1、 Before readingBefore reading The magazine article below is about teenagers relationships with their parents. The magazine article below is about teenagers relationships with their parents. The magazine article below is about teenagers relationships with their parents. The magazine article below is
2、about teenagers relationships with their parents. Look at the title and pictures to find out the answer. The magazine article below is about teenagers relationships with their parents. Look at the title and pictures to find out the answer. While reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possib
3、le. TaskTask 1 1 Look through the article and answer the question. What do you think strangers under the same roof means? It means that people feel like two strangers just sharing the same house. Because they communicate less and know each other less, and they have different opinions about the same
4、problem. What do you think strangers under the same roof means? Look through the article and answer the question. TaskTask 1 1 What do you think strangers under the same roof means? It means that parents and teenagers feel as if they do not know each other very well any more even though they have li
5、ved together in the same house for many years. This often happens when children become teenagers because 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. What do you think strangers under the
6、 same roof means? What is the topic sentence of each paragraph? TaskTask2 2 What is the topic sentence of each paragraph? Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents. TaskTask2 2 What is the topic sentence of each paragraph? Heated arguments and cold silences ar
7、e common between teenagers and their parents. Teenagers physical changes may result in such family tensions. n. 紧张关系；紧张；拉伸紧张关系；紧张；拉伸 TaskTask2 2 What is the topic sentence of each paragraph? Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents. Teenagers physical changes
8、 may result in such family tensions. It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. n. 紧张关系；紧张；拉伸紧张关系；紧张；拉伸 TaskTask2 2 Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. Although sometimes it may seem impossible t
9、o get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. TaskTask 3 Read the magazine article carefull
10、y and complete the chart below. A1P18 TaskTask 3 3 Read the magazine article carefully and complete the chart below. Teenagers physical changes A1P18 TaskTask 3 3 Read the magazine article carefully and complete the chart below. Teenagers physical changes Developing mental needs. A1P18 TaskTask 3 3
11、Read the magazine article carefully and complete the chart below. Teenagers physical changes Developing mental needs. To have a regular and honest communication with parents. A1P18 TaskTask 3 3 Read the magazine article carefully and complete the chart below. Teenagers physical changes Developing me
12、ntal needs. To have a regular and honest communication with parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood. A1P18 1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about? 2. What does “middle ground” in line 15
13、 mean? Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions. TaskTask 4 4 1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about? 2. What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean? Their changing voices, weight problems or spots. Read the magazine article again carefully and answer
14、the following questions. TaskTask 4 4 1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about? 2. What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean? Their changing voices, weight problems or spots. The state of being no longer a small child but not quite an adult. Read the magazine article again carefully and
15、answer the following questions. TaskTask 4 4 1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about? 2. What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean? Their changing voices, weight problems or spots. The state of being no longer a small child but not quite an adult. Read the magazine article again careful
16、ly and answer the following questions. n. 成年人成年人 TaskTask 4 4 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? Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but their parents do
17、 not always agree. 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? When teenagers disagree with their parents, they should take a minute to clam down and try to have thought it through, they should explain t
18、heir actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully and address their parents concerns. Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but their parents do not always agree. 3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy” in line 19 refer to? 4. How can teenagers ha
19、ve a healthy discussion with their parents? 5. Why does the author use “on the other hand” in line 20 on page 17? 5. Why does the author use “on the other hand” in line 20 on page 17? By saying this, the author means that teenagers have two kinds of uneasy mental needs. It can be a big headache to b
20、alance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle groundno longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortun
21、ately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be
22、 difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle groundno longer a small child but not quite an adult. Yo
23、u have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortunately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On
24、the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown
25、 in your relationship. It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle groundno longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more
26、responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortunately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes th
27、ey forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle grou
28、ndno longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortunately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy.
29、 “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to ac
30、t like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. On the one hand It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. You enter a strange middle groundno longer a small child but not quite an adult. You have both a new desire for independence and a continue
31、d need for your parents love and support. You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own. Unfortunately, your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy. “Why cant they just let me go?” you may wonder. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your
32、feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patientsometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child but expect you to act like an adult. All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship. On the one hand 6. What are the t
33、wo kinds of uneasy mental needs that teenagers have? 6. What are the two kinds of uneasy mental needs that teenagers have? They have a new desire for independence and a continued need for their parents love and support. After readingAfter reading Analyze the structure of the article. After readingAf
34、ter reading analyzing, summary, retelling Analyze the structure of the article. Introduction Body Body Body Conclusion Cause 1: Teenagers physical changes Cause 2: Teenagers mental development Solution Cause 1: Teenagers physical changes Solution Conclusion Body Learn this: When a group of questions
35、 are used to introduce a topic, they are usually not meant to be answered. Rather, the author intends to draw the readers attention to the topic and make them think about and take an interest in it. Introduction: It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents. Clause 1
36、 Clause 2 Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships. Solution: Conclusion: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Str
37、ucture of an argumentative essay Introduction: It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents. Clause 1 Clause 2 Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships. Solution: Con
38、clusion: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Structure of an argumentative essay Presenting a problem Introduction: It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents. Clause 1 Clause 2 T
39、eenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships. Solution: Conclusion: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Structure of a
40、n argumentative essay Presenting a problem Analyzing a problem Introduction: It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents. Clause 1 Clause 2 Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-chil
41、d relationships. Solution: Conclusion: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Structure of an argumentative essay Presenting a problem Analyzing a problem Solving a problem Introduction: It is common for teenagers to
42、have difficult relationships with their parents. Clause 1 Clause 2 Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions. Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships. Solution: Conclusion: Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Everything will turn out all right in the end. Structure of an argumentative essay Presenting a problem Analyzing a problem Solving a problem Conclusion
