Unit 2 Let's talk teens Section 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading 1. Have a good understanding of the text with the reading strategy: using mind maps for understanding the structure and main idea of the magazine article(see A1 on page 18); 2. Retell the text in your own words. Lead in 话题导入 Parents often give their children unconditional love. Read the poem on page 15 and answer the following questions. 1. How would you describe Mother Bird's feelings in the poem _____ 2. How do you think your parents feel about you？How can you tell _____ First reading—Read for main idea and structure 一读，读大意和结构 1. Read the article and find the topic sentence of each paragraph. Para.1: _____ Para.2: _____ Para.3: _____ Para.4: _____ Para.5: _____ 2. What is the text mainly about _____ Second reading—Read for details 二读，读细节 1. Choose the best answers to the following questions according to the text. (1) What is common between teenagers and their parents according to the text A. Having dinner happily together. B. Having open conversations together. C. Having cold silences at times. D. Having the same ideas at times. (2) What usually leads to family tensions A. Teenagers' physical changes. B. Teenagers' changing voice. C. Teenagers' weight problems. D. Teenagers' shooting up in height. (3) What does the writer think of the parent child tension A. It's strange. B. It's quite normal. C. It's very disappointing. D. It's very useful. 2. Answer the following questions according to the text. (1) What physical changes may teenagers worry about _____ (2) What kinds of mental needs may teenagers have _____ (3) Why does the author think parents forget that growing up is a rough ride _____ (4) What is the proper way for parents and children to improve relationships between them _____ Third reading—Read for further thinking 三读，深入思考 1. What's the meaning of the title “Strangers under the same roof”？ _____ 2. For what purpose did the author write this article _____ Summary 课文概要 In the family, heated arguments and cold silences 1. _____(be) very common between 2. _____ (teenager) and parents. Such family tensions 3. _____ (cause) by teenagers' physical changes, such as 4. _____ (change) voice and weight problems. Besides, it can be 5. _____ big headache to balance teenagers' developing mental needs. However, teenagers can take action 6. _____ (improve) the situation. For example, they can communicate with their parents 7. _____ (regular) and honestly. Through such healthy communication, teenagers can learn 8. _____ to back down and when to ask parents to relax their control. In fact, 9. _____ is quite normal to struggle with the stress that parent child tensions create. The stormy period will not last long and everything 10. _____ (turn) out all right in the end. 1. Finish B1 on page 19 of the textbook. 2. Finish the exercises on pages 1820 on Exercise book. Section 2 Language focus on Reading Strangers under the same roof Master the usage of s ... ...
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