1、Unit 2 Lets talk teens Reading (II) Strangers under the same roof? Building your language Reading heated arguments and cold silences Cause1 teenagers physical growth family _ feel about at a different rate; changing voice; weights problems or spots parents first _ teenagers mental needs struggling r
2、elationships independence; need parents love and support your relationship a _ communication calm down; think it through; listen carefully; address concerns you _ parents relax themselves Conclusion Cause 2 Result Result Its normal to struggle with the stress. Mind mapping tension anxious shooting u
3、p targets desire breakdown back down Word study normal calm down go through desire breakdow n tension stress struggle shoot up anxious address concern argumen t target Poke the bubbles 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 The groundhog(土拨鼠) is screaming because he feels what to eat for lunch. He is _ _ eat some vegetabl
4、es. However, there is no vegetable left for him to eat, hence he is in deep . anxious adj. anxiety n. anxious about anxious to anxiety Translation 青少年很有可能会对自己的外貌感到焦虑焦虑。 Teenagers are likely to be anxious about their appearance. a anxious She got into an with her husband about who is to blame for the
5、 death of their younger daughter. They often each other. Her is that she is innocent about her daughters death, so she for herself. argue v. argument n. argument argue with argument argues Translation We argued him out of smoking. 我们说服他戒烟了。 a argument The dad shows great for her kid. concern c conce
6、rn concern n. concerning prep. concerned adj. concern v. concern concern n. concerning prep. concerned adj. concern v. The president is deeply about the outbreak of the Coronavirus. What me is that we are not well-prepared for the coming examination. All cases children are dealt with in a special ch
7、ildrens court. There is a growing about the pollution of plastic bags. As far as I am , he is a singer with great potential. concerned concerns concerning concern concerned c calm This young boy took a few deep breaths to himself . In this way, he can keep in an emergency. His is just the before the
8、 storm. as cool as a cucumber calm v. calm adj. calm n. calmness n. calm down calmness calm calm n normal The security guard is testing temperature using a forehead thermometer (额温枪) to make sure that everyones temperature is . normal circumstances, our temperature is normal. Sometimes, after vigoro
9、us exercises, it may be higher than usual. What we can do is wait for it to return normal. normal n. Under/I n to 36.2 s stress the heavy of completing the task, I started going bald(秃顶的) at a young age. My mother places great _ _ eating black sesame(黑芝麻). She also _ that I should form good living h
10、abits. stress n. stress v. Under stress stress on stresses s struggle Everyday, I my laziness to finish my homework. Homework and I are just like the dogs, each other. I will try my best not to make everyday a . struggle v. struggle n. struggle against strugglin g with struggle g go through What is
11、he doing? Match the right meanings. Spongebob is going through the book to find how to make money without going to work. He has been going through a bad patch (倒霉时期) recently because he invested all his savings in a bill that did not go through. As a result, he goes through all his money. Unfortunat
12、ely, he did not find the answer in the book, so he has to go through the book again. to experience or suffer sth. to look at or examine sth. carefully, especially in order to find sth. to study or consider sth. in detail, especially by repeating it to use up or finish sth. completely officially acce
13、pted or completed Different meanings of “ go through”. Dear Editor, I am writing to ask for advice on my relationship with my teenage son.To tell the truth, I often (1)_ to get along with him. Recently we have argued with each other a great deal. He is (2)_ about his skin because it has started to b
14、ecome very oily, with lots of red spots. He is always angry these days and seems less confident. I keep telling him that these changes are (3)_, and that things will turn out just fine. Of course, I wanted to show my (4)_ for his condition, so I asked him to see a doctor. But then he became angry an
15、d we had a big (5)_. He told me that I was putting even more (6)_ on him by talking about his spots all the time. In the end, I sent him to his room. He finally (7)_, but it took some time. The whole experience was really terrible and I do not want to (8)_ at the same thing again. What should I do?
16、Best wishes, Mrs Zhao struggle anxious normal concern argument stress calmed down go through Why does her son think that his mother is putting more stress on him? Whats his feeling of his skin becoming very oily? Questions Word formation anxious adj. Parts of speech Suffixes Words Adjectives -ty/ity
17、 -ce independent important silent confident honest safe difficult able anxiety n. independence importance silence confidence honesty safety difficulty ability Word formation Parts of speech Suffixes Words Nouns -hood -ship adult boy brother neighbor relation friend partner owner child n. childhood n
18、. adulthood boyhood brotherhood neighborhood relationship friendship partnership ownership Word formation Verbs -ment -tion/sion Parts of speech Suffixes Words argue judge develop improve communicate decide conclude act argue v. argument n. argument judgement development improvement communication de
19、cision conclusion action Dear Mrs Zhao, Thank you for your trust._ _ _ _ _ _ _ Yours sincerely, XXX Micro-writing If you were the editor and you wanted to write back to Mrs Zhao to address her concerns, how would you reply to her? Useful expressions: It is normal for sb. to. ; As a teenager/ As pare
20、nts; The best way to solve the problem is.; It is of great importance to. The letter must include: your understanding of the situation; how to solve the problem; Requirements: Use at least 5 new words we have just learnt. Micro-writing my version Dear Mrs Zhao, Thank you for your trust. I have got a
21、 rough understanding of your conflict. It is normal for a majority of teenagers to face the challenge of parent-child relationship. As a teenager, they have already bid farewell to their childhood while still not reach adulthood. During this period, they are going through a difficult time with physi
22、cal changes as well as developed mental needs. As parents, we should show more concern for them instead of laying heavy stress on them. The best way to solve the problem is more communication, and keeping calm to avoid arguments. Last but not least, it is of great importance to give them more patience. I believe finally he will understand that family members are the people we love and cherish and that family members are the most significant people for us in the world. Yours sincerely, Editor Zhou Homework Polish up your writing after class; Recite the words and their usage.
