Growing pains

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Growing pains
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Welcome to the unit
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Brainstorming
Present family albums and ask
Do you love your parents?
Do you think you have showed respect to your
parents?
Have you ever quarreled with your parents?
What is your quarrel about?
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Who?
Teenagers/Kids.
When?
When kids are between the ages of 3 and 5 or 8
and 12.
The troubles and difficulties that teenagers meet
when they grow up.
What?

• Talk to friends/parents/teachers.
• Write to magazines.
• See doctors.

How?
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Read the instructions and discuss each picture in
pairs.
Picture 1
What does the boy do? What is the mother doing?
How is she probably feeling? What feelings may
the boy have?
She is shouting at him. Angry.
He turns up his music so loud.
He feels embarrassed/sorry and was at a loss.
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Picture 2
What happens to the girl with a bag? What did
her parents ask her to do? Can you guess
what might have happened to her? What will she
do?
She comes late to home.
They asked her to be home by 6 oclock.
not later than
She may explain it to her parents.
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Picture 3
Why are the boys and girls around the pretty
lady? What does the boy want to do? Is he
allowed to do so? Why or why not? What feelings
may the boy have?
They are asking her for her signature.
He wants her signature too. He is not allowed to
do so because his mother thinks its a waste of
time.
He may feel pitiful/regretful. He may be angry
with his mother.
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Picture 4
What is the boy probably doing? Did the boy do
well in his exams? How does his mother feel
about the score? What feelings may the boy
have?
He is probably playing computer games.
No.
She feels upset and angry. The boy may feel sorry
and upset.
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Group work Work in groups of four and describe
one picture with their own words.
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Sharing information
Discuss the questions under the pictures in
groups of four. Have several groups to report
their opinions in class.
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Further discussion
What do you do when you have family arguments
with your parents?
Do you think there is a generation gap between
you and your parents? If so, what is the best way
to solve the problem?
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Homework

• Preview the Reading part.
• Describe an unpleasant experience with your
  friends/teachers.

Thanks for your co-operation!