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Ⅰ 阅读理解
1. Why did the author ask some questions in Paragraph 1
A. He did not know their answers.
B. He wanted to confuse the readers.
C. He meant to introduce a topic.
D. He expected to learn some personal secrets.
2. Which of the following actions could lead to family tensions
a. teenagers’ changing voice b. parents’ love and support
c. teenagers’ weight problems d. parents’ struggling to control teenagers’ feelings
e. teenagers’ desire for independence
A. a,b,c B. a,c,d,e C. a,b,c,d D. b,c,d,e
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附:课文预习自测
3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy” in Paragraph 3 refer to
A. Your parents’ love and support.
B. They cannot let you go out.
C. You feel more responsible.
D. Your parents cannot let you make decisions on your own.
4. What is the correct action for teenagers to take to ease their family tensions
A. Having an honest and straight talk with their parents.
B. Leaving home immediately.
C. Always trying to back down.
D. Always obeying their parents.
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Ⅱ 语法填空
Parent-child tensions may disturb every teenager. Your physical changes may be one of 1 __________(they) causes. You are often worried about your developing rate,2 (shoot) up in height or getting left far behind. Besides,you complain your parents’ incomprehension(不理解). Balancing your developing mental needs maybe also result in a breakdown in your relationship with your 3 (parent). You expect independence 4 making decisions and taking action,while you ask your parents’ love and support, 5 they don’t seem to give you completely. Sometimes these tensions confuse you and your parents. Don’t worry. You can make 6 difference in improving the situation. The key to it is a peace and calm talk. When you disagree with your parents,slow down and then explain your 7 (act) and feelings 8 (calm),listen carefully and address their concerns. Each of you 9 (have) to go through such a rough period,but you can get it over soon. You should remember that every change and challenge 10 (prepare) you for adulthood.
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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Welcome to the unit & Reading
CONTENTS
4. Build a positive attitude towards the adolescent stage of one’s life.
Learning objectives
1. Appreciate and comment on two poems about parents’ love;
2. Understand the organization of the magazine article;
3. Analyze the causes of parent-child tensions;
I don’t know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there.
-Bing Xin
What’s the definition of “home” to you
Step 1 Appreciation and comparison
Describe Mother Bird’s feelings in the poem.
Unconditional love from parents
Why do Mother Bird pushes her full-grown child to leave the nest Why
Because that can help young birds survive better.
Guess the name of the poem.
What similarities do the two poems have
Song of the Parting Son
Comparison
A thread in one hand of the loving mother,
A dress of the parting son in the other.
She sews stitch by stitch: his departure’s near,
For fear that he won’t be home in many a year.
Who can tell, how much should the son impart
To well reward the loving mother’s heart
What could be the theme of the article
Why does the writer use a group of questions to introduce the topic
What aspects will be talked about in the following paragraphs
Focus on the title, pictures and the first paragraph of the magazine article and think about the following questions:
Step 2 Prediction before reading
Heated arguments and cold silences … L5
Teenagers’ physical changes … L7
It can be a big headache to … L14
Although sometimes it may seem impossible to ... L25
Just remember that … L33
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:
Listen and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
Step 3
1. What might make teenagers angry with their parents
A. Teenagers’ anxiety about their physical
changes.
B. Parents’ lack of care about teenagers’
physical changes.
C. Parents’ constant disagreement with
teenagers’ decisions.
D. Teenagers’ tensions are becoming
unbearable.
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n. 紧张关系;紧张;拉伸
Read the passage and choose the best answers.
2. Who are often the first targets of the teenagers’ anger
A. Their parents. B. Their teachers.
C. Their classmates. D. Their good friends.
3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about
A. Similar experiences between parents and
teenagers.
B. Ways to improve parent-child tensions.
C. Teenagers' concerns about their action.
D. Teenagers' expectations of their parents.
B
Teenagers‘ physical growth
(height\voice\weight\spots)
Teenagers’ developing mental needs
( a desire for love/support and independence)
Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents.
Everything will turn out all right in the end.
Introduction
It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents
Cause 1
Cause 2
solution
Conclusion
Step 4 Reading for organization
Detailed-reading
Read again and answer the questions on page 18.
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about
2. In line 15, what does “middle ground” mean
3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy” in
line 19 refer to
4. How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with
their parents
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about
Their changing voice, weight problems or spots. L11
2. In line 15, what does ” middle ground” mean
The state of being no longer a small child
but not quite an adult. L16
3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy”
in line 19 refer to
Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions
on their own, but parents do not always agree. L17-19
4. How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with their parents
By regular, honest and calm communication. L26, L30
Why does the author use a group of questions at the beginning
To arouse readers’ interest;
To introduce the topic of parent-child tensions;
To introduce the topic of parents’ love for their children.
Para 1
Using questions at the beginning
When a group of questions are used to introduce a topic, they are usually not meant to be answered. Rather, the author intends to draw readers’ attention to the topic and make them think about and take an interest in it.
Para 1
Para 2
What may cause family tensions
1. Develop ________________.
2. ___________ in height.
3. ___________ far behind.
4. A changing _______ .
5. _________ problems.
6. Red _______ .
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Shoot up
Get left
voice
Weight
spots
six worries
Physical changes
Para 3
1. What is the topic sentence of this paragraph
It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too.
2. Which period will teenagers enter
They will enter a strange middle ground --
no longer a child but not quite an adult.
What are these mental needs
1. A desire for ______________ .
2. A continued need for parents’
______ and ________ .
3. A struggle to ____________ .
4. A wish for parents’________________.
Para 3
Mental needs
independence
love
support
control feelings
care and patience
Four Needs
◆When there is imbalance between teenagers’ independence and parents’ support, what will it result in
Parents are often the first _________ of teenagers’ anger.
All of this can lead to a ___________ in the relationship.
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breakdown
◆ When a breakdown appears, what should you do
Read Para 4 to find possible solutions.
Possible solutions to a breakdown
Para 4
Take action to improve the situation — communicate regularly and honestly.
How can we try to communicate and keep the peace
1. ___________ .
2. ___________ the situation from
parents’______________ .
3. Explain your _________________ .
4. ______ Carefully.
5. ________ their concerns.
Para 4
Five tries to communicate and keep the peace
Calm down
Understand
point of view
Listen
actions and feelings
Address
Go through Para 4 and fill in blanks with books closed.
Although it seems t_____ to get along as a family, you can take a_____ to improve the situation. The key to k______ the peace is r______and h_____communication. When disagreement happens, take a minute to c____ down and try to understand the situation from parents’ point of v____. Perhaps they have experienced something s______ and do not want you to go through the s_____ pain. After you have thought it t________, try to e______ your actions and feelings calmly, l_____ carefully, and a______ their concerns. Through this kind of h______ discussion, you will learn when to b____ down and when to ask parents to r____ their control.
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What does the author mainly do in the last paragraph
A. Summarize the whole passage.
B. Give more suggestions.
C. Offer comforts.
Para 5
What are the comforts
Para 5
Comforts offered by the author
1. It is completely ________ to struggle with the stress.
2. You and your parents can _____________ to improve your relationship.
3. This _____________ will not last.
4.Everything will ________________ in the end.
5. ________________________ will prepare you for adulthood.
normal
work together
stormy period
turn out all right
The changes and challenges
Structure of the passage
Para. 1 Three questions
Para. 2 Six worries
Para. 3 Four mental needs
Para. 4 Five tries
Para. 5 Five comforts
Would you please share some secrets with us about your conflicts with your parents
The Moment of Truth
One conflict with my _____
When did it happen
Where did it happen
What happened
Why did it happen
How was it solved
A possible answer:
_______________ I keep wondering this every time my mum compares me to other super kids So, one night when mum mentioned Jack again, the straight-A student who lives next door, I yelled, “So be it! I wish I hadn’t been born!” and ran away from home. It was cold and I soon regretted doing that but refused to admit it.
When I finally tried to sneak back, my parents and I cried together. We then sat down and had a long talk that I would never forget. Mum apologized to me and realized that maybe she treated me the way her mum treated her.
I felt guilty about not understanding my parents and grateful for their love. We decided to be more honest with each other from then on.
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