1、南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程单元总体规划： Unit 2 Growing pains单元规划内容预览This unit introduces and develops the theme of growing pains. In Welcome to the unit, four pictures representing some common family problems are presented to students to help them to participate in a discussion of the subject. The Reading section
2、 deals with a play about the family problem of an American family. The characteristics of a play script and the strategies and skills of how to read a play are presented and taught to students in the Reading strategy of this unit. Word power focuses on the differences between American English and Br
3、itish English, with relevant exercises designed to help identify the differences. In Grammar and usage, students will learn how to use a preposition+which/whom to begin an attributive clause, and how to use relative adverbs in attributive clauses. Following is the Task section which is making up a d
4、ialogue. Through these relevant tasks and activities, students will learn to present a dialogue and read it with intonation in order to express their emotions. In the Project section, students will first read two letters from a father and his son, and then write an advice letter to help them solve t
5、heir problems.This unit requires students to discuss the issue of family problems by combining their own experiences with the common phenomena in society. Students are taught how to identify the characteristics of a play and master skills of how to read an English play script. This unit will practic
6、e topic-related skills. Students are expected to participate fully, in order to develop both their language skills and overall abilities. Also this unit enables students to identify tones in spoken English and get the gist of a text when reading. They are expected to apply these skills practically b
7、y writing a letter to give advice. 三维目标1. To introduce and develop the theme of growing pains.2. To identify some common family problems between parents and children.3. To develop the reading skills of how to read a play.4. To learn about the differences between American English and British English.
8、5. To learn about attributive clauses and how to use relative adverbs.6. To develop listening, speaking, reading and writing by completing a task and a project.7. To form a positive attitude towards growing pains and learn to solve family problems wisely.8. To learn to be cooperative and helpful whe
9、n working together. 课时安排Period 1 Welcome to the unitPeriods 2-3 ReadingPeriods 4-5 Word PowerPeriods 6-7 Grammar and usagePeriods 8-9 TaskPeriod 10 Project: Writing an advice letter南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程课时： Period 1 Welcome to the unit教学设计一整体设计教材分析Growing pains is the topic of the unit. This is the firs
10、t period of this unit. In this period, students are expected to discuss growing pains, which they have experienced and they are facing, as well as the differences about growing pains in different countries, with the purposes of enriching students imagination and improving students speaking ability.G
11、rowing up can be difficult. There may often be misunderstandings and problems between parents and children. In this period examples of family problems are presented. All these problems are fairly common to teenagers nowadays. Students are required to participate fully in the discussion. They can rel
12、ate their own experiences and express their opinions freely. They are expected to use the opportunity to practice their spoken English and articulate their thoughts by either speaking about their own experiences or combining what they have heard or seen with the facts presented. Therefore, it is a g
13、ood chance for teachers to lead in this topic. First of all, teachers can let the students recall their growing pains. Encourage them to show their opinions about the differences in different countries. Each text gives a brief description of the subject. Teachers can divide the students into groups
14、to discuss the four topics. There is a questionnaire about the relationship between them and their parents. Distribute the following questionnaire to students in 2 minutes.1. Do you think your parents understand you?A. Yes B. No C. Dont know2. Do you often quarrel with your parents?A. Very often B.
15、Often C. Sometimes D. Rarely E. Never3. Do you and your parents often talk to each other or have fun together?A. Very oftenB. Often C. NoD. Rarely E. Never4. Do you and your parents have common interests or hobbies?A. Yes B. No5. Do they always force you to do things you dont like to do?A. Yes, very
16、 often B. SometimesC. Never6. Do they ask for your opinions over some family issues?A. Yes, very often B. Sometimes C. Never7. If you have some problems or feel upset, will you choose to talk to your parents?A. Yes, I will B. No, I wont8. What do you think of the relationship between you and your pa
17、rents?A. Very close B. Not so close C. loose(疏远)Students are to fully participate in the discussion and brainstorm by combining what they know already about growing pains in China with the information in the text. The related topics and activities are designed to grab and attract students attention
18、by involving their full participation. Students are expected to be active in the discussion, practice their spoken English and express their opinions by comparing and discussing the differences in different countries. 三维目标1. To introduce and develop the theme of growing pains.南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程2. To
19、 develop speaking ability by talking about families and problems that happen between teenagers and parents.3. To know more about classmates and their families.4. To form a positive attitude towards growing pains and learn to solve family problems wisely.5. To learn to be cooperative and helpful when
20、 working together. 重点难点1. Get students to understand what growing pains means.2. Make students know the relationship between parents and their teenage children in the USA.3. Talk about misunderstandings and problems between parents and children.4. Enable the students to practice their spoken English
21、.5. How to express the students own opinions and ideas.6. How to improve the students spoken English.7. Help students to form a positive attitude towards relationships between their parents and them. 教学方法1. Discussion in pairs or in groups.2. Task-based in-class activities.3. Explanations of some la
22、nguage points. 教具准备A tape recorder and the multimedia. 课前准备Preparations for Welcome to the unit1. This is the first period of this unit. In this period, students are expected to discuss growing pains. Growing up can be difficult. There may often be misunderstandings and problems between parents and
23、children. In this period examples of family problems are presented. All these problems are fairly common to teenagers nowadays. Students are required to participate fully in the discussion. They can relate their own experiences and express their opinions freely. They are expected to use the opportun
24、ity to practice their spoken English and articulate their thoughts by either speaking about their own experiences or combining what they have heard or seen with the facts presented. Ask the students to prepare for a talk for about two or three minutes. This will help all the students to take part in
25、 in-class activities. If some students really have some difficulty in doing this, the teacher can help them to prepare for it before class.2. Encourage the students to prepare the topics about growing pains. It is best for all of us to make preparations first, either by searching for information on
26、the Internet or looking through background information in some books and so on. They can also be divided into several groups to get some information about growing pains in different countries as they like.3. Prepare the following questions.Do you love your parents?Do you think you show respect to yo
27、ur parents?Do you sometimes quarrel with your parents? Why do arguments usually happen?Do children nowadays always listen to their parents instructions?Do children always explain themselves to their parents and resolve problems peacefully? Or 南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程do they disobey their parents and quarr
28、el with them about their decisions?In every family there are certain issues that cause problems and arguments. What are the most common causes of family arguments? Are these daily conflicts over doing homework, doing household chores and going to bed and getting up on time? Or are they over bigger i
29、ssues such as study, careers, university and making friends? 教学过程Step 1 Lead-inThis unit is about parent-teenager conflict. First, let students finish a questionnaire about the relationship between them and their parents. Then lead students to the topic of this unitgrowing pains. Distribute the foll
30、owing questionnaire to students. And let them finish it in 2 minutes.1. Do you think your parents understand you?A. Yes B. No C. Dont know2. Do you often quarrel with your parents?A. Very often B. Often C. Sometimes D. Rarely E. Never3. Do you and your parents often talk to each other or have fun to
31、gether?A. Very often B. Often C. No D. Rarely E. Never4. Do you and your parents have common interests or hobbies?A. Yes B. No5. Do they always force you to do things you dont like to?A. Yes, very often B. Sometimes C. Never6. Do they ask for your opinions over some family issues?A. Yes, very often
32、B. Sometimes C. Never7. If you have some problems or feel upset, will you choose to talk to your parents?A. Yes, I will B. No, I wont8. What do you think of the relationship between you and your parents?A. Very close B. Not so close C. loose(疏远)After students finish the questionnaire, collect the pa
33、pers. Teachers can select some papers and see how they answer the questions.Then, present family albums. In this part, the Ss are encouraged to say something about their families by showing the class pictures with their parents. Some students have problems with their parents. That doesnt surprise ev
34、eryone at all. Parent-teenager problems are very popular. Everyone knows that growing up can be very difficult. Ss have to experience many growing pains before they grow up. Ask the students to have a talk about the following questions: Who may have growing pains?What are growing pains?Sample answer
35、: Growing pains arent a disease. You probably wont have to go to the doctor for them. But they can hurt. Usually they happen when kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12. Growing pains stop when kids stop growing. By the teen years, most kids dont get growing pains anymore. Growing pains al
36、so mean the troubles and difficulties that teenagers meet when they grow up.When do they probably have growing pains?How do you solve this problem? 南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程Step 2 Brainstorming questions1. Activate students imagination by asking the following questions: Do you love your parents?Do you thin
37、k you show respect to your parents?Do you sometimes quarrel with your parents?Why do arguments usually happen?2. Encourage students to give examples of kinds of problems they sometimes have with their parents. Students can give some examples to start like the following: Some parents may interfere in
38、 their childrens lives and try to influence their decisions about their future career or study plans.Parents may want to make decisions for children and also force them into doing things they dont want to, such as household chores or extra study.Some parents dont always trust that their child is tel
39、ling the truth. They may ask lots of questions about a childs social activities or the reason why they are late coming home, etc.3. Ask students to express their own opinions if necessary. The teacher can continue the discussion by asking students the following: Some of the problems we have been dis
40、cussing are quite common in families nowadays. What should children do to deal with these problems?Do children nowadays always listen to their parents instructions? Do children always explain themselves to their parents and resolve problems peacefully? Or do they disobey their parents and quarrel wi
41、th them about their decisions?In every family there are certain issues that cause problems and arguments. What are the most common causes of family arguments? Are these daily conflicts over doing homework, doing household chores and going to bed and getting up on time? Or are they over bigger issues
42、 such as study, careers, university and making friends?The purpose of this activity is to arouse students interest by asking them to relate what they are familiar with in their daily life.4. Ask students to talk about their own ways of handling these problems. Step 3 Picture talking (pair work)1. As
43、k students to focus on the instructions in the section and look at each picture carefully. Ask Ss to look at the pictures and discuss each picture in groups of four. Discuss in groups, imagine the situations and try to describe them as fully as possible with their own words. Make sure that Ss have “
44、when” “where” “who” “what” in their descriptions. Finally invite some Ss to report back their descriptions.Ss can begin the activity like this: There are four pictures here. First of all, Id like you to imagine the situation and try to describe it with your own words.You can show an example to stude
45、nts by describing the first picture.Picture 1What does the boy do?What is the mother doing? How is she probably feeling?What feelings may the boy have?Example 1Last Sunday, after leaving school, Li Ping went home feeling extremely tired. He wanted to 南通高等师范学校外语系 综合英语课程have a good rest and relax. Whe
46、n his parents said hello to him, he was so impatient that he didnt say anything and went straight to his own bedroom. Though his parents were very confused, they didnt ask him why and continued with the cooking. After a while, loud music came from Li Pings bedroom. His mother was very angry and she
47、rushed into his room.Example 2Tom got home feeling very tired, and he just wanted to have a good relax. When his families said hello to him, he said nothing and just went straight to his bedroom. They didnt ask him the reason though they were very confused. After a while, his mother rushed into Toms
48、 room and shouted at him for the loud music coming from his room. . .Picture 2Present the following questions to help students.What happens to the girl with a bag?What did her parents ask her to do?Can you guess what might have happened to her?What will she do?Picture 3Present the following question
49、s to help students.Why are the boys and girls around the pretty lady?What does the boy want to do? Is he allowed to do so? Why or why not?What feelings may the boy have?Picture 4Present the following questions to help students.What is the boy probably doing?Did the boy do well in his exams?How does his mother feel about the score?What feelings
