FamilyMattersWhatisafamily?Whatdoyoualreadyknowaboutthesefamilies?Whichfamilydoyourelatetomost?Giveyourreasons.Whatotherfamilystoriesdoyouknow?Startingout風靡全球半個多世紀之久的親情漫畫《父與子》，溢滿了卜勞恩對三歲兒子克里斯蒂安的愛子之情。整本漫畫沒有一句對話，卻通俗易懂，引人發笑。第三帝國時期，戰火不斷，硝煙彌漫，令人窒息的白色恐怖籠罩整個國家，《父與子》猶如荒漠中的一片人性綠洲，溫暖了德國。In1934

Fatherandson(comic)Germany孤島求生美夢破滅創意杰作Superman!Whatanamazingname!Whatagroupofincrediblepersons!WhydoIthinkso?Becauseofthemovie“TheIncredibles”.BobusedtobeoneofthegreatestSupermenintheworld.Hesavedtheworldmanytimes.Then,hegotmarried.Hehadabeautifulwifeandthreecute,powerfulchildren.Hebecamea“stayathomedad”.Butbadpersonscameagain.HemadeabigrobotandnearlykilledBob.ThenBobrealized,hehadtoworkharderandexercisemore.Becausehehadtoprotecthisfamilyandthepeopleinthecity.

TheparrfamilyFinally,theSupermandidthisandsavedallofthem.Itseemsverydifficulttobeasuperman.Butafterwatchingthefilm,Idon’tthinksoanymore.Itwasn’tsodifficulttobeaSupergirl.Wejusttryourbesttodoourjobs.Andwecanalsohelpothers,tobeothers`hero.Moreover,wejustworkharderbeyondothersalittle,sowecanbethebrighteststar,shininginthebigandbeautifulsky.Atthattime,I’malreadytobeaSupergirl!Regardlessofwhattheobstaclesmayappearinmylife,Iwillrunmyrace,doingmybest,tobemyheroandaSupergirl!TheVonTrappFamilyMariahadlongedtobeanunsinceshewasayounggirl,yetwhenshebecameoldenoughdiscoveredthatitwasn'tatallwhatshethought.Oftenintroubleanddoingthewrongthings,Mariaissenttothehouseofaretirednavalcaptain,namedCaptainVonTrapp,tocareforhischildren.VonTrappwaswidowedseveralyearsbeforeandwaslefttocareforseven'rowdy'children.Thechildrenhaverunoffcountlessgovernesses.Mariasoonlearnsthatallthesechildrenneedisalittlelovetochangetheirattitudes.Mariateachesthechildrentosing,andthroughher,musicisbroughtbackintotheheartsandhomeoftheVonTrappfamily.Unknowingly,MariaandCaptainVonTrapparefallinghelplesslyinlove,excepttherearetwoproblems,theCaptainisengaged,andMariaisapostulant(修女）!TheXiaFamilyLivingunderoneroofisthefamilyoffive---parentsandthreechildren.Becauseofdifferentcharactersandhabits,therearealwaysconflicts,arguments,andpracticaljokesbetweenthemandeventheirgrandparents.Itisasitcomfullofhumor,whichmakesaudienceburstintolaughter!Itisabigsuccess.LikeFatherLikeSonUnderstandingideasWhat

wouldyouaskyourparentsaboutforadvice?Whatconflictdoesthesonhavewithhisfather?

Thesonwantstohaveacareerinmusicaftergraduatingfromseniorhighschool,whilehisfatherwantshimtogotouniversityandbecomealawyer.Aplayisastoryperformedonastage.Ithasaplot,settings,charactersandactions,aswellasdialoguebetweencharacters.settingsThelivingroom,withatableandtwochairsatfrontcentre.charactersGrandfather---inhis70s,keenchessplayerFather---inhis40s,lawyer,footballfanSon---16yearsold,seniorhighstudent,musicloverplotThesondoesn`tplantogotouniversity.Hewantstofocusonhisbandandhaveacareerinmusicwhenheleavesschool,becauseitsuitshistalents.Butthefatherwantshissontogotouniversityandbealawyer,becauselawyershelppeopleandarerespectedbyothers.Thegrandfatheradviseshisgrandsontogotouniversityandplaymusicatthesametime.Thisway,hecanhavetwooptionsforhisfuture.Think&ShareIfyouwereinasimilarsituationtotheson,whatwouldyoudo?Why?Whatconflictshaveyouhadwithyourparents?Howdidyousolvethem?Whichtitleisalsosuitablefortheplay?1Whatisthegenerationgap?2Isthereagenerationgapbetweenyouandyourparents?3Whatcausesthegenerationgap?4Whatisyourfatherlike?5Whatistherelationshipbetweenyouandyourfather?6What`sthedifferencebetweenafatherandamother`slove?7ThedifferencebetweenWesternfamilyrelationshipandChinesefamilyrelationship.Familylife,bargainandnotippingIhavelearntalotaboutChineselifewhile1__________(teach)inNanjing,China.WhenIfirstcametoChina,thereweremanythingsIdidnotunderstand.Now,IhavebetterunderstandingofChinesecultureandfinditveryinteresting.Familylifeisquite2_________(difference)inChina.IntheUSA,manyyoungpeopleleavehomeaftertheyfinishtheir3___________(educate)andstartworking.However,inChina,4______iscommonforpeopletolivewiththeirparentsuntiltheyget5____________(marry).ItseemsthatAmericansthinkindependenceismoreimportantwhiletheChinesethinkfamilyrelationshipsaremoreimportant.BargainingisanotherChinesecustom6______confusesme.IntheUSA,prices7_________(set)andyoucannotaskforalowerprice,butinChina,especiallyinsomesmallstoreandtouristplaces,youareexpected8____________(bargain).Onecustomthathasbeen9_______(easy)toadapttothanothersisnotipping.TippingisnotapartofChineseculture.OnceItriedtotipataxid