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课件网) 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 1. What can you see in the picture 2. What does the picture remind you of Poem Reading What is the theme of the poem Mother's unconditional/ selfless love Try to divide the poem into three parts, according to the main idea of each part. Part 1 Line _____ How Mother Bird brings her baby up when it is young. Part 2 Line _____ How Mother Bird worries about her baby when it tries to leave her. Part 3 Line _____ Mother Bird will let her baby live independently despite her concern. 1-4 5-8 9-11 Try to find out the rhymes. “There” is a rhyme for “care”; “nest” is a rhyme for _____; “day” for _____; “grown” for _____; “eye” for _____ and _____. “best” “away” “alone” “sky” “fly” Can you think of a Chinese poem about the same theme What it is Song of the Parting Son A thread in a mother's loving hand, 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 Guess the name of the poem. What similarities do the two poems have Magazine article Try to answer the following questions. 1. Usually, who will live under the same roof Usually, it is family members who live under the same roof. 2. How do you understand the title “Strangers live under the same roof ” Although family members are supposed to be close, without honest and peaceful communication, family members may seem like “strangers”. By creating such a contrast, the author intends to arouse our interest to read the article. Pre-reading 3. What might be discussed in the article conflicts and tensions between family members; the causes of the problem; the solutions to the problem; Skimming Skim the passage and underline the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para 1: Heated arguement and cold silences are common between teenages and their parents. Para 2: Teenagers' physical changes may result in such family tensions. Para 3: It can be a big headache to balance your developing mental needs too. Para 4: ..., you can take action to improve the situation. Para 5: ... it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child tesions, and that.... Scanning Scan the passage and finish the following mind map. Structure of an argumentative essay Para. 1 Paras. 2 and 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 Problem: Teenagers have tensions with parents Causes: Para 2 Teenager's physical changes may result in such famliy tensions: height changing voice weight problem spots Para 3 Te ... ...
