Unit4

Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB2a-2e1.Keyvocabularies:opinion,skill,typical,football,quick,continue,crazy,push,development,cause,usual,bealwaysdoingsth.,cutout,compare...with...Learninggoals3.Emotionalaims:Tocareforothersinneed.2.Abilityaims:Guessingthemeaningofthewords.Beingabletoobtainspeakingandreadingskills.1.Areyoubusieronweekendsthanweekdays?Let’shaveasurvey2.Doyoutakeanyafter-schoolactivities?3.Doyouhaveanyproblemsinyourlife?Idon’twanttostayuplate,butthegamesaresointeresting.Parentsdon’tunderstandme!Theyonlyaskmetostudyallthetime.AlthoughIworkhard,Ican’tgetgoodgrades.I’msoupset.Iarguedwithmybestfriend.WhatshouldIdo?havetoomuchstress2a.Check(√)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexerciseIfyouhavetoomuchstress.youcanfindsomethinginterestingtorelax.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!

Childrenshouldlearntorelax.PredictingMatchthekeywordswitheachparagraph.Thesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,

suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”

Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”

MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Doctors’adviceCommonproblemLinda’sopinionCathy’sopinion3a.ReadParagraph1andfinishthetasks.Thesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,

suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.WhatReason(why)Resultpushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskillshelptheirkidstobettercompeteinlifeplacegreatpressureonstudentspushsb.intosth.(doingsth.)在某事上督促某人1.What’sthecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedays?placepressureonsb.=putpressureonsb.給某人太大壓力Commonproblempushsb.todosth.督促某人做某事Readparagraph2andfillinthechart.Name___________TaylorType(a_____________________family)After-schoolactivitiestake________________toafter-schoolactivitieschildrenpersonactivitiesfeelingoneoftwoboys1._______________4._________otherson2._______________daughter3._______________feelingMaybeIcould__________afewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.basketballpracticepianolessonsfootballtrainingtiredCathytypicalAmericanherchildrencutoutCathy’sopinionTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.betypicalof典型的besuccessfulin(doing)sth.在（做）……方面取得成功刪除；刪去not…until…直到……才……Itistimeforsth.該做某事了；到做某事的時候了可與It’stimetodosth.進行轉換翻譯quicklyadv.快速地ReadParagraph3andfillintheblanks.Linda_________(agrees/disagrees)withCathy.disagreesShethinksthatitis______tocomparethekidswithotherchildren.Shealsothinksthatpeopleshouldn’t______theirkidssohard.crazypushLindaMillerReadParagraph3andfillintheblanks.LindaMillerLindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”sendsb.to…送某人到……continues持續；繼續存在相當于goonbecrazyabout對……著迷；熱衷于……compare…with…把……與……比較。常用于兩個同類事物之間的比較。compare…to…

①把……與……比較。（此時可與compare…with…互換）②“把……比作……”常用于兩個不同性質的事物之間的比較。allkindsof

各種各樣的Linda’sopinionReadParagraph4andfillintheblanks.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Doctor：__________AliceGreentoomuchpressure____________________________________.isnotgoodforachild’sdevelopmentkidsshould_____________________________________,too.havetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselvesAlthoughit’snormaltowant__________________,it’sevenmoreimportantto______________________________.successfulchildrenhavehappychildrenSheagreeswith________.(CathyorLinda)LindaDoctors’adviceReadParagraph4.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescan

causealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”thedevelopmentof………的發展causesb.todosth.導致某人做某事替換這句話,簡寫合并成一句話：__________________________________________________________________________.It’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.2c.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening_________2.Lastingforonlyashorttime________3.Makesomethinghappen_______4.Usualorcommon_______5.Encouragesomeonetodosomethingortoworkhard________6.Gettingbetterorbigger_____________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings____________continuesquickcausetypicalpushdevelopmentcomparing2d.Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.Q1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Q2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?Q3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Yes,shedoes.Shethinksthatafter-schoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren’sfuture.No,shedoesn’t.Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’tpushtheirchildrensohard,andtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids.2d.Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.Q3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesaysthatafter-schoolactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Shealsosaysthatchildrenshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,andthatit’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.Summarysendsb.to…送某人到……continues持續；繼續存在相當于goon