(共25张PPT)
Unit 2
Teenagers should be allowed to
choose their own clothes.
Section A3a-3c
A: Do you think teenagers should be allowed to …
B: Yes, I do. I think …/No, I don’t. I don’t think …
Make a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. Discuss your list in groups.
Discussion
NO 1. Teenagers should be allowed to …
NO 2. …
NO 3. …
List
Read the poem aloud and discuss what the title means with your partner.
3a
n. 诗歌
When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side.
When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in.
When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.
When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.
n. 田野,场地
v. 举起,抬高; n. 电梯;搭便车
n. 拥抱
v.&n. 哭,叫喊
adj. 微小的
When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.
But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!” When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it’d give me awful dreams.
But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby!”
回嘴,顶嘴
adj. 很坏的,讨厌的
adv. 非常;严重地
When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten!”
But I talked back again — “I should not be told what to do! I’m seventeen now!”
n. 青少年
Now I’m an adult, thinking back to those times.
I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream And had scary dreams after watching that film.
I was late for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!
v.&n. 感到遗憾, 懊悔
Mom Knows Best
1. What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child
3b
Read the poem again and answer the questions.
When the writer was a baby and a small child, the mom did these:
sang to him and stayed by his side when he cried
gave him food and warm arms to sleep in when
he was tired and hungry
kept him safe when he was running through the
field
hugged him and lifted him up when he fell
He felt that he was growing up and he did not want to be treated like a little child anymore.
2. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old
3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager
and his mom said “Please be back by ten”
He was upset because he felt that he was old
enough to be independent and should not be told
what to do.
4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom
He loves his mom and is thankful for what she has done for him.
stay by my side
make sure
keep sb from…
give me a hug
lift me up
talk back
awful dreams
regret doing
1. 呆在我身边
2. 确信,确保
3. 远离
4. 拥抱我
5.把我举起
6. 回嘴,顶嘴
7. 恶梦
8. 后悔做某事
Phrases
1. When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom
sang to me and stayed by my side.
crying all night是现在分词短语,在名词baby后
作定语,起修饰名词的作用。
e.g. Do you know the young man waiting outside
the school gate
你认识在校门外等待的年轻人吗?
2. Now I’m an adult, thinking back to those times.
times指“时光,岁月,时代”。有时也会用days
表达类似含义。
e.g. People started to play football in ancient times.
古代人们就开始踢足球了。
In those days, people used to write a lot more
letters.
那时候人们更习惯写信。
3. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom.
regret vt. 遗憾,后悔
regret doing sth. 后悔做了某事
(对已发生的事情感到后悔)
regret to do 对要做的事遗憾(未做)
regret + n. / pron.
regret + that / wh-clause
regret to say / tell... 遗憾地说/告诉
e.g. I regret taking his advice at that time.
我后悔那时接受了他的建议。
I regret to say you failed in the exam.
我遗憾地说你考试不及格。
She immediately regretted her decision.
她立即后悔了她的决定。
I deeply regret what I said.
我非常后悔说了这些话。
拓展
remember to do sth.记得要去做某事
remember doing sth. 记得做过某事
forget to do sth. 忘记要去做某事
forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事
1. I remember _____ her at the party last week.
A. to meet B. being met
C. meeting D. to have met
活学活用
2. Don’t forget ____ the lights when you leave.
A. turning off B. closing
C. to turn off D. to close
3. I regret ______ that we have no news for you.
A. to say B. saying
C. to have said D. having said
Think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it. Share your story with your partner.
Speaking
3c
How old were you
Did you talk back to your mom or dad
What happened
How do you feel about it now
What did your mother do when you were a small child Write a short passage.