GettingReadytoGoHomeGettingReadytoGoHomeGettingReadytoGoHomeUnit8

CONTENTSLearningObjectivesAbouttheTextsPre-readingDiscussionTextATextB

LearningObjectivesStudentsaresupposedtousecorrectlynounphrasesasappositives,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.SpeakerASpeakerBSpeakerCSpeakerASpeakerBSpeakerCCollegestudentsParents415263

2.Whatdoyouexpectofthecomingwinterbreak?Howwillyougetalongwithyourparents,yourhighschoolfriends,andyourrelatives?Discusswithyour