Unit 2 Growing Pains

Writing a report on growing pains Project Writing a report on growing pains

Have you ever seen an American TV show called Growing Pains Have you ever seen an American TV show called Growing Pains? It was very popular during the 1980s and 1990s. Let’s enjoy the opening of it.

What do you think of the show? Have you ever had this kind of experience?

Free Talk What kinds of the growing pains have you experienced?

often quarrel with your parents because they forbid listening to foreign music / chatting online / …; they are busy with their work and spend little time with you; have too much homework and no time to relax;

sometimes feel lonely and feel that no one else can understand you; have to depend on your parents and can’t make your own choices; ...

If you have any problems, what will you do to solve them? phone to ask for help surf the internet talk to others watch TV shows for teenagers write letters to magazines or newspapers

New Words adolescence: the time of life between child and adult misunderstand: not able to understand correctly

confused: being unable to understand or think clearly normal: usual, not surprising, not strange physical changes: changes inside one’s body psychological changes: changes in one’s mind

Now read the article “Growing pains” for the first time Now read the article “Growing pains” for the first time. While reading, try to find out what different kinds of growing pains are talked in the article.

kinds of growing pains: physical changes psychological changes how to fit in society

Read the article again and discuss how many parts this article can be divided into and what the main point is for each part.

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Paras. 1-2 Paras. 3-5 Para. 6

The main point of each part Many teenagers feel lonely and are going through many changes. These changes are part of adolescence.

Part 2: Physical changes and psychological changes happen inside teenagers. They become confused and want to know how to fit in society. Part 3: Growing pains do not last long.

Language points 读下面的例句，注意lonely在句中的意义和用法 When his wife died, he was very lonely. She feels rather lonely in the strange town. The story is about a lonely old man and his dog. 知识归纳： lonely adj. 孤独的, 单独的；寂寞的, 孤寂的

词义辨析 lonely, alone均有“孤单的，寂寞的”之意。 I live all alone but I never feel lonely.

Fill in the blanks with alone or lonely. 即学即练 1) 不只是我一个人有这种想法。 I'm not ______ in thinking so. 2) 他一个人时不感到寂寞。 He doesn’t feel _____ when he is _____. 3) 我们让他独自留下吧。 Let's leave him ______. 4)他被带到了一个荒岛上。 He was taken to a ______ island. alone lonely alone alone lonely

2. 读下面的例句，注意go through在句中的意义和用法 Their marriage has been going through a bad patch. I go through this mailbox almost every day. Our soldiers are going through a thick forest. 知识归纳： go through 经历, 检查, 浏览，穿过

知识拓展 go over 检查，审查；复习 go out 外出；熄灭 go off 爆炸，发射；动身，离开 go down 下降，降低 go by 过去 go along 进行，进展 go together 相配；恋爱 go abroad 出国 go without 没有…而勉强凑合

Since there is no butter left, we had to _____. 即学即练 C Since there is no butter left, we had to _____. A. go out B. go off C. go without D. go through

知识拓展 3. 读下面的例句，注意day by day在句中的意义和用法 It is getting warmer day by day. The patient's condition is improving day by day. Day by day she learnt more about her job.知识归纳： day by day 一天天地, 逐日地 day after day 日复一日地 day and night 日日夜夜 知识拓展

知识拓展 4.读下面的例句，注意tend在句中的意义和用法 Prices are tending upwards. Old people tend to get fat. She tends to get angry when others disagree with her. Mother was ill and he had to tend her at home. You’d better tend to your own affairs. 知识归纳：tend v. 趋向，倾向；照料, 照管 tendency n. 趋势，倾向 知识拓展

5. 读下面的例句，注意in this regard在句中的意义和用法 In this regard, I promise not to disappoint you! In this regard, the history of the Second World War provides a useful lesson. 知识归纳： in this regard 在这点上, 就这一点而言

知识拓展 in regard to 关于, 至于 In regard to his suggestions, we shall discuss them fully. without regard to 不顾 / 不考虑 ... He always does what he thinks right without regard to the consequences. pay regard to 顾及…；重视… You should pay regard to public opinion.

即学即练 ______ commission, 3% is the maximum we can allow. A A. In regard to  B. As regard  C. With regards  D. In this regard A

6. 读下面的例句，注意limit 在句中的意义和用法 Her ambition knows no limit. His speech ran over the time limit. We must limit our spending. The teacher limited his students to 500 words for their compositions. 知识归纳： limit n. ＆ vt. 限制, 限定

即学即练 （2011湖北卷,26）Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful, but they may also _____ our thinking. A. direct B. limit C. change D. improve B

知识拓展 7.读下面的例句，注意badly 在句中的意义和用法 She wants the doll badly. She wants to go badly. 知识归纳： badly 有“非常地”之意 类似的词意还有terribly I am terribly sorry. 知识拓展

知识拓展 读下面的例句，注意badly 在句中的意义和用法 The child behaved badly at the party. She was injured badly in the accident. My back hurts badly. 知识归纳： 此外，badly还有 “不好地, 严重地”之意 more badly, most badly 知识拓展

即学即练 Please don't touch that fish. It smells ______. A. bad B. badly C. good D. well A

8. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often question who they are and how they fit in society. have difficulty balancing是have difficulty (in) doing sth.句型，意为“在做某事方面有困难”，difficulty前可加some, little, much, a lot of, no, any修饰，可用trouble来代替difficulty。

Did you have difficulty in finding your way? I know what I want to say but I have much difficulty in putting it across.

知识拓展 含有… in doing sth.的常用句式 be busy (in) doing sth. 忙于做某事 2. spend…money (time) (in) doing sth. 花…钱(时间)做某事 3. waste…money (time) (in) doing sth. 浪费…钱(时间)做某事 4. have…luck (in) doing sth. 做某事时有…运气 5. have…trouble (in) doing sth. 做某事有…困难 6. There is no point (in) doing sth. 做某事没有意义

即学即练 You can't imagine what difficulty we had ______ home in the snowstorm. A. walked         B. walk          C. to walk       D. walking D

9.读下面的例句，注意last 在句中的意义和用法 These shoes will last. The hot weather lasted until September. How long will the meeting last? The food will last us a few more days. 知识归纳： last v. 持久；持续, 维持

知识拓展 last adj. 最后的；最新的 adv. 最后地 n. 最后的人(或物) I thought her last book was one of her best. He came last in the race. He was the last to arrive.