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Unit 7
Teenagers should be allowed to choose their
own clothes.
Section A 3a -3c 教学设计
Class Type
Reading and writing
Key words & phrases:tiny, cry, field, hug, lift, badly, awful, regret, poem, talk
back...,keep…..away from, chance, make one’s own decision
Key sentences:
I should be allowed to eat some.
I should not be told what to do!
Objectives I regret talking back, not listening to Mom .
Difficulties and points:
1. To understand the poem Mom Knows Best
2. To talk about what you are allowed to do.
3. 通过学习本课，体会诗歌所表达的深层含义，感悟母爱的无私和伟
大，感恩父母对自己的付出和爱护。
Key
I should be allowed to eat some.
structure
I should not be told what to do!
I regret talking back, not listening to Mom .
Difficulties 1. 1.To understand the poem Mom Knows Best
2. 2.To talk about what you are allowed to do.
3. 通过学习本课，体会诗歌所表达的深层含义，感悟母爱的无私和伟
大，感恩父母对自己的付出和爱护。
Vocabulary
tiny, cry, field, hug, lift, badly, awful, regret, poem, talk back...,keep…..away
from, chance, make one’s own decision
Period 2
Procedure
Translate the phrases into Chinese.
sixteen-year-olds 16岁的孩子们
worry about one’s safety 担心某人的安全
get one’s driver’s license 取得驾照
have part-time jobs 做兼职工作
get one’s ears pierced 穿耳洞cut one’s hair 理发；剪头发
wear earrings 戴耳环/耳饰
Discuss what the students should (not) be allowed to do at home.
Lead-in Are your home rules the same or different?
should (not) be allowed to do
get up early go to bed early play computer games smoke
take off shoes wash hands watch TV in bed go out at night
Make a list of things what we should and should not be allowed to do at home. Discuss
your list in groups.
A: Do you think we should be allowed to … at home?
B: Yes, I do. I think …
/No, I don’t. I don’t think …
Before reading:
Require students to read and learn the new words of this period.
tiny adj. 极小的；微小的
cry v&n. 哭；叫喊
field n.田野；场地
hug n. & v. 拥抱；搂抱
lift v.举起；抬高 n.电梯；搭便车
badly adv.严重地；差；非常
awful adj.很坏的；讨厌的
teen n. (13至19岁之间的）青少年
regret v.&n. 感到遗憾；懊悔
poem n.诗；韵文
Watch a short video and try to answer the following questions:
Do you know the name of the poet?
Who does the poem describe(描写)?
Talk about our mother to see how much we know about her. Then try to write
something about our mothers and show them to the whole class. Finally, talk
about what “mother” means to everyone.
Age: _________
Job: _________
Favorite color/ animal/ food/…_____
Hobbies: ___________
Others: ___________
My mother is a ______. She’s ______ years old, and she is __________. Her
favorite color is _____. She likes______________. Her hobby is _______,
and she __________ everyday. And my mother__________ . She usually
_________________ after work. She makes our life beautiful!
m makes meals for you every day.
o offers you everything that you need.
t teaches you to say the first word.
h helps you out when you are in trouble.
e encourages you when you are sad.
r regards you as the most valuable treasure.
Free talk: Lead students to learn how their mothers love them.When I was a tiny baby crying sang to me Your mom knows
all night, stayed by my side what you need.
When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food
warm arms to sleep in
When I was two running she made sure I was Your mom knows
through the field, safe and kept me how to take care of
When I fell and hurt myself, from danger. you.
Step 1 gave me a hug
lifted me up
When I ..., talked back Your mom knows
coughed badly what you should
do.
While reading: students read the poem and answer the following questions:
1. What kind of text is it?
A. a story B. a piece of news
C. a poem D. an advertisement
2. What’s the feature（特征） of a poem?
3.Listen to the poem and get the general idea of it.
The general idea of the poem is about _____.
A. Mom’s advice
B. My regret
C. Mom’s love for me
4. The poem is written in the order of__________.
5. Listen to the poem, then divide the poem into three parts and match
every part with the main idea.
A.Mom's careness when I was a child
B.I thank mom when I am an adult
C.Mom's careness when I was a baby
Read the first part and fill in the form below.
When I … My mom…
baby________ all night ______ to me and stayed _______.
tired and hungry food and ______ arms to ______.
two running _________ the field made sure that I was ______ and _____
me ______ danger.
fell and hurt __________. gave me a ____ and _____ me _____.
Read Part 2 and complete the following tables.
What is his
What the writer What his
response Result
When wanted to do mother said
（回应）
seven
nine
a teen
Read Part 2 and try to retell it.
When I.... , she said......But I...., “I should be allowed to....”When I.... , she said......But I...., “I should be allowed to....”
When I.... , she said......But I...., “I should be allowed to....”
1. Why do you think the writer talked back to his mom when he was seven and
nine years old?
2. How did the writer feel when he was a teenager and his mom said “Please be
back by ten”?
Write T for true or F for false.
( )1.When the writer was nine, he coughed for days after
eating ice-cream.
( )2.When the writer’s mom didn’t let him watch scary film, he felt very
sorry.
( )3.The writer was allowed to be back past ten, when he was a teen.
( )4.The writer thought he shouldn’t be told what to do when he was
seventeen.
Read Part Three and fill in the form below.
Now I’m an _______, ________ back to those times.
I __________for days after _______ that ice-cream
I _____ scary dreams after ___________ that film
I ____ ____ ____ school from _________ _______ past ten
I regret _______ ______, not _________ _____ Mom.
Mom knows ______, and ____ me she wanted only ___ _____!
3. After reading the whole poem, how do you think the writer feels about his
mom?
4. What does the title “Mom Knows Best” mean？
A. Mom knows I'm the best.
B. Mom knows she's the best.
C. Mom knows what's the best for me.
Step 2 Post reading:
Read the poem full of feelings after the record.
When I was a tiny baby_________all night,
my mom sang to me and stayed________my side.
When I was tired and hungry, she gave me food and wa
rm arms to ______________.
When I was two running ________the field,
she made sure I was safe and kept me________danger.
When I fell and hurt______, she gave me a ______and lifted me ________ .
When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.
But I_____loudly, “ I should be allowed
to eat some! Give it to me now!”
When I was nine watching scary movies, she said it’d give me
_________dreams
But I shouted back angrily,
“I should be allowed to watch it! I’m not a baby! ”
When I was a teen going out with friends, she said, “Please be back__ten!”
But I talked back again , “I _________what to do! I’m seventeen now!”
Now I’m an adult, thinking back to those_________.
I coughed _________days after eating that ice-cream And had scary dreams
after watching that film.
I was late for school_________ staying out past ten. I______talking back,
not listening to Mom. Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the
best!
Do some development:
What else did Mom do for you?
Watch a video and feel how great our mothers are!
Development:
Think about what our dads do for us in our daily life and try to write
Step 3
a poem with the title “Dad knows best”, or they can write about other
family members.
Homework:
Step 4 Write a poem with the title Dad/...knows best.
