProcedures:StepⅠGreetingsandLead-in.Thisunitisaboutparent-teenagerconflict.First,letstudentsfinishaquestionnaireabouttherelationshipbetweenthemandtheirparents.Thenleadstudentstothetopicofthisunit-------growingpains.Distributethefollowingquestionnairetostudents.Andletthemfinishitin2minutes.1.Doyouthinkyourparentsunderstandyou?A.YesB.NoD.Don’tknow2.Doyouoftenquarrelwithyourparents?A.VeryoftenB.OftenC.SometimesD.RarelyE.Never3.Doyouandyourparentsoftentalktoeachotherorhavefuntogether?A.VeryoftenB.Often.C.NoD.RarelyE.Never4.Doyouandyourparentshavecommoninterestsorhobbies?A.YesB.No5.Dotheyalwaysforceyoutodothingsyoudon’tliketo?A.Yes,veryoftheB.SometimesC.Never6.Dotheyaskforyouropinionsoversomefamilyissues?A.Yes,veryoftheB.SometimesC.Never7.Ifyouhavesomeproblemsorfeelupset,willyouchoosetotalktoyourparents?A.Yes,IwillB.No,Iwon’t8.Whatdoyouthinkoftherelationshipbetweenyouandyourparents?A.VerycloseB.NotsocloseC.LooseAfterstudentsfinishthequestionnaire,collectthepapers.Teacherscanselectsomepapersandseehowtheyanswerthequestions.Then,presentfamilyalbums.Inthispart,Ssareencouragedtosaysomethingabouttheirfamiliesbyshowingtheclasspictureswiththeirparents.Doyouloveyourparents?1Doyouthinkyouhaveshowedrespecttoyourparents?Haveyoueverquarreledwithyourparents?Whatisyourquarrelabout?Who?Teenagers/KidsWhen?Whenkidsarebetweentheagesof3and5or8or12.What?Thetroublesanddifficultiesthatteenagersmeetwhentheygrowup.Talktofriends/parents/teachers.Writetomagazines.Seedoctors.Growingpainsaren'tadisease.Youprobablywon'thavetogotothedoctorforthem.Buttheycanhurt.Usuallytheyhappenwhenkidsarebetweentheagesof3and5or8and12.Growingpainsstopwhenkidsstopgrowing.Bytheteenyears,mostkidsdon'tgetgrowingpainsanymore.Growingpainsalsomeanthetroublesanddifficultiesthatteenagersmeetwhentheygrowup.StepⅡPicturediscussion.AskSstolookatthepicturesanddiscusseachpictureingroupsoffour.Picture1Whatdoestheboydo?Sheisshoutingathim.Whatisthemotherdoing?Howissheprobablyfeeling?Heturnsuphismusicsoloud.Angry.Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Hefeelsembarrassed/sorryandwasataloss.Picture2Whathappenstothegirlwithabag?Shecomeslatetohome.Whatdidherparentsaskhertodo?Theyaskedhertobehomeby(notlaterthan)6o’clock.Canyouguesswhatmighthavehappenedtoher?Whatwillshedo?Shemayexplainittoherparents.Picture3Whyaretheboysandgirlsaroundtheprettylady?Theyareaskingherforhersignature.Whatdoestheboywanttodo?Isheallowedtodoso?Whyorwhynot?Hewantshersignaturetoo.Heisnotallowedtodosobecausehismotherthinksit’sawasteoftime.Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Hemayfeelpitiful/regretful.Hemaybeangrywithhismother.Picture4Whatistheboyprobablydoing?Heisprobablyplayingcomputergames.Didtheboydowellinhisexams?No.Howdoeshismotherfeelaboutthescore?Shefeelsupsetandangry.Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Theboymayfeelsorryandupset.StepⅢFurtherDiscussionDiscussthefollowingquestionsingroupsoffour.Whatdoyoudowhenyouhavefamilyargumentswithyourparents?Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Ifso,whatisthebestwaytosolvetheproblem?StepⅣHomeworkDescribeanunpleasantexperiencewithyourfriends/teachers.2How?PreviewtheReadingpart.3
