Unit7Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes Section A3a

1、Section APeriod 3(3a 3c) Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. What kind of text are we going to read? What do you think the poem is about? Do you remember what your mother did when you were a baby and you cried? Do you listen to your mother and behave well? How you feel about you

2、r mother now? Do you argue with your mother or talk back to her? Do you regret anything you did to your parents?3a Read the poem aloud and discuss what the title means with your partner. Mom Knows Bestn. 诗歌诗歌3a 3a Mom Knows BestMom Knows BestWhat does the title mean?What does the title mean?Do you a

3、gree with it? How do you get along with your parents? Talk about one thing you disagreed with them and how you dealt with it. Find out the new words and underline them!When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and w

4、arm arms to sleep in.When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.n. 田野田野,场地场地v. 举起，抬高举起，抬高; n. 电梯；搭便车电梯；搭便车n. 拥抱拥抱v.&n. 哭，叫喊哭，叫喊adj. 微小的微小的When I was seven coughing badly, she said no i

5、ce-cream for me.But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!”When I was nine watching scary movies, she said itd give me awful dreams.But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! Im not a baby!”回嘴，顶嘴回嘴，顶嘴adj. 很坏的，讨厌的很坏的，讨厌的adv. 非常；严重地非常；严重地When I wa

6、s a teen going out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten!”But I talked back again “I should not be told what to do! Im seventeen now!”n. 青少年青少年Now Im an adult, thinking back to those times. I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream And had scary dreams after watching that film. I was l

7、ate for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!v.&n. 感到遗憾，感到遗憾， 懊悔懊悔 3b Read the poem again and answer the questions. 1. What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child? 2. Why do you thi

8、nk the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old? 3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be back by ten” ?4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?Watch a video. After watching, do you know who the b

9、oy is and who the tree is?The tree is our mother!No matter how busy you are, share some time with parents! Now lets read the poem again full of feelings.Mom Knows Best1. What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child?3bAnswer the questions.When the writer was a baby and a small chi

10、ld, the mom did these:sang to him and stayed by his side when he cried gave him food and warm arms to sleep in when he was tired and hungry kept him safe when he was running through the field hugged him and lifted him up when he fellHe felt that he was growing up and he did not want to be treated li

11、ke a little child anymore.2. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old?3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be back by ten”? He was upset because he felt that he was old enough to be independent and should not be tol

12、d what to do.4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?He loves his mom and is thankful for what she has done for him.stay by my sidemake surekeep sb fromgive me a huglift me up talk backawful dreamsregret doing 1. 呆在我身边呆在我身边 2. 确信，确保确信，确保 3. 远离远离 4. 拥抱我拥抱我 5.把

13、我举起把我举起 6. 回嘴，顶嘴回嘴，顶嘴 7. 恶梦恶梦 8. 后悔做某事后悔做某事Think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it. Share your story with your partner.3c How old were you? Did you talk back to your mom or dad? What happened? How do you feel about it now?What did your mother do when yo

14、u were a small child? Write a short passage.1. Children are the parents riches. 子女是父母的至宝。子女是父母的至宝。2. A little child is the sweetest and purest thing in the world. 孩童是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。孩童是世界上最可爱和最纯洁的。 3. Happy is he that is happy in childhood. 童年时快乐的人是幸福的。童年时快乐的人是幸福的。 5. He is the happiest, be he King or p

15、easant, who finds peace in his home. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German dramatist and poet无论是国王还是农夫，家庭和睦是最幸福的。无论是国王还是农夫，家庭和睦是最幸福的。 德国剧作家、诗人德国剧作家、诗人 J. W. J. W. 歌德歌德4. All I am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln, American president我之所有我之所有, ,我之所能我之所能, ,都归功于我天使般的母亲。都归功于我天使般的母亲。 美国总统美国总统林肯林肯6. We never know the love of the parents until we become parents ourselves. Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and orator不养儿不知父