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Unit 2
Let’s Talk Teens
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Welcome to the unit
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Welcome to the unit
Morning and night,Mother Bird is there
Until her baby’s old enough to leave the nest.
Mother Bird, with all her love and care,
Longs to provide her baby with the best.
Often, she worries, from day to day-
Very soon her baby will be full-grown.
Excitedly, it will jump away,
Spread its wings and fly alone.
Yet, she knows, she must let it fly
Over the hills and across the sky,
Under her careful, watching eye.
MUM LOVES YOU
What does the poem describe?
The process of how Mother Bird brings up her baby and lets it fly.
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Try to feel the rhythm and rhyme of the poem.
Rhythm means a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds while rhyme is a word which has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word.
Can you find any rhymes in this poem?
Chinese poems about parents' love for
their children
《游子吟》
唐·孟郊
慈母手中线,游子身上衣。
临行密密缝,意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心,报得三春晖。
A thread in one hand of the loving mother,
A dress of the parting son in the other.
She sews stitch by stitch: his departure's near,
For fear that he won't be home in many a year.
Who can tell, how much should the son impart,
To well reward the loving mother's heart?
a warm bed
a nice meal
a helping hand
a place to grow
What does “home” mean to you?
Lead-in
What kind of parents are good in your view?
kind, loving, humorous, strict,
open-minded, fair, understanding,
patient, learned, helpful, forgiving
幽默的
充满爱心的
公平的
博学 的
宽宏大量的
思想开放的
善解人意的
Strangers under the same roof?
What causes family members to be “strangers”?
What could be discussed in this article?
Reading
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Listen and find the topic sentence of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
Heated arguments and cold silences … L5
Teenagers’ physical changes … L7
It can be a big headache to … L14
Although sometimes it may seem impossible to ... L25
Just remember that … L33
Para 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:
Para 5:
Fast-reading
Introduction
Cause 1
Cause 2
Solution
01
02
03
04
05
Conclusion
Para 4 Solution
_____________
Para 1 Introduction
_____________________________________________________
Para 2 Cause 1
______________
Para 3 Cause 2
_____________
Teenagers’ physical changes may result in such family tensions.
It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too.
Although it may seem impossible to get along as a family, you can take action to improve the situation.
Para 5 Conclusion
______________
Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and parents.
Everything will turn out all right in the end.
Detailed-reading
Read again and answer the questions on page 18.
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about?
2. In line 15, what does “middle ground” mean?
3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy” in
line 19 refer to?
4. How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with
their parents?
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about?
Their changing voice, weight problems or spots. L11
2. In line 15, what does ” middle ground” mean?
The state of being no longer a small child
but not quite an adult. L16
3. What does “that” in “that makes you feel unhappy”
in line 19 refer to?
Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but parents do not always agree. L17-19
4. How can teenagers have a healthy discussion with their parents?
By regular, honest and calm communication. L26, L30
1. Develop ________________.
2. ___________ in height.
3. ___________ far behind. 4. A changing _______ . 5. _________ problems. 6. Red _______ .
Para 2
What may cause family tensions?
at a different rate
Shoot up
Get left
voice
Weight
spots
six worries
Physical changes
Para 3
1. What is the topic sentence of this paragraph?
It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too.
2. Which period will teenagers enter?
They will enter a strange middle ground --
no longer a child but not quite an adult.
What are these mental needs?
1. A desire for ______________ .
2. A continued need for parents’ _____ and ________ . 3. A struggle to ____________ . 4. A wish for parents’________.
Para 3
Mental needs
independence
love
support
control feelings
care and patience
Four Needs
◆When there is imbalance between teenagers’ independence and parents’ support, what will it result in?
Parents are often the first _________ of teenagers’ anger.
All of this can lead to a ___________ in the relationship.
targets
breakdown
◆ When a breakdown appears, what should you do?
Read Para 4 to find possible solutions.
Possible solutions to a breakdown
Para 4
Take action to improve the situation — communicate regularly and honestly.
How can we try to communicate and keep the peace?
1. ___________ .
2. ___________ the situation from
parents’______________ .
3. Explain your _________________ .
4. ______ Carefully.
5. ________ their concerns.
Para 4
Five tries to communicate and keep the peace
Calm down
Understand
point of view
Listen
actions and feelings
Address
What does the author mainly do in the last paragraph?
C. Offer soothing comforts
A. Summarize the whole passage.
单击此处输入您的正文
B. Give more suggestions.
1. It is completely ________ to struggle with the stress.
2. You and your parents can _____________ to improve your relationship.
3. This _____________ will not last.
4.Everything will ________________ in the end.
5. ________________________ will prepare you for adulthood.
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Structure of the passage
Para. 1 Three questions
Para. 2 Six worries
Para. 3 Four mental needs
Para. 4 Five tries
Para. 5 Five soothing comforts
Language
Points
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Review:
Physical changes
Mental needs
Regular and honest communication
Everything will turn out all right in the end.
Language points:
1. Heated arguments and cold silences are common between teenagers and their parents.
argument n. argue v.
argue with sb. about /over sth.
argue for / against
argue that…
就某事与某人争论
赞成/反对做某事
主张,认为…
Exercises :
1. We’re always arguing ________each other ______________money.
我们总是为钱争吵。
2. They ________________ the right to enjoy free medical care.
他们为享受免费医疗的权利据理力争。
3. Most parents ______________students' having class on weekends.
大多数父母反对学生周末上课。
4. He _______________they needed more time to finish the project.
他提出理由说明他们需要更多的时间来完成该项目。
with
about/ over
argue for
argue against
argued that
2. Teenagers' physical changes may result in such family tensions.
result in 导致
导致了这场交通事故
Positive thinking and action ______________success.
正向的思维和积极的行动造就了成功。
补充:result from 由于,因……而发生
It is said that the forest fire ______________the recent dry weather.
据说森林火灾是由于最近干燥的天气引起的。
result in the traffic accident
result in
resulted from
3. You may feel anxious that you are developing at a different rate to your friends, shooting up in height or getting left far behind.
rate n. / v. at a/an …… rate 以……的速度
Guess the meanings of rate in the following sentences.
1. Australia’s unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in February.
2. We offer special reduced rates this week.
3. I may be away next week but at any rate I’ll be back before the meeting.
4. At this rate we won’t ever be able to afford a holiday.
5. The university is highly rated for its research.
6. He is currently rated number three in the world.
比率,率
价格
无论如何,不管怎样
这样的话,照此速度
认为
排名
4. On the other hand, when you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patient—sometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride.
struggle vi.&n. 奋斗;斗争;搏斗
1) struggle for 为…而奋斗,努力做……
2) struggle against/with 与…斗争
3) struggle to do sth. 艰难地做某事,挣扎着做某事
4) struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来
5) be a struggle for sb. 对某人而言是困难的事
Exercises:
1. Lisa struggled _________________ her conscience before talking to the police.
莉萨经过一番良心上的斗争,终于对警方说了。
2. She’s struggling ______________(bring)up a family alone.
她独自一人吃力地撑着一个家。
3. He has been ________________________ success in his business.
为使事业成功,他一直努力奋斗着。
4. It was ______ real struggle to be ready on time.
要按时做好准备确非易事。
5. I struggled ______my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
我挣扎着站起来,开始大嚷大叫。她更大声地回击。
with/ against
to bring
struggling for
a
to
5. AII of this can lead to a breakdown in your relationship.
break down → breakdown n. 破裂, 故障
break through → breakthrough n. 突破
break out → outbreak n. 爆发
come out → outcome n. 结果是
put out → output n. 产量
辨析:
1. The printing machines are always breaking down.
2. Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.
3. She broke down in tears when she heard the news.
4. He showed us the whole dance, and then broke it down so that we could learn it more easily.
5. Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
出故障
破裂
崩溃
分解
垮掉
6. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their point of view.
View: n. 看法;视线;景色 vt. 把……视为;观看
in one’s view
support a view
from one’s point of view
in view
in view of
come into view
view … as…
依某人看
支持一个观点
从某人的角度出发
在视野中
鉴于,考虑到
映入眼帘
把……视为,看作
7. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and address their concerns.
Guess the meanings of concern/concerned/concerning in the following sentences.
1. She was concerned that she might miss the turning and get lost.
2. What concerns me is our lack of preparation for the dry season.
3. As far as Americans are concerned, a lot of our hotels are below average.
4. He asked several questions concerning the causes of the accident.
concern n.
concern v.
concerned adj.
concerning prep.
Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of concern.
1. He expressed _______ over the spread of the disease.
2. Many people are _________ about the current economic situations.
3. Discussions ___________ the plan got under way on 15th March.
4. Our primary _________ is providing jobs for young school leavers.
5. As far as I’m ___________, the children come first.
6. It _________ me that you no longer seem to care.
concern
concerned
concerning
concern
concerned
concerns
8. Just remember that 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.
stress n. 精神压力,紧张;强调;重读
v. 强调,使紧张;加压力于;用重音读
搭配:
Reduce/ relieve stress 缓解压力
Put/ lay stress on 强调
Stress the importance of 强调……的重要性
Stressed adj. 感到紧张的,感到有压力的
Stressful adj. 紧张的,压力重的
Guess the meanings of stress in the following sentences.
1. The company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality.
2. She lays great stress on punctuality.
3. I must stress that every one of you must keep the project a secret.
4. He stressed the importance of a good education.
5. In “strategic”, the stress falls on the second syllable.
6. You stress the first syllable in “happiness”.
强调,把重点放在 n.
强调 n.
强调 v.
强调 v.
重读 n.
重读 v.
9. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood.
turn out 结果是,原来是
1. I was positive that things were going to turn out fine.
我当时就确信情况最终会好起来。
2. The film turned out to be a great success.
这部影片结果大获成功。
3. As it turned out, it was not as difficult a she had expected.
事实证明,这并非像她想的那样困难。
4. It turned out that this method doesn’t work well in practice.
结果是这方法在实践中不太管用。
辨析
1. The factory turns out cars.
2. Remember to turn out the lights before you go to bed.
3. A vast crowd turned out to watch the match.
4. If the day turns out wet we may have to change our plans.
生产、制造
关掉,熄灭(灯、煤气等)
出席,参加,前去观看
变得(尤指天气)
struggle
anxious
normal
concern
argument
stress
calmed down
go through
Word formation
The article uses some abstract nouns. Note the following suffixes and think of more abstract nouns formed with them. Then fill in the tablebelow with as many words as you can.
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
Adjectives -ce
-ty/ity
independence, silence, absence, significance, patience, confidence, evidence, intelligence, distance, importance
honesty, safety, certainty, difficulty,
loyalty, cruelty, naughty, sincerity,
majority, ability
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
Nouns -hood
-ship
adulthood, childhood, likelihood,
boyhood, brotherhood, manhood,
neighborhood
relationship, friendship, partnership,
hardship, ownership, scholarship
Verbs -ment
-tion/sion
-th
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
argument, movement, punishment,
achievement, development,
improvement, treatment, judgment,
agreement
communication, decision, conclusion, action, solution, devotion, education, description, education, discussion
growth, breath
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