Unit 2 Growing Pains
----Welcome to the unit
Teaching plan
I. The general idea of this period：
This period is about the warming up of this unit. It will help students learn more about growing pains mainly from the problems between parents and children. Students will learn how to bridge the generation gap with parents and get rid of the growing pains as possible as they can.
II. Teaching Aims:
1: To introduce and develop the theme of growing pain.
2：To exercise speaking ability of the students by talking about the problems between children and parents.
3：To help students form a positive attitude towards growing pains and learn to solve them.
III. Teaching difficult points：
1：Talk about problems between parents and children.
2：Enable the students to practice their spoken English.
3：Help students to form a positive attitude to towards relationships between their parents and them.
IV. Teaching procedure
Step 1 Lead-in
① Show several pictures of the famous TV series.
② The two TV series talk about the problems between parents and children.
③ Lead students to the topic of this unit---growing pains.
Step 2 Brainstorming
① Ask following questions to help the students recall their memory.
Have you ever quarreled with your parents?
What is your quarrel about?
② A short video will be presented.
③ Students are encouraged to talk about the problems between parents and children.
Step 3 Picture Discussion
Ask students to look at the picture and discuss what it talks about.
Picture1
① Why are the boys and girls around the pretty lady?
② What does the boy want to do? Is he allowed to do so? Why or why not?
③ What feelings may the boy have?
Picture2
① What is the boy probably doing?
② Did the boy do well in his exams?
③ How does his mother feel about the score? What feelings may the boy have?
Step 4 Further Discussion
1. Put up with the question: “What do you think is the biggest cause of arguments between parents and children?”
2. Analyze the different interests between parents and children to put up with the Generation Gap.
3. Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? If so, what is the best way to solve the problem? We may get many ways to bridge the generation gap, especially through communication and understanding.
Step 5 Summary
T: In this unit, we have talked about growing pains and have a discussion about the problems between parents and children. From the class, we know that understanding and communication can be the best way to bring parents and children together and help students out of growing pains.
Step 6 Homework
T: Write a letter to your parents about something you want to talk with them. Maybe you can begin like this：Dear Mom and Dad, I want to say