Unit 1 Growing upTeaching hours: 6-8 hours totalI. Teaching aims and demands:1.To master the new target words and useful phrases;2.To comprehend the whole text;3.To summarize the main points of the text.II. Background information.1.The American Educational SystemIn the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization:kindergarten: under 5 years oldjunior high / middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years oldelementary / primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years oldsenior / high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years oldcollege, institute, academy (学院), university2.A Brief Introduction to John Lennon3. Definition of SpaghettiSpaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Unlike some Chinese noodles, it is not served in soup and will never taste pulpy (软乎乎、没有嚼劲的).III. Warm-up1.English Song — Beautiful Boy2.Questions about the Song and the Texts1). In your opinion, what is the song Beautiful Boy going to tell us?2). What does Lennon think of growing up? Is it easy or full of adventures?3). Can you guess what the texts in this unit are going to be about?IV. Language points1. take hold: become establishedEg. The idea of one child has taken hold in many Chinese families.老习惯是很难摆脱的。
这就是为什么你要在习惯养成前戒烟。
Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.2.turn out: come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc.1)prove to be：Eg. The plan turned out a failure.2)shut offEg.. Turn out the light before you go to bed.3)produce; makeEg. A large group of protesters have turned out.The school has turned out some great scholars.3.anticipate: vt. expect (usu. followed by gerund or that-clause)Eg. The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.They anticipate that deaths from AIDS will have doubled by 2012.他们预测到2012年死于艾滋病的人数将增加一倍。
4.tedious: adj. boring and lasting for a long timeEg. Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him anymore.The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.5. inspire: vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc.Eg. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s speeches inspired people to fight for equal treatment of African Americans.The last leaf on the tree that never fell off inspired the dying patient with the will to live on.6. rigid: adj. fixed in behavior; based on correct or accepted rulesEg. 如果他从前对事情不那么严格苛刻的话，他女儿就不会这么年轻就离家出走了。
If he had been a little less rigid about things, his daughter would not have left home at such a young age.The rigid headmaster would button up his clothes even on the hottest days.7. severe: adj.1) completely plainEg. Hemingway is known for his severe writing style.海明威以其朴实的写作风格而闻名于世。
2) stern; strictEg. Only those who have undergone severe training can be accepted into the air force.8.sequence: n. connected line of events, ideas, etc.Eg. A sequence of bad harvests forced some African countries to ask for foreign aid.连续的歉收（bad harvest）迫使一些非洲国家请求外国援助（foreign aid）。
I have a poor memory for dates and often mix up the sequence of events.我记日期的能力很差，常把事情的先后次序弄混。
More phrases：in sequence 紧接着，一个接着一个in regular sequence 按次序，有条不紊the sequence of events 事情的先后顺序9.argument: n.1) a disagreement; a quarrelEg.There are many arguments against smoking.2) a reason given to support or disprove sth.Eg. The famous professor can always drive home an argument.那位著名的教授总能把论点讲透彻。
Collocation：加入/卷入争论get into an argument中断一场争论break off an argument结束一场争论terminate an argument解决一场争论settle an argument激烈的争论 a bitter / violent / heated argument提出论点put forward / offer an argument驳倒一个论点confute an argument10. compose: vt. write or create (music, poetry, etc.)Eg. The president’s speech is really brilliant. Do you think it was composed by himself or by someone else?John Lennon composed the song Beautiful Boy for his son..compose, consist of, comprise & constitute这组动词的一般含义为“组成”或“构成”。
compose 常见于被动语态，构成be composed of 的结构，表示“由…构成”；在用于主动语态时,一般包含着“融合为一”的意思，而且主语或者是复数名词或者是集体名词。
例如：CF:Concrete is composed of cement, sand and gravel mixed with water.混凝土由水泥、沙、石子与水掺和而成。
England, Scotland and Wales compose the island of Great Britain.英格兰、苏格兰和威尔士构成大不列颠岛。
mand: n. orderEg. The commander gave the command that all prisoners of war should be well treated.The rebellious army would not obey any command from the President.1）. v. give an order (to)Eg. The captain commanded his men to leave the ship immediately.船长命令船员立刻离船。