Unit2 Growing pains Welcome to the unit

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LET‘S DO A TEST

A questionnaire 1. Do you think your parents understand you?A. No. B. Don’t know. C. Yes.2. Do you often quarrel with you parents? A. Very often. B. Often. C. Sometimes. D. Rarely （很少）. E. Never. 3. Do you and your parents often talk to each other or have fun together? A. Never. B. Rarely （很少） C. Sometimes. D. Often. E. Very often.

4. Do they always force you to do things you don’t like to do?A. Yes, very often. B. Sometimes. C. Never. 5. Do they ask for your opinions over some family issues （家 庭问题） ? A. Never. B. Sometimes. C. Yes, very often. 6. What do you think of the relationship between you and your parents? A. Loose （疏远）. B. Not so close. C. Very close.

Difficulties and troubles that you meet when you grow up.

从小，我就很烦！ Your growing pains?

Too many troubles, all around the world.

listening pop music Hip hop street dance things I like while my parents hate: being a fan of pop stars things my parents like while I hate: making decisions for me playing computer games going shopping doing housework chatting on line reading comic books studying all the time attending classes in holidays forcing me to to do sth. Generation gap

What is the generation gap?

Growing up can be d______. There may often be misunderstandings （误解） and p________ between adults and c_______. And this fact is the so called g__________ g_____. Parents and children often complain （抱怨） about each other. Why are there so many misunderstandings between parents and children? In my o______, the reasons are as follows. ifficult roblemshildren enerationap Listening pinion

imes ikesislikes rown First of all, the two generations, having g______ up at different t_____, have different l_______ and d______. And that is why the disagreements （不同意见） often arise between them. Secondly, they have little in c________ to talk about. They are not willing to sit face to face. Last but not least, with the pace （节奏） of m_______ life becoming faster and faster, they are so busy with their work or study that they can’t s______ （花费） enough time to exchange （交换） their ideas. ommon odern pare

What is the generation gap? The generation gap is the misunderstandings and problems between adults and children when children grow up.

Y ou think sometimes your parents cannot understand you and then The Generation Gap comes up. H ow to overcome it?

D o you think you UNDERSTAND your parents?

Y our mother’ favorite FOOD ? Y our father’s favorite SPORT ? Y our father’s and mother’s BIRTHDAYS ?

children parents If parents and children want to get on well with each other, they should… love respect learn from each other understand help

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?

a smile a talk a walk a letter a gift understanding You’d better…

Now what do you want to say to your parents?

Mum & Dad, I wanna say …

Homework Write an essay about an unpleasant experience with your parents and say something about your growing pains and gains.