1、 I dont know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there. Bing Xin In your opinion, what is “home”? “Home is the starting place of love, hope and dreams.” “Home is where love stays, memories are created, friends always belong, and laughter never ends.” “Home is not a placeits a
2、feeling.” “Home is a place where you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.” Home is What Chinese poems about parents love for their children can you think of? How would you describe Mother Birds feelings in the poem? Song of the parting sonSong of the parting son A thread in
3、 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 in many a year. Who can tell, how much should the son impart To well reward the loving mothers heart? thread: n. 线 sew: v. 缝 stitch: n. 针 departure:
4、n. 离开 impart: v. 赋予，给予 reward: v. 回报 Are there any differences and similarities between such poems in English and Chinese? Parents often give their children unconditional love. How do you understand unconditional love? helicopter parents A helicopter parent pays extremely close attention to his or h
5、er childs or childrens experiences and problems. They want to control every aspect of their childs life. How is your relationship with your parents? How do you feel about your parents? Give one example. Discussion Whats the meaning of “under the same roof”? Who does “strangers” refer to? What do you
6、 think “strangers under the same roof” mean? Solution _ Cause 1 _ Teenagers physical growth may result in such family tensions Cause 2 _ Teenagers developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships Introduction It is common for teenagers to have difficult relationships with their
7、parents. Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents. Conclusion _ Everything will turn out all right in the end. Para. 1 heated arguments cold silences Para. 1 Why does the author use a group of questions in the 1st paragraph? Who are the target readers of the article?
8、 Para. 2 What physical changes might teenagers experience? anxious worried angry Why do teenagers vent (发泄) their anger on their parents? Para. 3 What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean? child adult A new desire for independence. A continued need for parents love and support Be more responsible Ma
9、ke decisions on your own Wish for more caring and patient parents Para. 4 Whats the key to solve parent-child tensions? 1. _; 2. think through the situation from _ 3. explain your _ calmly; 4. listen carefully and _; 5. learn when to _ and when to _ What is the authors attitude to parent-child tensions? Para. 5 optimistic, positive How shall we treat the parent-child tensions? accept, cooperate, wait, learn.
