1、Unit 21.Understand the overall and detailed tensions and causes between teenagers and their parents;2.Learn to improve the tense relationships between teenagers and their parents by analyzing problems and using critical thinking.What is happening in the family?Tense relationshipStrangers under the s
2、ame roof？n.屋顶，屋顶，顶部顶部Do you have difficult relationships with your parents?1.What physical and mental changes do you experience as you become a teenager?How do you deal with them?2.What do you think“strangers under the same roof”means?n.青少年青少年1.Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph
3、1?A.To express his doubts.B.To compare different ideas.C.To introduce points for discussion.D.To draw readers attention to the topic.DRead the passage and choose the best answers.2.What might make teenagers angry with their parents?A.Teenagers anxiety about their physical changes.B.Parents lack of c
4、are about teenagers physical changes.C.Parents constant disagreement with teenagers decisions.D.Teenagers tensions are becoming unbearable.An.紧张紧张关系；关系；紧张；拉伸紧张；拉伸3.What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?A.Similar experiences between parents and teenagers.B.Ways to improve parent-child tensions.C.Te
5、enagers concerns about their action.D.Teenagers expectations of their parents.BRead the magazine article and complete the chart below.IntroductionIt is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents.Clause 1_Clause 1_Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensio
6、ns.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.1.What physical changes might teenagers worry about?2.What does“middle groun
7、d”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 answer the following questions.n.成年人成年人3.What does“that”in“that makes you feel unhappy”in line 19 refer to?4.How can teenag
8、ers 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 their actions and feelings calmly,listen carefully and address their parents concerns.Teenagers feel ready to be m
9、ore responsible and make decisions on their own,but their parents do not always agree.5.The author suggests that teenagers want both independence and their parents love and support.Do you feel the same way or not?Give an example.Its not uncommon for teenagers to get into heated 1._(argue)and cold si
10、lences with their parents.There are several reasons 2._ this situation.For on thing,teenagers physical changes are likely to give rise to family 3._(tense).For another,4._(enter)a strange middle ground,you may find 5._ tough to keep your developing mental needs 6._(balance).argumentsfortension(s)ent
11、ering it balancedFill in the blanks according to the text.However,you can take action 7._(improve)the situation.Most 8._(importance),you can establish regular and honest communication with your parents.Its better for you and your parents work together to improve your relationship.Everything will tur
12、n out well in the end,9._ the struggles you have been going through 10._(get)you ready for adulthood.to improveimportantly and will get1.What is the authors attitude to parent-child tensions?Use information in the magazine article to support your idea.In pairs,discuss the following questions.The aut
13、hor believes parent-child tensions are natural and unavoidable.He argues that the two causes of these tensions are the physical and mental changes that teenagers go through.Although the changes can be stressful,the author thinks that teenagers and their parents can get along better by communicating
14、with each other.He believes that everything will be fine in the end.2.The magazine article suggests that teenagers want both independence and their parents love and support.Do you feel the same way or not?Give an example.I feel the same way.Sometimes I wish my parents would treat me like an adult an
15、d give me the freedom to make my own decisions.However,when I experience difficulties or setbacks,I would also like their encouragement and comforting words.This makes me feel loved and gives me the courage to keep going.3.What stresses do the parents of a teenager have to deal with?How do they infl
16、uence the parent-child relationship?Parents may worry about their childrens performance at school.If children fail to get good grades,their parents might start to be stricter,believing they are not doing their best.This in turn makes their children upset.Parents may also worry that their children ar
17、e not making the“right”friends.n.精神压力，紧张；强调精神压力，紧张；强调As a result,they might ask a lot of questions about their childrens friends,such as where they are going and what they are doing together.This can make their children feel like they are not trusted.Mrs Zhao wrote an email to a teen magazine.Comple
18、te the email with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.anxious argument concern calm downnormal stress struggle go throughDear Editor,I am writing to ask for advice on my relationship with my teenage son.To tellthe truth,I often(1)_ to get along with him.strugglen.主编，编辑；剪辑师主编，
19、编辑；剪辑师n.担心，忧虑；关心担心，忧虑；关心Recently we have argued with each other a great deal.He is(2)_ about his skin because it has started to become 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 j
20、ust fine.Of course,I wanted to show my(4)_ for his condition,so I asked him to see a doctor.anxious argument concern calm downnormal stress struggle go throughanxiousnormalconcernBut then he became angry and we had a big(5)_.He told me that I was putting even more(6)_ on him by talking about his spo
21、ts 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)_ the same thing again.What should I do?Best wishesMrs Zhaoanxious argument concern calm downnormal stress struggle go throughargumentstresscalmed do
22、wngo throughThe article uses some abstract nouns.Note the following suffixes and think of more abstract nouns formed with them.Then fill in the table below with as many words as you can.Forming abstract nounsAbstract nouns refer to ideas or qualities.Theycannot be physically touched,for example,abil
23、ity,silence and tension.We can form abstract nouns using certain suffixes.Sometimes the final letter(s)of a word should be left out or changed when we add a suffix,e.g.silent-silence,decide decision.Parts of speechSuffixes Words Adjectives-ceindependence-ty/-ityhonestyNouns-hoodadulthood-shiprelatio
24、nshipVerbs-mentargument-tion/-sioncommunication-thgrowthimportancerealitychildhoodmembershipmovementconclusionwarmthThe magazine article uses a group of questions to introduce the topic of parent-child tensions.Read the first paragraph of the magazine article and introduce the topic of parents love
25、for their children by asking questions.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 and take an interest in it.Learn this Do your parents always let you kno
26、w they are proud of you?Do they always stand by you no matter what decisions you make?Do they love you the way you are?How can you improve the relationship with your parents?First,be grateful.When consider all that our parents have done for us,we may find ourselves feeling thankful to our parents.We
27、 can let our parents know that we are appreciative for all they have done for us.We can also show our appreciation with our actions,such as getting them a nice gift or doing some extra housework without being asked.Second,put ourselves in their shoes.Often,people do not get along because they fail t
28、o take others perspective.Accept that our parents are different.Think about the ways that their lives may have been different from our life.Third,avoid unnecessary arguments.Sometimes arguments are unavoidable,but we should do our best to avoid unnecessary quarrels.We can bite our tongues when one o
29、f our parents says something controversial.Determine whether the need to respond is really necessary.If it is,make the point clearly and modestly in order to avoid an overly emotional argument.Finally,ask for their advice actively.Sometimes problems arise in relationships between parents and childre
30、n because parents can try to give advice that might hurt our sense of independence.So try only asking for their advice when you really want it.Writingv假如你是李华。最近你与父母之间关系紧张假如你是李华。最近你与父母之间关系紧张甚至发生争吵。你决定给外国的笔友甚至发生争吵。你决定给外国的笔友 Charlie写一封信向他求助。内容包写一封信向他求助。内容包括：括：v1.谈谈你目前遇到的问题谈谈你目前遇到的问题;v2.针对如何改善与父母的关系向他求助
31、针对如何改善与父母的关系向他求助v注意注意：v1.词数词数100左右开头已经给出不计入总词数左右开头已经给出不计入总词数。v2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。Dear Charlie,How are you getting along?Recently I have quarreled with my parents,which makes me very annoyed.I am writing to ask you for help.You know,my parents dont allow me to go out and play with my frien
32、ds at weekends.They think I should make full use of every minute to work on my lessons.However,I think I need to play with my friends so that I can relax myself after a weeks hard work at school and it is a good way for me to keep in touch with my friends.I know it is wrong to quarrel with them,but I dont know what to do to persuade them to change their mind and develop a good relationship with them.Would you please offer me some advice?I am looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua
