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Welcome to the unit Growing Pains Unit 2

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1. Do your parents sometimes interfere in your life and make decisions for you? And How? 2. Will you talk to your parents when you have a problem? 3. Do your parents trust you? Discussion

Problems with parents interfere influence make decisions for children force children to do sth. question children wish child to study hard

Why do these happen more often than not （通常） ? Generation gap （代沟） means there are great differences between the younger generations and the elders. It 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 isn ’ t always understood by the elders, because of what she or he does, says or wears. So she or he will often have trouble or pains during their growth.

language focus turn up 调大；露面 I can't hear the radio very well. Could you turn it up a bit? He suddenly turned up at the meeting. turn down 关小；拒绝 总结 turn into( 使 ) 变成 turn out 结果是 turn on 打开，接通（水电） turn off 关掉

by 介词  在... 之前，不迟于 =no later than=before Can you finish the work by tomorrow?  用..., 借，通过 I go to school by bus.  by+ 表示单位总称的 un by weight/height/width/depth/time 重量、高度、宽度、深度、时间 by+ 表示单位的 cn, 但名词前 +the by the hour/the pound/the metre 按小时、磅、米 a waste of time 浪费时间 It is a waste of time to do/doing sth 做某事是浪费时间 的

no more 不再 any more 又，再（常用于否定句） more and more 越来越 more often than not 通常，多半 more or less 或多或少，差不多，几乎 what's more 而且，此外 once more 再一次 I don't need you any more. It took more or less a whole day to paint the ceiling. They are going to get married, what's more, they are setting up in business together. force sb to do sth 强迫某人做某事

For example: Tom got home feeling very tired, and he just wanted to have a good rest. When his families said hello to him, he said nothing and just went straight to his bedroom. After a while, his mother rushed into Tom’s room and shouted at him for the loud music coming from his room …

You think sometimes your parents cannot understand you and then the generation gap comes up. Do you think you understand your parents?

Do you know what your mother’ favorite food is? Do you know what your father’s favorite sport was when he was at your age?

Do you remember to call back home to express your gratitude and best wishes for them on their birthdays? Do you remember your father’s and mother’s birthdays?

You know little about your parents!

When your parents don’t understand you, please try to think from the angles （角度） of 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 attitude a smile a talk a walk a letter a gift understanding

Growing up can be d_______. There may often be m_____________and p______ between a____ and children. And this fact is the so called g________ g_____.It is estimated that 75 percent of parents often complain about their children’s unreasonable behaviors. On the other hand,the children usually think their parents are too o___________. ifficult isunderstandingsroblems dults enerationap ld-fashioned

Why are there so many misunderstandings 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. imes ikesislikes isagreements

Secondly, having little in c_____ to talk about, they 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 can’t spare enough time to e_______ their ideas. ommon xchange

Homework 1. Write a note of how to communicate with your parents in terms of one of your growing pains. 2. Preview the new words of Reading and the play in Reading.