牛津高中英语
(模块一 ·高一上学期)
洪翔中学 谢甜甜
Unit
2
Growing Pains
Welcome to the unit
What have you seen behind
those pictures?
Let’s watch a short
video clip.
Discussion
1. Do your parents sometimes
interfere in your life and make
decisions for you? And How?
2. Will you talk to your parents
when you have a problem?
3. Do your parents trust you?
question
children
Problems
with parents
force children
to do sth.
wish child to
study hard
make decisions
for children
Why do these happen more often than not
（通常）?
Generation gap（代沟） means there are
great differences between the younger
generations and the elders.
It occurs when older and younger people do
not understand each other because of their
different experiences, opinions, habits and
behaviour. Especially as one gets older, she or he
isn’t always understood by the elders, because
of what she or he does, says or wears. So she or
he will often have trouble or pains during their
growth.
language focus
turn up调大；露面
I can't hear the radio very well. Could
you turn it up a bit?
He suddenly turned up at the meeting.
turn down关小；拒绝
总结
turn into(使)变成 turn out 结果是
turn on打开，接通（水电） turn off 关掉
by 介词
在...之前，不迟于=no later than=before
Can you finish the work by tomorrow?
用...,借，通过
I go to school by bus.
by+表示单位总称的un
by weight/height/width/depth/time
重量、高度、宽度、深度、时间
by+表示单位的cn,但名词前+the
by the hour/the pound/the metre按小时、磅、米
a waste of time浪费时间
It is a waste of time to do/doing sth做某事是浪费时间
的
no more 不再
any more又，再（常用于否定句）
more and more越来越
more often than not通常，多半
more or less 或多或少，差不多，几乎
what's more 而且，此外
once more再一次
I don't need you any more.
It took more or less a whole day to paint the
ceiling.
They are going to get married, what's more,
they are setting up in business together.
force sb to do sth强迫某人做某事
For example:
Tom got home feeling very tired,
and he just wanted to have a good
rest.
When his families said hello to him,
he said nothing and just went straight
to his bedroom.
After a while, his mother rushed
into Tom’s room and shouted at him
for the loud music coming from his
room …
You think sometimes your
parents cannot understand you
and then the generation gap
comes up.
Do you think you
understand your parents?
Do you know what your
mother’ favorite food is?
Do you know what your
father’s favorite sport was
when he was at your age?
Do you remember your father’s
and mother’s birthdays?
Do you remember to call back
home to express your gratitude
and best wishes for them on
their birthdays?
You know little about your parents!
When your parents don’t understand
you, please try to think from the
angles（角度）of your parents.
Your parents
truly love you!
You will become
parents one day!
Group Discussion:
Do you think there is a
generation gap between you
and your parents? If so, what
is the best way to solve the
problem?
Positive attitude
a smile
a talk
a walk
a letter
a gift
understanding
Growing up can be d_______.
There may
ifficult
often be m_____________and
p______
isunderstandings
roblems
between a____
dults and children. And this fact
is the so called g________
g_____.It
is
eneration
ap
estimated that 75 percent of parents often
complain about their children’s unreasonable
behaviors. On the other hand,the children
usually think their parents are too
o___________.
ld-fashioned
Why are there so many misunderstandings
between parents and children? In my
opinion, the reasons can be listed as
follows.First of all,the two generations,
having grown up at different t_____
imes , have
ikes and d________,
islikes
different l____
isagreements often
and that is why the d__________
arise between them.
Secondly, having little in c_____
ommon
to talk about, they are not willing to
sit face to face. Last but not least,
with the pace of modern life
becoming faster and faster, they
both are so busy with their work or
study that they can’t spare enough
xchange their ideas.
time to e_______
Homework
1. Write a note of how to
communicate with your
parents in terms of one of
your growing pains.
2. Preview the new words of
Reading and the play in
Reading.