(共45张PPT)
Starting out& Understanding ideas
Unit 3
Family matters
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Starting out
Activity 1 Look at the following pictures and answer the questions.
1. What do you already know about the families Which family are you interested in most Give your reasons.
2. What other family stories do you know
Title: Father and Son
Genre: Comic
Place: German
Main character :
The father and his son
Storyline:
Loving situations of the naughty but lovely son and his father during war time.
Title: The sound of Music
Genre: Film
Place: Austria
Main character :
Agathe von Trapp, the eldest daughter of a well-known musical family and her family members
Storyline:
She overcomes many obstacles to pursue her musical career and move to the United States.
Title: Home with Kids
Genre: sitcom
Place: China
Main character :
Mom, dad and three kids
Storyline:
Children's play director Xia Donghai lives with a son and a daughter. He meets and marries a nurse Liu Mei who lives with a son. The whole new family face and solve many growing problems of the three children.
Title: The incredibles
Genre: Adventure film
Place: US
Main character : Bob Parr and his family members
Storyline:
Bob Parr and his wife are the world's greatest famous crime-fighting
superheroes, spending their whole life saving lives and battling evil.
1. Which family are you interested in most Give your reasons.
2. What other family stories do you know
Activity 2 Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What is the video mainly about
2. How do you feel about the family
1. What is the video mainly about
2. How do you feel about the family
It is about an American family welcoming grandpa and giving presents to him.
They are happy to welcome their grandpa.
They have deep love and good communication, so they are close to each other.
....
Free talk: Tick the things you would ask your parents for advice. Why or why not.
In your family, how do you express your love towards each
other
Predict
1. What is the relationship between
the three people
2. What are their feelings
3. What is happening between them
Understanding ideas
The son wants to have a career in music after graduating from senior high, while his father wants him to go to university and become a lawyer.
There is a __________________between the father and his son.
conflict/disagreement
Scan the passage quickly and find out what happened between the son and his father . (2mins)
Conflict 1
The son...while his father...
Scan the passage again and find the other conflict.
The father wanted to be a professional football player, while grandfather wanted him to be a happy engineer.
Conflict 2
Conflict 1: father & son
Conflict 2: father & grandfather
有其父,必有其子
Blood will always tell.
Can you choose another suitable title for this passage
Give your reasons.
1 The Secret to a Happy Family
2 A Generation Gap
3 A Dream Job
4 Grandfather’s Advice
5 My career, My choice
What’s the genre (writing style) of this passage
dialogue
settings
actions
characters
plot
play
Add the three tags to the director’s notes.
Settings
Characters
Plot
Read the passage carefully and complete the director’s notes with expressions from the play.
a table and two chairs
focus on his band
have a career in music
go to university
be a lawyer
are respected by others
play music
have two options
What’s the function of settings
To tell people the basic background information like where, when, who, what, stage prons ...
What character qualities do they have
Read the play carefully, pay attention to their dialogue, find out their character qualities and state your reason.
Grandfather: And...I win!
(son enters room.)
Father: Not again! Oh look, here comes my boy. How are you, son
Son: (nervously approaching the table) Erm... Dad, can we talk
Father: Sure! You know you can always turn to your dad for a chat.
Son: OK. Here it is. I've decided not to go to university. I want to focus on my band and have a career in music when I leave school.
Father: (raising his voice in surprise) You can't be serious! What about your future career as a lawyer !
Father
competitive
hot-tempered
loving
confident & strong
Son: I knew you'd say that. You just assume I want to be a lawyer, but
that's only because you are a lawyer.
Father: What's wrong with being a lawyer Lawyers help people and are respected by others.
Son: Yes, but I'm not interested in law. I want to work in a (studio, not a court)
Grandfather: (looking at Father) Calm down. OK
Father: (ignoring Grandfather's words) Stop daydreaming! Playing in a band is not a job.
Son: Of course it is! The music industry is developing fast now. Making music is a job.
rational, care about respect
strong
traditional
Grandfather: (stepping between Father and Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to calm down, both of you!
Father: But I told him to study something useful at university!
Grandfather: (laughing) Easy, son! I remember when you were his age, you said that you wanted to be a professional football player.
Father: And you wanted me to be an engineer!
Grandfather: I just wanted you to be happy, and an engineer - a happy engineer.
Father: But in the end, you just advised me to think carefully.
Chandfather: Yes, and you have found the career that suits your talents. I’m so proud of you. Your son is proud of you, too.
traditional & rational
Son: Of course I am, but I have different talents.
Grandfather: (turning to Son) Why don't you also take my advice and think carefully before jumping in with both feet
Son: Well, I could try…
Grandfather: If you go to university and play music at the same time, you will have two options for your future. And I'm sure playing in a band will help you make lots of new friends at university.
Father: Yes, lots of new lawyer friends!
Son: (with a sigh) Dad…
stubborn
Father:
stubborn
traditional
rational
respect
Son
Grandfather: And...I win!
(son enters room.)
Father: Not again! Oh look, here comes my boy. How are you, son
Son: (nervously approaching the table) Erm... Dad, can we talk
Father: Sure! You know you can always turn to your dad for a chat.
Son: OK. Here it is. I've decided not to go to university. I want to focus on my band and have a career in music when I leave school.
Father: (raising his voice in surprise) You can't be serious! What about your future career as a lawyer !
nervous, worried, careful
brave, self-centered
Son: I knew you'd say that. You just assume I want to be a lawyer, but
that's only because you are a lawyer.
Father: What's wrong with being a lawyer Lawyers help people and are respected by others.
Son: Yes, but I'm not interested in law. I want to work in a studio, not a court.
Grandfather: (looking at Father) Calm down. OK
Father: (ignoring Grandfather's words) Stop daydreaming! Playing in a band is not a job.
Son: Of course it is! The music industry is developing fast now. Making music is a job.
independent, doesn’t understand his father’s love
persistent, determined, care about interest
Grandfather: (stepping between Father and Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to calm down, both of you!
Father: But I told him to study something useful at university!
Grandfather: (laughing) Easy, son! I remember when you were his age, you said that you wanted to be a professional football player.
Father: And you wanted me to be an engineer!
Grandfather: I just wanted you to be happy, and an engineer - a happy engineer.
Father: But in the end, you just advised me to think carefully.
Chandfather: Yes, and you have found the career that suits your talents. I’m so proud of you. Your son is proud of you, too.
Son: Of course I am, but I have different talents.
Grandfather: (turning to Son) Why don't you also take my advice and think carefully before jumping in with both feet
Son: Well, I could try…
Grandfather: If you go to university and play music at the same time, you will have two options for your future. And I'm sure playing in a band will help you make lots of new friends at university.
Father: Yes, lots of new lawyer friends!
Son: (with a sigh) Dad…
stubborn
persistent
stubborn, disappointed
Son:
persistent
determined
stubborn
interest
Grandfather: (looking at Father) Calm down. OK
Father: (ignoring Grandfather's words) Stop daydreaming! Playing in a band is not a job.
Son: Of course it is! The music industry is developing fast now. Making music is a job.
Grandfather: (stepping between Father and Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to calm down, both of you!
Father: But I told him to study something useful at university!
good-tempered, wise
Grandfather
Grandfather: (laughing) Easy, son! I remember when you were his age, you said that you wanted to be a professional football player.
Father: And you wanted me to be an engineer!
Grandfather: I just wanted you to be happy, and an engineer - a happy engineer.
Father: But in the end, you just advised me to think carefully.
Chandfather: Yes, and you have found the career that suits your talents. I’m so proud of you. Your son is proud of you, too.
wise, calm, positive
open-minded , considerate
wise
Son: Of course I am, but I have different talents.
Grandfather: (turning to Son) Why don't you also take my advice and think carefully before jumping in with both feet
Son: Well, I could try…
Grandfather: If you go to university and play music at the same time, you will have two options for your future. And I'm sure playing in a band will help you make lots of new friends at university.
Father: Yes, lots of new lawyer friends!
Son: (with a sigh) Dad…
rational
wise, intelligent
Grandfather:
wise/intelligent
open-minded
rational
happy
conflicts
What else does the author use to develop the conflicts except different character qualities, dialogue and plot
dialogue
settings
actions
characters
plot
play
Underline the actions and draw the development of conflicts .
nervously approaching
raising voice
looking at father
ignoring grandfather
stepping & raising voice
lauging
turing to son
sigh
son
son
father
grandfather
father
grandfather
development of conflicts
actions
1. Is the son’s problem solved If you were in a similar situation to the son, what would you do Why
2. Does the father really love his son If so, how do
you think of the father’s way of showing love to his
son
3. What conflicts/generation gap have you had with
your parents How did you solve them
Think and Share
Solutions:
be brave to communicate;
calm down and don’t lose temper;
be willing to listen patiently;
realize the real problem of a conflict
...
Role-play
1. Act out the play and try to imitate(模仿) the tone(语气) and feel the emotions (情感) of the characters.
2. Student A talks about a recent conflict with his/her
family member. The others give suggestions to
him/her.