Unit3 Family matters Like Father, Like son


Learning to learn: A play is a story performed (表演) on a stage. It has a plot (情节), settings (背景), characters (人物) and actions (动作), as well as dialogue (对话) between characters.


Fast ReadingTask 1 Skim the text and find out the following phrases.●1．转向，救助于__________●2．go to university___________●3．惊讶地________________●4．be interested in_________________●5．最终，最后______________●6．be proud of_______________●7．采纳某人建议_________________●8．jump in with both feet ____________●9. 同时_________________●10．make friends_____________turn to去上大学in surprise对……感兴趣in the end对……感到自豪take one's advice全心投入at the same time交朋友


Task 2 Go through the play quickly and find the answer What main conflict does the son have with his father?a disagreement or argument about something importantThe son has decided not to ______________, he wants to focus on his _____ and have a career in ______, but his father wants him to be a ______.go to universitybandmusiclawyer


General readingTrue(T) or False(F) .1. The son was very nervous when he told his father his decision. (　　)2. The grandfather used to be a lawyer. (　　)3. The grandfather wanted the father to be an engineer when the father was young. (　　)4. The father became a professional football player at last. (　　)TFTF


Careful ReadingTask 1 Read the play and choose the best choice 1.How did the father think of the job as a lawyer?A．A lawyer is respected.B．Working as a lawyer is fun.C．A lawyer works in a studio.D．A lawyer is better than a soccer player.


2.Which of the following is similar to “jump in with both feet？”A．give upB．begin somethingC．focus one's attention onD．a kind of sport


3.What can we infer from the passage?A．The son would give up music.B．The son would become a lawyer.C．The son may try to go to university and play music at the same time.D．The boy and the father agreed with each other at last.


Task 2 Fill the blanks to understand the play organization Setting The living room. Friday night. with ___________________at front center.Characters___________—in his 70s，a keen chess player Father—in his 40s，a_______, a football fan. Son—16 years old, a senior high ________,a music lovera table and two chairsGrandfatherlawyerstudent


plots1.The son doesn’t plan to go to university. He wants to focus on his _______ and have a career in _______.2.But the father wants his son to become a _______, because the job helps people and is ________ by others. 3.The grandfather advises his grandson to go to ____________ and play music at the same time. This way, he can make lots of new ________there.bandmusiclawyerrespecteduniversityfriends


Task 3 Cloze testFill in the blanks according to the text. The grandfather and the father, 1. ____________ (seat) at the table, are playing chess. The son 2. ____________ (nervous) approaches the table and tells his father he has decided not 3. ____________ (go) to university. He wants to focus 4. ____________ his band and has a career in music when he leaves school. The father thinks 5. ____________ (play) in a band is not a job and he wants 6. ____________ (he) son to be a lawyer because he thinks people show respect for lawyers. 7. ____________, the son is not interested in law. The grandfather advises the son to think carefully 8. ____________ jumping in with both 9. ____________ (foot) . The grandfather says if the son goes to university and plays music at the same time, he 10. ____________ (have) two options for his future. seatednervouslyto goonplayinghisHoweverbeforefeetwill have


Post-readingTask1 Act out the playThe living room. Friday night. A table and two chairs at front center. Grandfather and Father, seated at the table, are playing chess)Grandfather：And...I win！(Son enters room.)Father：Not again! Oh look, here comes my boy. How are you, son?Son：(nervously approaching the table) Erm...Dad, can we talk?Father：Sure! You know you can always turn to your dad for a chat.Son：OK. Here it is. I’ve decided not to go to university. I want to focus on my band and have a career in music when I leave school.Father：(raising his voice in surprise) You can’t be serious! What about your future career as a lawyer？！Son：I knew you’d say that. You just assume I want to be a lawyer, but that’s only because you are a lawyer.


Father：What’s wrong with being a lawyer? Lawyers help people and are respected by others.Son：Yes, but I’m not interested in law. I want to work in a studio, not a court.Grandfather：(looking at Father) Calm down. OK?Father：(ignoring Grandfather’s words) Stop daydreaming ! Playing in a band is not a job.Son：Of course it is! The music industry is developing fast now. Making music is a job.Grandfather：(stepping between Father and Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to calm down, both of you!Father: But I told him to study something useful at university!


Task2 Explore the title: Like Father ，like SonFact1:The father now works as a ______. So he wants his son to do so. However, his son decides to have a career in ______.lawyermusicFact2:When the father was young, he planned to be a professional _______ ______. His father wanted him to be an ________.footballplayerengineer


Question:According to these facts, can you explain why the title is 'Like Father,like Son'?Answer:The father didn’t do as he was expected. He chose his own career. So does the son.


Moral LessonThe old and the young in the family usually hold different opinions about the same topic. Faced with such family matters, what should we do? It is obvious that the generation gap is quite common and it is hard to show who is right and who is wrong. The best way to deal with that problem is to communicate with each other face to face.Home is where you are loved the most and act the worst.家是你感受到最被爱却又表现最坏的地方。