1、Welcome to the unitGrowing Pains Unit 2Welcome to the unit Unit 2 Growing Pains Welcome to the unit Unit 2 Growing Pains Enjoy a piece of videoWhat have you seen behind those pictures?Growing PainsEmotional difficulties that occur during adolescence.青少年时期出现的感情紊乱。Well discuss some problems about youn
2、gsters growing,especially the pains they got.What causes this?Watch a cartoon film.a generation gapGeneration gap means there aregreat differences between the youngergenerations and the elders.Reason:their different experiences,opinions,habits and behaviorProblems with parentsmake decisions for chil
3、drenforce children to do sth.question childrenwish child tostudy hardPicture talkingWhat does the boy do?What is the mother doing?How is she probably feeling?What feelings may the boy have?Picture 1Read the instructions and discuss each picture in pairs.He turns up his music so loud.She is shouting
4、at him.Angry.He feels embarrassed/sorry and was at a loss.What 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 2She comes late to home.They asked her to be home by 6 oclock.She may explain it to her parents.not
5、later thanWhy are the boys and girls around the pretty lady?What does the girl want to do?Is he allowed to do so?Why or why not?What feelings may the girl have?Picture 3They are asking her for her signature.He wants her signature too.He is not allowed to do so because his mother thinks its a waste o
6、f time.She may feel pitiful/regretful.Shemay be angry with her mother.What 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?Picture 4He is probably playing computer games.No.She feels upset and angry.The boy may feel s
7、orry and upset.Talk about your experienceHave you ever experienced any family problems like those?Can you tell us your own experiences?Useful expressionsadult(成年人)quarrel(争吵)scold(责备)career(事业)argument(争论)conflict(冲突)interfere in(干涉)influence(影响)imagine(想象)force(强迫)disobey(不服从)misunderstand peaceful
8、ly unpleasantsocial activities generation gap(代沟)DISCUSSION:3 three questions：P21You think sometimes your parents cannot understand you and then the generation gapcomes up.Do you think you understand your parents?Do you know what your mother favorite food is?Do you know what your fathers favorite sp
9、ort was when he was at your age?Do you remember to call backhome to express your gratitude and best wishes for them on their birthdays?Do you remember your fathers and mothers birthdays?You know little about your parents!When your parents dont understand you,please try to think from the angles（角度）of
10、 your parents.Your parents truly love you!You will become parents one day!Group Discussion:Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents?If so,what is the best way to solve the problem?Positive attitudea smilea talka walka lettera giftunderstanding1.turn up1)开大，调高：增加速度、音量，强度或流量
11、Turn up the radio,please!2)出现；到达Several old friends turned up at the reunion.3)发现，找到The papers will turn up sooner or later.请把收音机开高点,我听不清楚.好几个老朋友出现在聚会上文件迟早会找到的.2.a waste of time/money1.把你所有业余时间花费在聊天上真是浪费时间.2.买这么多新衣服,难道不是浪费金钱吗?It is really a waste of time spending/to spend all of your spare time chat
12、ting.Isnt it a waste of money buying/to buy so many new clothes?waste adj.&v.3.force 强迫我强迫自己每天练习。他被迫要找第二份工作I forced myself to practice daily.He was forced to take a second job.The rider forced his horse on through the storm.Its not proper to force your idea upon others.force a smile骑士迫使他的马在暴风雨中前进。把自
13、己的想法强加于人是不恰当的。强颜欢笑,苦笑4.choose选择，挑选，决定；拿定主意过了一会儿,她选定了店里最贵重的一件衣服,并把它递给一个店员。她选择了学化学。我们选谁当学校足球队长?他决定晚点出国。After a while,she chose one of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant.She chose to study chemistry.Whom shall we choose for our school football team leader?He chose not
14、to go abroad until later.记单词预习readingYou think sometimes your parents cannot understand you and then the generation gapcomes up.Do you think you understand your parents?Do you know what your mother favorite food is?Do you know what your fathers favorite sport was when he was at your age?Do you remem
15、ber to call backhome to express your gratitude and best wishes for them on their birthdays?Do you remember your fathers and mothers birthdays?You know little about your parents!When your parents dont understand you,please try to think from the angles（角度）of your parents.Your parents truly love you!Yo
16、u will become parents one day!Group Discussion:Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents?If so,what is the best way to solve the problem?Positive attitudea smilea talka walka lettera giftunderstandingGrowing up can be d_.There may often be m_and p_ between a_ and children.A
17、nd this fact is the so called g_ g_.It is estimated that 75 percent of parents often complain about their childrens unreasonablebehaviors.On the other hand,the childrenusually think their parents are too o_.ifficultisunderstandingsroblemsdultsenerationapld-fashioned Why are there so many misundersta
18、ndings between parents and children?In my opinion,the reasons can be listed as follows.First of all,the two generations,having grown up at different t_,have different l_ and d_,and that is why the d_ often arise between them.imesikesislikesisagreementsSecondly,having little in c_ to talk about,they
19、are not willing to sit face to face.Last but not least,with the pace of modern life becoming faster and faster,they both are so busy with their work or study that they cant spare enough time to e_ their ideas.ommonxchangeHomework1.Write a note of how to communicate with your parents in terms of one
20、of your growing pains.2.Preview the new words of Reading and the play in Reading.Watch a cartoon film,please!What does the cartoon show to you?What is called 代沟 in English?A generation gap describes a vast difference in cultural norms between a younger generation and their elders.The generation gap
21、occurs when older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences,opinions,habits and behaviour.Especially as one gets older,she or he isnt always understood by the the elders,because of what she or he does,says or wears.So she or he will often have trouble or
22、pains during their growth.Welcome to the unit Unit 2 Do you know what Growing Pains means?Emotional difficulties that occur during adolescence.青少年时期出现的感情紊乱。(所作所为不为长者所理解)What will we discuss in this unit?Well discuss some problems about youngsters growing,especially the pains they got.Questions about
23、 family relationship:How many people are there in your family?Do you love them?Have you ever shouted at them?Will you tell the truth to your mother or your father first when you do something wrong?Will you tell your parents the true mark if you fail the exam?What will you do if you parents want you
24、to do something you dislike?What will you do if your parents shout at you for something misunderstood?Questions about family relationship:Have you ever experienced any family problems like those?Can you tell us your own experiences?Useful expressionsadult(成年人)quarrel(争吵)scold(责备)argument(争论)conflict
25、(冲突)career(事业)interfere in(干涉)influence(影响)imagine(想象)force(强迫)disobey(不服从)misunderstand peacefully unpleasantsocial activities generation gap(代沟)Discuss in groups to imagine the situation of the picture,then describe it with your own words:(team work:Create a short story about the picture)Tom got h
26、ome feeling very tired,and he just wanted to have a good relax.When his families said hello to him,he said nothing and just went straight to his bedroom.They didnt ask him the reason though they were very confused.After a while,his mother rushed into Toms room and shouted at him for the loud music c
27、oming from his room.Suppose you are facing the situation above,what will you do?What can we see from the pictures?Can you create a story about these pictures?Do you think your parents try to force you to spend your spare time doing things you dont like?When you have a problem and want to talk to som
28、eone,who do you choose to talk to?Why?Do you think there are more problems between you and your parents than there were between your parents and grandparents?Discuss the following questions in groups:Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents?Does the generation gap really exist?How do you overcome the gap?
