1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Growing pains,Reading,Home alone,Contents,Lead-in,Fast-reading,Detailed-reading,Post-reading,Homework,1. Have you ever had the kind of experience when your parents had to go away and leave you alone? 2. Can you imagine what might happen if you were left alone?,Home with Kids,Home Alone

2、,A play about Daniel and Eric who were left alone at home.,Today well learn an English play,Elements of a play,acts; scenes dialogues (different styles of speech) instructions,What is a play?,A play is a piece of writing which is intended to be performed in a theatre, on the radio or on television,

3、and which consists of the words that a set of characters say. A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.,If we read a play, what things should we pay attention to?,Go through the Reading strategy and tell me how to read a play.,Whats the characteristics of a play? 2.

4、Do you know how to read a play?,I. The characteristics of a play: a. Most plays are in the form of a dialogue to be spoken aloud. b. Writers use different styles of speech. Casual speech is used，sometimes with incomplete sentences.,II. How to read a play To read it out loud instead of silently to be

5、tter understand a play. b. To pay attention to the instructions or tips included in a play.,1. In the form of a _ 2. Read the dialogue_ 3. Remember to pay attention to the _,Reading a play,Reading a normal text,different,aloud,dialogue,instructions,1.Who are the main characters in the play? 2.Why do

6、 the parents get angry? 3.What really happened to their dog, Spot?,Eric, Daniel, Mum and Dad.,The room was in a mess.,Spot was ill.,Fast reading,1. The boys do not expect their parents to come back so early. 2. Spot, the dog, looks full of life. 3. Daniels parents still think of him as an adult.,F,T

7、,F,Read the sentences below and decide which ones are true (T) and which ones are false (F) according to the play.,4. Eric does not want to explain to their parents. 5. The boys did not clean the house because they went to the clinic. 6. The mother thinks the father should be stricter with Daniel.,F

8、,T,F,1. What are the boys doing when their parents come home? 2. How does the room look when the parents arrive home?,They are playing with a soccer ball.,The room is in a complete mess.,Detailed reading,3. Why are the parents angrier with Daniel than Eric? 4. What is the emergency that Eric wants t

9、o tell his parents about?,Because they left Daniel in charge.,The dog, Spot, was sick and they had to take him to the clinic.,The father wants to punish Daniel.,5. What does the father want to do with Daniel?,This passage is mainly about _. A. What Mom and Dad did after they returned from vacation.

10、B. What Daniel and Eric did at home. C. the reason why the dog was tired and hungry D. a big quarrel an American family had,Multiple choice,2. Mom and Dad left Daniel in charge at home because _. A. he was an adult B. he was the youngest C. they liked him very much D. they thought he could take good

11、 care of everything while they were away.,3. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The children were very excited when their parents came back a day earlier than expected. B. The children didnt use the money for themselves. C. Daniel was left in charge at home while their parents were away.

12、 D. Eric wanted to tell his parents why had happened, but Daniel said they didnt need to.,4. The main reason for their quarrel is that _. A. Daniel was too rude. B. Eric didnt tell his parents what had happened C. the parents blamed Daniel without giving him a chance to explain D. Daniel and Eric di

13、dnt behave well at home.,Find the main idea of each part.,Daniel and Eric talked about the truth. B. Mom and Dad were angry with their children when they returned from vacation. C. The parents felt it hard to settle their quarrel with Daniel.,Act One,Act Two, Scene Two,Act Two, Scene One,Now form a

14、group of 5 students (2 girls and 3 boys). Each group prepares the play for 5 minutes and is ready to perform the play. And two charts will help you understand characters better.,Performance,just coming back from vacation,playing soccer at home,staying in another room,excited disappointed angry,surpr

15、ised and frightened,sorry angry,Please read Act Two carefully and fill in the form.,expressing his anger,angry,comforting his brother,calm,talking about the things that happened today,sorry and regretful,stubborn(固執(zhí)),1. Do you think Eric and Daniel will explain to their parents what has happened? Or

16、, will the parents go and ask their children what has happened?,Discussion,2. Supposed you were one of the two children, what would you do? Would you stay silent or would you offer an explanation to your parents? Which is a better solution in your opinion? 3. What can we learn from this play?,Match

17、the words/phrase with meanings.,afraid,be very angry,mistake,earn something because of how you acted,be strict with,take in and then let out a long, deep breath when you are tired or sad,Answers,D2: 1._ 2. _ 3._ 4. _ 5. _ E: 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._,garbage,behavior,rude,teenager,tolerate,explana

18、tion,supposed,cash,defend,clinic,Anyhow,emergency,Post reading,Further discussion,1. Have your parents ever asked you to make important decisions? 2. What do you think is the biggest cause of problems between parents and teenagers? 3. What do you usually do when you have a problem with your parents?,Describe what qualities or personality the ideal parents should possess. 1. How do