Unit 2 Growing pains Reading （ I ） Home alone

Period Six Grammar(I)Period Six Grammar(I)

Unit 2 Growing pains Reading （ I ）

Home alone

Unit 2 Growing pains Reading （ I ）

Home alone


Questions ： Do you have any growing pains?

Do growing pains only exist( 存在 ) in our families?

Questions ： Do you have any growing pains?

Do growing pains only exist( 存在 ) in our families?


Discussion: What growing pains do you have? Please describe an unpleasant experience with your parents(teachers, friends, etc.)

Discussion: What growing pains do you have? Please describe an unpleasant experience with your parents(teachers, friends, etc.)


For example ： One day, I told my best friend Mary that I had quarrelled with my mom and I had been very rude to her. Later, I found many of my classmates got to know this matter. They even talked about it behind me. I don’t know why Mary let out my secret. But I really get hurt and I don’t want to talk to her any more.

For example ： One day, I told my best friend Mary that I had quarrelled with my mom and I had been very rude to her. Later, I found many of my classmates got to know this matter. They even talked about it behind me. I don’t know why Mary let out my secret. But I really get hurt and I don’t want to talk to her any more.


Fast reading :Read the text and answer four questions .

Fast reading :Read the text and answer four questions .


1.Who are the main characters in this text ?

2.Why was Dad angry with Daniel?

3.What happened to their dog ,Spot?

4.What kind text is this, a documentary( 纪实文学 ) , a tale( 故事 ) or a play( 戏剧 )?

Dad ; Mom ; Eric; and Daniel

The room was in a mess.

Spot was ill.

A play.


acts; scenes

dialogues (different styles of speech)

instructions


Have a competition


Read the text carefully and try to finish some tasks.


Act one:

Read Act one within 2 minutes and try to do some exercises.


1. Mom and Dad came back from their trip a week earlier.

2.When parents returned home, the house was in a mess.

3. Mom and Dad left Eric in charge.

4. Eric wanted to tell Mom and Dad what had happened.

True or false

a day

Daniel


Mom and Dad returned from vacation a day earlier ______________.They ________________surprise the boys. But they got angry when they saw Spot looking so _______, and that the room was _________.Before leaving ,they ____Daniel ___________.Therefore they thought it was Daniel’s fault.

than expectedcouldn’t wait to

hungry a mess in charge

than expected; couldn’t wait to ;

hungry; a mess; left…..in charge;

left


Act two:

Read Act two within 2 minutes and try to catch some details.

Period Six Grammar(I)Period Six Grammar(I)Multiple choices :

1.What did Eric and Daniel spend the money on ?A. foodB. holding a partyC. taking Spot to the vetD. playing computer games.


2.Why was the room in a mess?

A. They spent all of the time playing football.B. They spent all of the time playing games.C. They spent all of the time on taking care of Spot.D. They spent all of the time watching TV.


3.Why will the father punish Daniel?

A. Because Daniel has been so rude .B. Because Daniel spent all the money.C. Because Daniel quarreled with Eric .D. Because Daniel didn’t take good care of Spot.


4. In Act two , where did Daniel talk to Eric? A. in the living room . B. outside . C. in the kitchen. D. in Eric and Daniel’ bedroom.


1.deserve (line 42)

2.instead of (line 19)3. trust (line 38)4.explain (line 38)5.mad (line 40)

6.rude (line 52)

a. believe that sb. is goodb. not politec. angry d. be worth doinge. take the place of f. give a reason for sth.

Act Two: Match the following words with their meanings.


The competition is over.

Which is the winner?


Appreciation and analysis:

A play is often in the form of a dialogue. So many adjectives, verbs and verb phrases which express one’s feelings are used in it. Try to find out these words in this play .


nice frightened angry

mad hate

cann’t wait to shout at

shout angrily slam the door


Role playMom, Dad, Eric, Daniel

and the narattor( 解说员 )Mom, Dad, Eric, Daniel

and the narattor( 解说员 )


We all have growing pains ,but we are all growing in pains.

我们都有成长的烦恼，我们都在烦恼中成长。


Homework:1.Revise what we learnt today .

2.Preview the language points.

Homework:1.Revise what we learnt today .

2.Preview the language points.


Thank you .Thank you .


some ways to solve growing pains :

1. talk face to face .

2. make a phone .

3.use a piece of paper.

4. write diaries.

5. show smiles.

6.give your parents

a hug…..

some ways to solve growing pains :

1. talk face to face .

2. make a phone .

3.use a piece of paper.

4. write diaries.

5. show smiles.

6.give your parents

a hug…..

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Unit 2 Growing pains Reading （ I ） Home alone