Welcome to unit 2
We hope you could acquire knowledge and have a deeper understanding about the topic after that.
Step 1. Greetings
Greet the whole class warmly.
Step 2. Lead-in
1. Make a survey on superstar.
Survey: How close are you and your parents?
Check (√) the statements which are true for you.
· I have been missing my parents a lot since I left for college.
· I often chat with my parents.
· I like sharing my joys and sorrows with my parents.
· I always remember my parents’ birthdays.
· I know about my parents’ hobbies.
· My parents allow me to make my own decisions.
2. Discuss----group work
(1) To what extent are you close to your parents?
(2) If you were not very close to your parents, what would you like to doto improve your relationship?
3. watch and talk
Watch the video clip and discuss the followingquestion in pairs.
Why is there a conflict between the mother and the daughter?
Generation gap is a common phenomenon that can beseen almost everywhere in the world and influences both the old and the young.It refers to the difference in attitude toward things or the lack ofcommunication between generations. Generally speaking, it results in differentinterpretations of the great and constant changes of the world, differentreactions to new things, and different attitudes toward traditional principleand beliefs. Therefore, we can say where there are the old and the young thereis the generation gap. The best way for us to bridge the gap is put ourselvesin parents’ shoes and vice versa.
Step 3 Vocabulary learning of Section A
Step 4 Sentence analysis of Section A
Step 5 Project of the unit
You have left home for college and begun a newlife. Do you miss your parents? While thinking of those happy moments, have youonce thought of the moments when you had conflicts with your parents? By theend of this unit, you are expected to write a passage or make a speech on aconflict between you and your parents, describing your feelings in detail andthinking about how the conflict can be avoided or solved in the future.
Assignment:1. students are required to study new words of text A by themselves.
2. students are required to read the following articles which are related to family education.

