Unit 2 Growing pains PROJECT

growing up can be difficult

Daniel said …… They never gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them. Anyhow, they didn’t trust me .They don’t deserve an explanation. Why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me ?

They are Daniel’s Growing Pains .

Do you have similar experiences? What are your growing pains? Misunderstanding Independence Loneliness Study hard Do you have similar experiences? What are your growing pains?

Project ---- Growing pains

Some new words in Growing pains : adolescence: normal: misunderstand: confused: physical changes: psychological changes: the time of life between child and adult usual, not surprising, not strange not able to understand correctly being unable to think clearly changes inside one’s body changes in one’s mind

I. Skimming Look through the text and try to answer the following questions: What are the three different kinds of growing pains talked about in the article?

kinds of growing pains: 2: psychological changes 1: physical changes 2: psychological changes 3: how to fit in society

What happened to them? fat VS thin short VS tall physical changes

psychological changes I want to fly psychological changes

social changes I want to be loved I prefer alone

Understanding the text II.Divide the text into three parts and get the main idea of each part Part 1: Para ____ to ____ (many teenagers feel _________ and are _______ ________ many changes. These changes are part of ______________) 1 2 lonely going through adolescence physical Part 2: Para ___ to____ (_________ changes and ______________ changes happen inside teenagers. They become _________ and want to know how to ___ ___ society.) 3 5 psychological confused fit in Part 3: Para ___ (growing pains do not ____) 6 last

Why do many teenagers feel lonely? III. Read Para 1 and 2 Why do many teenagers feel lonely? They feel lonely，as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through. 2. True or false: It is uncommon for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. ( ) common F

Paras3-5 True or false 1.As teenagers grow, they grow taller but their voices don’t change. 2.Besides these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. 3.Because of many psychological changes, many boys become risk-takers while girls often don’t want someone--anyone--to talk to. 4.The adolescence may want and need their parents’ love very much, but feel distant. F T F T

Para 6 The good news is that these kinds of growing pains don’t _______. In the end everything _____ _____ OK. last turns out

IV.Multiple choices What are the teenagers confused with? A. The difficulty they have fitting in society. B. How to deal with their feelings C. How to improve study. D. All kinds of changes.

2. How do the teenagers feel about their parents’ love and their need to be free? A. They find it hard to achieve a balance between them. B. They are disappointed with their parents’ behavior C. They need but hate their parents’ love. D. They choose to talk with their parents.

Problems Many teenagers feel lonely and no one ⑴ them. Life seems to be going too fast and ⑵ control. The fact These feelings are a(n) ⑶ part of adolescence. The Changes ⑷ changes: They grow taller and their voices get deeper. Psychological changes: ●Many boys become risk-takers but may not make choices ⑸ Girls often want to share their strong feeling with someone. ●They struggle for⑹ ,but also want to fit in a group. ●They need their parents’ love but feel⑺ . ●They often⑻ themselves. Conclusion These kinds of growing pains will be ⑼ in the end. understands beyond common Physical wisely/cleverly/correctly . independence distant question gone

V. Summary Paragraph gist structure Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4 Para5 Problems background & introduction Explanation Physical changes detailed information of the topic Psychological changes Social changes Right attitude result & conclusion

VI. Group discussion The article lists three different kinds of growing pains: physical, psychological and social changes. In your group, discuss the following question: 1. Which kind of growing pains causes you the most anxiety(焦虑)? Why? 2. Do you have any good advice to deal with the growing pain you are faced with?

VI. Group discussion 2. Do you have any good advice to deal with the growing pain you are faced with? No pains, no gains. Stay optimistic./Accept what you are. Make friends and communicate with them. Talk with your parents when having difficulties. Go with the flow.

Language points in Project

1.Tanslate the following into English or Chinese: 1. 他们正在经历的变化 2. in other ways 3.失去控制 4.很难相信 5.感到孤独和被误解 the changes they are going through 在其他方面；用别的方式 go out of control be very difficult to believe feel lonely and misunderstood

1.Tanslate the following into English or Chinese: 6.把…当做… 7.对…感到困惑 8.伴随着这些生理变化 9.往往会… 10.想找个人说说话 think of… as… be confused with (mistake A for B; confuse A with B) along with these phsical changes tend to do sth. want someone to talk to\with

1.Tanslate the following into English or Chinese: 11.不费吹灰之力做某事 12.努力让人听见(我)说话 13.depend on sb. to do sth. 14.渴望独立 15.be traded for… have no difficulty (in) doing sth. struggle to be heard 依靠某人做某事 desire independence 转换成…\换取…

2.Complete the words according to the first letter and the meaning of the sentences: 1.From what you said to me, you must have m___________________ me deeply. 2.You’ll surely think she is a n__________ child in every way for the 1st sight, however, she is a__________ in her mind. 3.C__________ with what he was taught in class, Jack turned to top students for help in time after class. 4.The teachers in Siyang High school are lucky enough to be given a complete p__________ examination each year. 5.As she reached out from the ladder, she lost her b__________ and fell. misunderstood normal abnormal Confused physical balance

Homework Review what you have learnt in this class. Page 95 B1and B2& Page 98Aand 99B.

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