WritingareportonWritingareportongrowingpainsgrowingpains1.Doyouthinkyouhaveagoodrelationshipwithyourparents?Whydoyousometimesquarrelwiththem?2.Doyouagreethereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Howcanyounarrowthegap?3.Communicationisveryimportantinhelpingyouandyourparentsbecomecloser.Whydoteenagerssometimesrefusetocommunicatewiththeirparents?4.Whatkindsofgrowingpainshaveyouexperienced?Inwhattimeoflifedoteenagersusuallyexperiencegrowingpains?Growingpains:•Oftenquarrelwithyourparentsbecausetheyforbidlisteningtoforeignmusic/chattingonline/goingoutwithfriends/…•havetoomuchhomeworkandnotimetorelax•sometimesfeellonelyandfeelnooneelsecanunderstandyou•havetodependonyourparentsandcan’tmakeyourownchoicesReadandanswerReadthearticle‘Growingpains’inPartA.Whilereading,trytofindoutwhatdifferentkindsofgrowingpainsaretalkedinthearticle.1.Howmanykindsofgrowingpainsarementionedinthearticle?Kindsofgrowingpains:•physicalchanges•psychologicalchanges•howtofitinsociety2.Howmanypartscanthisarticlebedividedintoandwhatisthemainpointforeachpart?Part1Para1-2Manyteenagersfeellonelyandaregoingthroughmanychanges.Thesechangesarepartofadolescence.Part2Part3Physicalchangesandpsychologicalchangeshappeninsideteenagers.Theybecomeconfusedandwanttoknowhowtofitinsociety.Para3-5Growingpainsdonotlastlong.Para61.Whatarethegrowingpains?2.Whatisadolescence?Thedifficultiesthatteenagersfaceastheygrowtoadults.Thetimeoflifebetweenchildandadult.Scanning3.Whatarethedifferentkindsofgrowingpains?4.WhatistheperiodofchangesandChallengestradefor?Physicalchanges,psychologicalchangesandhowtofitinsociety.Itistradedforthechangesandchallengesofgrown-uplife.Sorttheexperiencesyoudiscussedbeforeyoubegantoreadthearticle.Youshoulddecidewhatexperiencesarephysicalorpsychological.1.…andthechangestheyaregoingthrough.(lines1-2)gothrough经历e.g.Whenhewasachild,hewentthroughonehardshipafteranother.孩提时代，他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。2.It’scommonforteenagerstofeellonelyandmisunderstood.(lines9-10)misunderstandv.误解e.g.Imisunderstoodhermeaning.Don’tmisunderstandwhatI’mtryingtosay.3.Alongwiththesephysicalchanges,therecomemanypsychologicalchanges.(line16)alongwith与……一起，除……之外(还)e.g.Tobaccoistaxedinmostcountries,alongwithalcohol.4.Boysandgirlstendtobedifferentinthisregard.(lines16-17)tendvi.往往，趋向vt.照顾，照看e.g.Mygrandmothertendstogotobedearlyeveryday.Shetendedherhusbandcarefullyduringhisillness.inthisregard在这方面，在这点上e.g.Inthisregard,thechildmaybethoughtofashavingtwohomes.从这个意义上说这孩子可被认为有两个家。Ihavenothingfurthertoaddinthisregard.在这点上我没有什么需要增加的了。5.Manyboysbecomerisk-takers—theywanttofindtheirownlimitsand…(line18)limit作名词时可表示“极限，限制”等e.g.Thereisn’talimittoeverything.ThebankhaswrittentosayI’vegoneovermycreditlimit.limit还可作动词，表示“限制，限定”等e.g.Hemustlimitthenumberofcigaretteshesmokes.他必须限制他吸烟的数目。Weshouldlimitourexpenses.我们应该节省开支。6.Sinceteenagershavedifficultybalancingtheseneeds…(lines24-25)balance作动词，表示“平衡，抵消”等e.g.Demandandsupplycanbebalanced.也可作名词，表示“平衡，均衡”等e.g.Ifoundithardtokeepmybalanceontheicypath.Usefulphrasesasifgothroughthechangesdaybydayoutofcontrolalongwithfeellonelyandmisunderstoodthinkofsth.asbeconfusedwithtendtobedifferentinthisregardstruggletodosth.dependonthemselvesfeeldistanthavedifficulty(in)balancingfitinsocietyturnouttradeforWriteareportongrowingpainsWriteareportongrowingpainsPlanningPreparingProducingPresentingTipsyouhavetotakeintoconsideration:★clearassignments☆givesuggestions☆searchformoreinformationfromdifferentsources☆writeanoutlineormakeadraft☆proofreadorpeerrevision☆presentation★audience★inalogicandclearwayPlanning•Decidewhatkindofgrowingpainyouaregoingtoreporton.•Assignrolestoeachofyouandwritedownwhatyoushoulddo.•Arrangeatimetabletoensurethateverygroupmemberwillfinishtheirworkontime.Preparing•Doresearchtogetasmuchinformationasyoucanfrombooks,magazines,Internetsitesorotherresources.•Makethedraft•DecidewhatkindofartworkProducing•finishthereportbasedontheoutlineandproofreadit.•Insertinthereport•Checkthedraftofthereporttogether.Presenting•Readyourreporttothewholeclass.Youalsoshouldanswerquestionsothergroupshaveaboutyourreport.Theothergroupsshouldalsogivecommentsonthereport.
