Unit2Lovingparents,lovingchildren2-2TextA:Achild'sclutterawaitsanadult'sreturnPre-readingactivities2参考:Iamveryclosetomyparents.Infact,wearelikefriends.Ineverkeepasecretfromthem.WhenIhaveproblems,Iaskthemfortheiradvice.Theygivemedirectionsaboutlife.Ilikethisrelationshipwithmyparents,andIthinkthisiswhatparent-childrelationshipshouldbelike.IfIwerenotveryclosetomyparents,Iwoulddothefollowingtoimproveourrelationship:Findoutwheretheproblemisandtalktomyparentsaboutit;.dosomethingthatmakesthemhappy;callthemoftenwhenIamawayfromhome;keeptheminformedofwhatIamdoing;carefortheirfeelings;beopenandwillingtocommunicate.Readingcomprehension参考:Thedaughterboughtalargeandexpensivevehicleprobablybecausehermotheradvisedhertobuyapracticalandgas-efficientcar.Thedaughterdidthisonpurpose,becauseatthisage,shewasbeingrebellious.Themotherwantstoshowthatalthoughherdaughtertriestoshowsheisanadult,actuallysheisnot.Themotherishappythatherdaughterisindependentnow,butontheotherhand,shefeelsdoubtfulwhetherherdaughtercouldtakegoodcareofherself.Themotherwantstoshowthatherdaughterisnotreadytobeanadultyet.Themotherputsherdaughter'sbooksontoasingleshelftodealwithlater.Themotherfindsanenvelopewithitemssuchasoldfamilyphotographs,letters,greetingcards,andlovenotestheygavetheirdaughterandseesthewords"DONOTTHROWAWAY"markedontheenvelope.Herattitudethenchanges.Atfirstthemotherdecidestothrowsomeoftheitemsawayanddonatetheresttocharity.Aftersheseesthebrownenvelope,shechangeshermindandputsthembackinplace.Becausethemotherknowsthatthesweetchildhoodmemorieswillbringherdaughterback.2-3TextA:Languagefocus:Wordsinuseawaitsefficiencydonationpolishedstuffedhistoricalemotionalembarrasseddumpcurb3.stripoff7.economicTextA:Languagefocus:Wordbuilding:Practice1employercomputeinterpretatomicartisticeconomichistoricelectronenviouscontinuousfamevaryTextA:Languagefocus:Wordbuilding:Practice2interpretedemployerartistichistoriccomputecontinuousfameelectronatomicenviousvaryTextA:Languagefocus:BankedclozeembarrassmentridiculousappreciateOtherwiseemotionalreversereduceromantic9.overwhelmedbelovedTextA:Languagefocus:ExpressionsinusemadeitAfterallwithopenarmsthrowawaystraightenupkeepbackfreeof/freefrom2-4StructureanalysisandwritingStructureanalysis;PracticeABCDStructuredwriting:Practice参考:Parentsmaygetdisappointedwhenyoufailtomeettheirexpectations.Theymaystronglyobjecttoyourlifestyleandcomplainthatyouarewastingtimeonunimportantthings.Tosolvethisproblem,youmaytrytomakethemunderstandthatyouarearesponsibleperson.Firsttellthemthatyouhaveinheritedmanyoftheirmerits.Thenremindthemthatyouhaveyourownthoughtsandlifegoalsasanindividual,Youcanalsoexplainhowyourlifestylewillhelpyouinapositiveway.Youmaynotbeabletochangeyourparents'opinionsovernight,butifyoukeeptrying,itwilleventually2-5TranslationTranslation1参考:圣诞节是一个被广泛庆祝的文化节日,全世界有许许多的人在12月25日庆祝这一-节日。它是为了纪念耶稣基督的诞辰。该节日最早可追溯到公元336年。渐渐地,这一节日演变为一个既是宗教又是非宗教的节日,越来越多的非基督徒也庆祝圣诞节。如今,圣诞节在全球被作为一个重大的节日和公共假日来庆祝。不同国家的圣诞节风俗也各不相同。现代流行的圣诞节风俗包括交换圣诞贺卡和圣诞礼物、唱圣诞歌曲、参加教堂活动、摆放各种圣诞装饰品和圣诞树、举行家庭聚会以及准备一顿特别的大餐。对小孩子们来说,这个节日充满了幻想和惊喜。据传说,圣诞老人会在圣诞夜从烟囱进入每户人家,给乖巧听话的孩子带来礼物。由于圣诞节送礼物以及许多其他方面推动了基督徒和非基督徒的经济活动,圣诞节也因此成为商家的一个重大活动和主要销售季。Translation2参考:AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,August15ofeveryyearisatraditionalChinesefestival一theMid-AutumnFestival,Thisdayisthemiddleofautumn,soitiscalledMid-Autumn.OneoftheimportantMid-AutumnFestivalactivitiesistoenjoythemoon.Onthatnight,peoplegathertogethertocelebratetheMid-AutumnFestival,lookingupatthebrightmoonandeatingmooncakes.Thefestivalisalsoatimeforfamilyreunion.Peoplelivingfarawayfromhomewillexpresstheirfeelingsofmissingtheirhometownsandfamiliesatthisfestival.Therearemanycustomstocelebratethefestival,allexpressingpeople'sloveandhopeforahappylife.Since2008,theMidAutumnFestivalhasbecomeanofficialnationalholidayinChina.2-7TextB:TimeslowsdownReadingcomprehension1DBCCCDDAReadingcomprehension2参考:Tobeagoodparentisquitechallenginganddemanding.Agoodparentshould:attendtochildren'sphysicalandspiritualneeds;besupportiveintimesofdifficulties;sharelifeexperienceswithoutpreaching;sharehobbiesanddoingsportswiththeirchildren;andrespecttheirchildren'sprivacy.Myparentstookgoodcareofmysisterandme.Theyregardedittheirdutytomakesurethatwehadgoodfood,decentclothes,andaniceplacetolivein.Buttheyalsorequiredustodowhatevertheytoldustodo.Andweweresupposedtokeepnosecretsfromthem.IfIwereaparent,Iwouldtrymybesttosupplythebestformychild(ren)'sdailyneeds,justaswhatmyparentsdidtome.ButIwouldalsodosomethingdifferent:Iwouldrespectmychild(ren)'sprivacy;Iwouldnotgiveorders.Instead,Iwouldtrytobecometheirfriendsandencouragethemtodowhattheylike.Yes,afterreadingthetwostoriesinthisunit,Ihavecometoabetterunderstandingofmyparents'loveforme,Thoughmyfatherandmothershowtheirloveindifferentways,everythingtheydoformeismeanttodomegood,whentheyarebeingtoughwithme.MosttimesItendtotaketheirloveforgranted.Irarelyspendtimethinkingabouttheirloveforme,letaloneexpressingthanksfortheirlove.Abetterunderstandingofmyparents'lovewillpromptmetothinkaboutwhatIcandotothem,andhowIcanrepaythemfortheirselflesslove.Conflictsbetweenparentsandchildrenmaybesometimesinevitable.However,therearesomethingwecandotoreconcileandsolvethedisagreement:calmdown-angeronlymakesthingsworse;analyzethereasonfortheconflicts;trytobeinourparents'shoesandseethingsfromtheirangle;explainwhatisonourmindandtrytohavetheirsupport;andmakecompromiseswheneverwecan.Nowadaysmanyyoungpeoplearetoobusytospendtimewiththeirparents.Thishasbeenasocialproblemofpublicconcern.Itistruethatyoungpeopletodayarefacinggreatpressurefromwork.Theyhavesomanythingstodothattheyoftenhavetoworkextrahours.Butthisisnoexcuseforneglectingtheirparents.Busyastheyare,theyshouldtrytosetasidetimetobewiththeirparents,especiallyontheweekend.Theagingparentsmayfeeldesertedandlonely,beingleftatthe"emptynest".Infact,thissocialproblemhaspromptedthegovernmenttotakeactionandmakeitpartofthelawthatchildrenshouldregularlyvisittheirparentsandattendtotheirparents'needs.Soasyoungpeople,weshouldrealizetheproblemandtrytospendasmuchtimeaspossiblewithourparents.2-8TextB:Languagefocus:Wordsinuse1awkwardstretchovertakingdelicateanticipateimmensereluctancesuspiciouscomplainmeltedExpressionsinuseoutforwithin/ofindownto8.aboardSentencestructure参考:SodidtheacheinhislegsNordoeshismothersodidothertelevisionnewsprogramsandmajornewspapers2-9CollocationCollocation:Practice1effortdecisionpreparationsarrangementsmealmesscomplaintsattempts9.senseexcusessuggestionscontribution