Unit 2 Growing pains

Welcome to the unit

Ⅰ. Lead-in

I’m coming and I want to share a story with you.

Generation gap

Ⅱ. Short plays about growing pains

There are four pictures on page 21 and each group is required to act out one picture.

Don’t you think this is a waste of time?

Picture one

Tom is listening to loud music.

Picture two

at Susan’s home

Don’t you think this is a

waste of time?

Picture three

Mary and her Dad are walking in the street.

Picture four

Mike is playing computer games.

From these short plays, we can know:

☆Children and parents can’t understand each other sometimes.☆They often shout at each other.☆ Parents often make decisions for children.☆ Parents always force children to do things they don’t like. ……

Ⅲ. How to narrow the generation gap

Mum and Dad, I want to say……

Generation

gap

patience

a smile

a talka walk

a letter a gift

respect help

understanding

Love

Ⅳ.Showtime

Write a play and act it out in ten minutes.

☆Growing pains☆Generation gap☆Ways to narrow generation gap

Ⅴ.Homework

☆Write a short passage about how to narrow the generation gap.

Thank you!