Reading(1)：Homealone.ppt

1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Growing pains,Welcome to the unit,What does “Growing pains” mean to you? 2. Do you know about the play named Growing pains?,Pains of Exams,Pains of Private,Pains of Friends,Pains of Parents,What problems do you have? Why do you have these troubles? How do you solve these problems?,Look

2、 at the following pictures.,What is a generation gap (代沟)?,A generation gap is a lack of understanding between generations caused by their different attitudes and experiences.,The generation gap occurs when older and younger people do not understand each other because of their different experiences,

3、 opinions, habits and behaviour. Especially as one gets older, the young cant always be understood by the elders. So there will be trouble or pains during their growth.,When does a generation gap occur?,adult (成年人) scold (责备) conflict (冲突) interfere in (干涉) imagine (想象) disobey (不服从) peacefully soci

4、al activities,quarrel (争吵) argument (争论) career (事业) influence (影响) force (强迫) misunderstand unpleasant generation gap (代沟),Useful expressions,Growing pains,If parents and children want to get on well with each other, they should,parents,children,love,understand,respect,help,learn from each other,Re

5、ading,Home alone,Home with Kids,Home Alone,A play about Daniel and Eric who were left alone at home.,Today well learn an English play,Elements of a play,acts; scenes dialogues (different styles of speech) instructions,What is a play?,A play is a piece of writing which is intended to be performed in

6、a theatre, on the radio or on television, and which consists of the words that a set of characters say. A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.,If we read a play, what things should we pay attention to?,Go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a play

7、.,Whats the characteristics of a play? 2. Do you know how to read a play?,1. Characteristics of a play: Reading a play can be very 1._from reading a normal text. Most of the play is in the 2._ of a 3._ just because plays are written to be 4._ aloud. Writers also use different 5._of speech, especiall

8、y some 6._ language. 2. How to read a play: To really understand the play, you are 7._ to read the dialogue aloud, make clear the 8._ between characters, go deep into the inner 9._ of each character, complete some informal sentences and pay 10._ to the instructions.,different,form,dialogue,spoken,st

9、yles,informal,supposed,relations,world,attention,1. In the form of a _ 2. Read the dialogue_ 3. Remember to pay attention to the _,Reading a play,Reading a normal text,different,aloud,dialogue,instructions,Skimming for general ideas,Choose the best one.,How many main characters are there in the play

10、? Who are they? A. One; Daniel. B. Two; Eric and Daniel. C. Three; Mom, Dad and Eric. D. Four; Eric, Daniel, Mom and Dad.,Scanning for specific information,1.Who are the main characters in the play? 2.Why do the parents get angry? 3.What really happened to their dog, Spot?,Eric, Daniel, Mum and Dad.

11、,The room was in a mess.,Spot was ill.,Read the following play quickly and answer these questions.,1. The boys do not expect their parents to come back so early. 2. Spot, the dog, looks full of life. 3. Daniels parents still think of him as an adult.,F,T,F,Read the sentences below and decide which o

12、nes are true (T) and which ones are false (F) according to the play.,4. Eric does not want to explain to their parents. 5. The boys did not clean the house because they went to the clinic. 6. The mother thinks the father should be stricter with Daniel.,F,T,F,1. What are the boys doing when their par

13、ents come home? 2. How does the room look when the parents arrive home?,They are playing with a soccer ball.,The room is in a complete mess.,Detailed reading,Read the play again carefully and answer the following questions.,3. Why are the parents angrier with Daniel than Eric? 4. What is the emergen

14、cy that Eric wants to tell his parents about? 5. What does the father want to do with Daniel?,Because they left Daniel in charge.,The dog, Spot, was sick and they had to take him to the clinic.,The father wants to punish Daniel.,This passage is mainly about _. A. What Mom and Dad did after they retu

15、rned from vacation. B. What Daniel and Eric did at home. C. the reason why the dog was tired and hungry D. a big quarrel an American family had,Multiple choice,2. Mom and Dad left Daniel in charge at home because _. A. he was an adult B. he was the youngest C. they liked him very much D. they though

16、t he could take good care of everything while they were away.,3. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The children were very excited when their parents came back a day earlier than expected. B. The children didnt use the money for themselves. C. Daniel was left in charge at home while thei

17、r parents were away. D. Eric wanted to tell his parents why had happened, but Daniel said they didnt need to.,4. The main reason for their quarrel is that _. A. Daniel was too rude. B. Eric didnt tell his parents what had happened C. the parents blamed Daniel without giving him a chance to explain D

18、. Daniel and Eric didnt behave well at home.,Find the main idea of each part.,Daniel and Eric talked about the truth. B. Mom and Dad were angry with their children when they returned from vacation. C. The parents felt it hard to settle their quarrel with Daniel.,Act One,Act Two, Scene Two,Act Two, S

19、cene One,just coming back from vacation,playing soccer at home,staying in another room,excited disappointed angry,surprised and frightened,sorry angry,Please read Act Two carefully and fill in the form.,expressing his anger,comforting his brother,talking about the things that happened today,characte

20、rs,surprise,tired,messy / untidy / dirty,decisions,tolerance,frightened,shouts,clinic,rudeness,Match the words/phrase with meanings.,afraid,be very angry,mistake,earn something because of how you acted,be strict with,take in and then let out a long, deep breath when you are tired or sad,Answers,D2:

21、1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ E: 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._,garbage,behavior,rude,teenager,tolerate,explanation,supposed,cash,defend,clinic,Anyhow,emergency,假设你叫李华，最近你收到好友Terry 就学生如何在繁重学习之余减压放松的话题询问你建议的来信，请你给他回一封100词左右的信来谈谈下列看法： 1不少同学认为最好的放松方式就是看电视和玩电游，和朋友们出去闲逛也是不错的方式。 2你不赞同这种观点。你认为最好的方式是听音乐和做运动，和朋友聊天也行；并就此说明自己的理由。,Dear Terry， Recently I have received your letter on The Ways for