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1、,Unit 2 He Was My Father,Teaching Objectives,Functions Expressing possibility adverbial of frequency with past tense: I never used to go by car. Vocabulary fall into, live on, apprehension, tuition, regard/ disregard, decent, recite, on ones own, stare at, pick up, grow up, put in, follow in ones fo
2、otsteps,Part I Communicative Activities,Introduction of Functions,Possibility:,there is more probability that something will happen Its possible for you to/that Theres just a chance that Its likely that You never know, you might Whats the possibility of? Is it possibility that you might?,Impossibili
3、ty:,there is less probability that something will happen Its impossible for you to/that The chances are pretty slim. Its unlikely that It is out of the question. It is hopeless. Things dont happen that easily.,Exercise,Answer the following questions in one or two sentences using the structures menti
4、oned.,Interactive listening and speaking,Do you like strict parents or permissive parents? What are their advantages or problems for children development?,Discussion,1. Notes for listening a load of crap be fed up controversial ruin,2. Listen to the conversation and answer the question: What are the
5、 two speakers talking about?,3. Complete the tasks on page 45.,Keys: 1. C 2. B 3. B 4. A,B 5. A 6. B,Listening,A: Hi, Mary, what do you think of todays writing topic? It is My Happy Childhood. Do you like it? B: No, not at all. Its a load of crap. My mother often says “We didnt have the conditions y
6、ou enjoy today. You mustblah blah blah,” you know, Im fed up with these remarks. A: Mm. It is a bit controversial. There are some people, such as our teachers, they think childhood is the happiest moment in ones life. B: It may not be. Just think of your years in the middle school, or even in the pr
7、imary school. We were under a lot of pressure of exams. My mother would repeat this almost every day “If you dont have a good test score, you may not” and this or that.,nonsense,(British English) an informal expression used by the speaker to omit information because he/she may think that it is borin
8、g to mention it or the listeners already know it, which is considered quite rude to use in conversation.,cannot stand or tolerate any more,A: Yes, its true. My parents would say the same thing to me, too. But they say they want me to be a responsible, capable, and independent person. B: There are ma
9、ny ways to develop our personalities, but why do parents have only one way: the high test score? Many children are under such pressure. They lost their childhood too soon. Sometimes, they are not even allowed to have their own ideas. Yesterday, its on TV that one mother said that she didnt like her
10、children to sing pop songs because she thinks they are rubbish. She only allows her children to play violin or piano and classic music. And she even felt proud of that. I think shes crazy as a mother. A: Speaking of pressure, my parents often say that they are under even greater pressure to make a l
11、iving. So they,want their children to have a fresh start, and be successful in study when they are still young. B: I was just wondering if this kind of life could be called a “fresh start”. For some children, this kind of childhood actually ruins their future. A: Well, your views are interesting. Ma
12、ybe we can raise them in tomorrows class for a discussion,Debating,A Tiger Mothers Parenting, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother is a book by Amy Chua published in 2011. The complete subtitle of the book is: “This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. This was supposed to be a story o
13、f how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones. But instead, its about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old.”,Amy Chua and her two daughters,American Parenting, American parents generally would believe that children s
14、hould only receive proper pressure in their education. Consecutive successes or failure are the most powerful tools to boost / destroy a childs self esteem or confidence. As the saying goes, nothing is more successful than a success. So when an American mother heard a child saying that he felt bad b
15、ecause he could not succeed in a task, the most likely response would be “You dont need do it right now. Its OK if you cant do it.”,What rules / disciplines your parents used to enforce in your family? What do you think of the tiger mothers education?,Discussion,Benjamin Franklin was one of the Foun
16、ding Fathers of the United States of America. He was an inventor, journalist, printer, diplomat, and statesman. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He participated in drafting the “Declaration of Independence,“ and the United States Constitution, and actively advocated for the abolition of slavery. Fran
