1、Unit 2,Growing pains,I. Warming-up.,Questions about family relationship:,Do you love your parents?,Do you think you respect your parents?,Have you ever shouted at your parents?,HOME,ALONE,小鬼当家,II. Lead-in,A play is written in the form of a dialogue. Often use informal speech.,Reading strategy :readi
2、ng a play,3. Read a play out aloud . 4. Pay attention to the instructions.,(Match these new words from the play with their meanings.) 1.vacation(line2) 2.mess(line19) 3.trust(line28) 4.explain(line38) 5.mad(line40) 6.rude(line52),believe that somebody is good not polite angry holiday a dirty or unti
3、dy state give a reason for something,III. Fast-reading. (Read the play quickly to find the answers to the questions below.)Skimming and scanning,1.Who are the main characters in the play?-skimming2.Why was Dad very angry with Daniel?-scanning3.What happened to their dog, Spot?-scanning,Eric, Daniel,
4、 Mom and Dad.,The room was a mess./ There was trash all over the place.,Spot was ill.,IV. Listening.,Where is your brother?_I hate them _Its so nice to be home! _Mom, Dad, I can explain_Mom! Dad! Youre back early!_I feel like we have to punish him_What did you do with the money we left? _,Dad,Daniel
5、,Dad,Daniel,Eric,Dad,Mom,(Who said these words?),V. Careful reading. (True or False),( )1.Mom and Dad were back from their holiday a week earlier. ( )2.Eric was happy when seeing his mother. ( )3. Parents left Daniel in charge. ( )4.The boys spent the money seeing the vet for Spot. ( )5.The room was
6、 very clean and tidy when their parents came back.,F,F,T,T,F,day,frightened when seeing his mother.,in a mess when,( )6.Daniel didnt have a chance to explain what had happened. ( )7.Mom felt regretful for what they said to Daniel. ( )8.Boys didnt use up the money from their parents.,T,T,F,used up th
7、e money,VI. Detailed information. (The feelings of these peoples words.),Act I,Mom: I cant wait to surprise the boys.,Dad: We thought you were an adult, a person from whom we could expect good decisions,Dad: This is not a family where bad behavior goes unpunished and you,( ),( ),( ),excited,disappoi
8、nted,angry,Eric: Mom! Dad! You are back early! But, butyou werent supposed to come home until tomorrow!,Daniel: Stop shouting at me!.Why is everything my fault?,( ),( ),surprised and frightened,angry,Act II,Eric: You dont hate them, I can tell them what happened. Then they wont be mad any more.,Mom:
9、 Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps something happened,Dad: But now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he wont respect us.,( ),( ),( ),calm,sorry and regretful,strong-minded, stubborn,VII. Understanding of the whole text.(Choose the right answer.),1.Th
10、e passage is mainly about _A. how the family manage to be on good termsB. why the room is in a mess.C. why there is a misunderstanding between the parents and sons.D. what happens to Daniel and Eric after their parents get home. 2.Which of the following is a cause of the quarrel ?_A. Spot was seriou
11、sly ill.B. The couple return earlier than expected .C. The boys play football all day long.D. The brothers laziness(懒惰).,D,A,3.Eric says hello to his parents in a frightened voice because_A. Dad often punishes him.B. he is afraid that Dad will see the messy room and punish him .C. Dad will beat him
12、and his brother. D. he is always timid(胆小的). 4. The phrase “deserve to” in line 42 means_A. have to B. want to C. need to D. to be good enough to have something 5. What would probably happen in the following act ?A. Dad and Daniel will quarrel again._B. Mom and Eric will help Dad and Daniel to get r
13、id of the misunderstanding .C. Eric will not play football any longer D. Daniel will desert(抛弃) the dog.,B,D,B,VIII. Consolidation.(Fill in the gaps with proper words.),Mom and Dad arrive back from v_ a day earlier than e_. They cant wait to s_ the boys. Suddenly a soccer ball flies t_ the room. Eri
14、c runs in after it, f_ by a big dog. The dog was tired and h_. Dad sees there is t_ all over the place. Daniel runs into room and wants to explain it. But they shout at him before he can e_. Daniel is very angry.,acation,xpected,urprise,hrough,ollowed,ungry,rash,xplain,He runs into his bedroom and s
15、_ the door. Eric comforts Daniel and tells him not to hate their parents. They want to tell Dad and Mom the truth. Mom is very sorry. She thinks they should ask the boys what happened i_ of shouting at them. However, Dad insists on punishing them because they are so r_ to them.,lams,nstead,ude,IX.An
16、alysis of the play.,开端(onset),发展(development),高潮(climax),结局(ending),The parents found the house was in a mess and that Spot was ill.,Both of the parents Shouted at Daniel.,Daniel ran into his bedroomand slammed the door.,Eric comforted Daniel and mother advised father to solve the problem.,Suppose y
17、ou were Daniel, what would you do?,1. have a talk with parents 2. tell them what really happened 3. say sorry to parents 4. let another person say something for you,5. write a letter to parents,X. Discussion., Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How to narrow(缩减) the gap?,Positive attitude,a smile,a walk,a letter,a gift,a talk,understanding,XI. Homework.write a letter to your family, trying to solve the problems you may have.,Thank you for your attendance.,
