Word study

Review some useful words and expressions.

vacation / holiday

surprise, be surprised at, surprising, in surprise, to one's surprise

be supposed to do sth

explain sth to sb / explain to sb sth

reason, reason for doing sth, reason to do sth, reason why + clause

Learn some more.

not any more, be hard on sb, be rude to sb,

now that / since

Detailed reading

1.Please read the play carefully and fill in the form

Characters Things they do Feelings Mom and Dad Eric Daniel Role-play

Divide students into groups of five and one is the narrator and the others are the main characters. Role-play Act One and Act Two.

Discussion

1.Suppose you were one of the children what would you do?

2.How do you think good parents should treat their children?

3.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it?

Homework

1 Write an end to the play.

2 Role-play the dialogue in groups of five.