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Unit One Growing Up * Text A Writing for Myself Teaching plan Objectives 1. Grasp the main idea (the essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing) and structure of the text (narration in chronological sequence) 2. Appreciate the narrative skills demonstrated in the text (selection of details , repetition , coherence); * 3. Master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. Conduct a series of reading , listening , speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit . * * Warming-up: Have you ever seen the American soap opera “ Growing Pains ”? Do you like it? Why? Do you like to be a child or an adult? Why? Pre –reading: * Growing Pains an American television sitcom(situation comedy ) that ran on the ABC network from 1985 to 1992. The shows premise is based around the fictional Seaver family, who reside on Long Island, New York. Dr. Jason Seaver (Alan Thicke), a psychiatrist, works from home because his wife, Maggie Malone (Joanna Kerns), has gone back to work as a reporter. Jason has to take care of the kids: troublemaker Mike (Kirk Cameron), honors student Carol (Tracey Gold), and rambunctious Ben (Jeremy Miller). From 1988 on, Chrissy Seaver became a part of the family. The show was relevant in the mid-1980s, as women going to work was becoming more and more common, as were stay-at-home dads. * Cultural Notes What is the proper way of eating spaghetti? What is difference between spaghetti and noodles in China? Questions * Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. Its impolite to suck. Don’t use the spoon when eating spaghetti to help you wrap the pasta. It is considered bad form. Spaghetti should be eaten with the fork only. Never cut the threads of pasta with the knife or the f