Unit 3 Family Matters Starting Out 课件-2024-2025学年高一上学期英语外研版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 3 Family Matters L1 Starting out 1 What is the meaning of the word matter? Activity 1 Why does our family matter? Activity 1 We can experience love and warmth. We can relieve our stress. The food at home is healthy. We can be safe and relaxed. Other reasons… What do you know about these families? Activity 2 Father and Son is one of the most famous comic strips in the world. It describes stories about a rough but loving father and his sweet but occasionally naughty son. They are so humorous and funny. The comic novel is filled with father’s love for his three-year-old son, Christian. In the face of difficulties, they never feel hopeless and live a happy life. The Parr family is a harmonious family, each family members taking on their own responsibilities. Father Bob can do anything including laundry, cooking, tutoring his son, caring his adolescent daughter, tell bedtime stories to his little son, while he is still the backbone of saving the world when facing the villain’s conspiracy. As a professional woman, Mom Baholi travels from place to place, fighting crime and becoming more confident. At the same time, she tries to balance her career and family, because she knows that family is the most important thing. It tells the story of sister Maria who became a governess in colonel Trapp’s family and quickly got along with the seven children of the colonel. She played with the colonel’s seven children happily and won over the children’s hearts. Influenced by Maria, the strict and dull colonel also gradually changed his attitude towards his children and fell in love with her. The sitcom tells about the family life between children and parents in a relaxing way to show us the fun and happy Xia family. For the children’s healthy growth, Father Xia Donghai and Mother Liu Mei expected their children to live happily. The three children are of different ages, and due to the different upbringing, personality and hobbies, the quarrels are inevitable, but in the end they can handle the conflict peacefully. Activity 3 Can you describe your family members’ personality and your family relationship? (You can use the following words. ) strict, perfect, aggressive, anxious, easygoing, outgoing, passionate, optimistic, pessimistic, responsible, lazy, hardworking, selfless, devoted, dull, stubborn… I want to talk about my ________. I think he/she is a ______ person. For example, he/she always/usually… Mother, father, brother, sister, grandfather, grandmother, cousin, uncle, aunt… Activity 3 There’ s no place like home. 没有地方比得上家。 Means that home is the best place to be. This saying comes from the song “Home Sweet Home”. It simply means no matter where one is home is always best. It’ s not only comfortable, but it’s where love and family can be found. 2. Blood is thicker than water. 血浓于水。 Means that relationships within a family are more important and stronger than those outside of the family. In other words your family will always be there for you, no matter what, even if you’ve been apart or have said something unkind. 3. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。 Means that a son ’ s character is likely to closely resemble his father’ s. This is something that can be seen from a young age. 4. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 孩子随父母。 Means that children behave like their parents. Children tend to talk like their parents, eat what their parents eat, and like what their parent like. Activity 3 Activity 4 Considering the two different families, what is the ideal family relationship in your opinion? The ideal family relationship full of love, caring respect each other have their own space help each other live in harmony be responsible be independent … Activity 4 Culture corner 英美人的独立意识很强，子女在成年后就要自力更生，独立生活。所以，家庭通常是由父母和子女构成的核心家庭，很少有三代同堂住在一起的家庭。英美国家还有很多重组家庭和单亲家庭。通常英美家庭成员之间的称谓较随便一些，兄弟姐妹之间不以brother或sister相称，而是 直呼其名或用昵称，在有些情况下子女甚至可以直呼父母的名字。尽管称呼随便，但他们很有礼貌，在家庭成员之间也常用thank you，即使别人只是为自己做了一件很小的事也要致谢。晚辈帮助了长辈，长辈也要致谢。 Q: How should we establish a good relationship with our family members? Discussion We should… Communicate with each other; Show respect to each other; Learn to listen to others’ opinions; Spend quality time with each other; Be involved in the housework to help our parents. Others… A: To establish a good relationship with our family members, we should _________, because I think ____________. Because I think… It means that you value the relationship and hope to make it better and better; Communication is the key to deal with conflicts; Spending time with them is the best way to express the love; It is necessary to find out their opinions and understand them by listening to them. Others… $$