1. U2 Project
Growing pains

2. Boy Hood (a coming-of-age film)
Mason's growing pains:
at 6, parents' divorce
at 9, mother's remarriage
at 12, being bullied by classmates
at 15, experiment with drug and alcohol
at 18, breakup with girlfriend
Boy Hood (a coming-of-age film)
Mason & Samantha
mother
father
It depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason(the main character) from 6 to 18 as he grows up with his sister and divorced parents.

3. How do you understand growing pains?
( Describe a growing pain that’s troubling you most.)
It depicts the childhood and adolescence of Mason(the main character) from 6 to 18 as he grows up with his sister and divorced parents.

4. Read the passage silently.
examples
go through great physical changes 1. 3. 2.
What are the causes of these growing pains?
go through great psychological changes
have difficulty balancing needs for dependence and independence

5. How about the rest paragraphs?
(the functions)
para.1:
para.2:
para.3-5: causes
para.6:
an introduction to the topic
definition/explanation
ending/conclusion
The pains don’t last, everything turns out OK.

6. Talk show: Your conversation may contain the following content:
①What growing pains do you have?
②How do you deal with them? The solution?
③The things you learn after that?
Requirements:
1.In dialogues, talk about the growing pains you have.
2.In groups of 4, write down the outline.

7. Discussion： How do you understand growing pains now?
Are growing pains always painful to you?
grow mature
common&unavoidable but contain joy

8. Parents, friends and teachers who love you are always there for you.1
Parents, friends and teachers who love you are always there for you. 2
We have growing pains, but we also grow in pains.

9. Homework assignment：
On the basis of the conversation you design, write something
about “My understanding of growing pains”.

10. Thank you！