课件25张PPT。Welcome to the unitUnit 2Growing up can be…….
difficult…..
easy….
happy….
sad……What is troubling Xiao Ming?Growing up can be difficult.What makes the parents angry in the following pictures?Let’s enjoy a short video clip.What does the video Home Alone mainly tell us?Complete the passageKavin is very _______because someone has ______ his pizza and he is also laughed at by his brother, so he _______ into his ‘enemy’, which starts a family confusion. Kavin is ________ and told to go ___________, where he also has a quarrel with his Mom. He refuses to sleep with little Fuller, who will ______ the bed. He says that he doesn’t want to see his family members any more.angryeatenknocksscoldedupstairswetHome Alone: Skimming and Scanning1.Who are the main characters in the play?
2.Why was Dad angry with Daniel?
3.What happened to their dog ,Spot?
Eric, Daniel, Mom and Dad.The room was a mess./ There was trash all over. Spot was ill.1.The passage is mainly about ______
A. how the family manage to be on good terms
B. 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.
DReading comprehension
2.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 and his brother.
D. he is always timid(胆小的).
3. From the passage, we can infer that _________
A. children often hate their parents.
B. parents often hate their parents.
C. children and parents often hate each other
D. parents and children should explain to each other when some misunderstanding occurs.BDMore comprehension questions1. What do parents believe to have happened when they first come back home?
2. How do parents’ feelings change?
3. Read line22 to line 28, what do parents think of Daniel?
4. What does “this” in the last line mean?
5. If you were to judge, whose fault do you think it is in the argument? What do you think is important in dealing with the relationship?
1. What do parents believe to have happened when they first come back home?
They believe their children have used the money for dog food to________. As a result, the dog looks _________. And they just enjoy themselves without _________, so the house is ____________.2. How do parents’ feelings change?
When they just come back home, they feel ________ because they can’t ______________ the boys!
When they see the house in a mess and the dog is starving, they feel _________. They think Daniel d________ them.
When Daniel shouts to them and shuts the door angrily, they feel ________, because they think Daniel is ______ to them and doesn’t respect them.
3. Read line22 to line 28, what do parents think of Daniel?
They think:
Daniel can not ______ like an adult.
He can not _________________.
He can not be ________.4. What does “this” in the last line ‘Oh, why does this have to be so difficult?’ mean?
this refers to:
dealing with the relationship between parents and children properly
5. If you were to judge, whose fault do you think it is in the argument? What do you think is important in dealing with the relationship?
As far as I am concerned:
it is the parents that are to blame./ It’s parents’ fault./ Parents should be responsible for the argument.
That’s because they lose their temper before they know the truth.
Communication; mutual understanding; mutual respect
Understanding a playCompared with a common passage, what is unique to a play?
1. It is divided by _____ and _____ instead of paragraphs.
2. The story is presented in the form of d___________.
3. There are i_________ to the background and actions, using present tense.
4. “Garbage all over the place”, eg. Segment can be used instead of a c________ sentence.actsscenesialoguenstructionsompleteListening Listen to the tape and pay attention to the way each character speaks.
Imitate the play in groups of four or five.
Role playDiscussionWhat do you think will be the end of the story?
Act 3 (the ending)
Late that day, in the dinning room, the family are having supper silently. The telephone rings. It is from the vet. Dad answers the phone.
Vet: Hello. This is the vet. How is the dog today?
Dad:…Consolidation of the storyexpectedmissing/gonein angry explanation illness takingclinic blamedcrossedHomeworkWrite a summary of the story.
Read the play in groups and choose one act to perform.If you have a problem or misunderstanding like Daniel in the play, what can you do to solve it?
How do you deal with the problems between you and your parents?DiscussionPositive attitude a smile a talk a walk a letter a gift understanding