Unit 2 Project Writing a report on growing pains Lead-in 1. Do you think you have a good relationship with your parents? Why do you sometimes quarrel with them? 2. Do you agree there is a generation gap between you and your parents? How can you narrow the gap? 3. Communication is very important in helping you and your parents become closer. Why do teenagers sometimes refuse to communicate with their parents? 4. What kinds of growing pains have you experienced? In what time of life do teenagers usually experience growing pains? Growing pains: Often quarrel with your parents because they forbid listening to foreign music/ chatting online/ going out with friends/ have too much homework and no time to relax sometimes feel lonely and feel no one else can understand you have to depend on your parents and cant make your own choices Read and answer Read the article Growing pains in Part A. While reading, try to find out what different kinds of growing pains are talked in the article. 1. How many kinds of growing pains are mentioned in the article? Kinds of growing pains: physical changes psychological changes how to fit in society 2. How many parts can this article be divided into and what is the main point for each part? Part 1 Para 1-2 Many teenagers feel lonely and are going through many changes. These changes are part of adolescence. Part 2 Part 3 Physical changes and psychological changes happen inside teenagers. They become confused and want to know how to fit in society. Para 3-5 Growing pains do not last long. Para 6 1.What are the growing pains? 2. What is adolescence? The difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults. The time of life between child and adult. Scanning 3. What are the different kinds of growing pains? 4. What is the period of changes and Challenges trade for? Physical changes, psychological changes and how to fit in society. It is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life. Sort the experiences you discussed before you began to read the article. You should decide what experiences are physical or psychological. Work in groups Language Points 1. and the changes they are going through. (lines 1-2) go through e.g. When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another. 2. Its common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. (lines 9-10) misunderstand v. e.g. I misunderstood her meaning. Dont misunderstand what Im trying to say. 3. Along with these physical changes, there come many psychological changes. (line16) along with ( ) e.g. Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol. 4. Boys and girls tend to be different in this regard. (lines 16-17) tend vi. vt. e.g. My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day. She tended her husband carefully during his illness. in this regard e.g. In this regard, the child may be thought of as having two homes. I have nothing further to add in this regard. 5. Many boys become risk-takersthey want to find their own limits and (line 18) limit e.g. There isnt a limit to everything. The bank has written to say Ive gone over my credit limit. limit e.g. He must limit the number of cigarettes he smokes. We should limit our expenses. 6. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs (lines 24-25) have difficulty (in) doing e.g. I have difficulty (in) understanding it. have difficulty with + n. e.g. I dont have much difficulty with English grammar. balance e.g. Demand and supply can be balanced. e.g. I found it hard to keep my balance on the icy path. Useful phrases as if go through the changes day by day out of control along with feel lonely and misunderstood think of sth. as be confused with tend to be different in this regard struggle to do sth. depend on themselves feel distant have difficulty (in) balancing fit in society turn out trade for Write a report on growing pains Planning Preparing Producing Presenting Tips you have to take into consideration: clear assignments give suggestions search for more information from different sources write an outline or make a draft proofread or peer revision presentation audience in a logic and clear way Planning Decide what kind of growing pain you are going to report on. Assign roles to each of you and write down what you should do. Arrange a timetable to ensure that every group member will finish their work on time. Preparing Do research to get as much information as you can from books, magazines, Internet sites or other resources. Make the draft Decide what kind of art work Producing finish the report based on the outline and proofread it. Insert in the report Check the draft of the report together. Presenting Read your report to the whole class. You also should answer questions other groups have about your report. The other groups should also give comments on the report. Thank you!