A2 初级
UNIT 1: FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS
Parenting
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didja
Key Vocabulary & Expressions
raise
抚养
strict
严格
allow
允许
chore
家务
pocke
(
t
)
money
零花钱
example
榜样
independent
独立
take care
‿
of
照顾
patient
有耐心
grow
‿
w
up
长大
My name
‿
is David, and
‿
I have two kids.
我叫大卫，有两个孩子。
My son
‿
is ten
‿
an
(
d
)
my
daughter
dau-der
‿
is six.
儿子十岁，女儿六岁。
When my son was born, I was very nervous, bu
(
t
)
now
‿
w
I know wha
(
t
)
to do.
儿子出生时，我非常紧张，但现在我知道该怎么做了。
Raising children
‿
is hard,
but I
bud I
‿
j
enjoy
‿
j
it.
养孩子很辛苦，但我很享受。
My wife
‿
and
‿
I
‿
j
are no
(
t
)
very strict, bu
(
t
)
we have rules.
我和妻子不算严格，但我们有规矩。
The kids
have to
hafta
go to bed
‿
a
(
t
)
nine, an
(
d
)
they canno
(
t
)
watch TV before they do their homework.
孩子必须九点上床睡觉，做完作业才能看电视。
They do small chores
‿
a
(
t
)
home, an
(
d
)
we
‿
j
allow them to ge
(
t
)
pocke
(
t
)
money for them.
他们在家里做一点家务，我们会给他们零花钱。
We try to be
‿
j
a good
‿
example: we say please
‿
an
(
d
)
thank you, an
(
d
)
we help
‿
other people.
我们努力做好榜样：说“请”和“谢谢”，也帮助别人。
We want
‿
our children to be
‿
j
independent
‿
an
(
d
)
kind.
我们希望孩子独立、善良。
Las
(
t
)
year, my son learned to cook
‿
eggs, an
(
d
)
my
daughter
dau-der
learned to take care
‿
of her
little
li-dle
plants.
去年，儿子学会了煎鸡蛋，女儿学会了照顾她的小植物。
It
‿
is not
‿
always
‿
easy to be patient, bu
(
t
)
when
‿
I see them grow
‿
w
up, I feel very proud.
保持耐心并不总是容易，但看到他们长大，我感到非常骄傲。
Comprehension Questions
How many children does Davi
(
d
)
have?
Wha
(
t
)
time do the kids go to bed?
Wha
(
t
)
do the kids do before they watch TV?
Wha
(
t
)
do the children ge
(
t
)
for doing chores?
Wha
(
t
)
di
(
d
)
David's son learn las
(
t
)
year?
Conversation Starters
Do you
d'ya
have children?
Were your parents strict when you were
‿
a child?
Wha
(
t
)
chores
did you
didja
do when you were young?
Did you
didja
ge
(
t
)
pocke
(
t
)
money
‿
j
as
‿
a child?
Should children ge
(
t
)
money for doing chores?
Wha
(
t
)
can parents do to teach children to be kind?
Do children today have more freedom than before?
What
‿
is the best
‿
age to have children?
Who
‿
w
is
‿
a good
‿
example for you
‿
w
in your family?
What
‿
is the mos
(
t
)
difficul
(
t
)
thing
‿
abou
(
t
)
being
‿
a parent?