Unit 2 Growing Pains
Period 2
Reading Comprehension

Teaching objectives:
To develop students’ ability of reading a play
To know about American family life and problems that happen between American teenagers and their parents
To form a positive attitude towards solving problems between teenagers and parents
Important and difficult points:
Learn to analyze the emotions of each character from the instructions of the play.

Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Greetings
Greet the students as usual.
Step 2 Lead-in:
Get students to think about the following questions:
Have you ever watched the famous American TV comedy “Growing Pains”?
Could you list some of the members of the family? (Show them a photo and tell them the family members.)
What do you think of the play?
If you were left alone, can you imagine what might happen?
Step 3 Reading
Please go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a play.
(make sure students know how to read a play.)
1. First reading:
Get students to read the play and finish Part A individually.
Answers
1.Eric,Daniel, Mom and Dad.
2. The room was a mess./ There was trash all over the place.
3. Spot was ill.

1. Second reading
1.Mom and Dad were back from their holiday a week earlier.
2.Eric was happy when seeing his mother.
3. Parents left Daniel in charge.
4.The boys spent the money seeing the vet for Spot.
5.The room was very clean and tidy when their parents came back.
6.Daniel didn’t have a chance to explain what had happened.
7.Mom felt regretful for what they said to Daniel.
8.Boys didn’t use up the money from their parents.

Word study
Choose the correct one:
1.I just finished my vacation to Yunnan.
A. work B. holiday
2. The man explained to the people that the factory had been close.
to give meaning of sth. B. to give a reason for sth.
3. When I went into the room, I found the room was in a mess.
a difficult state B. a dirty or untidy state
4. A teacher should trust his students.
look after B. believe that sb. is good
5. The woman was mad at the dog for eating her shoes.
A. worried B. angry
6. It is rude to run into other’s house without knocking at the door.
A. not polite B. anxious
Step 4 Detailed reading
1.Please read Act One of the play carefully and fill in the form
Characters
Things they do
Feelings
Mom and Dad
just coming back from vacation

excited
disappointed
angry

Eric
 playing soccer at home

surprised and frightened


Daniel
stay in another room


sorry
angry

2. Please read Act Two carefully and fill in form:
Characters
Doing sth.
Feelings
Daniel
 expressing his anger

 angry

Eric
 comforting his brother

calm

Mom
talking about the things that happened today

feeling sorry and regretful

Dad
 
strong-willed/ stubborn

Step 5 Role-play
Divide students into groups of five and one is the narrator and the others are the main characters. Role-play Act One and Act Two.

Step 6 Discussion
1.Suppose you were one of the children what would you do?
2.How do you think good parents should treat their children?
3.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it?
Step 7 Homework：
1. Write an end to the play.
2. Role-play the dialogue in groups of five.
The Design of The writing on the Blackboard
Unit 2 Growing Pains
Period 2
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