(
课件网) Unit 2 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes. Section A3a-3c A: Do you think teenagers should be allowed to … B: Yes, I do. I think …/No, I don’t. I don’t think … Make a list of things teenagers should and should not be allowed to do. Discuss your list in groups. Discussion NO 1. Teenagers should be allowed to … NO 2. … NO 3. … List Read the poem aloud and discuss what the title means with your partner. 3a n. 诗歌 When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in. When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger. When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up. n. 田野,场地 v. 举起，抬高; n. 电梯；搭便车 n. 拥抱 v.&n. 哭，叫喊 adj. 微小的 When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me. But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! Give it to me now!” When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it’d give me awful dreams. But I shouted back angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby!” 回嘴，顶嘴 adj. 很坏的，讨厌的 adv. 非常；严重地 When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten!” But I talked back again — “I should not be told what to do! I’m seventeen now!” n. 青少年 Now I’m an adult, thinking back to those times. I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream And had scary dreams after watching that film. I was late for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best! v.&n. 感到遗憾， 懊悔 Mom Knows Best 1. What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child 3b Read the poem again and answer the questions. When the writer was a baby and a small child, the mom did these: sang to him and stayed by his side when he cried gave him food and warm arms to sleep in when he was tired and hungry kept him safe when he was running through the field hugged him and lifted him up when he fell He felt that he was growing up and he did not want to be treated like a little child anymore. 2. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old 3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be back by ten” He was upset because he felt that he was old enough to be independent and should not be told what to do. 4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom He loves his mom and is thankful for what she has done for him. stay by my side make sure keep sb from… give me a hug lift me up talk back awful dreams regret doing 1. 呆在我身边 2. 确信，确保 3. 远离 4. 拥抱我 5.把我举起 6. 回嘴，顶嘴 7. 恶梦 8. 后悔做某事 Phrases 1. When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. crying all night是现在分词短语，在名词 ... ...
