Unit-4-Why-dont-you-talk-to-your-parents--SectionB

GivingadvicesI’malittlebitshy.I’mafraidofspeakinginfrontofpeople.WhatshouldIdo?Youshouldbemoreconfident.Youshouldplaysportswithyourfriendsafterclass.Ileftmyhomeworkathome.Youshouldtellittoyourteacher.Youcouldcallyourparentsandaskthemtobringittoschool.What’swrongwiththegirl?She’stoostressedout.Whatshouldshedo?Canyougivehersomeadvice?Whynothangoutwithherfriends?Shecouldplaysports.Shecouldplaycomputergames.Sheshouldlistentomusicandreadsomebooks.Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.1a______playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies______other:_______________Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.Ialwayshangoutwithmyfriendstolowerstress.Iliketolistentomusictolowerstressbest.I’dliketoplaysportswhenI’mstressedout.1bJennyisthemostactivememberinourgroup.珍妮是我们小组最活跃成员。1.membern.成员；分子2.pressuren.压力（不可数名词）Nevergiveheralotofpressureaboutschool,justencouragement.不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些鼓励。3.competev.竞争；对抗competewith与……进行竞争Wecan’thopetocompetewithsuchaexperiencedteam.我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞争。ListenandchecktheproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.1c___Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.___Idon’tgetenoughsleep.___Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.___Ihadafightwithmyparents.___Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.1.Althoughyoumaybe________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch_______.1dListenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.pressureunhappy2.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout______.Freetimeactivitieslike_____andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn’t_______withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.gradessportscompetehelpingWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.1eIthinkWeiMingshouldmorefreetoplaysportsafterclass.Why?Healthismoreimportantthangrades.Gradesisn’teverythingafterall.Checktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.2a____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexercise2.soccerball英式足球1.footballn.美式足球3.pushv.推4.opinionn.意见；想法；看法Inmyopinion,it’sbetternottogo.以我的看法，还是不去好。Doyouhavetheskilltoskisuchadifficultslope?你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗？5.skilln.技巧；技艺7.crazyadj.不理智的；疯狂的6.cutout删除；删去Theeditorcutoutthelastparagraph.编辑将最后一段删掉了。Youmustbecrazytorideabikewithoutbrakes.你骑一辆没闸的车，一定是疯了吧。8.causev.造成；引起Abadtoothcancausepain.一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。Whatdidyoudoafterschool?Doyouhavestressinyourlife?Howdoyourelaxyourself?2bSkimthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Parentsgivetheirchildrentoomuchstress.2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblems?Linda,MillerandDr.AliceGreen.1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.2.CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.TT3.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.4.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.5.Alicethinkskidsshouldn’thavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.TFFLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningbelow.1.Keepingonhappening_______2ccontinuev.持续；继续存在用法：continuetodosth.强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。continuedoingsth.多强调接着做以前所做事情。continuee.g.CanIcontinuetoreadaloud?我可以继续朗读吗？Theworkersrefusedtocontinueworking.工人们拒绝继续工作。2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills_______trainingn.训练e.g.Nurseshaveseveralyearsoftraining.护士需要几年的培训。training3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork______stressn.压力e.g.Infact,stressisn’talwaysbadthing.事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。stress4.Usualorcommon_______typicaladj.典型的e.g.Onatypicalday,wereceiveaboutfiftyletters.我们通常一天收到五十封信。typical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething________competev.竞争；对抗e.g.Wecan’tcompetewiththemonprice.我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。compete6.Gettingbetterorbigger____________developmentn.发展；发育；成长e.g.Developmentoftheareawouldendangerthewildlife.开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。development7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_________comparev.比较compare…with…比较；对比e.g.Howdoesyournewhousecomparewithyouroldone?你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？compare2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Yes.Shebelievestheseactivitiesareimportantforherchildren’sfuture.2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?No,shedoesn’t.Shethinksit’scrazyandunfairtosendsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Parentsshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?No,shedoesn’t.Shesayskidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?Inmyopinion,ifthekidreallyliketheactivitysuchasbasketball,hecangototheseclasses.Theymayhavesomefunaswellsomeskills.Idon’tagreethatsomeparentspushthekidstotaketheseactivities.Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.2e2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?Therearealotofwa