1、Unit 2 Lets talk teensWelcome to the Unit&ReadingI dont know what“home”is,but unhappiness and worries melt away once there.Bing XinWhats your understanding of the following sentence?“家”是什么，我不知道，但烦闷和忧愁都在此中融化消灭。冰心Bing Xin is the pen name of Xie Wanying(October 5,1900February 28,1999),who was a disting
2、uished writer,translator,poet,and social activist.She is one of Chinas most prolific writers of the twentieth century.Her work in both prose and poetry were literary achievements in their time and she was heavily influential to Chinese writers who emerged in the decades that followed.A Maze of Stars
3、&Spring WaterInspired by Tagores Stray Birds,she started gathering her“scattered and fragmentary thoughts,”not originally intended as poetry,but which would eventually become the present collection.The popularity of the poems and the distinction of the form led the genre to become known as the“Bingx
4、in style.”Parents often give their children unconditional love.Read the poem below and discuss the following questions in pairs.1.How would you describe the mother Birds feelings in the poem?2.What Chinese poems about parents love for their children can you think of?3.How do you think your parents f
5、eel about you?How can you tell?1.How would you describe the mothers feelings in the poem?Mother Bird has mixed feelings about her baby.On the one hand,she is very protective of her baby.On the other hand,she understands that when her baby has grown up she will have to give it more freedom.However,sh
6、e will always be there for her baby.2.What Chinese poems about parents love for their children can you think of?Song of the Parting Sonby Meng JiaoA thread in one hand of the loving mother,A dress of the parting son in the other.She sews stitch by stitch:his departures near,For fear that he wont be
7、home in many a year.Who can tell,how much should the son impart To well reward the loving mothers heart?慈母手中线，游子身上衣。临行密密缝，意恐迟迟归。谁言寸草心，报得三春晖。3.How do you think your parents feel about you?How can you tell?My parents give me unconditional love.They love me for who I am.They always have confidence in m
8、e.They never lose their temper with me,even when I do not perform well at school.They only tell me that I have let them down,and offer me some advice.Watch a video.Have you ever come into conflict with your families?Why?Watch a video.Have you ever come into conflict with your families?Why?-Yes-Unsat
9、isfied grades,bad habits,impoliteness,dress style.-No-Good relations,supportive parents,.The magazine article below is about teenagers relationships with their parents.Before you read the article,think about the following questions:1.What physical and mental changes do you experience as you become a
10、 teenager?2.What do you think“strangers under the same roof”means?1.What physical and mental changes do you experience as you become a teenager?2.What do you think“strangers under the same roof”means?Physical changes:changing voice,spots,gaining weight.Mental changes:a desire for independence,sensit
11、ive about everything.Parents and children-Dont know each other very wellHouse-Even though they have lived together for many yearsAccording to the title and the picture,predict what kind of parent-child relationship the text is about.Tense,contradictory,problematic,difficult.Why do the reader should
12、make a prediction before reading the passage?Predicting allows readers to think ahead before reading.Predicting gets readers to think about the main idea or major events that may occur throughout the text and monitor their comprehension.Predicting also makes readers become more engaged and fun.Read
13、the text quickly and tick the right answers.What aspects of the parent-child relationship does the text mainly talk about?The problemInfluencing factorSolutionsChangesA1Read the magazine article and complete the chart below.Para.1(topic sentence):Heated arguments and cold silences are common between
14、 teenagers and their parents.Possible expressions:because,result in,.What to do to improve the situation?(can,should,.)A1Read the magazine article and complete the chart below.Physical growthRegular and honest communicationDeveloping mental needsEverything will turn out all right in the end.Contextu
15、al clue:Teenagers physical changes may result in such family tensions.Contextual clue:It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too.Contextual clue:The key to keeping the peace is.A2Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions.1.What physical ch
16、anges might teenagers worry about?2.In line 15,what does“middle ground”mean?3.What does“that”in“that makes you feel unhappy”in line 18 refer to?4.How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with their parents?1.What physical changes might teenagers worry about?2.In line 15,what does“middle ground”me
17、an?Changing voice,weight problems or spots.No longer a child but not quite an adult.Contextual clue:You enter 15 a strange middle groundno longer.Dash()means further explanation.3.What does“that”in“that makes you feel unhappy”in line 18 refer to?4.How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with the
18、ir parents?Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own,buttheir parents do not always agree.Contextual clue:Unfortunately,your parents do not always agree and that makes you feel unhappy.Explain their actions and feelings calmly,listen carefully,and address parents co
19、ncernsA3In pairs,discuss the following questions.1.What is the authors attitude to parent-child tensions?Use information in the magazine article to support your idea.2.The magazine article suggests that teenagers want both independence and their parents love and support.Do you feel the same way or n
20、ot?Give an example.3.What stresses do the parents of a teenager have to deal with?How do they influence the parent-child relationship?1.What is the authors attitude to parent-child tensions?Use information in the magazine article to support your idea.1.What is the authors attitude to parent-child te
21、nsions?Use information in the magazine article to support your idea.The author believes parent-child tensions are natural and unavoidable.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.Yes.For e
22、xample,Id like to enjoy my personal space without the interruption of anyone,but sometimes I need my parents caring and understanding.Not really,I want to do whatever I want and make my own decisions,rather than doing what my parents ask me to do.Independence:You feel free to do anything without ask
23、ing your parents but sometimes lack the guidance and care in your life.Parents love and support:You dont need to worry about your daily life,but sometimes come into conflict with your parents due to the disagreement and misunderstandings.Parents stress3.What stresses do the parents of a teenager hav
24、e to deal with?How do they influence the parent-child relationship?Financial stress(housing mortgage,living expenses,.)Parenting stress(taking care of children,.)Working stress(low salary,work overload,.)e.g.Physical and mental stresses make parents tired and irritable,which ignores childrens though
25、ts and moods.Parent-child tensionIndependence StressSupportWhat may be caused to teenagers emotionally?Adolescent depressionAdolescent depression?Do you know what symptoms are of adolescent depression?Have you ever had the experience and how do you deal with it?Teenagers physical changes may result
26、in such family tensions.1.result in “导致，造成”e.g.His carelessness resulted in a terrible mistake.他的粗心大意导致了重大失误。result from “起因于，由.造成”e.g.Many hair problems result from what you eat.很多头发问题都是由饮食引起的。2.tension “心情紧张的状态，关系紧张的状态”，可用作可数名词或不可数名词，作可数名词时常用作复数。e.g.The event resulted in international tensions.该事件
27、导致了国际局势紧张。When it all gets too much,your parents are often the first targets of your anger.3.target 意为“（攻击的）目标，对象”，此外它还可以表示“目标，指标”。e.g.Open windows are an easy target for the thief.开着的窗户很容易成为小偷的目标。v.面向，把面向，把.对准（某群体）对准（某群体）e.g.The campaign is clearly targeted at the young.这个宣传计划显然是针对青年人的。On the other
28、 hand,when you are struggling to control your feelings,you wish they could be more caring and patient sometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride.4.a rough ride “艰难时期，艰难行程”e.g.If the worst comes to the worst,our company could face a rough ride.如果出现最糟糕的情况，我们公司将面临艰难的局面。Perhaps they have expe
29、rienced something similar and do not want you to go through the same pain.5.go through 意为“经历，经受（尤指苦难或艰难时期）”，go through 还可以表示“检查，翻找”。e.g.He was going through a very difficult time.他正处于非常艰难的时期。I went through my pocket for some coins.我翻口袋找几个硬币。After you have thought it through,explain your actions and
30、feelings calmly,listen carefully,and address their concerns.6.think sth through “全面地考虑”e.g.You have to think through what might happen before you make a decision.在做决定前你必须全面考虑各种可能性。7.address “设法解决，处理，对付”e.g.Your article does not address the real problem.你的文章没有探讨实质问题。8.concern “担心，担忧”e.g.In the meetin
31、g,many people raised concerns about the water quality.会上许多人对水质表示了担忧。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.9.本句为祈使句，动词remember后接两个 that 引导的宾语从句，此时引导第一个宾语从句的t
32、hat可以省略，而引导第二个宾语从句的that不可以省略。该句中，第一个宾语从句中有一个 that 引导的定语从句，修饰先行词the stress。Everything will turn out all right in the end,and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood.10.turn out “结果是，原来是”，常用于It turns/turned out that.的结构。e.g.The meeting yesterday turned out very
33、well.昨天的会议非常顺利。e.g.To my surprise,it turned out that I was in the wrong.令我吃惊的是，原来竟然是我错了。B1Mrs Zhao wrote an email to a teen magazine.Complete 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
34、 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 become very oily,with lots of red spots.He is very angry these days and seems
35、less confident.v.adj.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 bought him some skin care products.But we had a big(5)_ when I gave them to him.He told me that I was putting even more(6)_ on him by ta
36、lking 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)_ the same thing again.What should I do?Best wishes,Mrs Zhaoadj.n.n.n.v.v.B1Mrs Zhao wrote an email to a teen magazine.Complete th
37、e 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 tell the truth,I often(1)_ to get along with him.Recently we have argued wi
38、th 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 very angry these days and seems less confident.struggleanxiousI keep telling him that these changes are(3)_,and that things will turn out just fine.Of course,I wanted to show m
39、y(4)_ for his condition,so I bought him some skin care products.But we had a big(5)_ when I gave them to him.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 real
40、ly terrible and I do not want to(8)_ the same thing again.What should I do?Best wishes,Mrs Zhaonormalgo throughstresscalmed downargumentconcernB2The 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 man
41、y words as you can.Forming abstract nounsAbstract nouns refer to ideas or qualities.They cannot be physically touched,for example,ability,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.
42、g.silent-silence,decide-decision.From Adjective to Abstract NounAdjectivesuffixesAbstract Nounindependent-ceindependencehonest-ty/-ityhonestyconfidentconfidencebrilliantbrilliancebeautifulbeautyclearclarityFrom Common Noun to Abstract NounCommon NounsuffixesAbstract Nounadult-hoodadulthoodrelation-s
43、hiprelationshipchildchildhoodneighborneighborhoodfriendfriendshipmembermembershipFrom Verb to Abstract NounVerbsuffixesAbstract Nouncommunicate-tion/-sioncommunicationgrow-thgrowthdiedeathconfuseconfusioneducateeducationbreathebreathFrom Verb to Abstract NounVerbsuffixesAbstract Nounargue-mentargume
44、ntmovemovementemployemploymentRead the first paragraph of the text and think about why the author use a group of questions.for introducing?emphasizing?arousing interests?B3The magazine article uses a group of questions to introduce the topic of parent-child tensions.What do you think each letter of the word“FAMILY”mean?Despite the healthy discussion mentioned by the author,what else can be done to relieve parent-child tensions?(You can search online,interview your parents,read relevant books,etc.)Thank you
