2. -welcome -welcome to the unit Unit2 Growing pains

3. Watch a short film

4. Discussion What did you see from this film?

5. Growing pains is a program on TV, It’s about family problems. The program is about a family of six who live in America. The father is a doctor and the mother is a reporter. They have four children. The program is very popular in the USA.The program is very successful. Introduction: Growing pains

6. Mike Ben Carol Chrissie Mike always does something wrong, which makes his parents feel angry. Carol dates with a boy secretly and her parents don’t like the boy. Ben often fights with other children, which makes his parents feel worried. Chrissie doesn’t want to go to bed and she always asks some strange questions, which give her parents a headache.

7. Questions about family relationship 3. Did you quarrel with your parents? 2. Have you ever shouted at them? 1. How many people are there in your family?Do you love them? 4.Will you tell the truth to your mother or your father when you do something wrong?

8. Growing Pains

9. 12 34 Picture talking Discuss the pictures in groups and then create a short story or a dialogue about the pictures.

10. turn up:--turn down turn on --turn off

11. by: not later than

12. a waste of : a waste of time/money/water It’s a waste of time playing computer games.

13. no more: not …any more You are no more a kid. You are a teenager.

14. What does the boy do? What is the mother doing? What feelings may the boy have? Picture 1 He turns up his music so loud. She is shouting at him. He feels sorry.

15. One day, when Tom got home, he can’t wait to listen to the music sung by Zhou Jielun.He turned on the radio and lost himself so deep in the music that he didn’t pay attention to his family. Just then his mother shouted at him, “Do you have to turn up your music so loud?” Tom was so sorry and turned down the music.

16. 2 3 4 make up a story or a dialogue

18. --I told you to be home by 6 o’clock ---- --and now it’s 7 o’clock. --I’m sorry. --Where did you go? --Er…Er… --Tell me the truth, Where did you go? --Er…To tell you the truth, I went to --- --the cinema with Han Mei mei. --Oh,my god!You’ll never be allowed to --stay with her from now on.

20. --Oh,there are so many people.Oh,she -- ---is my favorite star, Zhao Wei. I’ll go - ---and ask her to sign for me. --Don’t you think this is a waste of time? --But,Mum this is a good chance, I can’t --miss it. --You should spend more time on your -- --study. Let’s go home.

22. --What are you doing here, Tom? --Oh, Mum, I’m sorry, I’m playing ------- -computer games. --Look, look at the poor marks.It’s only - --30. --Oh, I’m sorry. --There will be no more computer games - --for you! --Oh, no,I promise to get high marks next --time. --Next time?No way!

23. Did you have such unpleasant experience with your parents?

24. 2.What will you do when you --and your parents disagree ? 1.What will you do if your p parents force you to do ththe things you dislike?

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

26. Write a story about your growing pains of your life. (about 100 words)

27. Thank you!

28. Tom got home feeling very tired, and he just wanted to relax. So he turned on the recorder to listen to music. But the sound was too loud. After a while, his mother rushed into Tom’s room and shouted at him for the loud music.Tom felt very sorry.

29. turn up: by: a waste of : no more: --turn down turn on--turn off not later than a waste of time/money/water It’s a waste of time playing computer games. not …any more You are no more a kid. You are a teenager

30. 1.What do you usually do when -you and your parents disagree ? 2.What do you think is the - --best way to overcome the -- --generation gap ?

31. Why do so many fans follow the lady? What does the girl want to do? Is she allowed to do so? Why or why not? Picture 3 They are asking her to sign for them. She wants her signature too. She is not allowed to do so because his mother thinks it’s a waste of time.

32. Write a story about your growing pains of your life. (about 100 words)

33. Welcome Welcome to the unit Growing pains

34. Good parents in my eyes kind, loving, humorous, strict, open-minded, fair, understanding, patient, learned, helpful, forgiving

35. What happens to the girl with a bag? What did her parents ask her to do? Can you guess what she will do? Picture 2 She comes late to home. They asked her to be home by 6 o’clock. She may explain it to her parents. not later than

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

37. What is the boy probably doing? Did the boy do well in his exam? How does his mother feel about the score? What feelings may the boy have? Picture 4 He is probably playing computer games. No. She feels upset and angry. The boy may feel sorry and upset.

38. turn up 1) 开大, 调高 ; 增加速度、音量, 强度或流量 Turn up the radio, please! 2) 出现；到达 Several old friends turned up at the reunion. 3) 发现，找到 The papers will turn up sooner or later.

39. a waste of time/money It is really a waste of time spending/ to spend all of your spare time chatting. Isn’t it a waste of money buying/ to buy so many new clothes?

40. force 强迫 I forced myself to practice daily. He was forced to take a second job. It's not proper to force your idea upon others.

41. Do you have such kind of experience that your parents didn’t allow you to do what you want to? Do you have such kind of experience that your parents didn’t allow you to do what you want to? Have you quarreled with your parents? Have you quarreled with your parents?

42. Work in groups of four and make up a story about one of the pictures with your own words.

43. 湖南省长沙市一中卫星远程学校 Things I like while my parents hate: Activities my parents like me to do while I hate. Pop music R&B Hip hop Pop stars Computer games Chatting on line Comic books Street dance To listen to old songs To do housework To study all the time To attend classes in holidays

44. Suppose you are facing the situation above, what will you do? What can we see from the pictures? Can you create a story about these pictures?

45. Do you think your parents try to force you to spend your spare time doing things you don’t like? When you have a problem and want to talk to someone, who do you choose to talk to? Why? Do you think there are more problems between you and your parents than there were between your parents and grandparents? Discuss the following questions in groups:

46. Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? Does the generation gap really exist? How do you overcome the gap?

47. 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___________.

48. Why are there so many misunderstandings between parents and children? In my opinion, the reasons can be 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.

49. 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 cann’t spare enough time to e_______ their ideas.

50. 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

51. Why are there so many misunderstandings between parents and children? In my opinion, the reasons can be 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

52. 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 cann’t spare enough time to e_______ their ideas. ommon xchange

53. Parents Children lack of communication and understanding 1.children should respect their parents 2.parents should also show more concern for their children