Unit2Growingpains-welcometotheunitDoyouhavegrowingpains?Doyouhavegrowingpains?Let’ssee从小，我就很烦！GrowingPainsPainsofExamsMyGod!ToodifficultMom,Stop！Mom,Stop！PainofPrivatePainsoffriendsToorude!Toorude!PainsofLoveHurtfellingToomanytroubles,allaroundtheworld.Whatproblemsdoyouhave?Whydoyouhavethesetroubles?Howdoyouattachwiththem?YourgrowingPains?Watchsitcom“GrowingPains”Discussthisplaywithyourclassmates.Relaxyourselves!Makeupastoryaboutgrowingpains.Dividestudentstoplay.Trythis…MygrowingpainsWriteoneparagraphaboutthistopic.Writedown小小少年，很少烦恼。眼望四周阳光照。小小少年，很少烦恼。但愿永远这样好。Growinghappiness!What?Who?When?Teenagers/Kids.Whenkidsarebetweentheagesof3and5or8and12.Thetroublesanddifficultiesthatteenagersmeetwhentheygrowup.How?•Talktofriends/parents/teachers.•Writetomagazines.•Seedoctors.Whatdoestheboydo?Whatisthemotherdoing?Howissheprobablyfeeling?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Picture1Readtheinstructionsanddiscusseachpictureinpairs.Heturnsuphismusicsoloud.Sheisshoutingathim.Angry.Hefeelsembarrassed/sorryandwasataloss.Whathappenstothegirlwithabag?Whatdidherparentsaskhertodo?Canyouguesswhatmighthavehappenedtoher?Whatwillshedo?Picture2Shecomeslatetohome.Theyaskedhertobehomeby6o’clock.Shemayexplainittoherparents.notlaterthanWhyaretheboysandgirlsaroundtheprettylady?Whatdoestheboywanttodo?Isheallowedtodoso?Whyorwhynot?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Picture3Theyareaskingherforhersignature.Hewantshersignaturetoo.Heisnotallowedtodosobecausehismotherthinksit’sawasteoftime.Hemayfeelpitiful/regretful.Hemaybeangrywithhismother.Whatistheboyprobablydoing?Didtheboydowellinhisexams?Howdoeshismotherfeelaboutthescore?Whatfeelingsmaytheboyhave?Picture4Heisprobablyplayingcomputergames.No.Shefeelsupsetandangry.Theboymayfeelsorryandupset.Groupwork:Workingroupsoffouranddescribeonepicturewiththeirownwords.Tomgothomefeelingverytired,andhejustwantedtohaveagoodrelax.Whenhisfamiliessaidhellotohim,hesaidnothingandjustwentstraighttohisbedroom.Theydidn’taskhimthereasonthoughtheywereveryconfused.Afterawhile,hismotherrushedintoTom’sroomandshoutedathimfortheloudmusiccomingfromhisroom.···Example:•Doyoufeellikeyourparentstrytoforceyoutospendyoursparetimedoingthingsyoudon’tlike?•Whenyouhaveaproblemandwanttotalktosomeone,whodoyouchoosetotalkto?Why?•Describeanunpleasantexperiencewithyourparents.Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups:DiscussionSupposeyouarefacingthesituationabove,whatwillyoudo?Whatcanweseefromthepictures?Makeupastory.1.Whatkindofbehaviorsofyourswillmakeyourparentsfeelunhappy?Listasmanyasyoucan.2.Whatwouldyoudoifyourbehaviorupsetsyourparents?3.Doyouthinkthereisagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?Howdoyouovercomethegap?FurtherDiscussionHomework:1.Writeashortlettertoyourparentstoexpressyourlovetoyourparentsorsaysorrytoyourparents.2.FinishWBEx.A1andA2.Whatwillwediscussinthisunit?We’lldiscusssomeproblemsaboutyoungsters’growing,especiallythepainswegot.HaveyoueverseentheTVshows:GrowingPains?WordPoweradultrespectquarrelargumentconflictinterfereforceinfluencecareerpeacefullyextraresolveobeydisobeyinstructionhandlemisunderstandunpleasantimaginesocialactivitiesgenerationgapscoldTheexpressionsabovewhichItoldyouyesterdaymaybeusedduringyourdiscussionstoday.Haveyoulookedthemuponyourdictionaryandmasteredthemnow?Questionsaboutfamilyrelationship:•Howmanypeoplearethereinyourfamily?•Doyoulovethem?•Haveyouevershoutedatthem?•Willyoutellthetruthtoyourmotheroryourfatherfirstwhenyoudosomethingwrong?•Willyoutellyourparentsthetruemarkifyoufailintheexam?•Whatwillyoudoifyouparentswantyoutodosomethingyoudislike?•Whatwillyoudoifyourparentsshoutatyouforsomethingmisunderstood?Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfamilyproblemslikethose?Canyoutellusyourownexperiences?Questionsaboutfamilyrelationship:•Doyouhavegrowingpains?•Wheredotheycomefrom?•Doyoualwaysshowrespecttoyourparents?•Doyoualwaysdowhatyourparentswantyouto?•Doyousometimesquarrelwithyourparents?Whydoyouquarrel?Questionsaboutfamilyrelationship:•Willyoutellthetruthtoyourmotheroryourfatherfirstwhenyoudosomethingwrong?•Willyoutellyourparentsthetruemarkifyoufailintheexam?•Whatwillyoudoifyouparentswantyoutodosomethingyoudislike?•Whatwillyoudoifyourparentsshoutatyouforsomethingmisunderstood?Haveyoueverexperiencedanyfamilyproblemslikethose?Canyoutellusyourownexperiences?DoyouknowwhatGrowingPainsmeans?*Painsinthelimbsandjointsofchildrenoradolescents,oftenattributedtorapidgrowthbutarisingfromvariousunrelatedcauses.发育时儿童或青少年腿部或关节的疼痛，常归因于快速的发育，但常因多种无关因素而产生。Definitioninthedictionary:*Emotionaldifficultiesthatoccurduringadolescence.青少年时期出现的感情紊乱。
