(
课件网) Unit 2 Let's talk teens Welcome to the Unit & Reading Welcome to the unit I don't know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there. ——— Bing Xin What's your understanding of the following sentence “家”是什么，我不知道，但烦闷和忧愁都在此中融化消灭。 ———冰心 Welcome to the unit Bing Xin is the pen name of Xie Wanying (October 5, 1900–February 28, 1999), who was a distinguished writer, translator, poet, and social activist. She is one of China's most prolific writers of the twentieth century. Her work in both prose and poetry were literary achievements in their time and she was heavily influential to Chinese writers who emerged in the decades that followed. Welcome to the unit A Maze of Stars & Spring Water Inspired by Tagore's Stray Birds, she started gathering her “scattered and fragmentary thoughts,” not originally intended as poetry, but which would eventually become the present collection. The popularity of the poems and the distinction of the form led the genre to become known as the “Bingxin style.” Welcome to the unit Parents often give their children unconditional love. Read the poem below and discuss the following questions in pairs. How would you describe the mother Bird's feelings in the poem What Chinese poems about parents' love for their children can you think of How do you think your parents feel about you How can you tell Welcome to the unit How would you describe the mother's feelings in the poem Mother Bird has mixed feelings about her baby. On the one hand, she is very protective of her baby. 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. Welcome to the unit What Chinese poems about parents' love for their children can you think of Song of the Parting Son by Meng Jiao 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 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。 Welcome to the unit How do you think your parents feel about you How can you tell My parents give me unconditional love. They love me for who I am. They always have confidence in me. They never lose their temper with me, even when I do not perform well at school. They only tell me that I have let them down, and offer me some advice. Lead-in Watch a video. Have you ever come into conflict with your families Why Lead-in Watch a video. Have you ever come into conflict with your families Why Yes Unsatisfied grades, bad habits, impoliteness, dress style ... No Good relations, supportive parents, ... Reading The magazine article below is about teenagers’ relationships with their parents. Before you read the article, think about ... ...
