内容正文:
U2 Let’s talk teens
Reading 1
一.学习目标:
1. Understand the overall and detailed tensions and causes between teenagers and their parents;
2. Learn to improve the tense relationships between teenagers and their parents by analyzing problems and using critical thinking.
二、导读导学
独立完成Reading部分的阅读,借助上下文或查字典的形式推断和理解词义;通过Skim来理解篇章的基本结构,思考作者的意图和态度。
三、问题分层
A层:Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1 A.Teenagers' physical changes may result in such family tensions.
Para.2 B.It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too.
Para.3 C.The key to keeping the peace is regular and honest communication.
Para.4 D.Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.
Para.5 E.Once you and your parents work together,parentchild tensions can be improved or solved.
B层:Read the passage and choose the best answers
1. Why does the author mention the questions in Paragraph 1?( )
A. To express his doubts.
B. To compare different ideas.
C. To introduce points for discussion.
D. To draw readers’ attention to the topic.
2. What might make teenagers angry with their parents?( )
A. Teenagers’ anxiety about their physical changes.
B. Parents’ lack of care about teenagers’ physical changes.
C. Parents’ constant disagreement with teenagers’ decisions.
D. Teenagers’ tensions are becoming unbearable.
3. What does Paragraph 4 mainly talk about?( )
A. Similar experiences between parents and teenagers.
B. Ways to improve parent-child tensions.
C. Teenagers' concerns about their action.
D. Teenagers' expectations of their parents.
C层:Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about?
2. What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean?