Unit 2 Growing pains
Welcome to the unit
Learning aims:
1. Students will be asked to talk about some pictures about ‘growing pains’.
2. Students are required to get involved in the discussion, practise their spoken English and participated in all the designed activities.
3. Students are expected to be able to describe an experience with your parents that was not pleasant.
Step 1 Introduction and Lead-in
◇ Show some pictures and introduce the topic.
What have you seen behind those pictures?
Growing up can be d_______. There may often be m____________ and p_______ between a____ and children. And this fact is the so called g_______ g___. It is 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_________.
Step 2 Picture talking
Discuss in groups to imagine the situation of the picture, then describe it with your own words. (J team w