Unit3FamilyMattersStartingOut课件高一上学期英语

Unit3FamilyMattersL1StartingoutWhatisthemeaningofthewordmatter?Activity1Whydoesourfamilymatter?Activity1Wecanexperienceloveandwarmth.Wecanrelieveourstress.Thefoodathomeishealthy.Wecanbesafeandrelaxed.Otherreasons…Whatdoyouknowaboutthesefamilies?Activity2FatherandSon

isoneofthemostfamouscomicstripsintheworld.Itdescribesstoriesaboutaroughbutlovingfatherandhissweetbutoccasionallynaughtyson.Theyaresohumorousandfunny.Thecomicnovelisfilledwithfather’sloveforhisthree-year-oldson,Christian.Inthefaceofdifficulties,theyneverfeelhopelessandliveahappylife.TheParrfamilyisaharmoniousfamily,eachfamilymemberstakingontheirownresponsibilities.FatherBobcandoanythingincludinglaundry,cooking,tutoringhisson,caringhisadolescentdaughter,tellbedtimestoriestohislittleson,whileheisstillthebackboneofsavingtheworldwhenfacingthevillain’sconspiracy.Asaprofessionalwoman,MomBaholitravelsfromplacetoplace,fightingcrimeandbecomingmoreconfident.Atthesametime,shetriestobalancehercareerandfamily,becausesheknowsthatfamilyisthemostimportantthing.IttellsthestoryofsisterMariawhobecameagovernessincolonelTrapp’sfamilyandquicklygotalongwiththesevenchildrenofthecolonel.Sheplayedwiththecolonel’ssevenchildrenhappilyandwonoverthechildren’shearts.

InfluencedbyMaria,thestrictanddullcolonelalsograduallychangedhisattitudetowardshischildrenandfellinlovewithher.

ThesitcomtellsaboutthefamilylifebetweenchildrenandparentsinarelaxingwaytoshowusthefunandhappyXiafamily.Forthechildren’shealthygrowth,FatherXiaDonghaiandMotherLiuMeiexpectedtheirchildrentolivehappily.Thethreechildrenareofdifferentages,andduetothedifferentupbringing,personalityandhobbies,thequarrelsareinevitable,butintheendtheycanhandletheconflictpeacefully.Activity3Canyoudescribeyourfamilymembers’personalityandyourfamilyrelationship?(Youcanusethefollowingwords.)strict,perfect,aggressive,anxious,easygoing,outgoing,passionate,optimistic,pessimistic,responsible,lazy,hardworking,selfless,devoted,dull,stubborn…Iwanttotalkaboutmy________.Ithinkhe/sheisa______person.Forexample,he/shealways/usually…Mother,father,brother,sister,grandfather,grandmother,cousin,uncle,aunt…Activity3There’snoplacelikehome.没有地方比得上家。Meansthathomeisthebestplacetobe.Thissayingcomesfromthesong“HomeSweetHome”.Itsimplymeansnomatterwhereoneishomeisalwaysbest.It’snotonlycomfortable,butit’swhereloveandfamilycanbefound.2.Bloodisthickerthanwater.血浓于水。Meansthatrelationshipswithinafamilyaremoreimportantandstrongerthanthoseoutsideofthefamily.Inotherwordsyourfamilywillalwaysbethereforyou,nomatterwhat,evenifyou’vebeenapartorhavesaidsomethingunkind.3.Likefather,likeson.有其父必有其子。Meansthatason’scharacterislikelytocloselyresemblehisfather’s.Thisissomethingthatcanbeseenfromayoungage.

4.Theappledoesn’tfallfarfromthetree.孩子随父母。Meansthatchildrenbehaveliketheirparents.Childrentendtotalkliketheirparents,eatwhattheirparentseat,andlikewhattheirparentlike.Activity3Activity4Consideringthetwodifferentfamilies,whatistheidealfamilyrelationshipinyouropinion?Theidealfamilyrelationshipfulloflove,caringrespecteachotherhavetheirownspacehelpeachotherliveinharmonyberesponsiblebeindependent…Activity4Culturecorner英美人的独立意识很强，子女在成年后就要自力更生，独立生活。所以，家庭通常是由父母和子女构成的核心家庭，很少有三代同堂住在一起的家庭。英美国家还有很多重组家庭和单亲家庭。通常英美家庭成员之间的称谓较随便一些，兄弟姐妹之间不以brother或sister相称，而是直呼其名或用昵称，在有些情况下子女甚至可以直呼父母的名字。尽管称呼随便，但他们很有礼貌，在家庭成员之间也常用thankyou，即使别人只是为自己做了一件很小的事也要致谢。晚辈帮助了长辈，长辈也要致谢。Q:Howshouldweestablishagoodrelationshipwithourfamilymembers?DiscussionWeshould…Communicatewitheachother;Showrespecttoeachother;Learntolistentoothers’opinions;Spendqualitytimewitheachother;Beinvolvedinthehouseworktohelpourparents.Others…A:Toestablishagoodrelationshipwithourfamilymembers,weshould_________,becauseIthink____________.BecauseIthink…Itmeansthatyouvaluetherelationshipand