人教版英语九年级上册 Unit 7 Section A (3a-3c)

Look at the picture and the structure of the passage, discuss the following questions.
1. What kind of text are we going to read? 2. What do you think the poem is about? 3. Do you remember what your mother do when
keep silent
talk back
have a discussion
➢ How do you feel after watching the video?
➢ Have you ever had the same experiences as the girl in the video?
➢ Have you ever quarreled with your mom? Do you think you and your mother understand each other?
人教版英语九年级上册
Unit 7 Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own clothes.
Section A (3a-3c)
Learning Goals
➢ Key words & phrases: tiny, cry, field, hug, lift, badly, talk back, awful, teen, regret, poem.
Mom Knows Best When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleeping in. When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger. When I fell and hurt myself, she gave me a hug and lifted me up.
you cried as a baby? 4. Do you listen to your mother and behave well? 5. Do you argue with your mother or talk back to
her? 6. Do you regret anything you have done to your
When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me. But I talked back loudly, “I should be allowed to eat some! give it to me now!” When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it'd give me a awful dreams. But I shouted angrily, “I should be allowed to watch it! I'm not a baby!” When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten! ” But I talked back again—“I should not be told what to do! I'm seventeen now!”
Another feature of the poem:
Rhyme（韵律）
I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream And had scary dreams after watching that film. I was late for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to mom.
4. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his mom?
He loves his mom and is thankful for what she has done for him.
3c Think about a time you did something even though your mom or dad told you not to do it. Share your story with your partner.
➢ Who makes these rules for you? Your father or your mother?
➢ Why do you think they made these rules?
➢ What would you do when you disagree with your parents?
3b Read the poem again and answer the questions.
1. What did the mom do when the writer was a baby and a small child? When the writer was a baby and a small child, the mom did these: sang to him and stayed by his side when he cried gave him food and warm arms to sleep in when he was tired and hungry kept him safe when he was running through the field hugged him and lifted him up when he fell
3a Read the poem and discuss what the title means with your partner.
The title means that a mother always knows what is best for her child, even though the child may disagree with the mother.
Language Points
1. When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. （教材P51） tiny adj. 极小的；微小的 可在句中作定语或表语。 ➢That tiny baby is sleeping quietly. ➢Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.
Now I'm an adult, thinking back to those times. I coughed for days after eating that ice-cream and had scary dreams after watching that film. I was late for school from staying out past ten. I regret talking back, not listening to Mom. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best!
➢ Key sentences: 1. I should not to be told what to do! 2. I regret talking back, not listening to mum. 3. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the best.
2. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and nine years old?
He felt that he was growing up and he did not want to be treated like a small child anymore. 3. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be back by ten”? He was upset because he felt that he was old enough to be independent and should not be told what to do.
I must do the dishes on weekends. I am not allowded to watch TV on school days. I am not allowded to stay up late. ...
➢ What do you think of these family rules? Agree or disagree? Necessary or unnecessary?
parents?
A feature of the poem (诗歌的特点)
the same sentence patterns
When I was a tiny baby crying all night, my mom sang to me and stayed by my side. When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and warm arms to sleep in. When I was two running through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from danger.
此处cry作动词，意为“哭；叫喊”，cry for help呼救。 ➢There Байду номын сангаасs a little boy crying at the side of the road. ➢Listen! Someone is crying for help.
➢How old were you at that time? ➢What did you want to do? ➢What did your mom / dad say? ➢Did you talk back to them? ➢Why did you say that at that time? ➢What did you do at last? ➢How do you feel about it now?
talk back 回嘴；顶嘴 awful adj. 很坏的；讨厌的 teen n. 青少年 regret v.&n. 感到遗憾；懊悔 poem n. 诗；韵文
➢ Let’s talk about family rules.
➢ Can you list some of your family rules?
➢ To perceive and learn the target structure in a poem.
tiny cry field hug lift badly
adj. 极小的；微小的 v. & n. 哭；喊叫 n. 田野；场地 n. & v. 拥抱；搂抱 v. 举起；抬高 n. 电梯；搭便车 adv. 严重地；差；非常