GettingReadytoGoHomeGettingReadytoGoHomeGettingReadytoGoHomeUnit8CONTENTSLearningObjectivesAbouttheTextsPre-readingDiscussionTextATextBLearningObjectivesStudentsaresupposedtousecorrectlynounphrasesasappositives,andverbsfollowedbythesubjunctivemood;learnhowtoanalysethecausesofaproblem;reflectontheirgrowthandpossiblychangedrelationshipwiththeirparentsafterenteringcollege.AbouttheTextsThetwotextsinthisunitexplorefreshmen’smetamorphosisaftertheyentercollege.Asthewinterbreakdrawsnear,parentslookforwardtotheirchildren’shomecoming,yetnoteveryoneofthemispreparedfortheirchildren’sgrowthandchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirfirstsemesteratcollege.Byexploringparents’responsestotheirchildren’schangedbehaviourandtheiradjustmentstotheirgrowth,thesetextsaimtoencouragestudentstoreflectontheirownmetamorphosisincollegeandpreparethemfortheshortperiodoftimetheywillspendwiththeirparents.1.Listentotothreecollegestudentssharingtheirpersonalexperiencesandopinionsaboutgoingbackhomeandtheirparentssharingtheirs.Matcheachstatementinthefollowingboxwithitsrightspeakerbyfillinginthecorrespondingnumbers1-6belowtheproperpictures.Pre-readingDiscussion1Thespeakerhopestogetmorefreedomathomeinthewinterbreak.2Thespeakeriseagertoseeherson.3Thespeakermisseshisdaughterandatthesametimebegrudgeshisfreedom.4Thespeakermissesfriendsandfamilyverymuch.5Thespeakernoticesthedifferencesbetweenlifeathomeandlifeatcollege.6Thespeakerisnotsatisfiedwithherson’sbehaviourathome.Speaker

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studentsParents4152632.Whatdoyouexpectofthecomingwinterbreak?Howwillyougetalongwithyourparents,yourhighschoolfriends,andyourrelatives?Discusswithyourpeers.Openfordiscussion.華東師范大學(xué)出版社Pre-readingDiscussionThe

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HoffmanReadingACulturalBackgroundTextAnalysisLanguageFocusFurtherEnhancementSupplementaryResourcesReadingACulturalBackground1.

Americancollegestudentshavefourholidays:Thanksgivingbreak,wintervacation,summervacation,andspringbreak.Thanksgivingbreakusuallylasts5to7days.ThewintervacationusuallystartstwoweeksbeforeChristmasandlasts3to5weeksuntilthebeginningofJanuary.Thesummervacationisthelongestamongalltheholidays,lastingnearly3months.Thespringbreak,usuallyinMarch,lasts1or2weeks.ReadingACulturalBackground2.

ThanksgivingDayintheUnitedStatesisaholidayonthefourthThursdayofNovember.ItisadayforpeopleintheUStogivethanksforwhattheyhave.Familiesandfriendsgettogetherforameal,whichtraditionallyincludesaroastturkey,stuffing,potatoes,vegetables,cranberrysauce,gravy,andpumpkinpie.Many

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theoriginsofthemodernThanksgivingDaytotheharvestcelebrationthePilgrimsheldinPlymouth,Massachusettsin1621.ThedayafterThanksgiving,alsoknownasBlackFriday,hasbeenregardedasthebeginningoftheUnitedStatesChristmasshoppingseason.ManystoresofferhighlypromotedsalesonBlackFridayandopenveryearly,suchasatmidnight,ormayevenstarttheirsalesatsometimeonThanksgiving.ReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartI(Paragraph1-3)AnexampleoftheSummersasalead-intothetopic:conflictbetweencollegefreshmenandtheirparentswhentheyreturnhomeforthefirstvacationInthistext,theauthoranalysestheconflictbetweencollegefreshmenandtheirparentswhentheyreturnhomeforthefirstvacation.Specifically,hedescribesthechangesthathavetakenplaceintherelationshipsbetweenstudentsandtheirparents.Healsoanalysesthereasonsfortheconflict,andintroducessomesolutions.ReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartII(Paragraphs4-8)Children’s(Collegefreshmen’s)behaviourthatconfoundstheirparents(Para.

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Adescriptionofchildren’sbehaviour(Para.5-6)Reasonsfortheconflict:Parentsexpectationsvs.children’schanges(Para.7)Anexampleoftheconflictbetweenparents’expectationsandchildren’schanges(Para.8)AsummaryReadingATextAnalysisStructureoftheTextPartIII(Paragraphs9-17)Thetransformationofthefamilythatbafflesthechildren(Para.9-13)Theparents’feelingsduringthefirstmonthaftertheirchildrenleaveforcollege(Para.14-17)ThetransformationofparentsthatcausesthebafflementofthechildrenPartIV(Paragraphs18-21)Ananalysisoftheparent-childconflictsPartV(Paragraphs22-23)ThesolutionsofferedbytheSummerswhichechothelead-inReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(1)ReadingforgistReadthetext,andchoosefourtopicsthatarementionedinthetext.Writethelettersofthecorrectstatementsonthenotepad.A

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EParentsandchildrenfinditdifficulttogetalongwitheachotherafterlivingapartforseveralmonths.Childrengetmatureaftergoingtocollege.Parentsandchildrenfeelawkwardwhentheyspendwinterbreaktogether.Parents’lifehaschangedalotsincetheirchildrenlefthomeforcollege.Winterbreakisachanceforparentsandchildrentoadjusttheirrelationships.Childrenfeeltheyarenolongerthecentreofthefamilywhentheycomebackhomeforwinterbreak.ReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(2)Readingforstructure

Readthetextcloselyandcompletethefollowingtwotablesaboutthedifferentlifestylesofparentsandchildrenandtheadvicegiveninthetext.Fillineachblankwithnomorethanthreewords.DimensionsParentsChildrencircadianrhythmsearlytobed,earlytoriseevenstay(1)____________at2a.m.metamorphosislearntosavour(2)_______________rearrangeeverythingintheirhomeslearntohandletheirownresponsibilitiesenjoyfreedom,(3)___________________

ofcampuslifeexpectationstheirchildrentobethesameas(4)_________________________theirparentsnottointerfereintheirpersonalaffairsAdviceBothparentsandchildrenshouldtrytodeterminewhatto(5)__________________learntoadapttothe(6)________________________wide-awakeempty

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TextComprehension(3)ReadingfordetailsAnswerthequestions.1.

Whomdoes“thenatives”inthetitlereferto?Whyaretheycalledthenatives?2.Whoiscomparedtoabat?Why?3.WhydidSeptemberseemendlesstotheparents?Thewordsrefertocollegestudentswhoreturnhomeforbreak,becausetheyusedtoliveathomebeforegoingtocollege.Collegestudentsarecomparedtoabat,becausetheyhavecircadianrhythmssimilartothatofabat.Itisbecausetheparentsmissedtheirchildrenanddidnotadapttotheirlifewithoutchildrenathome.ReadingATextAnalysis

TextComprehension(3)ReadingfordetailsAnswerthequestions.4.WhatstunnedherwhenPatriciawentbackhomeforwinterbreak?5.Arestudentswillingtogobacktocollegeattheendofthebreak?Whyorwhynot?Thetransformationsofherfamilystunnedher.Forinstance,herparentshadrearrangedthings,turnedtodrink,etc.Yes,becausetheycanenjoyfreedom,friendsandfrenzyofcampuslife.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin1Wecouldn’tsurvivefourweekstogether.(Para3)survive:

toendure(something)e.g.Idon’tknowhowIsurvivesuchanawfuljob.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin2Whentheyarrivehome,theyburrowintheirbeds,anddelightoverhome-cookedmeals.(Para4)burrow:tomoveoneselfintoapositionwhereonecanfeelwarm,comfortable,orsafee.g.Suddenlyshy,ouryoungdaughterburrowedherheadintomyshoulder.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin3SomeparentsdoexpectthepersonwhocomeshometobetheonetheydroppedoffinSeptember...(Para5)dropoff:totakesomeoneorsomething,esp.bycar,toaparticularplacee.g.I’mabouttoleave—canIdropyouoffsomewhereonmywayhome?ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin4Afterlivingathomeandchafingatparentalboundaries,studentshavebeenlearninghowtohandleaschool’sbanquetoffreedomsandresponsibilities.(Para6)chafe:tobeorbecomeannoyedorlosepatiencebecauseofrulesorlimitse.g.Wehavebeenchafingunderpettyregulationsfortoolong.Theword“banquet”originallyreferstoagrandlavishformaldinnerparty.Hereitisusedfigurativelytoindicate“agrandsituation”.Paraphrase:Whenlivingathome,studentsoftenlostpatienceandfeltunhappyabouttherulesandlimitssetbytheirparents,butnowincollegetheystartlearninghowtoadapttothenewsplendidsituationwheretheyhavemanyfreedomsandresponsibilities.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin5Teenagershunch,tryingnottobenoticed...(Para7)hunch:toleanforwardwithyourshouldersraisedortobendyourbackandshouldersintoaroundedshapeParaphrase:Inpublic,teenagersdonotwanttobenoticed,sotheyoftenbendtheirshoulderssoastokeepthemselvesinlowprofile.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin6Thismetamorphosiswaslikelytrueforparentswhoattendedcollegethemselves.(Para8)metamorphosis:oftenusedinaformalsituationtomeanaprocessinwhichsomebodyorsomethingchangescompletelye.g.Heobservedcarefullythemetamorphosisofacaterpillarintoabutterfly.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin7Initially,Patricia’sparentsconstantlytextedandcalledher.Butastheyrealizedhowhappyshewas,theywistfullybackedoff.(Para11)wistful:sadandthinkingaboutsomethingthatisimpossibleorinthepaste.g.Shespokewistfullyoftheirearlyyearstogether.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin8Thecouplereignitedtheirromance.(Para14)reignite:tocausetohaveverystrongfeelingsaboutsomethingagainParaphrase:Thecouplenowhadtimetohaveromanticexperiencesagain.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin9IhadnoideatheseshenanigansweregoingonwhenIwasn’theretosupervise.(Para17)shenanigan:secretordishonestactivities,usuallyofacomplicatedandhumorousorinterestingtypeReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin10Buttowardtheend—particularlywithsomeschoolsschedulingbreaksfromtheweekendbeforeThanksgivingthroughearlyJanuary—nervescanfray.(Para18)fray:tobecomeupsetorannoyede.g.TempersfrayedasthousandsofdriversbegantheChristmasholidaywithlongwaitsintrafficjams.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin11FakeIDshavebeenconfiscated.(Para19)confiscate:totakesomethingawayfromsomebody,usuallyasapunishmentParaphrase:TheyusedtobuyalcoholswiththeirunrealIDs,butnowtheseIDshavebeentakenawaybytheirparents.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin12Therespiteofhomecookinghasbeenreplacedbyreality,includingpotstoscrub.(Para19)respite:apauseorrestfromsomethingdifficultorunpleasante.g.Weworkedforhourswithoutrespite.Paraphrase:Thechildrenthoughthomecookingwouldbearelaxingmomentfromthebusycollegelife,buttheyhadneverimaginedthatinfacttheyhadtohelptheirparentswiththehousework,suchascleaningthecookingutensils.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin13Withoutthestructureofschoolroutine,boredomseepsin.(Para19)seep:tofloworleakingraduallybutsteadilye.g.IrealizedtherewasafiredownstairswhenInoticedsmokeseepingintoourbedroom.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin14Asmuchasitcanhurtparents,it’sgoodtoknowthestudentfeelsthatwayaboutcollege.(Para20)asmuchas:although;inspiteofe.g.AsmuchasI’dliketoseeParisorRomesomeday,I’mprettycontenttostayrighthereinmyhometownforthetimebeing.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin15Bynow,parentsmayalsoberestive.(Para21)restive:unwillingtobecontrolledorbepatiente.g.Theaudiencewasbecomingrestiveastheywaitedfortheperformancetobegin.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin16LiketheAllens,theSummerssavor

emptynesting.(Para21)savour:toenjoyfoodoranexperienceslowly,inordertoappreciateitasmuchaspossiblee.g.HewantedtosavourhistimewithHenriettaandtheirgrownchildren.emptynest:afamilyhomeinhabitedbyparentsaftertheirchildrenhavegrownupanddepartedParaphrase:LiketheAllenfamily,Mr.andMrs.Summerenjoytheirlifewithouttheirchildrenathome.ReadingATextAnalysis

Zoomingin17Andaswinterbreaknearsitsconclusion,everyonehascometoappreciate“home”inallitsiterations—theholidaypop-upversionandtheonetheywilleachbereturningto.(Para23)iteration:versionpopup:toappearsuddenlyParaphrase:Whenwinterholidayiscomingtoanend,everyonehaslearnedtoappreciatethefullmeaningsofhomeintwoversions—thetemporaryholidayversionandthedailyversionwhichtheyaresoontoreturnto.ReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththemostappropriatewordfromthefourchoicesmarkedwithA,B,CandD.1.At

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sorrowTask3ReadingALanguageFocusStudythefollowingsentencesfromReadingA.Payattentiontothewordsbeginningwith“re-”:Canyouguessthemeaningoftheprefix“re-”?

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prefix“re-”“re-”isaprefix,occurringoriginallyinloanwordsfromLatin,usedwiththemeaning“again”or“againandagain”toindicaterepetition,orwiththemeaning“back”or“backward”toindicatewithdrawalorbackwardmotion,suchasregenerate,retype,retrace,rebuild,recall,etc.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusStudythefollowingsentencesfromReadingA.Payattentiontothewordsbeginningwith“re-”:Canyouguessthemeaningoftheprefix“re-”?

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prefix“re-”1WhentheboysreturnedhomeinsuburbanDenvertovisitduringThanksgiving…2Winterbreakiswhenstudentsandparentstrytodeterminewhattoretain,whattoreframe.3ThatfirstreunioninAustin,LaurieAllenwasstartledbyherdaughter,Patricia.4Thecouplereignitedtheirromance.Theyrejoicedattheendoftheworkday,...5Mymotherhadreplacedmybedding,repaintedtheroom,andrearrangedeverything.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusWriteoutthewordwiththeprefix“re-”basedonthedescriptioninthefollowingsentences.

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prefix“re-”1Toreturnafteraperiodoftime(8letters)___________2Tofillsomethingagain(6letters)____________3Tobringsomethingbackintoyourmind(8letters)____________4Tosaysomethingmorethanonce(6letters)____________5Toconsidersomethingagain(6letters)__________6Togivesomethingback(6letters)_________7Tofindanewuseforsomething(5letters)_________8Topassamaterial/substancethroughaprocesssoitcanbeusedagain(7letters)

______reappearrefillrememberrepeatreviewreturnreuserecycleTask3ReadingALanguageFocusDirections:StudythefollowingsentencefromReadingA.Canyouexplainwhytheverbs“volunteer”and“work”intheclausearenotintheformofpasttenseorfuturetense?Dotheyreallyindicatethepresenttense?

verbsfollowedbythesubjunctivemoodEversincetheirsons’freshmenwinterbreaks,theSummershaveinsistedthattheboysvolunteerorworkduringsubsequentbreakstokeepaschedule.Subjunctivemoodissometimesfoundinclausesfollowingaverbthatexpressesawish,request,demand,orproposal,suchas“advice”,“ask”,“command”,“demand”,“desire”,“insist”,“propose”,“recommend”,“request”,“urge”and“suggest”.Insuchclauses,theverbsareusuallyinthesimpleformorcombinedwiththeauxiliaryverb“should”.e.g.Herecommendedthateachdriver(should)reporthistips.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusFillintheblankswiththecorrectformofthegivenverbsandcircletheverbsfollowedbythesubjunctivemood.1.IsuggestedthatFrank______(read)thedirectionscarefullybeforeassemblingthebicycle.2.Mrs.Finkelsteindemandedthattheheater___________(repair)immediately.Herapartmentwasfreezing.3.Themonkinsistedthatthetourists_________(enter)thetempleuntiltheyhadremovedtheirshoes.4.Judyaskedthatwe_______(attend)hergraduationceremonynextweek.5.Iproposethatweall_______(drive)togethersothatnobodygetslostalongtheway.readnot

enterberepairedattenddriveTask3ReadingALanguageFocusTranslatethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheverbsgiveninthebrackets.1.這位女士堅(jiān)持要把走丟的孩子帶到商店的問(wèn)訊處。(insist)2.營(yíng)養(yǎng)學(xué)家建議莎莉減少每日的脂肪攝入量。(recommend)3.市民們敦促政府對(duì)航空行業(yè)進(jìn)行規(guī)范管理。(urge)Thewomaninsistedthatthelostchildbetakentothestore’sinformationdesk.ThenutritionistrecommendedthatSallyreduceherdailyfatintake.Thecitizensurgedthatthegovernmentregulatetheairlineindustry.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusTranslatethefollowingsentencesbyusingtheverbsgiveninthebrackets.4.瑪麗要求弗蘭克務(wù)必來(lái)參加聚會(huì)。(request)5.老師提議他每周給他的父母親寫(xiě)信。(propose)MaryrequestedFrankcometotheparty.Theteacherproposedthathewritetohisparentseverymonth.

Task3ReadingALanguageFocusStudythefollowingsentencesfromReadingAandtellthefunctionofthephrasesinboldred?.

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appositives1.StevenandLoraineSummeradoretheirsonsJason,20,ajuniorattheUniversityofMaryland,andAri,22,agraduatestudentattheUniversityofColorado.2.“SomeparentsdoexpectthepersonwhocomeshometobetheonetheydroppedoffinSeptember,”saidVickiNelson,acommunicationprofessoratCurryCollegeinMassachusetts.Theuseofappositivesistheplacementside-by-sideoftwocoordinateelements(usuallynounphrases),thesecondofwhichservestoidentifyorrenamethefirst.Anappositionoccurswhentwowordsorphrasesareplacedbesideeachotherinasentencesothatonedescribesordefinestheother.E.g.Woofers,mydog...inwhich“mydog”isinappositiontothenameWoofers.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusCombinethefollowingsentencesineachsetintoasinglesentencebyusingappositives.Omitunnecessarywordsbutdonotleaveoutanyimportantdetail.

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appositives1.MonroeandIstrolledthroughthegraveyard.Thegraveyardisthemostpeacefulspotintown.2.St.Valentineisthepatronsaintoflovers.St.Valentinewasnevermarried.MonroeandIstrolledthroughthegraveyard,themostpeacefulspotintown.St.Valentine,thepatronsaintoflovers,wasnevermarried.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusCombinethefollowingsentencesineachsetintoasinglesentencebyusingappositives.Omitunnecessarywordsbutdonotleaveoutanyimportantdetail.

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Wewerewaitingoutsidetheprisoncells.Thecellswerearowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars.Thecellswerelikesmallanimalcages.4.Myfatherwasoutside.Myfatherwasbeneaththewindow.MyfatherwhistledforReggie.ReggiewasourEnglishsetter.Wewerewaitingoutsidetheprisoncells,arowofshedsfrontedwithdoublebars,likesmallanimalcages.Outsidebeneathmywindow,myfatherwhistledforReggie,ourEnglishsetter.Task3ReadingALanguageFocusCombinethefollowingsentencesineachsetintoasinglesentencebyusingappositives.Omitunnecessarywordsbutdonotleaveoutanyimportantdetail.

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appositives5.Wesawthestreaminthevalley.Thestreamwasblack.Thestreamwashalted.Thestreamwasatarredpaththroughthewilderness.Wesawthestreaminthevalley,blackandhalted,atarredpaththroughthewilderness.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence1:

TheworldgaveBeijingachanceandBeijinggaveapleasantlysurpriseback.Analysis:Theuseof“givesth.back”isnotidiomatic.Itwouldbemorepropertouse“return”.“Pleasantly”shouldbereplacedby“pleasant”sinceitmodifiesanoun.Asuggestedversion:TheworldgaveBeijingachanceandBeijingreturnedapleasantsurprise.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence2:Weteamrecalledourpassionandplayedgameswithchildrenasmuchaswecan.Analysis:“Weteam”seemstobeanungrammaticaltranslationfor“我們組”,whichshouldbereplacedby“We”or“Ourteam”.

“Recall”means“remember”anddoesnotfitthemeaninghere;themoreappropriatewordis“regain”.“Can”shouldalsobereplacedby“could”toensuretheconsistencyoftenseinthesentence.Asuggestedversion:We/Ourteamregainedpassionandplayedgameswiththechildrenasmuchaswecould.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence3:What’smoresurprised,weforcedamoresolidrelationshipthanbefore.Analysis:“Surprised”isusuallyusedtodescribesomebodyratherthansomething,and“surprising”shouldbeusedinstead.“Forcearelationship”isalsounidiomatic.Themeaninginthemainclausecanbebetterexpressedbytheword“reestablish”.Asuggestedversion:Whatismoresurprising,wereestablishedamoresolidrelationship.ReadingALanguageFocusTypicalMistakesFoundinChineseStudents’WritingsSentence4:Myparentsmadeafinaldecisionthatourfamilymovedintothecitywheremyfatherworkedin.Analysis:Sincethefirstattributiveclausemodifies“decision”,subjunctivemood(“should+v.”)shouldbeused.Thesecondattributiveclauseisungrammaticalinthat“where”doesnotcollocatewith“in”.Asuggestedversion:Myparentsmadeafinaldecisionthatourfamily(should)moveintothecitywheremyfatherworked.Anothersuggestedversion:Myparentsmadeafinaldecisionthatourfamily(should)moveintothecityinwhichmyfatherworked.ReadingAFurtherEnhancement

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Communicatewithyourchildwhatistobeexpectedofthemwhileathome.However,takeintoconsiderationthathe/shehasbeenontheirown,________________________.3.Havelotsoffoodinthehouse.Duringtheirtimehomemakesurethefridgeisstocked,favouritemealsarecooked,andfrozendinnersdon’texist.______________________

whenyourchildiseatingRamen5nightsaweek.informationcomesyourwayfeelcomfortableEstablishnewrules.havingcompletefreedomNothingcomparestoReadingAFurtherEnhancement

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parentsandcompletethefollowingtextbyfillingintheblanks.4.Letthemsleepin.They______________forstayinguplate,studyingforfinals,socializing,anddormliving.Lackofsleepcanmakethemintobadmoods.Noonelikeshavingachild_____________at

home.Itdoesn’tmakeitpeacefulforthehousehold.5_________________Yourchildhasbeenindependentatcollege,nothavingtoreporttoanyone.Expecttheirfriendstobeinandoutofyourhome.Reenteringthehomemayfeelrestrictiveandwill_____________________oneveryone’spart.6Comfortiskey.Homesweethome!Collegestudentslookforwardtocomingbackhome.Keeptheirbedroomthesame.Whodoesn’tlovecominghometothecomfortoftheir__________________________?lacksleepinbadmoodsExpectdisruption.requirecompromiseownbedandpersonalspaceReadingAFurtherEnhancement

Listening(2)Discussthefollowingquestionsrelatedtothetipswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouexpecttododuringthecomingholiday?2.Whatmightyourparentsexpectofthecomingholiday?3.DoyouthinkthesixtipsnecessaryforparentsinChina?Whyorwhynot?4.Canyougivesomeothertipsforparents?Openfordiscussion.ReadingAFurtherEnhancementSSpeakingInthelisteningsection,youlistenedtoatalkabouttipsforparents.Butparents’effortsalonearenotenoughtoensurethelaughterandfunduringtheholiday.Asacollegestudent,youshouldalsomakeyourefforts.Discussthefollowingquestionswith