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Unit 3 Family Matters
Period 2 Understanding Ideas
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Activity 1
Do a survey
Do you turn to your parents for help?
What would you ask your parents about for advice?
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Explore the conflict
Activity 2
The son
Father
wants the son
to go to university
and become
a lawyer
wants to have
a career in music after graduating from senior high school
conflict
conflict
Why does his father have this expectation?
Read the passage and find out what problem the son has with his father.
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a plot
settings
characters
actions
dialogue
What genre(n.体裁) is this text?
Step 2 Explore the genre
Play:a story performed on a stage.
Play
setting
action
dialogue
when
what
where
necessary
background information
the place and time at which the action of a play takes place
actions, movements, gestures…
feelings & emotions
characteristics:
true to everyday life
informal / casual
the writing style
conversations in a book, play, or movie
who
1 a table and two chairs
2 focus on his band
3 have a career in music (when he leaves school)
4 go to university
5 be a lawyer
6 are respected by others
7 play music
8 have two options for his future
Ex. 4 on P37 Add the tags to the director’s notes and complete it with expressions from the play.
Activity 3 Explore the plot
What happened?
What are their feelings?
beginning
ending
turning point
Turn to his father
for a chat
development
Share his idea
with his father
Have a serious argument/ conflict
the change of their feelings
(the grandfather) Share
the father's story
Father
happy
nervous
surprised
disappointed
climax
angry
angry
relaxed
calm
calm
Try his grandfather's advice
They took the ,
grandfather's advice
How did they solve the conflict?
calmed down and kept two options open.
Activity 3 Explore the plot
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characters
Son
Father
Grandfather
Go through the text and decide what the characters are like. (Give your supporting details)
good at playing chess (He wins the game again.)
wise (He reminds the father what he was like at a young age.)
respect others (He just gives advice instead of judging others’ opinions.)
loves his family (He keeps his father company.)
a football lover (He wanted to be a professional football player.)
reasonable (He calms down after hearing the grandfather’s words.)
a music lover (He wants to work in a music studio.)
brave (He can express what he really thinks.)
reasonable (He takes the grandfather’s advice into consideration.)
In what ways are the father and the son similar?
They both stand in their own shoes about the son's career.
They both consider their career choice according to their interests.
They both take the grandfather's advice.
Step4 Explore the title
Like Father Like Son
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Activity 5 Role Play
Father
happy
nervous
surprised
disappointed
angry
angry
relaxed
calm
calm
Try to act out the play with your partners.
Tips for you:
Three students in a group
Act it out with emotion (tone & expression)
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Activity 6 Think and Share
Try to understand why.
Try to express yourself calmly and reasonably.
Mind your own role.
Never jump to conclusions.
Evaluate your parents’ suggestions.
Make your own decision.
Be responsible for your own decisions.
1. Do you think your parents understand you? How can you deal with the conflict between you and your parents?
2. What can you learn from this play?
Parents always try their best to protect, guide and love their children. Let’s keep that in mind and have proper communication!
The interaction between people is a continuous process of understanding each other, expressing oneself, and being mindful of social roles.
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1. Here comes my boy. 我儿子回来了。
【句法分析】这是倒装句,其结构为:
地点副词/介词短语+不及物动词+名词主语。
注意:如果主语是代词,则不到装。
e.g. Here it comes.
例:公共汽车来了。
______ ______ the bus.
On the mountain top stands a big tree.
Here comes
Language Points
2. approach: v./n.
v. (1) to come near to sth/sb in distance 走近;靠近
When they __________ the town, they would see the church.
(2) to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particular way 着手处理;对付
e.g. What's the best way of approaching this problem?
n. The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline.
the approach of spring
approached
方式,方法,态度
靠近,接近
3. … (raising his voice in surprise) … raise v.
raise one’s voice
raise one’s hands/head
They tried their best to raise the baby.
They held a charity to raise money for the poor.
He asked the boss to raise his salary.
The book raises many important questions .
to raise doubts in people's minds
提出,提起
筹集
提高
养育,抚养
举起,抬起
提高
引起
Smart Expressions
conflict
1. have a conflict with
2. perform sth. on a stage
3. 人物,汉字,品质,特点
P34-35
1. 和某人有矛盾
2. 在舞台上表演…
3. character
P35-36
1. 坐着的
2.下棋
3. 你在开玩笑!
4. 找/转向父亲聊天
5. 集中注意力于
6. 在…领域发展事业
7. 提高声音
8. 假设,假定 v./n.
9. 被尊敬
seated adj. be seated =sit down
play chess/football
You can’t be serious!
turn to his dad for a chat
focus on
have a career in
raise one’s voice
assume v. assumption n.
be respected by
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conflict
P35-37
10. 在录音室工作
11. 忽略祖父的话
12. 不要做白日梦了
13. 音乐行业
14. 冷静下来
15. 职业足球运动员
16. 适合你的天赋
17. (不经思考)仓促行动
18. 有两个选择
19. 叹了一口气
20 Curtain.
21.…的秘诀
22.代沟
23. 在某人七十多岁时
10. work in a studio
11. ignore Grandfather’s words
12. stop daydreaming
13. the music industry
14. calm down
15. a professional football player
16. suit your talents
17. jump in with both feet
18. have two options
19. with a sigh
20. 落幕。
21. the secret to
22. a generation gap
23. in one’s 70s/ seventies
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