课件21张PPT。 Unit 2 Reading
Home alonefamilyLead-inI love my family because....support , comfort, trust ,
strength,warmth Family sometimes give us heavy pressure and pains An angry mom forced his son to
finish the homework. The family expected the boy to
devote himself to study and achieve high grades12 If you don't follow your parents' words or you
can't meet their expectations, what will happen? A big fight might happen in the family Growing up can be difficult---A play about a big fight in an American family.PlayToday we'll learn an EnglishReading comprehensionTask 1: Listen to the tape and answer the questions
1.Who are the main characters in the play?
2.Why do the parents get angry?
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.This passage is mainly about ________.
A. What Mom and Dad did after they returned from vacation.
B. What Daniel and Eric did at home.
C. the reason why the dog was tired and hungry
D. a big quarrel an American family hadSkim the passageTask 22. Mom and Dad left Daniel in charge at home because ______.
A. he was an adult
B. he was the youngest
C. they liked him very much
D. they thought he could take good care of everything while they were away.3. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The children were very excited when their parents came back a day earlier than expected.
B. The children didn’t use the money for themselves.
C. Daniel was left in charge at home while their parents were away.
D. Eric wanted to tell his parents why had happened, but Daniel said they didn’t need to.4. The main reason for their quarrel is that ______.
A. Daniel was too rude.
B. Eric didn’t tell his parents what had happened
C. the parents blamed Daniel without giving him a chance to explain
D. Daniel and Eric didn’t behave well at home.5. What do you think is the most reasonable end of the play?
A. The parents punished Daniel and he respected them more than before.
B. After the parents had a long talk with the boys, they knew about the truth and said “sorry” to Daniel.
C. They didn’t mention the quarrel and didn’t trust Daniel.
D. Daniel knew he was wrong and said “sorry” to his parents.Task 3 Detailed-readingAct One1. Mom and Dad return from vocation a day earlier ____ _______ to ________ the boys. 2. What are the boys doing when their parents come home?They are playing with a soccer ball.surprise3. Why do the parents get angry?the dog SpotHe is tired and hungry. He looks like he is starving. the moneyThe money for dog food is_______. gonethe roomIt is ___ ___ ___.in a mess
expectedthan4. After seeing the room is in a mess, the parents blame Daniel angrily, they think that
they left Daniel ___ _______ ___ the house and they thought that he could act like an ____ , but he didn’t. The parents won’t _______ such behavior.
5. What happens after Dad and Mom blame Daniel ?
inchargeofadulttolerateDaniel shouts at his parents, runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily.
Daniel and Eric stay in their bedroom. Daniel has his arms_________, looking ________. He thinks that his parents never gave him a chance to _______ himself.
Eric wants to tell the parents they had an ___________. But Daniel thinks they don’t ________ an explanation. In fact, they used the money for dog food to take Spot to the ______ and they spent all of yesterday waiting for Spot, so they had no time to clean the house. Act TwoScene One crossedupsetdefendemergencydeserveclinicMom thinks that they are too _______on Daniel, but Dad insists that they should give Daniel a punishment, because he has been so _____ to them. Mom ______ and wonders how they can solve it.rudesighsAct two, Scene Two1. What does the father want to do with
Daniel? What about the mother?The father feels like they have to punish
Daniel or Daniel won’t respect them.hardparentssurprisedEric &DanielChange of the feelings of the main charactersexcited angry &disappointed surprised &frightened angryconflict
/fight
冲突/矛盾parentschildrenIf parents and children want to get on well with each other, they should…loverespectlearn from each otherunderstandhelpFamily is where the heart isfamily Retell the playTest in class Mom and Dad arrived back from ______earlier than _______ in order to give the boys a surprise. They got so angry when they saw the house was in _______ mess that Dad shouted at Danial, the elder brother, who was in ______ of house when they were away. Danial shut the door to show his anger, because their parents never gave them a ________ to explain. Eric, the younger brother wanted to explain to his parents what ________, but Danial didn’t think that their parents ______to know the truth. At the end of the play , both Mom and Dad decided to ______Daniel for his rudeness so that he would show ______to his parents in the future.
vacation expectedachargechancehappeneddeserve punishrespect1 Review the words and phrases
2 Role-play the dialogue in groups of five.
Thank you!