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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Reading (II)
☆ review the text;
☆ discuss how to use some of the
words and phrases;
☆ practise using them in different
situations.
In today’s class, we shall:
Step 1 Review
Physical changes
Mental needs
Regular and honest communication
Everything will turn out all right in the end.
para 1
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? You are not alone. Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.
Words & phrases :
turn into 变成
turn into a battle 演变成一场战斗
guarded 谨慎的
see eye to eye with 与...达成一致
Step 2 Language Points
1、Does every dinner with your parents seem to turn into a battle
a battle against/with… 与…的斗争
a battle for sth 为了…而斗争
battle n. v.争论、斗争
¤1789年,法国人为争取自由展开了与封建王朝(feudal dynasties)的斗争
In 1789, Frenches held a battle for freedom against the feudal dynasties.
N.
V.
battle against/with… 与…的斗争
battle for sth 为了…而斗争
guard n. [C] 卫兵,警卫员
[U] 警戒,看守
v. 警卫,守卫
guard against sth 防止,防范
guarded adj. 谨慎的
1.
2. You are not alone.
alone adj. 独自,无依无靠(名词前不可用)
e.g. He is not alone.
He felt alone in the world.
adv. 独自
e.g. He lives alone.
It’s hard to bring up children alone.
2、Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.
argument n. 争吵, 争论[C]/[U]、论点[C]
have an argument with sb. (about/over sth.)
a powerful argument 有力的论据
(因某事)与某人争吵或争论
beyond argument 无须争论
(1) One day they had a heated (argue) about where to spend their summer holiday.
argument
argue v. 争吵 arguable adj.可论证的
argue (with sb.) about/over sth. 与(某人)争论某事
argue for/against (doing) sth. 据理力争/反对(做)某事
argue sb. into/out of doing sth. 说服某