Unit-4-Maybe-you-should-learn-to-relax!Section-B-2

Maybeyoushouldlearntorelax!Unit4SectionB2a-2eByWangxinyuFromNo.22MiddleSchoolWhatdoyouoftendoafterschool?after-schoolactivitiestoomuchstressWorriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorworkMaybeyoushouldlearntorelaxWhatwillyoureadaboutinthepassage?Howmanyparagraphsarethereinthispassage?Paragraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Chinesechildrenarebusieronweekendsthanweekdaysthesedays.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.LindaMillerknowsallaboutsuchstress.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Readquicklyandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.Readingstrategy:Getthemainideaofeachparagraphaccordingtothetopicsentence.Readparagraph1carefullyandanswer:1.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthestudentslearningexamskills?2.Whatareotherstudentsdoing?Sothattheycangetintoagoodhighschool.Theyarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.CathyTaylorTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.Readparagraph2carefullyandfillinthechart.personactivitiesfeelingoneoftwoboys1.______4.______theotherson2.______daughter3.______CathyTaylortakeherchildrenfromactivitytoactivityMaybeIcould5.______afewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.basketballpracticepianolessonfootballtrainingtiredcutoutafter-schoolactivitiesTheMillersareanotherfamily.LindaMillerReadparagraph3carefullyandfillintheblanks.Linda____________(agrees/disagrees)withCathy.Shethinksthatitis____tocomparethekidswithotherchildren.Shealsothinksthatpeopleshouldn’t_____theirkidssohard.disagreescrazypushReadparagraph4carefullyandanswer.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?SheagreeswithLinda.shesaysthatkidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.尽管想拥有成功的孩子很正常，但是拥有快乐的孩子更加重要。Readagainandfindthenewwords.1.compete2.typical3.training4.continue5.compare6.developmentGuessthemeaningofnewwords.Paragraph1:Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.Para2:Cathysays,”Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining….”.Para3:Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.Para4:Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.…saysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Para2:Thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.Para3:Theyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren…Para2:Thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.usualorcommonPara4:Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.…saysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.gettingbetterorbiggerGuessthemeaningofnewwords.Paragraph1:Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.Para2:Cathysays,”Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining….”.Para3:Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomethingphysicalexerciseandpracticeofskillsKeepsonhappeninglookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthingsPara3:theyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren…Readingstrategy:Usethecontext(asingleword,aphrase,adescription,orapieceofinformation)tohelpyouguessthemeaningofthewordsyoudon’tknow.1.ListenandImitate2.Findyourquestions.HarvestTimeReadingstrategy1:Getthemainideaofeachparagraphaccordingtothetopicsentence.Readingstrategy2:Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaningofthewordsyoudon’tknow.wetalkaboutafter-schoolactivitiesandstress.GroupworkWhatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?Whatshouldyoudotorelax?TalkShowwethinkafter-schoolactivitiesare…,Torelax….Ithinksomeoftheactivitiesareveryimportantandusefulforourfuture.Buttoomanyafter-schoolactivitieswillmakeusundertoomuchstress.Anditiscrazytocompareuswithotherstudents.Weshouldhavetimetodowhatweenjoydoingtorelaxourselves.1.Trytorememberthenewwordsandtrytousethem.2.Completeyouropinionsandwritethemdown.3.Behappyeveryday!