1、Unit 4Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B 2a-2e,What do you usually do after school ?,I usually play sports or exercise .,What do you usually do after school ?,I usually watch movies .,What do you usually do after school ?,I usually do homework .,What do you usually do after school ?,I usua
2、lly use the Internet .,What do you usually do after school ?,I usually have after-school lessons .,Check () the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.,_ do homework _ have after-school lessons _ watch movies _ use the Internet _ hang out with friends _ play sports or exercise,wh
3、at about you?,2a,2b,Skim the article and answer the questions.,What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,Parents give their children too much stress.,Reading,2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?,Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green.,1. Chinese children have to take so man
4、y after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.,Read and circle again, judge T or F.,T,T,3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of
5、classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.,T,F,F,2d,Read the article again and answer the questions.,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Yes. She believes th
6、ese activities are important for her childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does
7、 she say?,No, she doesnt. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,These days, children are sometimes _ on weekends than weekdays because they _ take so many _ classes. Cathy Tay
8、lor believes that the after-school activities are _ for his childrens future. He really want them to be _. Linda Miller says, “In some families, _ starts very young and _ until the kids get older. The parents are,根据课文内容填空。,busier,important,successful,competition,have to,after-school,continues,always
9、 _ their small kids with other children. Its _.” She thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids _. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _ a lot of _ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _ and _ themselves, too. _ its normal to want _ children, its even more _ to have _ children.”
10、,comparing,so hard,cause,stress,crazy,push,relax,successful,important,happy,think for,Although,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below.,1. Keeping on happening _,2c,continue v. 持续；继续存在,用法：continue to do sth. 强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不
11、同。 continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前所做事情。,continue,e.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to continue working. 工人们拒绝继续工作。,2. Physical exercise and practice of skills_,training n. 训练,e.g. Nurses have several years of training.护士需要几年的培训。,3. Worries about things at home, school or
12、work _,stress n. 压力,e.g. In fact, stress isnt always bad thing.事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。,4. Usual or common _,typical adj. 典型的,e.g. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters. 我们通常一天收到五十封信。,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _,compete v. 竞争；对抗,e.g. We cant compete with them on price.
13、我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。,6. Getting better or bigger _,development n. 发展；发育；成长,e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife.开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。,7. Look for differences and similarities between things _,compare v. 比较,e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？,compare wit
14、h 比较；对比,What do you think of after-school activities?,In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I dont agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.,Discuss the questions with your
15、partner.,Discussing,2e,2. What should you do to relax?,There are a lot of ways to relax. Id like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.,1. Read the article again after school. 2. Write a short passage about Cathys daily life and her opinions about the education of the kids.,homework,
