1、Unit 2 Lets talk teens Welcome to the unit&Reading 1Lead-inWatch a video and talk about HOME.Q:What does“home”mean to you?I dont know what“home”is,but unhappiness and worries melt away(消散消散)once there.Bing XinWelcome to the unitQ:What does the poem talk about?It talks about how Mother Bird brings up
2、 her baby and lets it fly.1.Listen to the tape and answer the question.1)Rhythm(节奏节奏):a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds.2.Read and appreciate the poem.2)Rhyme(韵律韵律):a word which has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word.Mother Bird3)Imagery(意象意象):the use of words of pi
3、ctures in poems to describe ideas or situations.kind loving caring selfless gentle Pre-readingQ1:What does the title“Strangers under the same roof？”mean?Q2:What might be discussed in the article?Observe the title and the pictures and predict the content.While-readingTeenagers physical changes may re
4、sult in such family tensions.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.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5ProblemCausesSolutionsConclusion1.Read th
5、e article and complete the chart.Para.2 Q:What physical changes might teenagers worry about?Cause 1_ heightvoiceweightspotsphysical changes2.Read the article again and answer the questions.Para.3 Q:In Line 15,what does“middle ground”mean?Cause 2_AdulthoodChildhoodAdolescence(青春期青春期)(the middle groun
6、d)a desire for_a need for_mental needsstruggle to controla tough ridelove/support independencePara.4 Q:How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with their parents?1.Take a minute to _.2.Understand the situation _.3._your actions and feelings_.4._carefully and address their _.calm downfrom their p
7、oint of viewExplainListencalmlyconcerns empathy (同理心同理心)Solutions1).Text type(体裁体裁):a magazine article_teenagers（the target readers）3.Understand the article in depth.2)Theme(主题主题):How to deal with the family tensions between _ and _childrentheir parentsa harmonious(和谐的和谐的)parent-child relationship3)
8、Writing technique:Does every dinner with your parents seem to turn into a battle?Have your once warm and open conversations become cold and guarded?Do you feel that you just cannot see eye to eye with them on anything?Q:Why does the author use a group of questions in the beginning?To arouse readers
9、interest;To introduce the topic;To make readers think about their own situationsThe purposes of asking questions in the beginning:4)Authors attitude:You are not alone.Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.(Para.1)You may feel anxious that You might worry a
10、bout (Para.2)It can be a headache to balance your developing mental needs too.(Para.3)You feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on your own.Unfortunately,your parents do not always agree and that makes you unhappy.(Para.3)It can be difficult when your parents treat you like a child bu
11、t expect you to act like an adult.All of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship.(Para.3)Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family,you can take action to improve the situation.(Para.4)The good news is that this stormy period will not last.Everything will turn out a
12、ll right in the end.(Para.5)4)Authors attitude:the parent-child tensionsunderstandingcaringhopefulpositivePost-readingQ1:Why is it very important to deal with(处理处理)the parent-child tensions?Further thinking.Q2:What can you learn from the passage?I dont know what“home”is,but unhappiness and worries melt away once there.Bing Xin
