Unit 2

Unit 2 Growing pains

Reading Home alone

Lead-in Fast-reading Detailed-reading Post-reading Homework Contents Lead-in Fast-reading Detailed-reading Post-reading Homework

1. Have you ever had the kind of experience when your parents had to go away and leave you alone? 2. Can you imagine what might happen if you were left alone?

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Home Alone

Today we'll learn an English play ---A play about Daniel and Eric who were left alone at home. What is a play?

Elements of a play acts; scenes dialogues (different styles of speech) instructions

What is a play? A play is a piece of writing which is intended to be performed in a theatre, on the radio or on television, and which consists of the words that a set of characters say. A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.

If we read a play, what things should we pay attention to? Go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a play. What’s the characteristics of a play? 2. Do you know how to read a play?

I. The characteristics of a play: a. Most plays are in the form of a dialogue to be spoken aloud. b. Writers use different styles of speech. Casual speech is used，sometimes with incomplete sentences.

II. How to read a play To read it out loud instead of silently to better understand a play. b. To pay attention to the instructions or tips included in a play.

Reading a play Reading a normal text different 1. In the form of a ________ 2. Read the dialogue_______ 3. Remember to pay attention to the ___________ dialogue aloud instructions 返回目录

Fast reading 1.Who are the main characters in the play? 2.Why do the parents get angry? 3.What really happened to their dog, Spot? Eric, Daniel, Mum and Dad. The room was in a mess. Spot was ill.

Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true (T) and which ones are false (F) according to the play. 1. The boys do not expect their parents to come back so early. 2. Spot, the dog, looks full of life. 3. Daniel’s parents still think of him as an adult. T F F

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 T F 返回目录

Detailed reading 1. What are the boys doing when their parents come home? 2. How does the room look when the parents arrive home? They are playing with a soccer ball. The room is in a complete mess.

3. Why are the parents angrier with Daniel than Eric? 4. What is the emergency that Eric wants to tell his parents about? Because they left Daniel in charge. The dog, Spot, was sick and they had to take him to the clinic.

5. What does the father want to do with Daniel? What about the mother? The father feels like they have to punish Daniel or Daniel won’t respect them. The mother thought maybe they were too hard on Daniel.

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.

Find the main idea of each part. Daniel and Eric talked about the truth. B. Mom and Dad were angry with their children when they returned from vacation. C. The parents felt it hard to settle their quarrel with Daniel. Act Two, Scene One Act One Act Two, Scene Two

Performance Now form a group of 5 students (2 girls and 3 boys). Each group prepares the play for 5 minutes and is ready to perform the play. And two charts will help you understand characters better.

just coming back from vacation excited disappointed angry Characters Things they do Feelings Mom and Dad Eric Daniel just coming back from vacation excited disappointed angry playing soccer at home surprised and frightened staying in another room sorry angry

Please read Act Two carefully and fill in the form. Characters Things they do Feelings Daniel Eric Mom Dad expressing his anger angry comforting his brother calm sorry and regretful talking about the things that happened today stubborn(固执)

Discussion 1. Do you think Eric and Daniel will explain to their parents what has happened? Or, will the parents go and ask their children what has happened?

2. Supposed you were one of the two children, what would you do? Would you stay silent or would you offer an explanation to your parents? Which is a better solution in your opinion? 3. What can we learn from this play?

Match the words/phrase with meanings. Word/phrase Meaning frightened (line 9) starve (line 14) fault (line 30) afraid be very angry mistake

Word/phrase Meaning deserve (line 42) be hard on (line 51) sigh (line 56) earn something because of how you acted be strict with take in and then let out a long, deep breath when you are tired or sad

Answers D2: 1.________ 2. ___________ 3._____ 4. _______ 5. ________ 3._____ 4. _______ 5. ________ E: 1.__________ 2.___________ 3.__________ 4.___________ 5.__________ 6.___________ 7.__________ garbage behavior tolerate rude teenager explanation supposed cash defend Anyhow clinic emergency 返回目录

Post reading

Further discussion 1. Have your parents ever asked you to make important decisions? 2. What do you think is the biggest cause of problems between parents and teenagers? 3. What do you usually do when you have a problem with your parents?

Describe what qualities or personality the ideal parents should possess. 1. How do your parents usually deal with your wrong-doings? Are they too harsh? 2. How do you think good parents should treat their children? Should parents respect their children and value their opinions? 返回目录

1. Finish Workbook, Page 94-95. 2. Write a short passage about your ideal parents.