Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?(SectionB2a-2e)Period4Whatdotheyusuallydoafterschool?playchessdrawpicturesplaysoccerdanceplayping-pongCheck(√)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.___dohomework___usetheInternet___haveafter-schoollessons___hangoutwithfriends___watchmovies___playsportsorexerciseA：Whatafter-schoolactivitiesdoyoudo?B：Iusuallydohomework,butsometimesIusetheInternet.Thesedays,studentsaresometimesbusieronweekends

thanweekdays.Doyouknowwhy?Becausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!FastreadingWhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Thesedays,childrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.Task12bFastreadingTask2Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.Keepsonhappening__________________________________Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills___________________Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork____________Usualorcommon____________________________________Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________Gettingbetterorbigger_______________________________Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_____continuecompetetypicaltrainingstresscontinuecomparedevelopmenttrainingstresstypicalcompetecomparedevelopmentReadfordetailsWhyareChinesechildrenbusieronweekends?2.

Howmanykindsofafter-schoolclassesarementionedinthereadingpassage？Two.Manyofstudentsarelearningexamskills,othersarepracticingsports.Becausethehavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.

para1Readfordetailspara21.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisvery________.2.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Yes,shedoes.Shethinksthatafter-schoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren’sfuture.busyReadfordetailspara3DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?No,shedoesn’t.Shedoesn’tthinkthatpeopleshouldpushtheirchildrensohard,andtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids.（L11）Readfordetails1.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.para4

Thesedays,childrenaresometimes_____onweekendsthanweekdaysbecausethey______takesomany__________classes.CathyTaylorbelievesthattheafter-schoolactivitiesare_________forhischildren’sfuture.Hereallywantthemtobe_______.LindaMillersays,“Insomefamilies,__________startsveryyoungand_______untilthekidsgetolder.Theparentsare

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competitionhavetoafter-schoolcontinuesalways_________theirsmallkidswithotherchildren.It’s_____.”Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’t____theirkids______.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescan_____alotof_____forchildren.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimeto_____and________themselves,too.________it’snormaltowant_________children,it’sevenmore_________tohave_____children.”comparingsohardcausestresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythinkforAlthoughAfterreadingDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?Whatshouldyoudotorelax?Inmyopinion,ifthekidreallyliketheactivity,hecangototheclass.Theymayhavesomefun.Idon’tagreethatsomeparentspushthekidstotaketheseactivities.I’dliketolistentomusicorplaysportstorelax.Butmyfriend,Ericwouldliketosleepalotandeatsomenicefood.Nowmoreandmorechildrenarehavingdifferentkindsofafter-schoolclasses.Asamiddleschoolstudent,whatdoyouthinkofit.Let’shaveadeb