1、Welcome to Tiffany Teachers Reading Class! I dont know what “home” is, but happiness and worries melt away once there. How Mother Bird brings up her baby Mother Birds worries about her baby when it grows up Mother Bird will let her baby live independently despite her concerns A rhyme is a word which
2、 has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word. “care” for “there” . Find the rhymes in this poem. She has mixed feelings about her baby. On (the) one hand, she is very protective of her baby, she is worried about its flying away by itself. On the other (hand), she understands that
3、when her baby has grown up she will have to give it more freedom. However, she will always be there for her baby. Describe Mother Birds feelings in the poem. What similarities do the two poems have? Song of the Parting Son A thread in one hand of the loving mother, A dress of the parting son in the
4、other. She sews stitch by stitch: his departures near, For fear that he wont be home in many a year. Who can tell, how much should the son impart To well reward the loving mothers heart? They all praise the unconditional love of mothers for their children. Are you always getting along well with your
5、 parents? 1. What do you think “strangers under the same roof” means? I think it means that parents and their children feel as if they do not know each other very well anymore even though they have lived together in the same house for many years. This often happens when children become teenagers bec
6、ause the way they look, think and do things changes. Parents sometimes do not understand or accept these changes easily and teens become angry with their parents. 2. What text type is this magazine article? Argumentation/Argumentative writing. Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tens
7、ions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships. Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Para 1. Introduction How the writer introduces the topic? Whats the purpose? By asking ques
8、tions. 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 it and take an interest in it. Cause 1 _ height voice weight spots Para 2. Physical changes Cause 2 _
9、 Adulthood Childhood Adolescence disagreement failing to control feelings failing to be caring and patient a conflict between new desire and continued need a sense of responsibility making decisions independently Mental needs Para 3. _ 1. Take a minute to _. 2. Try to understand the situation _ _. 3
10、. _your actions and feelings calmly. 4. _carefully and address their _. Regular and honest communication Show empathy for each other Learn to compromise Para 4. Solustion calm down from their point of view Explain Listen concerns It is to struggle with the stress. You and parents can to improve the
11、relationship. The stormy period will not . Everything will all right. Para 5. Conclusion normal work together last turn out Group discussion take responsibilities make decisions control feelings The writers attitude to parent-child tensions: _ _ Supporting sentences:_ _ The writing purpose: _ _ Significance of healthy parent-child relationships: _ _ Critical reading Homework 1. Finish the tasks on page 3-4. 2. Write a letter about 80 words to your parents to tell them your feelings.
