1、 1. What can you see in the picture on Page 15? 2. Can you see your mother in the picture? 1. How many parts can you divide the poem into? 2. What is the main idea of each part? The poem consists of three parts. Part 1 from Line 1 to Line 4 is about how the mother bird brings her chick up when it is
2、 young; Part 2 from Line 5 to Line 8 describes the mother bird feels worried about her chick leaving her after it grows up; Part 3 from Line 9 to Line 11 shows the mother bird will let her chick live independently despite her concern and reluctance. Lets read aloud this poem again. While reading, tr
3、y to pay attention to its rhyme. Guess the name of the poem. What similarities do the two poems have? Song of the Parting Son Comparison A 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 home i
4、n many a year. Who can tell, how much should the son impart To well reward the loving mothers heart? Strangers under the same roof? M1U2 Reading Problems with parents make decisions for children force children to do sth. question children wish a child to study hard What problem do you have with your
5、 parents? 10 2 2 1 Pre-reading How do you get along with your parents? What do you think “strangers under the same roof” means? 11 While-reading Read the whole passage and find out the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para1 Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their p
6、arents. Para2 Teenagers physical changes may result in such family tentions. 13 Para4 Para3 It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. Although sometimes it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation. Para5 Just remember that
7、 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. 15 Introduction(Para 1) It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their parents. Cause1(Para 2) Cause2(Para3) ph
8、ysical changes mental needs Solution(Para4) regular and honest comunication Conclusion(Para5) Everything will turn out all right in the end. Structure Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions. 1 What physical changes might teenagers worry about? Their changing voi
9、ce, weight problems or spots. 2 What does middle ground in line 15 mean? The state of being no longer a small child but not quite an adult. 3 What does “that” in “that make you feel unhappy” in line 19 refer to? Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but their p
10、arents do not always agree. Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions. 4 How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with their parents? When teenagers disagree with their parents, they should take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from thei
11、r parents point of view. After they have thought it through, they should explain their actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully and address their parents concerns. Can you discuss and fill in the blanks of the following table about teenagers mental needs? Post reading Situations Teenagers feel
12、ready to (1) _ _ _ while parents still (2) _ _ Teenagers (3) _ _ _ _ while parents expect (4) _ _ Mental needs Teenagers have a desire for independence. Teenagers have a continued need for their parents love and support. be more responsible and make decisions on their own treat them like kids and ov
13、erprotect them who struggle to control their feelings wish t h e i r p a r e n t s c o u l d b e more caring and patient them to act like adults to take more responsibility Solutions Teenagers: calm down; think through the situation from (5) _ point of view; explain themselves calmly; listen to (6)
14、_ carefully; (7) _; reach an (8) _ with parents; learn when to (9) _ and learn when to (10) _ parents parentsresponses address parents concerns agreement relax their control back down Discuss the following questions. 1 What is the author s attitude to parent-child tensions? Use information in the ma
15、gazine article to support your idea. 2 What does middle ground in line 15 mean? 3 What does that in that makes you feel unhappy in line 19 refer to? 1 The author believes parent-child tensions are natural and unavoidable. He argues that the two causes of these tensions are the physical and mental ch
16、anges that teenagers go through. Although the changes can be stressful, the author thinks that teenagers and their parents can get along better by communicating with each other. He believes that everything will be fine in the end. Sample answers 2 I feel the same way. Sometimes I wish my parents wou
17、ld treat me like an adult and 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. Sample answers 3 Parents may worry about their
18、 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 are not making the right friends. 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. Sample answers
