growpains牛津高一作文

growpains牛津高一作文篇一

高中英语经典作文背诵

大学英语背诵文选十篇

1. The Happy door

Happiness is like a pebble dropped into a pool to set in motion an ever-widening circle of ripples. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a duty.

There is no exact definition of the word happiness. Happy people are happy for all sorts of reasons. The key is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, invalids and so-called failures, who are extremely happy.

Being happy is a sort of unexpected dividend. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a triumph of soul and character. It is not selfish to strive for it. It is, indeed, a duty to ourselves and others.

Being unhappy is like an infectious disease. It causes people to shrink away from the sufferer. He soon finds himself alone, miserable and embittered. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, at first glance, ridiculous; if you don’t feel happy, pretend to be!

It works. Before long you will find that instead of repelling people, you attract them. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider circles of good will.

Then the make-believe becomes a reality. You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can forget yourself in being of service to others.

Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a habit, opens doors into unimaginable gardens thronged with grateful friends.

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2. Thrift

Thrift is the foundation of all greatness. It is applied not only to money matters, but to everything else in life—the wise use of one's time, ability, and energy. In short, thrift is the scientific management of one's money, of one's time, of one's affairs, and of one's self.

Thrift is the best word for us. It makes fortune. It uplifts character. It improves the quality of the individual. The exercise of thrift has a very healthful reaction upon all the other faculties. The habit of thrift denotes self-control. It is a proof that a man is not a hopeless victim of his weakness. It is a proof that he is the master of himself as well as of his finances.

Thrift is an educator. A thrifty man thinks and plans. He has a program. He has a certain amount of independence. If you have cultivated thrift, it means that you have the ability to control your desires and that you are developing some of the grandest human qualities—self-reliance, independence, prudence, and foresight.

We know that all great nations are founded on thrift. The ancient Roman Empire degenerated and came to an end when it ceased to be thrifty. Yet thrift does not require superior courage. It needs no fervent resolution, but only a little patient self-denial. And BEGIN is its device!

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3. Advice to a Young Man ----Robert Jones Burdette

Remember, my son, you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheel-barrow or a set of books, digging ditches or editing a paper, ringing an auction bell or writing funny things, you must work. If you look around you will see the men who are the most able to live the rest of their days without work are the men who work the hardest. Don't be afraid of killing yourself with overwork. It is beyond your power to do that on the sunny side of thirty. They die sometimes, but it is because they quit work at six in the evening, and do not go home until two in the morning. It’s the interval that kills, my son. The work gives you an appetite for your meals; it lends solidity to your slumbers, it gives you a perfect and grateful appreciation of a holiday.

There are young men who do not work, but the world is not proud of them. It does not know their names, even it simply speaks of them as “old So-and-So’s boy”. Nobody likes them; the great, busy world doesn’t know that they are there. So find out what you want to be and do, and take off your coat and make a dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you will be apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter and happier your holidays, and the better satisfied will the world be with you.

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4. Frankness ----Robert E. Lee

You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do, on every occasion. If a friend asks a favor, you should grant it, if it is reasonable; if not, tell him plainly why you cannot. You would wrong him and wrong yourself by equivocation of any kind.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one. The man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice. Deal kindly but firmly with all your classmates. You will find it the policy which wears best. Above all, do not appear to others what you are not.

If you have any fault to find with any one, tell him, not others, of what you complain. There is no more dangerous experiment than that of undertaking to do one thing before a man’s face and another behind his back. We should say and do nothing to the injury of any one. It is not only a matter of principle, but also the path of peace and honor.

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5. Love Your Life ----Henry David Thoreau

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. It is not so bad as you are. It looks poorest when you are richest. The fault-finder will find faults in paradise. Love your life, poor as it is.

You may perhaps have some pleasant, thrilling, glorious hours even in a poor-house. The setting sun is reflected from the windows of the alms-house as brightly as from the rich man's abode; the snow melts before its door as early in the spring. I do not see but a quiet mind may live as contentedly there, and have as cheering thoughts, as in a palace.

The town's poor seem to me often to live the most independent lives of any. May be they are simply great enough to receive without misgiving. Most think that they are above being supported by the town; but it often happens that they are not above supporting themselves by dishonest means, which should be more disreputable.

Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Turn the old, return to them. Things do not change; we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts.

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6. Youth ----by Samuel Ullman

Youth is not a time of life; it's a state of mind; it's not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it's a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it's the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means a tempera-mental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for the adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of 60 more than of

20.Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear ,self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spring back to dust.

Whether 60 or 16 ,there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what's next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station: so long as it receives message of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, so long are you young.

When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at 80.

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7. True Nobility ----Ernest Hemingway

In a calm sea every man is a pilot. But all sunshine without shade, all pleasure without pain, is not life at all. Take the lot of the happiest----it is a tangled yarn. Bereavements and blessings, one following another, make us sad and blessed by turns. Even death itself makes life more loving. Men come closest to their true selves in the sober moments of life, under the shadows of sorrow and loss.

In the affairs of life or of business, it is not intellect that tells so much as character, not brains so much as heart, not genius so much as self-control, patience, and discipline, regulated by judgment.

I have always believed that the man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without. In an age of extravagance and waste, I wish I could show to the world how few the real wants of humanity are.

To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance. There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.

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8. Yesterday...Today...AND Tomorrow

There are two days in every week that we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.

One is Yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.

Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control.

All the money in the world cannot bring back Yesterday.

We cannot undo a single act we performed.

Nor can we erase a single word we said - Yesterday is gone!

The other day we shouldn't worry about is Tomorrow with its impossible adversities, its burdens, its large promise and poor performance. Tomorrow is beyond our immediate control.

Tomorrow's sun will rise, either in splendor or behind a mask of clouds - but it will rise. Until it does, we have no stake in Tomorrow, for it is yet unborn.

This leaves only one day - Today. Any man can fight the battles of just one day; it is only when you or I add the burdens of those two awful eternities- Yesterday and Tomorrow- that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today that drives man mad -

It is remorse or bitterness for something which happened Yesterday, and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, live One Day at a Time!

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9. Self-Confidence is Essential to Success

Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet.

It's important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it under any circumstances, because if you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.

Confidence is more than an attitude. It comes from knowing exactly where you are going and exactly how you are going to get there. It comes from acting with integrity and confidence. It comes from a strong sense of purpose. It comes from a strong commitment to take responsibility, rather than just letting life happen.

One way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and to get a record of successful experiences behind you.

Confidence is compassionate and understanding. It is not arrogant. Arrogance is born out of fear and insecurity, while confidence comes from strength and integrity.

Confidence is not just believing you can do it. Confidence is knowing you can do it. Know that you are capable of accomplish anything you want, and live your life with confidence.

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10. Born to Win

You cannot teach a man anything．You can only help him discover it within himself． -Galileo

Each human being is born as something unique，something that never existed before．Each person has the potential to win in his own way．A normal person can see，hear，touch，taste，and think for himself．Each has his own unique potentials- his capabilities and limitations．Each can be an important，thinking，aware，and creatively productive person in his own right-a winner．{growpains牛津高一作文}.

The words" winner" and "loser "have many meanings．When we refer to a person as a winner，we do not mean one who defeats the other person by dominating and making him lose． Instead a winner is one who responds genuinely by being trustworthy and responsive both as an ind1ividual and as a member of society．A loser is one who fails to respond genuinely．

Few people are winners or losers all the time．It's a matter of degree．However，once a person has the capacity to be a winner，his chances are greater for becoming even more so．

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growpains牛津高一作文篇二

高一英语作文训练(含答案)

高一英语

作文训练

2016-12-24

[练习1]

作为一个即将毕业的高中学生，你经历了各种各样“成长的烦恼”，也积累了很多的成长经验。请以 “My View on Growing Pains”为题，准备一份演讲稿，留给即将进入高一的学弟学妹们。

你的演讲必须包括以下内容： 1．用30词左右陈述你对growing pains的理解。 2．描述自己经历的一次growing pain, 并结合它提出解决此问题的建议。 注意： 1. 词数150左右； 2. 可以适当增加过渡语句,以使行文连贯； 3. 短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息； 4. 短文中已给出的部分不计入总词数。

My View on Growing Pains Dear newcomers, On behalf of all the experienced hands, I would like to share my view on Growing Pains.

Above is my personal understanding of growing pains, I hope it will be of some help to you.

One possible version: My View on Growing Pains Dear newcomers, On behalf of all the experienced hands, I would like to share my view on growing pains. Just as the two words stand for, growing pains are the two sides of one coin. To grow, one is doomed to suffer; with pains, one can grow more steadily. The point is, how should we deal with those pains? My suggestion is, we should face the pains directly but avoid extreme behaviors. It’s unwise to either shy away from the pain or exaggerate your suffering. Instead, a balanced attitude is a better solution. For example, my biggest struggle lies in the conflict between the impulse to play computer games and the obligation to study. To solve the problem, I talked with my parents and persuaded them to let me play once a week. The key is I didn’t lose myself. Now learning for my dream university has surpassed the desire for games, making that pain a precious memory. Had I not kept the conflict in control, I wouldn’t be so peaceful now. Above is my personal understanding of growing pains, I hope it will be of some help to you.

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[练习2]

请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，写一篇英语短文。 “Good health is the foundation of a happy life．"

“Health is wealth （财富）!”

①无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语； ②内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；

③文中不得透漏个人姓名和学校名称；

④词数为120左右。

One possible version:

Which is more important, health or wealth? Not until I witnessed my uncle's real life did I realize that health is of more importance.

Devoted to his business, my uncle, a successful businessman, worked from morning till night everyday with no pare time to relax himself.? He often said: “I must earn much money so that I can get whatever I want.” As a consequence, he was seriously ill. Rich as he was, he could do nothing but lie in the hospital bed.

So I think health is more important than wealth. People can do nothing if they are always in poor health, let alone live happily. Whether we are rich or not, we can not ignore the importance of health. (121 words)

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[练习3]

假设你是李华，Peter是你的笔友。随着国庆节的来临，他们一家准备来中国旅游。请你给他发封邮件，推荐景点及出行方式。

注意：

1．字数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter.

I’m so glad to learn that you and your family are coming to visit China.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Li Hua

One possible version:

Dear Peter,

I’m so glad to learn that you and your family are coming to visit China.

China is a great country with a very long history so there are large numbers of places of interest and scenic spots in it．With the coming of National Day holidays, these places will take on new looks and it is a good time for your family to travel across China．You can first fly to Beijing and pay a visit to the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum and the Tiananmen Square．After that you can travel with agencies to famous attractions such as the Yellow Mountain, Jiuzhaigou and Guilin．Since the 2010 World Expo is being held in Shanghai, I also advise you to take the chance to visit it.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Yours,

Li Hua

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[练习4]

面对中学生“出国热”，社会对此有不同的看法。请你以Studying Abroad为题，根据 以下提供的信息，谈谈自己的看法。

注意：

1 . 第一句已为你写好，不计入总词数。

2 . 词数120左右

3 . 参考词汇：媒介，中间人mediator

In recent years, studying abroad has been popular.

One possible version: In recent years, studying abroad has been popular．Tens of thousands of Chinese students have gone to foreign countries to study．Many people are trying their best to apply to apply to go abroad. There are many advantages in attending schools abroad. First, students who have studied abroad can act as mediators between people of different cultures. Second, we can learn much more advanced knowledge of science and technology from foreign countries. Third, we can learn much foreign languages more quickly. However, there are some disadvantages. Most of the students are too young to live alone without any living experience. Besides, being far away from their home country, they may feel lonely and homesick. Also, of course, the costs are much higher there than at home. In spite of theses, advantages are more than disadvantages. In my opinion, it is advisable to attend schools abroad.

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[练习5] You are to write a report on getting the students at your school interested in reading by starting a book club.Use the information on page 16 and the sample on page 17 of the textbook and the statistics below to help you.

要求： 1．简要描述同学们的阅读趋向分布情况，主要是通过数据说明问题。 2．介绍阅读俱乐部的具体做法。 3．语言要确切，要有说服力，不要过多描写个人的看法，要用事实说话。

From our recent survey of students，we have found that

We want to get the students interested in reading.For this reason，we

One possible version: From our recent survey of students，we have found that only 8 per cent of the students like reading.The most popular reading subject is humour，which 28 per cent of the students enjoy.This is closely followed by travel books，which 25 per cent of the students are interested in.16 per cent of the students like reading about sports and twelve per cent like science books.A small number of the students like other subjects，such as history. We want to get the students interested in reading.For this reason，we suggest that we have a humour book club，since humour is the most popular subject.Each class would have its own club meetings once a week.At the meetings，they could discuss what books they are currently reading，and could even read aloud some funny bits from the books.The class monitors could then come up with a list of humour books which are popular with the students，and this list could be shared with the other classes.This would be a good way to encourage students to read by helping them learn about books that they might enjoy.

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growpains牛津高一作文篇三

原文加翻译Growing pains

牛津高中英语 模块一第二单元 Growing pains

Growing pains{growpains牛津高一作文}.

Many teenagers feel lonely, as if no one understands them and the changes they are going through.

Day by day, everything seems different, yet the same. Life never seems to be going fast enough;

yet, in other ways, like a race car, life seems to be rushing too fast and even going out of control.

Has anyone else ever felt this way? These feelings are a common part of adolescence—the time of

life between child and adult. And, though it may some times be difficult to believe, you are not

alone—every adult has gone through adolescence, and your friends are going through it right now

along with you. It is common for teenagers to feel lonely and misunderstood. These feelings can

be thought of as growing pains—the difficulties that teenagers face as they grow to adults.

As teenagers grow, it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside

and outside of them. During adolescence, teenagers go through great physical changes. They grow

taller and their voices get deeper, among many other developments. Along with these physical

changes, there come many psychological changes. Boys and girls tend to be different in this{growpains牛津高一作文}.

regard. Many boys become risk-takers—they want to find their own limits and the limits of the

world around them, but may not have the wisdom to make good choices in their behavior. At the

same time, girls often want someone—anyone—to talk to, as they try to deal with their strong

feelings. In the social world, as teenagers get older, they struggle to depend on themselves. They

may badly want and need their parents’ love, yet feel distant; they may want to be part of the

group, yet desire independence. Since teenagers have difficulty balancing these needs, they often

question who they are and how they fit in society. The good news is that these kinds of growing

pains do not last. In the end everything turns out OK—the teenager becomes a healthy adult, and

this period of change and challenge is traded for the changes and challenges of grown-up life.

好在这些成长的烦恼并不会持久。最终一切都会好起来——青少年成长为健康的成年人，而

青春期的变化和挑战则转变为成人生活中的种种变化和挑战。在大千社会中，随着青少年长

大，他们努力地自力更生。他们或许迫切需要父母的关爱，却又感觉疏远；他们或许想要成

为团体的一员，但又渴望独立。正因为青少年们在平衡这些需要时有困难，所以他们经常质

疑自己到底是谁以及怎样融入社会。与这些生理变化同时而来的，还有很多心理上的变化。

男孩和女孩在这方面往往有所不同。很多男孩成为危险尝试者——他们希望找到自己的局限

和他们周边世界的局限，但也许并不具有对其行为作出正确抉择的智慧。而与此同时，女孩

则通常需要和某个人——或任何人——进行交谈，因为她们试图面对自己强烈的情感。 在青少年成长的时候，对自己无论体内还是体外的状态变化感到困惑对他们而言是正常现

象。在青春期，青少年经历着身体上的巨大变化。他们个子长高，声音变低，还有很多其他

的成长发育。这些感觉是青春期——介于孩童和成人之间的人生阶段——的正常组成部分。

而且，虽然有时难以相信，并非只有你才是这样——每一个成年人都经历过青春期，而你的

朋友和你一样正经历这个阶段。对青少年而言，感到孤独和被误解是很普遍的。这些情感可

以看作是成长的烦恼——是青少年迈向成年时所面对的困难。成长的烦恼很多青少年感到孤

独，好像没有人理解他们以及他们正在经历的变化。日子一天天过去，而所有事情似乎都是

不同的，可又都是一成不变的。生活似乎从不过得足够快；而从别的方面看，生活似乎过得

太快甚至于失控，像开赛车一样。别的人也有过同感么？

Home alone

Mom and Dad arrive back from vacation a day earlier than expected. The curtains are closed

and the living room is dark when Mom and Dad enter. Dad: It’s so nice to be home!

Act One

Mom: Yes, I can’t wait to surprise the boys! Suddenly the door opens and a soccer ball flies

through the room. Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.

Eric:Mom! Dad! You’re back early! (looking around room, sounding frightened)

But, but … you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow! The dog slowly walks to Mom

and Dad.

Mom: (bending to touch dog) Eric, he’s so tired and hungry! (looking at table) The money for dog

food is gone, but Spot looks like he is starving! What did you do with the cash we left?

Dad: And look at this room—garbage all over the place! Where is your brother? (shouting angrily)

Daniel!

Daniel: (running into room) Mom, Dad, I can explain …Dad opens the curtains and light comes

into the room. The room is in a mess, with pizza boxes on the floor and dirty dishes in the sink. In

the corner, there is a garbage can around which are pieces of garbage and waste paper. Mom and

Dad both turn towards Daniel.

Dad: (sounding very angry) Listen to me, young man—we left you in charge! We thought you

could act like an adult, but look at the mess! I don’t know why the house is so dirty ...

Mom: Daniel, we thought you were an adult, a person who would make good decisions ...

Dad: How can we trust you any more? We won’t tolerate such behavior in our house! Daniel:

(shouting) Stop shouting at me. I’m still a teenager! Why is everything always my fault? Daniel

runs into his bedroom and shuts the door angrily. Mom and Dad look at each other as lights go

out.

End of Act One

Act Two, Scene One

Daniel and Eric’s bedroom. Eric sits on his bed. Daniel has his arms crossed and looks upset.

Daniel: They never even gave me a chance to defend myself. I hate them!

Eric: You don’t hate them. I can tell them we had an emergency. Then they won’t be mad any

more.

Daniel: No, don’t tell them anything. Anyhow, they didn’t trust me. They don’t deserve an

explanation. Let them think what they want.

Eric: But Daniel, if they knew that Spot was sick and that we used the money to take him to the

clinic ...Daniel: And that we spent all of yesterday waiting there for him, and that is why we had

no time to clean the house ... but no, Eric, why didn’t they ask me what happened instead of shouting at me?

Act Two, Scene Two

Mom: Do you think we were too hard on Daniel? Perhaps there is a reason why the house is a

mess ...

Dad: Maybe, but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t

respect us.

Mom: Oh, why does this have to be so difficult? Mom sighs.

End of Act Two

爸爸：还有，你们看看这起居室——垃圾满地都是!你哥哥在哪儿？（生气地喊）丹尼尔！

妈妈叹了口气。第二幕完妈妈：哎，干嘛非得这么麻烦啊？爸爸：也许吧，可是既然他对我

们那么粗鲁无礼，那我觉得我们有必要教训教训他，要不然,不会尊重我们的。第二幕，第

二场妈妈：你觉得我们刚才对丹尼尔是不是太苛刻了呢？有可能家里一团糟是有原因的……丹尼尔：还有，我们昨天在兽医那儿呆了一整天，正因为如此，我们才没有时间打扫房子……可是，不，埃里克，为什么他们不问问我到底发生了什么事就对我大喊大叫呢？埃里克：可是丹尼尔，如果他们知道小斑点生病了，我们用那笔钱带小斑点去看了兽医……丹尼尔：别，什么都不用跟他们说。不管怎样，他们不信任我。他们不配得到解释。他们愿意怎么想就让他们怎么想好了。埃里克：你可不要讨厌他们！我可以告诉他们发生了紧急情况。解释之后他们就不会再生气了。丹尼尔：他们压根儿就不给我一个辩解的机会。我讨厌他们！

第二幕，第一场丹尼尔和埃里克的卧室。埃里克坐在床上，丹尼尔双臂抱在胸前，看起来很不高兴。丹尼尔冲进自己的卧室，愤怒地关上房门。妈妈和爸爸面面相觑，灯光灭。 第一幕完丹尼尔：（叫喊着）别对我大喊大叫好不好?我还只是个少年!为什么什么事总是我的过错？爸爸：我们怎么能再信任你?在我们家里可不能容忍这种行为！妈妈：丹尼尔，我们还以为你是成年人了，是一个会做出正确决定的人……爸爸：（非常生气地）听我说，年轻人——我们将这个家交给你负责！我们原以为你的行为举止能像个大人样了，可看看这片狼籍!我不知道为什么这个房子弄得这么脏……妈妈和爸爸同时转向丹尼尔。爸爸拉开窗帘，光线一下子照进屋里。起居室里一片狼藉：地板上堆放着比萨饼盒子，洗碗池里全是脏碗碟。角落里有只垃圾桶，在其周围还有垃圾和废纸。丹尼尔：(跑进客厅)妈妈, 爸爸我可以跟你们解释…… 妈妈：（俯身抚摸着狗）埃里克，狗怎么又累又饿的啊！（看了看桌子）买狗食的钱不见了，可是小斑点看上去都饿坏了！你俩用我们留给你们的钱做什么了？ 狗缓缓地走到妈妈和爸爸身边。埃里克：妈妈！爸爸！你们这么早就回来了呀！（四下打量，惊慌地）可是、可是……你们应该明天才到家的呀！ 突然，门开了，一只足球飞了进来。埃里克随后跑进起居室，身后跟着一条大狗，走路慢吞吞的。妈妈：是啊，我迫不及待地要给儿子们一个惊喜呢！爸爸：回家的感觉真好啊！小鬼当家 第一幕妈妈和爸爸外出度假，比预期的时间提前一天返回家中。妈妈和爸爸进门时，窗帘紧闭，起居室里黑咕隆咚的。

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牛津译林版英语高一上册Module 1《Unit 2 Growing pains》word教案

牛津英语一模块Unit 2 Growing Pains

(1-12课时)全部教案

Teaching objectives:

To introduce and develop the theme of growing pains

To form a positive attitude towards growing pains and learn to solve family problems wisely

To identify the difference between American English and British English To learn about some colloquialisms and their origins

To develop the skills of how to read a play

To learn how to use a preposition + which/whom to begin an attributive clause and how to use relative adverbs in attributive clauses

To develop listening ability through a radio talk show

To develop speaking ability by talking about problems common to teenagers and presenting a dialogue based on the relevant theme

To develop the ability of reading for gist

To develop writing ability by presenting a dialogue and an advice letter To learn to be cooperative and helpful when working together

Teaching plans:

Period 1—Welcome to this unit

Period 2—Reading 1 (Comprehension focus)

Period 3—Reading 2 (Word focus)

Period 4—Reading 3 (Consolidation of words)

Period 5—Word power1

Period 6—Word power2

Period 7—Grammar & usage

Period 8—Consolidation of grammar

Period 9—Task presenting a dialogue1

Period 10—Task presenting a dialogue2

Period 11—Project writing an advice letter

Period 12—Exercises

Period 1 Welcome to this unit

Teaching objectives:

To introduce and develop the theme of growing pains

To develop speaking ability by talking about families and problems that happen between teenagers and parents

To know more about classmates and their families

Teaching procedures:

Lead-in:

Presenting family albums:

In this part, Ss are encouraged to say something about their families by showing the class pictures with their parents.

Brainstorming questions:

Do you always show respect to your parents?

Do you always do what your parents want you to?

Do you sometimes quarrel with your parents? Why do you quarrel?

Picture talking (pair work)

Ask Ss to look at the pictures. Imagine the situations and try to describe them as fully as possible with their own words.

Make sure that Ss have “when”, “where”, “who”, “what” in your descriptions. Invite some Ss to report back their descriptions.

Sharing opinions (group work)

In this part, Ss discuss the following questions in groups of four. Each group chooses two of the four questions. Have Ss to report their opinions in class.

Questions for discussion:

What kind of behaviors of yours will make your parents feel unhappy? List as many as you can.

*not doing homework,

*not getting up on time,

*spending too much time or money on …

*bad school behaviours

*not helpful with housework

*making friends with persons that parents don’t like

*…

What would you do if your behavior upsets your parents?

Who do you choose to talk to when you have a problem and want to talk to someone? Why?

Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your parents? How do you overcome the gap?

Assignments:

Preview the new words of this unit on page 64 (from “act” to “rude”)

Think about this questions—What are growing pains? Do you have any pains? What are they?

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Period 2 Reading 1

(Comprehension focus)

Teaching objectives:

To develop the skills of how to read a play

To know about American family life and problems that happen between American teenagers and their parents

To form a positive attitude towards solving problems between teenagers and parents Teaching procedures:

Lead-in:

Have you ever been left alone or with a pet? Describe that experience. If not, can you imagine what might happen if you were left alone? Can you look after your home and keep everything clean and safe?

Reading:

Remind Ss of the instructions on reading a play before reading

First reading and checking out Part A on page 22

Second reading (following the tape) and checking out C1 & C2 on page 24 More comprehension questions:

Why does Eric sound frightened when he sees his parents back?

How does Mom know that the dog is tired and hungry?

What does Dad mean by saying “This is not a family where bad behavior goes unpunished…”?

Thinking after reading:

Ask Ss to use their imagination and think of an end to the play.

Do you think Eric and Daniel will explain to their parents what has happened? Or will the parents go and ask the boys what has happened?

If you were one of the children what would you do? Would you remain silent or would you offer an explanation to your parents? Which is the better solution in your mind?

Assignment:

Read the play aloud with partners.

Underline difficult words or sentences that need explaining.

Finish D1 & D2 on page 24.

Finish E on page 25.

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Period 3 Reading 2

(Word Focus)

Teaching objectives:

To understand new words and expressions and learn how to use them

Teaching procedures:

HW checking out:

D1 & D2 on page 24

E on page 25

Ask Ss:

what they think of the way Daniel and his parents solve their problem

what kind of a boy Daniel is

Difficult points:

(In this part, Ss are encouraged to raise their questions.)

Eric runs in after it, followed by a big dog, walking very slowly.

…you weren’t supposed to come home until tomorrow!

Daniel, we thought you were an adult, …

Eric sits on his bed looking at Daniel, who has his arms crossed and looks angry. …but now that he has been so rude to us, I feel like we have to punish him or he won’t respect us.

Words focus:

1.Word definition:

In this part Ss are to understand words and expressions in the text.

Ask Ss to match the expressions in Column I with the right definitions in Column II.

Column I Column II

a. be supposed to do 1. to talk about sb’s faults in an unfair way,

or to be too strict with sb.

b. deserve to do 2. to want to have sth. or do sth.

c. now that 3. used to ask or talk about how sb. should deal

with sth.

d. in charge 4. used to say a light or fire is off or out

e. be hard on 5. used to say what is/was expected to happen,

esp. when sth. didn’t happen; used to say

that one should or should not do{growpains牛津高一作文}.

f. go out 6.to hope that one will get sth. from sb.

g. expect…from… 7.in a position where you have the duty to make

decisions so that anything bad will not happen

h. feel like 8.used to say one should receive (a reward or

a special treatment) for what he has done

i. (what to) do with 9. because of sth. or as a result of sth.

2. Ask Ss to read the following sentences and try to complete them with words or expressions in the text so that each of the sentences makes sense.

The new company was set up last month and has some problems and difficulties, so we can say the company is experiencing ________. (growing pains)

2 ---Doctor, my son feels pains in his arms and legs at night. What’s wrong? ---It really doesn’t matter. That’s ________ and will soon pass. (growing pains)

3. His strange question made his friends feel surprised; that means his strange question ______ his friends. (surprised)

surprise—n./ vt.

surprised—adj.

surprising—adj.

surprisingly—adv.

My dad bought me an iPod on my birthday, which is a great ____ to me. (surprise) What _____ me most was that flowers there were so cheap. (surprised)

He had a _____ look on his face at the news that she married John. (surprised) ---How was the exam?

---_____ easy. (surprisingly)

The sports meet _________ to take place last weekend. But we had to cancel it because it was raining heavily. (was supposed)

Wang Bing had his hair dyed and his red hair upset his parents. They say as a student he should not dye his hair, that is, he _________ dye his hair. (is not supposed to)

6. The morning assembly takes place on the playground at 7:30 on every Monday. So teachers and students _______ be there by 7:25. (are supposed to)

7.Mrs. Smith is a mother of three and knows a lot about looking after babies. You can ask her what to ______ a newborn baby if you have no idea. (do with)

8.Little Tim did a good job at school and he hoped that his parents would praise him. He ____ a praise _____ his parents. (expect…from)

9. The mother never praises her daughter unless she gets the first in test. She is too

strict with him, that is, she is ______ him. (hard on)

10.Daniel thought his parents _______ him because they shouted at him before he could explain. (hard on)

11. The Chinese Women’s Volleyball team won the championship in the 28th Olympic Games. They worked very hard and they _____ win. (deserved to)

12. That boy spends little time on lessons and seldom listens in class. He failed in the exams. He _____ fail. (deserved to)

13. ---It is so hot. I _____ a big iced cola. What about you?

---Mineral water, please. (feel like)

IV. Assignments:

Finish A1 & A2 on page 86.

Finish D1 on page 89.

Make sure Ss read the text carefully and review what they’ve learned before doing exx.