Unit4 Maybe you should learn to relax!SectionB(2b)

Unit4MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Howdothechildrenfeel?Theyareundertoomuchpressureandtheyfeelunhappyandgetstressed.Whatdoparentsdofortheirchildreninthenews?Theyarecrazyforsendingtheirchildrentoallkindsofclasses.TheypushthemhardWhatcausesthis?Parentswantthemtobesuccessful.Parentsthinkit’sgoodfortheirfuture.---MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!What’sthepassageabout?Inmyopinion,it’sabout---.PredictMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn'tonlyhappeninChina.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'tpushtheirkidssohardDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Howmanyparagraphsarethereinthispassage?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Chinesechildrenarebusieronweekendsthanweekdaysthesedays.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.LindaMillerknowsallaboutsuchstress.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Readquicklyandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Readingstrategy:Getthemainideaofeachparagraphaccordingtothetopicsentence.GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudon’tknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.Para2:Thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.usualorcommonPara4:Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.…saysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.gettingbetterorbiggerGuessthemeaningofnewwords.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorworkParagraph1:Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.Para2:Cathysays,”Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining….”.Para3:Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomethingphysicalexerciseandpracticeofskillsKeepsonhappeninglookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthingsPara3:theyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren…Readingstrategy:Usethecontext(asingleword,aphrase,adescription,orapieceofinformation)tohelpyouguessthemeaningofthewordsyoudon’tknow.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?2bThecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies,childrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.CathyTaylor(amotherofthreechildren),LindaMiller(amotherofthreechildren),andDr.AliceGreen(adoctor).Para.1CarefulreadingChildrenarebusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecause_______________________________________.Manyofthemare________________sothat________________________________________________________.Othersare_______________________________________.learningexamskillstheycangetintoahighpracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappen___________inChinatheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesschoolandlateragooduniversityCathyTaylorTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.Oneboy:LifeforCathy’sthreechildrendaughterTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.TheotherboyTaylor’sfeelingpianolessonsMaybeshecould________afewofactivities.footballtrainingbasketballpracticedon’tuntilquickHowever,thetiredchildren______gethome_______after7:00p.m.Theyhavea_______dinner,andthenit’stimefor_______.homework...begoodforthechildren’sfuture.Para.2Para.2Para2cutoutTheMillersareanotherfamily.LindaMillerLinda’sopinionSheknowsallaboutsuch_______.Competitionstartsveryyoungand__________untilthekidsgetolder.Mothers_______theirsmallkids_____allkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealways__________them_______otherchildren.It’s_______.Idon’tthinkthat’s_______.Whydon’tthey_________________________?Peopleshouldn’t____________________.continuesstresssendtocomparingwithcrazyfairjustlettheirkidsbekidspushtheirkidssohardParentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Para.3&4Dr.AliceGreen’sopinionDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisn’tgoodfor___________________.Shesaysalltheseactivitiescan__________________________.Kidsshouldhavetimeto__________________.Althou