2017_2018学年高中英语Unit2GrowingpainsSectionⅠWelcometotheunit

Unit 2 Growing pains Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit &

Reading-Pre-reading

The main problem in family is the communication difficulty between parents and children, or “generation gap (代沟)”. According to a survey, more than50% of the teenagers prefer to tell their friends their problems, but not their parents. Why? Because they don’t think their parents can understand their problems.

That makes it meaningless to have a discussion with their parents. For example, teenagers are in favor of Hip­Hop nowaday s while their parents treat it as a kind of damage to the art. Parents are fond of Beijing Opera while children can’t see the amazing (令人吃惊的) point at all. Then how can they share the topic of Hip­Hop or Beijing Opera?

Having been raised by parents for more than 15 years, teenagers seem to be tired of comfortable life, especially boys. They think they have had the ability to go their own way without the help of their parents.

Teenagers try their best to be less affected by their parents. If there is something that is hard to deal with, they turn to their friends or teachers. Some even ask for advice from online friends whom they’ve never met. They talk little with their parents, spend less time with them and refuse to ask for their parents’help.

What about parents? They don’t want their children to be hurt, even only a little bit. Therefore, they are against anything that they think will be dangerous for their

children. Parents of many of my students often talk to me about their worries. Although they clearly realize that independence is good for teenagers in some fields, they’d like to protect them as much as possible.

Section_ⅠWelcome to the unit & Reading —Pre­reading

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Home alone

Act① One

MomandDadarrivebackfromvacationadayearlierthanexpected②. The curtains③areclosedandthelivingroomisdarkwhenMomandDadenter④.

Dad: It’s so nice to be home⑤！

Mom：Yes, I can’t wait to surprise⑥ the boys!

Suddenlythedooropensandasoccerballfliesthroughtheroom. Ericrunsinafterit, followedbyabigdog⑦，walkingveryslowly⑧.

Eric: Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (lookingaround⑨room, sounding frightened⑩) But, but ... you weren’t supposed to⑪ come home until⑫ tomorrow！

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①act[ækt]n．(戏剧的)一幕

②than expected比预料中的，比预期的

③curtain[’kɜːtn]n．窗帘；(舞台上的)幕布

④enter v．进入，进来

⑤it作形式主语，动词不定式短语作真正的主语。

⑥can’t wait to do sth.迫不及待地做某事

⑦过去分词短语followed by a big dog在句中作伴随状语，句子的主语Eric与follow 之间是被动关系。

⑧现在分词短语在句中作定语，修饰dog。

⑨look around环顾……四周，向……四周看

⑩frightened[’fraItnd]adj.受惊的；害怕的

⑪be supposed to应该……，应当……

⑫not ... until直到……才

小鬼当家

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