Unit6,Unit 6 Is an Only a Lonely Child?,Read the following sentences aloud, paying special attention to strong and weak forms. Strong forms are boldfaced and in red, while weak forms are italicized and underlined.,That is what so many couples are very much concerned about and eager to understand. Some think this may leave the child less capable of interacting well with people his or her own age than one who has been raised with siblings.,1. 2.,Reading aloud,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,For some single-child parents, particularly those with busy careers, the pressures of devoting time and energy to a second child can seem too overwhelming, resulting in them electing to have no more children. This often leads to increased self-esteem which, combined with increased independence, can lead to the child being more confident.,3. 4.,Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to the question of whether or not to have a second child.,5.,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,1. Quote Socrates: Children today are tyrants. They contradict their parent, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers.,Cultural information,Cultural information 1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,2. Children from One-Child Families,Cultural information 2,Some people think that children from only-child families have more merits than shortcomings.,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Firstly, they value free will and will not accept orders blindly.,Secondly, they love trying out new methods and are full of creative ideas.,Thirdly, they expect others to treat them as indispensable partners of the team.,However, some people believe that the only children have more shortcomings than merits.,Cultural information 3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Many are heavily dependent on parents.,And some never learn to do household chores.,What do you think?,It is even worse that some tend to be spoiled and self-centered. They are “the little emperors” in families and schools.,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.,What is the childrens relationship in the video? And whats the relationship between the women and the children?,1.,Audiovisual supplement,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,They are brothers and sisters in one big family. And the woman is their new governess. This video is from a famous movie The Sound of Music.,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Are you from a one-child family? Can you imagine living with so many brothers and sisters?,2.,Open.,Pre-reading Activities-Audiovisual supplements3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Maria: Gretl: Maria: Marta: Maria:,Gretl? Are you scared? Youre not frightened of a thunderstorm, are you? You just stay right here with me. Where are the others? They are asleep. They are not scared. Oh, no? Look. Alright, everybody. Up here on the bed. Really? Well, just this once. Come on. Now, all we have to do is to wait for the boys.,Louisa: Maria:,You wont see them. Boys are brave. You boys werent scared, too, were you?,Video Script1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Friedrich: Maria: Friedrich: Maria: Maria:,Oh, no. We just wanted to be sure that you werent. Thats very thoughtful of you, Friedrich. It wasnt my idea. It was Kurts. Kurt! Thats the one I left out. God bless Kurt. Why does it do that?,Maria: Marta: Maria: Marta:,Well, the lightning says something to the thunder, and the thunder answers back. The lightning must be nasty. Not really. Then why does the thunder get so angry? It makes me want to cry.,Video Script2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Maria:,When anything bothers me and Im feeling unhappy, I just try to think of nice things.,Children: Maria:,What kind of things? Oh, well, let me see. Nice things Daffodils! Green meadows. Skies full of stars Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens. Brown paper packages tied up with strings These are a few of my favorite things.,Video Script3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,What is this expositive text concerned with? This text is concerned with the pros and cons of . In other words, the text deals with the typical of not having a second child. The text discusses them in an tone.,Text analysis,having only one child,_,advantages and disadvantages,_,objective,_,Global Reading-Text analysis1,Text analysis,Structural analysis,2. What is the writers answer to the question of whether or not to have a second child?,It goes