1、Discussion,What does the titlemean to you? 2. Do you know about the playnamed Growing pains?,Free talks,1.Are you familiar with the picture onthe screen? 2.Have you ever seen the film Growingpains? 3.Do you know some of its main characters? 4.What does the film mainly talk about ?,Main characters,Mi
2、ke Seaver,Ben Seaver,Carol Seaver,Jason Seaver,Maggie Seaver,Chrissy Seaver,happy families,Do you love your parents? 2.Do you like to stay with your parents at home during your holidays or weekends? 3. Do you think you show respect to your parents?,Brainstorming,4. Do you sometimes quarrel with your
3、 parents? 5.Why do arguments usually happen? 6.What are usually the problems with parents?,Problems with parents,interfere,influence,make decisions for children,force children to do sth.,question children,wish child tostudy hard,Do you have to turn up your music so loud?,I told you to be home by 6 o
4、clock and now its 7 oclock!,Dont you think this is a waste of time?,There will be no more computer games for you！,Do your parents try to force to do things you dont like? 2.When you have a problem and want to talk to someone, who do you choose to talk to? 3. Can you describe an experience with your
5、parents that was not pleasant.,Discussion,Sample answer to Question 1,Yes, sometimes my parents try and interfere in my life and make my decisions for me. My parents want me to be a lawyer, but I want to be a writer or a journalist. We argue a lot about what subjects I should study at university and
6、 which job I should get. I spend much of my time working on,the school newspaper, but my parents say I should concentrate first on my subjects and forget about extracurricular activities. They think if I waste my time on these activities, I wont get good enough grades to attend a good university. Th
7、ey also try to control my home life a lot. My mother is always asking me to,help with the cooking and keep my room clean, but I just want to relax and listen to music or chat to my friends on the Internet. My father wants me to take extra maths lessons at the weekend, but I think I need time to have
8、 fun with friends as well as study.,Sample answer to Question 2,My parents want to control my life too. We argue about my grades and study almost every day. Whenever I feel angry with my parents, I talk it over with my best friend. I dont expect that she will have a better solution to the problem th
9、an me, but I can express my inner,feelings to her better than to my parents. Unlike my parents, who shout at me and say I am wrong and bad for not wanting the same things as them, my friend understands completely what I am feeling. We have the same dreams and ambitions.,Sample answer to Question 3,M
10、y parents dont trust me at all. They always think I am out having fun with my friends, not studying. I often meet my friends after school to research projects and do homework. We do have fun, but we still do lots of work. Sometimes I am late home and my father always asks me lots of,questions about
11、where I have been and who I met. They think I am playing games in the Internet caf or out shopping for clothes or CDs. I tell them I am studying but they just dont believe me. We often argue and they call me a bad child and say I am disobedient and dont respect them. I try to be a good child, but so
12、metimes,when I am tired or in a bad mood, I am not very polite to my parents. I sometimes stay quiet and dont answer their questions and dont do the things they ask me to, like helping around or going to bed on time. I know I am not good all the time, but I think sometimes they just dont understand
13、me.,Language Focus,turn up 把 开大点。如：Turn up the radio a little. I can hardly hear the program. 出现， 露面。如：I was expecting him at ten, but he didnt turn up. 卷起， 竖起，翻耕。如：Turn up your trouser legs so that they wont get wet.,2.by prep. 不迟于，到 时。 如：Can you finish the work by tomorrow? They were tired out by
14、evening. 指时间，在某种情况延续期间，相当 于during。如：The enemy attacked by night. 表示“按” 。 如：The workers are paid by the hour/the day.,3.waste U/n 表示浪费，废物，废料。如：Where there is too much waste, it will do harm to us and things around. It is a waste of time and money to play computer games. vt. 浪费 如：We must not waste any
15、thing. Above all, we mustnt waste time.,4.force vt. 表示强迫， 迫使。 如：I was forced to put off my visit. 表示迫使进入某种状态，常与介词 into或down搭配使用。如：The police forced the thief into the car.They forced the plane down. n. 表示力量，气力。by force 用武力 如：They took her away by force.,Homework,1. If the generation gap really exists, how do you overcome the gap? 2. Write a note or two to your parents from your deep heart.,Thank you!,