Growing pains教案（Task）
bwhich words or expressions are used to make the main point?
2 read again and decide true or false on page 35. then check the answers.
step 4 consolidation
have you ever had a problem with your parents similar to christina’s?
• if so, how did you solve it?
• if not, write a letter to christina in the name of george.
homework:
1 finish workbook e b & c on page 84.
2 review the words and expressions in this unit.
task 3
skills building 3: writing a dialogue
teaching objectives:
u to develop writing skills by reading the tips.
u to understand the mood of the mum’s and jack’s feelings.
important and difficult points:
writing a dialogue.
teaching procedures:
step 1 lead-in
the language you use in writing a dialogue:
l not too colloquial
l not too redundant
l descriptive
step 2 reading1 read the instructions and know some tips of writing a dialogue.
2 read part a and discuss what is wrong with the underlined sentences.
a.‘umm’ or ‘hmm’ shouldn’t be included in a written dialogue.
b. we shouldn’t use ‘my room is too dirty’, ‘my room is a mess’, ‘clean up’ and ‘cleaning’, because in a written dialogue what has just been said shouldn’t be repeated.
c. in a written dialogue we should write a sentence that shows the speaker is very angry instead of the sentence ‘i’m really very angry with you.’
3 read again and do part b.
a the sentences that show mum is unhappy or angry:
come and look.
don’t you talk to me like that?
you should start cleaning now if you plan to leave!
b the sentences that show jack’s mood:
this is so unfair! i’ll never have enough time.
but i don’t think you’re being fair at all!
step 3 reading the thank-you letter1 work in groups of 3 and present a dialogue. keep the tips in mind.
2 get the students to know:
the following should be included in your dialogue.
a. what happened between christina and her mother?
b. what did christina do then ?
c. how as the problem solved ?
step 4 consolidation
role-play the dialogue in three.
homework:
finish workbook writing on page 93.