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 Indepen dence Lonelines s Study hard

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

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

The article lists three different kinds of growing pains: physical, psychological and social changes. Follow the steps on your textbook on page 39, then present them!

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. Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through.(L1---2) ① lonely (adj. 寂寞的；偏僻的，荒凉的 ); alone （ alone [ə'ləun] adj. 单独的；孤独的；独自的 adv. 独自地；单独地） While the old man lives on the__________ island__________, he doesn’t feel__________. A.alone, alone, lonelyB. lonely, alone, lonely C. lonely, lonely, alone D. alone, lonely, alone ② as if=as though( 好像，好似 ) Wow, so many clouds in the sky, it seems as if it __________ going to rain. A. is B. beC. was D. will be When you put a pencil into a glass full of water, it looks as if it__________ broken. A. is B. be C. was D. were ③ go through__________ 经历

2.It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. (L6) it 为： __________. 真正的主语是： ______________________________________ 。 misunderstood adj. 遭误解的、不为人理解的。 a much misunderstood illness _________  mis- 前缀。如： mislead_____ mistake_____ misinform_______ mistreat______ 形式主语 to feel lonely and misunderstood 一项不被人理解的疾病 误导犯错 错误通知 虐待

3.As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them.(L ) ① as 可以改为 with 吗？ 要是改呢 ?With________________________,… ② it 是 __________ ③ for 可以换成 of 吗？它们区别 是什么？ ③ to become confused with 是 __________( 成分 ) ______________( 划线部分的意思 ) 不能， as 在此次为连词， with 为介词，接复合结构 teenagers growing 形式主语 不能， for 表示 “ 对于 ” 的意思， of 前面的形容词表 示主语的性质、特征，通常可以说出 sb is …, 例 如 it’s kind of him, 可以换成 he is kind. 真正的主语 对 …… 困惑

4. Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard. (L ) ① tend to do__________ tend to sb./sth.________ _________n. 我们都容易记住不愉快的经历。 护士在照顾伤者。 ② in this regard 倾向于做某事 照顾、处理 tendency We tend to remember the unhappy experiences. Nurses are tending to the injured. 在这方面 =in this aspect

5.In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. (L ) ① social __________(n.) ② struggle to do sth._________________ It’s so noisy at the table that I had to struggle __________. A. to hear B. to be heard C. hear D. to hearing society 挣扎着做某事 Struggle to one’s feet

6. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in the society. (L ) ① have difficulty/trouble (in) doing_______________ take the trouble to do_____________ have problems with sth.____________________ ② balance n./v. balance A and B ________________ keep the balance between A and B______________ lose one’s balance____________ As a pop star, it’s hard to ____________________ She cycled round the corner ， lost her balance and fell off the bicycle. _____________________ ③ fit in 做 …… 有困难 不辞劳苦做某事 有 …… 的问题 平衡 A 与 B 保持 A 与 B 之间的平衡 失去平衡 balance family and career 她骑到拐角处，失去平衡，摔了下来。 融入、适应

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 feel lonely and misunderstood 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

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 1.Tanslate the following into English or Chinese: 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

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… 1.Tanslate the following into English or Chinese: have no difficulty (in) doing sth. struggle to be heard desire independence 依靠某人做某事 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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