Unit2GrowingpainsWhatdoes“Growingpains”meantoyou?PainsofExamsPainsofPrivatePainsofFriendsHaveyoueverseentheTVplayGrowingpains?Lookatthefollowingpictures.Itsstorieswereaboutordinaryfamilyproblems.TheprogramwassopopularintheUSATheprogramwasaboutafamilyoffivewholivedonLongIslandnearNewYork.Thefather,themotherandtheirchildren.Growingpains1.Doyouthinkthatyourparentstrytoforceyoutospendyoursparetimedoingthingsyoudon’tlike?2.Canyoudescribeanexperiencewithyourparentsthatwasnotpleasant?Questions:Unit2Reading•Teachingaims:•1.StudentslearntoreadaplayaboutabigfightinanAmericanfamily;•2.Studentsaretoknowanddevelopthereadingstrategy—readingaplay;•3.Studentsaretolearntoreadanotherplaybyusingthereadingstrategyabove.ReadingStrategy:ReadingaplayReadingaplaycanbeverydifferentfromreadinganormaltext.Mostofaplayisintheformof__________________—thisisbecauseplaysarewrittento___________________________.Toreallyunderstandaplay,youshouldread___________________________.Remembertopayattentionto__________________.adialoguebespokenaloudthedialoguealoudtheinstructionsSkimmingandScanning1.Whoarethemaincharactersintheplay?2.Whydotheparentsgetangry?3.Whatreallyhappenedtotheirdog,Spot?Eric,Daniel,MomandDad.Theroomwasamess.Spotwasill.Trueorfalse1.Theboysdonotexpecttheirparentstocomebacksoearly.2.Spot,thedog,looksfulloflife.3.Daniel’sparentsstillthinkofhimasanadult.TFF4.Ericdoesnotwanttoexplaintotheirparents.5.Theboysdidn’tcleanthehousebecausetheywenttotheclinic.6.ThemotherthinksthefathershouldbestricterwithDaniel.FTFUnderstanding1.Whataretheboysdoingwhentheirparentscomehome?2.Howdoestheroomlookwhentheparentsarrivehome?3.WhyaretheparentsangrierwithDanielthanwithEric?4.WhatistheemergencythatEricwantstotellhisparentsabout?5.WhatdoesthefatherwanttodowithDaniel?Theyareplayingwithasoccerball.Theroomisinamess.BecausetheyleftDanielincharge.Spotwassickandtheyhadtotakehimtotheclinic.HewantstopunishDaniel.CharactersThingstheydoFeelingsMomandDadEricDanieljustcomingbackfromvacationplayingsoccerathomestayinginanotherroomexciteddisappointedangrysurprisedandfrightenedsorryangryPleasereadActTwocarefullyandfillintheform.CharactersThingstheydoFeelingsDanielEricMomDadexpressinghisangerangrycomfortinghisbrothercalmtalkingaboutthethingsthathappenedtodaysorryandregretfulstubborn(固执)Furtherreading:Readtheplayfurtherandchoosethebestanswers.Listentothetapecarefully1.Whatismainlydiscussedintheplay?A.Whetherparentsshouldtrusttheirchildren.B.Whatparentsshoulddowhentheyareintroublewiththeirchildren.C.Howparentsshouldspendtheirvacation.D.Howchildrenshouldliveathomealonewiththeirparentsaway.2.Thereasonwhythedogwalksslowlytothecoupleisthatthedog_________.A.atetoomuchtowalkfastB.wasseriouslyillC.justreturnedfromalongwalkandwastiredD.wasgivennothingtoeat3.Thereasonwhythehousewassodirtyisthat_________.A.SpotpulledthedirtyoutofthetrashcanB.thekidsforgottocleantheroomupC.theparentswerebackonedayearlierthanexpectedD.thekidshadnotimetocleanit..4.Whatwouldprobablyhappeninthefollowingact?A.DadandDanielwillquarrelagain.B.MomandEricwillhelpDadandDanieltogetridofthemisunderstanding.C.Ericwillnotplayfootballanylonger.D.Danielwilldesert(抛弃)thedog.BTask-basedReadingAreviewofthePlayWhenDadandMomarrivedathomeearlierthan____1____WhatDadandMomsawWhathappenedtothemoneyThedogwassotiredandhungry.Themoneyfordogfoodis_____2______.Thereweregarbageandwastepapersallovertheroom.Theroomwas___3___amess.Becauseofthedog’s___6___,DanielandEricspentthemoney___7___himtothe____8____.Infact,DanielandEricspentallofthatdaywaitingforthedogtobetreated,sotheyhadnotimetocleantheirhouse.DadandMom’sattitudetoDanielandEricDadandMomwere___4___withtheirchildren.Theydidn'tlistentoDaniel’s____5______.expectedmissing/goneinangryexplanationillnesstakingclinicWhathappenedafterDadandMom___9____DanielandEric.DanielandEricenteredtheirbedroom.EriccomfortedDaniel,andDanielhadhisarms___10____andlookedangry,thinkingtheirparentsdidn’tdeservehisexplanation.blamedcrossedDiscussionWhatkindofparentsdoyouwanttohave?•UnderstandloverespectHomework1.FinishthePartD&EonPage25andA1andA2onpage94.2.TrytowriteanendingtoActTwoafterclass.3.Acttheplay(actone).