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Unit 2 Let’s talk teens
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
I don’t know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there.
-Bing Xin
Appreciation
What’s the definition of “home” to you?
“Home is the harbor of soul in the wind and waves.”
“Home is where love stays, memories are created, and
laughter never ends.”
“Home is more than a house, but a world of love and happiness.”
“Home is a place where you grow up wanting
to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to.”
Describe Mother Bird’s feelings in the poem.
She has mixed feelings about her baby:
◆ On the one hand, she is very protective of her baby.She is worried about its flying away by itself.
◆ On the other hand, she understands that when her baby has grown up she will have to give it more freedom. However, she will always be there for her baby.
How would you describe Mother Bird’s feelings in the poem?
Rhythm here means a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds, for example,
If winter comes, can
spring be far behind?
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rhythm是「节奏」,主要是音乐里面周期性复现的强弱元素。
A rhyme is a word which has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word; for example, “care” is a rhyme for “there”.
rhyme在严格意义上是「尾韵」,即是词尾相似或重复的发音,这在中外诗歌以及歌词中都是很重要的修辞形式。
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rhythm & rhyme
Guess the name of the poem.
What similarities do the two poems have?
Song of the Parting Son
Comparison
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?
游子吟
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。
What similarities do the two poems have?
They all praise the unconditional love of mothers for their children.
Love
Expectations
Patience
Concerns
Independence
Freedom
Eagerness
Gratitude
Parents
Child
Are you always happy with your parent’s
unconditional love?
Magazine article
Who share the same roof with you?
What makes you strangers under the same roof?
Pre-reading
Strangers under the same roof?
Don’t know each other very well
Parents and children
A house where they have lived together for many years
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Magazine article
narration
A narration is a story or account of events.
exposition
An exposition is a detailed explanation of an idea or a theory.
argumentation
An argumentation is a discussion in which you make a point and then provide persuasive and logical evidence to back it up.
Task1 Try to figure out the genre of the passage.
exposition
The topic sentence of each paragraph:
Para. 1 :
Para. 2 :
Cause 1
Introduction
Para. 3 :
Cause 2
Para. 4 :
Solution
Para. 5 :
Conclusion
It can be a big headache to balance your developing metal needs too.You enter a strange middle ground---no longer a small child but not quite an adult.you
Global reading
Teenagers' physical growth may result in such family tensions.
Teenagers'developing mental needs can also influence parent-child relationships.
Teenagers should have regular and honest communication with their parents.
Everything will turn out all right in the end.
Fast reading
Structure of an argumentative essay
Para. 1
Paras. 2-3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Introduces the topic and state the focus of the essay
Analyze the causes of parent-child tensions
Offers some solutions to this problem
States the conclusion and shows opinions about the topic
Why does the author use a group of questions at the beginning?
To arouse readers’ interest;
To introduce the topic of parent-child tensions;
To introduce the topic of parents’ love for their children.
Three quetions
Analyze the problem (Paragraph 1)
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Can you describe the following pictures about the situation
of family battle by using phrases?
Heated arguments
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Cold silences
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A family battle
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height
voice
weight
spots
Physical changes
Cause 1
Feelings of _______________________
anxiety, worry and anger
The first targets:
parents
Analyze the problem (Paragraph 2)
examples:
Adulthood
Childhood
Adolescence
disagree
be careless
be impatient
Mental needs
a continued need for _______________
a new desire for _____________
Cause 2
treating you
like a ______
expecting you to
act like an _____
love and support
independence
child
adult
Conflicts
Analyze the problem(Paragraph 3)
middle ground
teens:
parents:
Do you feel the same way?
1. Take a minute to __________________.
2. Try to understand the situation ________.
3. ____________ your actions and feelings.
4. _______________ carefully and address
their ________.
Regular and honest communication
Show empathy for each other
Learn to compromise
Solution
calm down
from their point of view
Explain
Listen
concerns
Paragraph 4
Adulthood
Childhood
Adolescence
take responsibilities
make decisions
control feelings
Conclusion
The writer’s attitude to parent-child tensions: ______________
The writing purpose: __________________________________
Significance of healthy parent-child relationships:
_______________________________.
normal
temporary
Positive
To improve your relationship with your parents
Preparing you for adulthood
Para 5
How?
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strangers
Cause 1:
physical changes
Cause 2:
mental changes
Why do family members become “ ”?
Solution
A regular and honest communication.
Summary
Strangers under the same roof?
Family members
living together
are never ever strangers.
It’s never too late to understand our parents, to communicate with them, to love them.
Talking and acting
Role 1:Tom
Role 2:Mother
What should you say to your mother/son?
Post-reading
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Share your acting
1. What physical changes might teenagers worry about?
2. What does “middle ground” in line 15 mean?
Their changing voices, weight problems or spots.
The state of being no longer a small child but not quite an adult.
Read the magazine article again carefully and answer the following questions.
n. 成年人
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?
When teenagers disagree with their parents, they should take a minute to clam down and try to have thought it through, they should explain their actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully and address their parents’ concerns.
Teenagers feel ready to be more responsible and make decisions on their own, but their parents do not always agree.
Mrs Zhao wrote an email to a teen magazine. Complete the email with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.
anxious argument concern calm down
normal stress struggle go through
Dear Editor,
I am writing to ask for advice on my relationship with my teenage son. To tell the truth, I often (1)__________ to get
along with him. Recently we have argued with each other
struggle
n. 主编,编辑;剪辑师
n. 担心,忧虑;关心
a great deal. He is (2)________ about his skin because it has started to become very oily, with lots of red spots. He is always angry these days and seems less confident. I keep telling him that these changes are (3)________, and that things will turn out just fine. Of course, I wanted to show my (4)________ for his condition, so I asked him to see a doctor. But then he became angry and we had a big (5)__________. He told me that I was putting even more (6)_________ on him by talking about his spots all the time. In the end, I sent him to his room. He finally (7)____________, but it took some time. The whole experience was really terrible and I do not want to (8)___________ the same thing again. What should I do?
Best wishes
Mrs Zhao
anxious
normal
concern
argument
stress
calmed down
go through
The article uses some abstract nouns. Note the following suffixes and think of more abstract nouns formed with them. Then fill in the table below with as many words as you can.
Forming abstract nouns
Abstract nouns refer to ideas or qualities. They
cannot be physically touched, for example, ability, silence and tension. We can form abstract nouns using certain suffixes. Sometimes the final letter(s) of a word should be left out or changed when we add a suffix, e.g. silent-silence, decide→ decision.
Parts of speech Suffixes Words
Adjectives -ce independence
-ty/-ity honesty
Nouns -hood adulthood
-ship relationship
Verbs -ment argument
-tion/-sion communication
-th growth
importance
reality
childhood
membership, friendship,
leadership
movement, development, achievement
contribution, preparation,
conclusion, decision,
warmth
neighborhood
ability
safety
difference
difficulty
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Other
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