英Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB2a-2eWhatactivitiesdoyouoftendoafterschool?dohomeworkplaysportsorexercisehangoutwithfriendswatchmoviesusetheInternethaveafter-schoollessons2a.Checktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.What’syourideaaboutyourafter-schoolactivities?Readthepassagequicklyandsummarizetwokeywords.opinionsproblem1.Whatisthecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedays?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskillsandsuchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonthem.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.★Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphisusuallyimportant.2b.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.opinionsproblemReadingguidance2c.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparingn.上下文；語境ReadPara.1carefullyandfinishthetask.Thesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.such+a/an+adj.+名詞

如此…pushsb.intodoingsth.=pushsb.todosth.如今well的比較級督促某人做某事put/placegreatpressureonsb.給某人施加巨大壓力v.鞭策；督促ReadPara.1carefullyandcompletethemindmap.ThecommonproblemformanystudentsManyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.

helpkidstobettercompeteinlifesuchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudentsontheonehandontheotherhandManyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.

Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersaretakinguphobbieslikesportsorartsothattheycancompeteandwin.ReadPara.1carefullyandcompletethemindmap.competeandwinTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.刪除；刪去(代詞放中間，名詞放中間或后面)adj.成功的；有成就的not…until…直到…才…adj.

快的；迅速的It’stimeforsth./todosth.

到做某事的時間了adj.典型的the+姓氏的復(fù)數(shù)形式…一家人ReadPara.2carefullyandfinishthetasks.takesb.to…帶某人去…n.練習(xí)；實踐n.訓(xùn)練；培訓(xùn)幾個；一些successn.成功到家

TheTaylorsarea_______Americanfamily.LifeforCathy’sthreechildrenoneboydaughtertheotherboy_____and_____Cathy’sfeelingMaybeshecould___________________________Butshebelieves________________________________________________Shereallywants_________________________resultsHowever,______________________________________________________________________________________________________basketballpracticefootballtrainingpianolessonstypicalbusytiredcutoutafewoftheiractivities.theseactivitiesareimportantforherchildren’sfuture.ReadPara.2carefullyandcompletethechart.thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.herchildrentobesuccessful.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.importantforchildren’sfuturereallywantchildrentobesuccessfulIsCathyfororagainstafter-schoolclasses?Why?ReadandjudgeReadandfindCathyisforafter-schoolclasses.ReadPara.3carefullyandanswerthequestions.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’tthey

justlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”adj.

不理智的；瘋狂的compare…with…

比較continuev.

持續(xù)；繼續(xù)存在ReadPara.3carefullyandfinishthetask.LindaMiller的同位語

(解釋說明)n.競賽；競爭competev.競爭；對抗continuedoing(同)/todo(異)sth.繼續(xù)做某事adv.用力地；猛烈地letsb.dosth.讓某人做某事各種各樣的bealwaysdoingsth.

一直/總是做某事(情緒)compare…to…把…比作…send

sb.to..讓/派某人去…變老IsLindafororagainstafter-schoolclasses?Why?ReadandjudgeReadandfindLindaisagainstafter-schoolclasses.Shethinksthatitiscrazytosendsmallkidstoallkindsofclassesandcomparethemwithotherchildren.Shealsothinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.Parentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.ReadPara.3carefullyandanswerthequestions.ReadPara.4carefullyandfinishthetask.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”v.

造成；引起n.

發(fā)展；成長雖然;不能與but同時使用begoodfor對…有好處太多；修飾不可數(shù)名詞Itis+adj.+(forsb.)+todosth.even修飾比較級；甚至…h(huán)avetimetodosth.causesb.sth.=causesth.forsb.給某人帶來某事(多指麻煩)causesb.todosth.導(dǎo)致某人做某事有時間做某事DoctorsToomuchpressureisn’tgoodforachild’s____________.developmentReadPara.4carefullyandcompletethechart.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.IsDr.AliceGreenfororagainstafter-schoolclasses?Why?ReadandjudgeReadandfindDr.AliceGreenisagainstafter-schoolclasses.Alltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Whodoyouagreewith?Why?ReadanddiscussDoesthewritergiveanysolutions?Isthewriterfororagainst

after-schoolclasses?Whichsentenceshowshisopinion?ReadandjudgeReadandfindhowtorelaxgooutintonaturedosomethingcreativefocusonyourbreathingwriteinajournalsmileandlaughexerciseFindyourownwaytorelax.parentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskillsstudentsgreatpressureparents/doctorsCathyLindaimportantsuccessfulcrazyunfairIt’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.relaxandthinkforthemselvesdevelopmentdoctorsParentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Summary&Retellingbettercompeteinlife2d.Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?

2e.Discuss