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Unit 2 Growing painsAims and requirements:l Read a play about an American family and an article about growing painsl Listen to a radio talk showl Talk about problems common to teenagersl Write a letter of advicel Write a report on growing pains Welcome to this unitTeaching objectives:1. To introduce and develop the theme of growing pains2. To develop speaking ability by talking about families and problems that happen between teenagers and parents3. To know more about classmates and their familiesImportant and difficult points:1. To get students to understand what growing pains means2. To make students know the relationship between parents and their teenage children in the USA3. To help students to form a positive attitude towards relationships between their parents and themTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-inPresent family albums: (In this part, Ss are encouraged to say something about their families by showing the class pictures with their parents. )Qs: Who may have growing pains? What are growing pains? When do they probably have growing pains? How do you solve this problem?Growing pains arent a disease. You probably wont have to go to the doctor for them. But they can hurt. Usually they happen when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12. Growing pains stop when kids stop growing. By the teen years, most kids dont get growing pains any more.Growing pains also mean the troubles and difficulties that teenagers meet when they grow up.Step 2 Brainstorming Qs: Do you love your parents? Do you always show respect for your parents? Have you ever quarrelled with your parents? What is your quarrel about?Step 3 Picture discussion Ask Ss to look at the pictures and discuss each picture in groups of four. Picture 1What does the boy do?What is the mother doing? How is she probably feeling? What feelings may the boy have?Picture 2What happens to the girl with a bag?What did her parents ask her to do? Can you guess what might have happened to her?What will she do?Picture 3Why are the boys and girls around the pretty lady?What does the boy want to do? Is he allowed to do so? Why or why not?What feelings may the boy have?Picture 4What is the boy probably doing?Did the boy do well in his exams?How does his mother feel about the score? What feelings may the boy have?Step 4 Picture description1. Imagine the situations and try to describe each picture as fully as possible with their own words. Make sure that Ss have “when”, “where”, “who”, “what” in their descriptions. 2. Invite some Ss to report back their descriptions.Step 5 Further DiscussionDiscuss the following questions in groups of four.What do you do when you have family arguments with your parents? Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? If so, what is the best way to solve the problem?Step 6 Assignments1 Preview the Reading part.2 Describe an unpleasant experience with your friends/teachers. Language points1. Growing up can be difficult. 成长可能会很艰难。1) Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。2) It is no use your forcing him to study hard. 你强迫他刻苦学习是没有用的。动名词作主语时，有时也可用于”It is +动名词“结构。这种动名词后置形式只限于用在good, use, fun, a waste of time及nice, interesting, foolish等的后面。It is no use / no good / fun / a waste of time doing sth.It is nice / interesting / foolish of sb doing sth.3) _ abroad for an hour can be a great honour for an ordinary person like me. A. Taken B. Taking C. Being taken D. Having been taken2. Do you have to turn up your music so loud?turn up 把音量调高；出现，露面 turn down 把音量调低；拒绝，拒不理会turn on 开（灯等） turn off 关（灯等） turn in 上交，交回turn out (to be) + n. / adj. 结果是，被证实为 turn away 把打发走turn to sb （for help） 求助于某人3. Dont you think this is a waste of time? 难道你不认为这是在浪费时间？ a waste of time / money 浪费（时间，金钱）等 waste on sth / (in ) doing sth 在上浪费 waste (in ) doing sth 浪费做某事1) Why do you waste money on clothes you dont need?你为什么浪费钱买你不需要的衣服呢？2) You are wasting your time trying to explain to him.你跟他尽力解释是在浪费时间。3) It is a waste of time quarrelling with such a person.与这样的人争吵是一种浪费时间。. Words and expressions ( P22-23)1. act n. 1）（戏剧的）一幕 Act one 2）thing done, deed 行为；举动1) The hero dies in Act 4, Scene 3. 男主角在第4幕第3场中死去。2) It is an act of kindness / a kind act to help a blind man across the street.帮助盲人过马路是做好事。vt. 1) 表现，行动 2) 扮演； 3) Think carefully before you act. 三思而后行。4) He acts an experienced man in the play. 他在戏中扮演一个经验丰富的人。act like 表现得像 act as sb / sth 充任某角色，担任某工作 act on sth 依照，奉行He acts like a gentleman, but actually he is a shallow and selfish man.他的行为举止像个绅士，但事实上他是个肤浅自私的人。He acts as the chairman at the conference. 他担任会议的主席。A patient should act on the doctors advice. 病人应遵医嘱。take actions to do sth 采取行动去Actions speak louder than words. 行动胜于语言。action n. 行为，动作 active adj. 积极的，活跃的 activity n. 活动2. cant wait to do sth. 迫不及待要做某事 1) I cant wait to tell you the good news. wait (for sb.) to do sth. 1) Would you please wait for me to get ready? 2) Lets wait here for the rain to stop. 3. frightened adj. 感到害怕的，受到惊吓的 The frightened girl was speechless. Im frightened of walking home alone in the dark. frightened eyes 受惊的眼神 a frightened look 害怕的表情 frightening adj. 令人害怕的，可怕的 a frightening experience frighten vt. 使害怕， 使惊恐 frighten sb. frighten sb. away / off 吓走，吓跑 fright n. 害怕，惊恐 shake /faint with fright 吓得发抖 / 吓晕了4. be supposed to do sth （按照规定，义务，安排） 应该，理应做be supposed to have done 应该已经 （动作发生在谓语动词之前）1) He is supposed to arrive before six oclock. 他应该在六点前到达。2) You are supposed to hand in your homework tomorrow morning. 3) What time are you supposed to be there?4) Jim is supposed to have finished the work now. 吉姆现在应该已经完成工作了。be not supposed to do 表示委婉禁止，不可，不许5) You are not supposed to play football in the classroom. 在教室里是不准踢足球的。Supposing (that) 还可以用作连词，引导条件状语从句，表示“假如”。Supposing (that) it rains, can we play the match indoors?要是下雨的话，我们在室内比赛行吗？5. bend bent bent vi & vt 使弯曲；弯腰1) He bent down to do up his shoes. 她俯身去系鞋带。bend forward / backward 前倾 / 后仰bend over / down 弯腰 / 俯身bend (sb) to sth （迫使某人）屈服，顺从be bent on sth / doing sth 专心致志于(做)某事2) He has to bend himself on the difficult problem. 他不得不向那道难题低头。3) He is bent on winning at all costs. 他决心不惜一切去争取胜利。6. starve vi. & vt. （使）挨饿， 饿死1) Many people starved to death because of the famine. 许多人因那次饥荒而饿死了。2) She is starving herself to lose weight. starvation n. 饥饿，挨饿，饿死 die of starvation7. tolerate vt. 容忍，允许，忍受；能经受，耐受 tolerate sb. / sth. tolerate (sbs / sb ) doing sth. 1) I wont tolerate your behaving in that way. 我不能容忍你那样的表现。 2) We dont tolerate anyone smoking in the library. 我们不允许任何人在图书馆里抽烟。 3) We should tolerate opinions different from our own. 我们应当包容与我们自己不同的观点。4) Few plants will tolerate sudden changes in temperature. 很少植物能耐受温度的突然变化。 tolerance n. 容忍， 宽容； 忍耐力 tolerant adj. 容忍的，宽容的8. behavior n. U 行为，举止，品行1) His behavior towards his family surprised me. 他对他家人的行为让我感到惊讶。2) You should pay attention to your behavior in school. 你应当注意在学校的举止。behave vi. 举动，举止3) The child behaved badly at the party. 那孩子在聚会上的表现很差。 behave oneself 举止得当有礼貌9. fault n. 缺点；瑕疵；过错1) Every man has his faults. 谚语金无足赤, 人无完人。2) Nobody lives without faults. 谚语 人无完人。3) Oh, sorry, its my fault. 哦，对不起，是我的错。fault 侧重于差错的主观责任mistake error 侧重于差错这一事实4) “I dont think its my _ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. Thats all,” said the boy. A. error B. mistake C. fault D. dutyat fault 有责任，出毛病5) The machine is at fault. It cant work. 这台机器出毛病了，不工作了。find fault in 看出的缺点；找出的毛病find fault with 挑剔；对吹毛求疵10. scene n. （戏剧的）一场；场面；场景Act 1, scene 2 of Hamlet 哈姆雷特的第一幕第二场词义辨析scene 普通名词，指一眼可以浏览的风光，可以是自然景色，也可以是其他场景, 景象，事发地点scenery 集合名词，指该地区的“整个风景”，是由多个scene构成的景色。sight 风景；名胜。用复数形式指人文景观。（指供游客参观游览的地方）view 常指在远处或高处从某个视点看到的风景（scenery）的一部分。1) The picture shows a happy scene of children playing in the park2) We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey through the Lake District.3) What a beautiful sight those roses make!4) Youll get a fine view of the town from the top of the hill.5) Firefighters were on the scene immediately.6) We are going to Hangzhou for the weekend to see the sights.11. upset adj. 难过的，不高兴的，心烦意乱的be upset about / at sth 因而心烦意乱的feel / look upset 感到心烦的1) Do you know why he looks upset? 你知道他为什么看上去心烦意乱？2) She felt very upset when she knew that she had failed the exam.当她得知考试不及格时她感到很不安。upset vt. 使烦恼，使生气；打乱，搅乱；打翻，碰倒；(upset, upset)upset the cup / the milk / the soup 弄翻了杯子、牛奶、汤be upset by upset ones stomach 使（肠胃）不适 ones upset stomach 胃不舒服upset sb with sth 因/用而烦某人3) Our plan was upset by his unexpected visit. 我们的计划被他的意外到来打乱了。4) The seafood he had for lunch upset his stomach. 中午吃的海鲜让他肠胃不适。5) This time Ill let you go in order to prevent _your mother _that kind of things. A. upsetting; with B. to upset; by C. upsetting; at D. to upset; with12. defend vt. 保卫，防御；辩解，辩护 defend sb. from harm 保卫某人不受伤害defence n. 保卫，防御；辩解，辩护 (= defense) in defence of 为 辩解，以保卫 13. emergency n. 紧急情况，突发事件 The government declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. 紧急状态 The door should only be used in an emergency. 在紧急情况下 an emergency exit 太平门 an emergency box / case 急救箱 emergency room 急诊室 14. anyhow adv. 1）不管怎样，反正 (= anyway) Anyway /Anyhow, Id better go now. 2）尽管如此，即使这样 (= anyway) Im afraid we cant come, but thanks for the invitation anyhow / anyway. 3）随便地，草率地15. deserve vt. 值得， 应得， 应受 deserve sth （不用进行时）值得，应受deserve to do 该做1) You deserves a rest after all that hard work. 辛苦劳累那么久，你该休息一下了。2) They are the best team in the country. They certainly deserve to win the match. 他们的球队是这个国家最棒的，当然应该打赢这场比赛。3) He deserved to be punished. = He deserved punishment. 4) The scholarship will be given to a student that deserves it.奖学金将给予该得到的学生。 deserve doing (= deserve to be done) 值得被. 应该被1) Your suggestion deserves considering. = Your suggestion deserves to be considered. 2) The two books are so well written that they deserve reading / to be read. get what you deserve = deserve all / everything you get 罪有应得，16. explanation n. 解释， 说明 explanation n. the explanation of / for 对的解释或说明1) What is your explanation for being late? 你对迟到怎么解释？2) She didnt give an adequate explanation for her absence from the meeting. explain vt. & vi. 解释；说明的原因explain sth to sb =explain to sb sth explain to sb that /why/how1) The teacher explained to us the meaning of the sentence. 老师向我们解释那个句子的意思。2) He explained to the teacher why he was late. 他向老师解释迟到的原因。17. be hard on 对苛刻的，对要求严格的Dont be too hard on such a little child . 对这么小的孩子要求不要太苛刻。The boss is very hard on the employees.hard adj. 坚硬的; 艰苦的，困难的; 严厉无情的；（气候）酷寒的 a hard rock 坚硬的岩石； a hard life / time 艰难的生活或时光 a hard job/ task 艰巨的工作； a hard look 严厉的表情 a hard winter 寒冷的冬季 adv. 艰难地，猛烈地 work hard 努力地工作 rain hard 雨下得大18. . now that 既然，由于，相当于since。that可以省略，引导原因状语从句。1) Now that you are grown up, you should not rely on your parents. 既然你已经长大了，你就不应该依赖父母了。2) Now (that) John has arrived, we can begin right away. 既然约翰已经到了，我们马上开始吧。. punish vt. 处罚，惩罚1) Anybody who breaks the rules will be punished. 谁要是破坏了规矩，谁就要受到惩罚。punish sb for 因惩罚某人punish sb with / by 以来惩处2) The teacher punished this boy for being late.3) She punished the child by leaving him alone.punishment n. 处罚，惩罚 4) His punishment is to clean the room. 对他的惩罚就是打扫房间。unpunished adj. 不受惩罚的， Reading ITeaching objectives:u To develop students ability of reading a playu To know about American family life and problems that happen between American teenagers and their parentsu To form a positive attitude towards solving problems between teenagers and parentsTeaching ProceduresStep 1. Brainstorming 1. List as many words as possible to describe the relationship between you and your parents.2. Picture Talking. (1) Do you love your parents? What do you do when you have family arguments with your parents?(2) Do you have a happy family? Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? If so, what is the best way to solve the problem?Make sure that Ss have “when”, “where”, “who”, “what” in their descriptions. Step 2: Reading comprehension 1. Reading strategyGuide students to read the Reading strategy for the article and understand how to read a play.2. Fast readingScan the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the questions in part A.3. Careful readingListening without the book and judge whether the following statements are true or false. (1)Mom and Dad were back from their holiday a week earlier.(2)Eric was happy when seeing his mother.(3) Parents left Daniel in charge.(4)The boys spent the money seeing the vet for Spot.(5)The room was very clean and tidy when their parents came back.(6)Daniel didnt have a chance to explain what had happened.(7)Mom felt regretful for what they said to Daniel.(8)Boys didnt use up the money from their parents.F F T T F T T FMultiple Choice(1).The passage is mainly about _. A. how the family manage to be on good terms B. why the room is in a mess C. why there is a misunderstanding between the parents and sons D. what happens to Daniel and Eric after their parents get home(2).Which of the following is a cause of the quarrel ?_ A. Spot was seriously ill. B. The couple returned earlier than expected . C. The boys play football all day long. D. The brothers laziness(懒惰).(3).Eric says hello to his parents in a frightened voice because_ A. Dad often punishes him. B. he is afraid that Dad will see the messy room and punish him . C. Dad will beat him and his brother. D. he is always timid(胆小的).(4). The phrase “deserve to” in line 42 means_ A. have to B. want to C. need to D. to be good enough to have something (5). What would probably happen in the following act ? A. Dad and Daniel will quarrel again. B. Mom and Eric will help Dad and Daniel to get rid of the misunderstanding . C. Eric will not play football any longer D. Daniel will desert the dog.DABDBScan the story and try to finish the chartActsPlaces2_ 3_Act oneThe living roomMomMom and Dad returned from vacation a day 4_. They 5_Spot was tired and hungry but the money they left to buy dog food was gone. The room was a 6_. Dad was so angry that he shouted at Daniel. Daniel got angry too and ran into his bedroom.DadEricDanielSpotAct twoScene oneThe boys 1_DanielDaniel stopped Eric from 7_ their parents their truth that they used the money to take Spot to the vet and spent the day before waiting for him so that they had no time to clean the room. He thought their parents didnt trust him and that his 8_was no use.EricScene twoMomMom 9_ being hard on Daniel but Dad thought the boy was so rude to them that he should be 10_.Dad1. bedroom 2. characters 3. Details 4. earlier 5.found6.mess 7.telling 8.explanation 9.regretted 10.punishedStep 3 Consolidation （Role-play ）Divide students into groups of five and one is the narrator and the others are the main characters. Role-play Act One and Act Two. Step 4 Discussion1. Suppose you were Daniel, what would you do?2. How do you think good parents should treat their children?3. Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family?4. In your opinion, how to narrow(缩减) the gap? Or what would you do to bridge the generation gap?Step 5 Assignments1 Fill in the blanksMom and Dad arrive back from (1)v_ a day earlier than (2)e_. They cant wait to (3)s_ the boys. Suddenly a soccer ball flies (4)t_ the room. Eric runs in after it, (5)f_ by a big dog. The dog was tired and (6)h_. Dad sees there is trash all over the place. Daniel runs into room and wants to explain it. But they shout at him before he can (7)e_. Daniel is very angry. He runs into his bedroom and (8)s_ the door. Eric comforts Daniel and tells him not to hate their parents. They want to tell Dad and Mom the truth. Mom is very sorry. She thinks they should ask the boys what happened (9)i_ of shouting at them. However, Dad insists on punishing them because they are so (10)r_ to them.1.vacation 2.expected 3.surprise 4.through 5.followed6.hungry 7.explain 8.slams 9.instead 10.rude2. Role-play the dialogue in groups of five .and write an end to the play. Reading IITeaching aims and demands:1. To learn new words and expressions and learn how to use them.2. To grasp following good sentences1) Mom and Dad arrived back from vacation a day earlier than expected.2) I cant wait to surprise the boys!3) Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.4) The money with which you were to buy dog food is gone, but Spot looks so angry!5) The room is a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink.6) you shouldnt have run