1、Unit 2 Lets talk teens Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) Appreciation I dont know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there. Bing Xin Whats the definition of “home” to you? Describe Mother Birds feelings in the poem. Song of the Parting Son A thread(线) in one hand of the lovin
2、g mother, A dress of the parting son in the other. She sews(缝) stitch by stitch(一针一针地): his departures near, For fear that he wont be home in many a year. Who can tell, how much should the son impart(给予) To well reward(报答) the loving mothers heart? Guess the name of the poem. What similarities do th
3、e two poems have? Are you always happy with your parents unconditional love? Love Expectations Patience Concerns Independence Freedom Eagerness Gratitude Creative reading Title Picture Para. 1 Understanding of the title: _ Theme: _ Purpose of asking questions: _ Genre: _ Target audience: _ Predictio
4、n of the contents: _ Global reading Teenagers physical Teenagers physical changeschanges Teenagers developing mental needs Teenagers developing mental needs regular and honest communicationregular and honest communication Everything will turn out all right in the end.Everything will turn out all rig
5、ht in the end. Structure of an argumentative essay Para. 1Para. 1 Paras. 2 and 3Paras. 2 and 3 Para. 4Para. 4 Para. 5Para. 5 Introduces the topic and Introduces the topic and state the focus of the essaystate the focus of the essay Analyze the causes of Analyze the causes of parentparent- -child ten
6、sionschild tensions Offers some solutions to Offers some solutions to this problemthis problem states the conclusion and states the conclusion and shows opinions about the shows opinions about the topictopic In-depth reading Cause 1 _ _ physical changes height voice weight spots Cause 2Cause 2 menta
7、l needs Childhood Adolescence Adulthood love/supportlove/support independenceindependence disagree be careless be impatient take responsibilities make decisions control feelings solutionsolution regular and honest communication 1. Take a minute to _. 2. Try to understand the situation _. 3. _ your a
8、ctions and feelings. 4. _ carefully and address their _. Show empathy for each other Learn to compromise Critical reading Childhood Adolescence Adulthood Conclusion _ normal temporary The writers attitude to parent-child tensions: _ Supporting sentences:_ The writing purpose: _ Significance of healt
9、hy parent-child relationships: _ Adolescence Adulthoo d Healthy parent-child relationships Healthy interpersonal relationships Healthy marriage relationships 胜任能力分析 PostPost- -readingreading The writer suggests that teenagers want both independence and their parents love and support. Do you feel the same way? Why or why not? Give an example. Homework Collect words or phrases related to parent-child tensions in the magazine article. Choose one paragraph and analyze its structure. Thanks for listening
