M1U2 Growing pains Reading Ⅰ

watch a video 1.Who may have growing pains？ 2.What was the boy's growing pain in the film?

Discussion In your daily life, What do you and your parents usually quarrel for? Time schedule, housework, personal secrets, hobbies, ... Generation gap If you are at home alone, what will you do and what might happen? Sleeping, meal, house cleaning, pet ... When the cat is away, the mice will play.

New content The elements of a play Act （戏剧的）一幕 （戏剧的）一场，一个片段 对话，对白/独白 舞台说明 Scene Dialogue/monologue Instruction

In the form of dialogues In the form of written words Please compare the differences between a play and a normal text. A play A normal text In the form of dialogues In the form of written words Can be played on a stage Cannot be played on a stage Have instructions to help understand Have no instructions

Fast Reading Consider the main ideas of each scene and finish the table. Act One Act Two, Scene One Act Two, Scene Two Mom and Dad were very angry and quarreled with Daniel when they returned from vacation. Daniel and Eric talked about the truth. The parents found it hard to settle the conflicts with Daniel.

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This passage is mainly about ________. Multiple choice This passage is mainly about ________. A. What Mom and Dad did after they returned from vacation. B. What Daniel and Eric did at home. C. the reason why the dog was tired and hungry D. a big quarrel an American family had

2. Mom and Dad left Daniel in charge at home because ______. A. he was an adult B. he was the youngest C. they liked him very much D. they thought he could take good care of everything while they were away.

3. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The children were very excited when their parents came back a day earlier than expected. B. The children didn’t use the money for themselves. C. Daniel was left in charge at home while their parents were away. D. Eric wanted to tell his parents why had happened, but Daniel said they didn’t need to.

4. The main reason for their quarrel is that ______. A. Daniel was too rude. B. Eric didn’t tell his parents what had happened C. the parents blamed Daniel without giving him a chance to explain D. Daniel and Eric didn’t behave well at home.

Analyze the plot of the play. Settings Rising actions Climax Falling actions Conclusion characters time place what causes the quarrel the most serious conflict solutions to deal with the conflict the end of the conflict

Group-working Read the text carefully and try to work in groups and finish the table below.Please find evidence in the text for your answer mood personalities Act1 Act2 dad mom Daniel Eric stubborn,serious, unviolable,bad-tempered excited→extremely angry still angry excited→surprised, disappointed sensible, considerate understanding surprised, panic→angry upset,angry,disappointed impulsive frightened understanding, reasonable rational,thoughtful

Role Play

Discussion If you were Daniel, what would you do next? Would you stay silent or make an explanation? Reasons Stay silent Make an explanation Other ways Not to annoy the parents, time will prove everything, ... Cannot tolerate misunderstandings, hope parents can apologize, ...

Summary Please fill in the blank according to the text. Daniel and his brother Eric were in charge of the house as well as the dog Spot while their parents were on __________. Unfortunately, Spot was ______, they had to use the cash their parents left them to take it to the _______, which made them have no ______to clean the house. When their parents returned home, and found the room was a_______, with ________ all over, they shouted at Daniel angrily, which made him annoyed. He ran into his bedroom and _________the door behind him. This made his father angry, thinking Daniel was rude to them, and wouldn't ___________his bad behavior. vacation ill clinic time mess garbage shut tolerate

Homework: 1.Read the articles on the paper, mark the new words and consult the dictionary. 2.Which element do you think is important to keep good family relationships? Write an argument to state your points.

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1. turn up = show up Franklin did not turn up until midnight. turn down turn in turn to turn over

2. a waste of time It is a waste of time doing/ to do sth. 3. no more He is determined to delay no more.

4.vacation on vacation 5. can't wait to do can't help doing

6. suppose I suppose it will rain Suppose we win the lottery（彩票） be supposed to do be expected to do He is supposed to go to the store.

7. be gone He was gone in a trice（转眼之间） He finds the train is gone 8. look like = as if

8.(1).with + 名词 + 形容词.表处于一种状态. He often sleeps with windows open. (2).with +名词 + 副词. With the meal over, we all went home. (3).with +名词 + 介词短语. The teacher came into the classroom with a book under his arm.

(4).with + 名词 + 现在分词.这种结构表动作的主动和进行态. The old woman left the her house with water running all the time. (5).with + 名词 + 过去分词,这种结构表被动和完成. The thief was taken to the police station with his hands tied to his back. (6).with + 名词 + 不定式,这种结构表动作的将来式. The mamager has been busy these days with a lot of work to do .

9.leave sb in charge (of sth) (1) be in charge of / take charge of in the charge of / in one's charge charge $ for sth charge sb with sth

(2) leave + n. +prep/adj/adv/doing/done It's a waste of electricity to leave the lights on/ burning Don't leave the door open when you go

10. defend oneself defend against defend oneself against enemy defend from defend oneself from enemy's attack

11. deserve sth = deserve to be done 12. instead of = rather than 13.now that Now that you have finish your homework, you can play games.