Reading(1)：Homealone

1、Growing Pains,Unit 2,Warming up and reading,Do you love your parents? Do you think you show respect to your parents? Do you sometimes quarrel with your parents? Why do arguments usually happen? Try to tell us your unpleasant experience at home.,Free Talk,They never gave me a chance to defend myself.

2、 I hate them.,Anyhow, they didnt trust me. They dont deserve an explanation.,Why didnt they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?,What kind of behaviors of yours will make your parents feel unhappy? *not doing homework *not getting up on time *spending too much time or money on *bad school

3、 behaviors *not helpful with housework *making friends with persons that parents dont like *,Give examples of kinds of problems you sometimes have with your parents.,interfere in your life,try to influence your decisions,want to make decisions for you,force you into doing things you dont want to,som

4、etimes dont trust you,Parents forbid you to spend too much time playing computer games.,Parents often try to influence their decisions about their study plans.,What would you do if your behavior upsets your parents? Do you always explain yourself to your parents and resolve problems peacefully? Do y

5、ou think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? How do you overcome the gap?,Parents cant understand that you are the fan of the famous stars.,Parents are worried that their children may fall in puppy love.,Picture talking,There are four pictures here. First of all, Id like you to i

6、magine the situation and try to describe it with your own words.,One day, my best friend, Xiao Ming, introduced a piece of rock music to me. We both liked it very much. So when I got home, I was too impatient to wait to listen to it. I lost myself so deep in the music that I didnt pay attention to t

7、he volume. Just then my mother shouted at me, “Do you have to turn up your music so loud?” I was surprised and had to come back to the fact. I found my father looking at me angrily, who was working at the desk. My young sister covered her ears with hands. I disturbed them. So I had to turn off the r

8、adio. I knew I made a mistake, but I wish they could know how I love this piece of music.,One evening, on my way home I met a little girl who was crying by the road because of not finding her mother. So I took her to the police station. With the help of the police and me, the girl got home safely. H

9、owever, when I got home, my father said angrily, “I told you to be home by 6 oclock.” Mom also shouted, “Where did you go?” I felt so sorry that I couldnt help crying. They didnt give me a chance to explain. I hate the way they treat me.,One day, I heard the famous superstars S.H.E had come to our c

10、ity to give performances. I am the fan of them. I was eager to get their signatures. I was about to go to the concert when my mother shouted, “Dont you think this is a waste of time? Come back. You are not a child. You should spend more time on your studies.” Even though I wanted to attend the conce

11、rt very much, I had to stay at home. Today I still regretted about it.,I have a close friend named Wang Dong, who studies in another school. We keep in touch with each other by writing letters. This week I failed in the Maths exam. I was sad. In order to comfort me, Wang Dong fixed time to have a go

12、od talk with me on the Internet. Unfortunately, when I just sat before the computer, my mother came with my Maths paper in her hand. She shouted at me, “There will be no more computer games for you!”,Discussion,1. Do you think that your parents try to force you to spend your spare time doing things

13、you dont like? . When you have a problem and want to talk to someone, who do you choose to talk to? 3. Describe an unpleasant experience with your parents.,Have you ever been left alone or with a pet? Describe that experience. If not, can you imagine what might happen if you were left alone? Can you

14、 look after your home and keep everything clean and safe?,Home Alone is a 1990 American family comedy film written and produced by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.,Have you ever seen the film called Home Alone?,Please go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a play.,Reading

15、 strategy,1. Are the words or speech in a play very formal?,2. Are there any instructions or tips included in a play?,3. Do you think you have to read a play silently or read out loud?,No, the words or speech in a play are very informal.,Yes, there are.,Read the play out loud.,Read the play quickly

16、and answer the following questions.,1. Who are the main characters in the play?,Eric, Daniel, Mom and Dad.,2. Why do the parents get angry? 3. What really happened to their dog, Spot?,Because there is garbage all over the place.,Spot was ill.,The boys do not expect their parents to come back so earl

17、y. Spot, the dog, looks full of life. Daniels parents still think of him as an adult.,T,F,F,True or False,4. Eric does not want to explain to their parents. 5. The boys did not clean the house because they went to the clinic. 6. The mother thinks the father should be stricter with Daniel.,F,F,T,Read

18、 the play again carefully and answer the following questions.,1. What are the boys doing when their parents come home?,They are playing with a soccer ball.,2. How does the room look when the parents arrive home? 3. Why are the parents angrier with Daniel than with Eric?,The room is in a mess.,Becaus

19、e they left Daniel in charge.,4. What is the emergency that Eric wants to tell his parents about? 5. What does the father want to do with Daniel?,Spot was sick and they had to take him to the clinic.,He wants to punish Daniel.,Choose the best answers according to the play.,1. This passage is a _. A.

20、 newspaper B. notice C. play D. diary,C,2. 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,D,3. Which of the follow

21、ing is the cause of the quarrel? A. Spot was seriously ill. B. The couple return earlier than expected. C. The boys play football all day long. D. The brothers laziness.,A,4. Eric says hello to his parents in a frightened voice because _. A. Dad often punishes him B. he is afraid that Dad will see t

22、he messy room and punish him C. Dad will beat him and his brother D. he is always timid,B,5. From the passage, we can infer that _. A. children often hate their parents B. parents often hate their parents C. children and parents often hate each other D. parents and children should explain to each ot

23、her when some misunderstanding happen,D,Fill in the blanks according to the play.,Title: Home Alone,Act One,The parents return home from _ a day earlier and they want to give the children a _.,The room is in a _ and the dog looks tired and hungry, so the parents are angry with Daniel and _ at him.,D

24、aniel doesnt think its his _ and runs into his bedroom and slams the door.,vacation,surprise,mess,shout,fault,_ Two,Scene One,Scene Two,Eric thinks its better to _ to their parents what has happened.,explain,The _ is that they used the money to take the dog to the clinic so they had no time to clean the house.,truth,The mother thinks they are being too hard on Daniel and _ asking him what has happened.,The father wants to punish Daniel because of his _.,suggests,rudeness,Act,Thinking and Talking,Suppose you we