Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB1a--2eBrainstormDoyouhaveanypressureinyourlife?atschooltoomuchschoolworktoomanyexaminationscan’tgetgoodgradescan’tchoosesubjectswelikehavetogotoschoolearlyhavetoweartheschooluniformoftenfailintheexamstoomanyrulesatschoolhavetocompetewithclassmatespressure=stress(n.壓力)

competewith（和...競(jìng)爭(zhēng))athomehavetogetuptooearlydon’thaveenoughmoneyhavenotimetowatchTVargumentbetweenparentshaveanargumentwithfriendshavesomanyafter-schoolclassesparentsalwayscompareuswithothers…compare...with（把...和...相比）B:Shehastoomuchhomework.A:What’swrongwithher?Doyouoftenhavestressandpressure(壓力)inyourlife?goshoppingwithfriendstalktofamilymembers成員Howtolowerstress（減壓）?watchmoviesspendtimealonehangoutwithherfriendsplaysports.playcomputergames.listentomusicandreadsomebooks.Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelp

loweryourstress?

你喜歡做什么活動(dòng)來(lái)幫助減少你的壓力？__playsports__hangoutwithfriends__talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers__spendtimealone__playcomputergames__readbooks__watchmovies__otherways:1aIliketo......takeatrip,sing,dance....1b

Pair-work

A:Ialways_________tolower

stress.Because_______________________.

Whataboutyou?B:I

liketo

_________.Because___________.

Talkabouttheactivitiesyoulikebestandtellthereasons.兩人一組談?wù)撃阕钕矚g的活動(dòng)，并給出理由。playsportsreadbookshangoutwithfriendsspendtimealoneplaycomputergames…Ithinkit’sthemostinterestingactivity.…Ithink

itcanmakemerelaxed.Listenandcheck（√

）theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.__1.Myparentsgivemealotofpressure

aboutschool.__2.Idon’tgetenoughsleep.__3.Idon’thaveenough

freetime.__4.Ihadafightwithmyparents.__5.Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmates

atschool.√√√1cTrytograspthekeywords.抓關(guān)鍵詞Beforelistening_____Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool._____Idon’tgetenoughsleep._____Idon’thaveenoughfreetime._____Ihadafightwithmyparents._____Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.parentshealthfreetimeparentsc&shealthparents......freetimeschoolworkWhoclassmatesWhatLet'smatch.......haveafter-schoollessonsusetheInternetdohomeworkhangoutwithfriendsplaysportsorexercisewatch

moviesWhatafter-schoolactivitiesdoyouusuallydo?WarmupWhatdoyouthinkofyourafter-schoolactivities?Whydokidstakesomanyafter-schoolclasses?InChina,_________startsveryyoung.competitionCheck(√)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexercise2aDoyouhaveanyafter-schoolclasses?Doyoulikethoseafter-schoolclasses?Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Parentsgivetheirchildrentoomuchstress.2b2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblems?CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.Skimthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwithitsmaincontent.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4a.LifeforCathyTayor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.b.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.c.Manyparentspushtheirchildrenintoleanringmoreskills.d.LindaMillerknowsallaboutsuchstress.

()1.WherearetheTaylorsfrom?A.AmericaB.Australia.C.Canada()2.WhatlessondoesCathyTaylor'sdaughtertake?ABasketballtraining.BFootballtrainingC.Pianolessons(

)3.WhattimedoCathyTaylor'schildrengethome?A.After6:00p.m.B.After7:00p.m.C.After8:00p.m.()4.Thephrase“cutout”meansinthepassage.A.切下B.切碎C.刪除Readpara.2,choosethecorrectanswer.ABBDCareful-readingReadPara.3anddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Lindahas3childrenandsheknowsnothingaboutthestress.2.InsomeAmericanfamilies,competitionsstartearlyandgoonforever.3.InLinda’sopinion,it’scrazyforparentstocomparetheirchildrenwithothers.4.Lindathinksparentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Linda_________withCathy.Shedoesn’tthinkthatis_____anditis_____tocomparethekidswithotherchildren.disagreescrazypushPara.3fairviewpointOpinionAdvicepeopleshouldn’t______theirkidssohard.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Completethechart.RetellPara4.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisn’tgoodfor__________________.Shesaysalltheseactivitiescan_____________________________.Kidsshouldhavetimeto___________________________________.Althoughit’snormalto_______________________,it’sevenmoreimportantto____________________.Dr.AliceGreen’sopinionachild’sdevelopmentcausealotofstressforchildrenrelaxandthinkforthemselveswantsuccessfulchildrenhavehappychildrenIt’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.Toomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Para.4FactsOpinionKidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.

Completethechart.Alltheseactivitiescancausealotofstress.AdviceThesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”

Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.IreallywantthemtoMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.

1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?2e1.Sincetheyliveinonehousewiththeirparents,theyshouldknowthateveryoneshoulddotheirpartinkeepingitcleanandtidy.(教材P222b)(1)

since在此處作連詞，意為“因?yàn)?；既然”，引?dǎo)原因狀語(yǔ)從句，常位于句首。since/s?ns/

conj.因?yàn)?；既然prep.,conj.&adv.

從……以后；自……以來(lái)Sinceyoudon’tknowtheboy,I’llasksomeoneelse.Languagepoints(2)

since作連詞，還可意為“從……以后；自……以來(lái)”，其引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句常用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，主句多用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)。Maryhaslivedheresinceshewasfive.(3)

since還可作介詞，意為“從……以后；自……以來(lái)”，后接表示時(shí)間點(diǎn)的詞或短語(yǔ)。Shehasbeenheresincethreeo’clockthismorning.(4)

since還可作副詞，意為“從……以后；自……以來(lái)”，常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。Sheleftheretenyearsago,andIhaven’tseenhersince.2.Ourneighbors’songotintoagoodcollegebutduringhisfirstyear,hehadnoideahowtotakecareofhimself.(教材P222b)(1)takecareof在此處意為“照顧”，相當(dāng)于lookafter或carefor。

takecareof照顧；處理Canyouhelpmetakecareof/lookafter/careformylittlebrother?(2)

takecareof還可意為“處理；負(fù)責(zé)”。Hersecretaryalwaystakescareofthedetails.【拓展】takecare意為“小心；當(dāng)心”，相當(dāng)于becareful或lookout。Takecarethatyoudon’tdrinktoomuch!SummaryAfterreadingCathyLindaAlice1.It’scrazyandunfairtocomparethemwithotherkids2.Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.1.importantforchildren’sfuture2.wantthemtobesuccessfultoomuchpressureisn’tgoodforachild’sdevelopment.it’smoreimportanttohavehappychildren.whodoyouagreewith?一、根據(jù)句意及漢語(yǔ)提示完成單詞1.Thisisa_______(典型的)caseandletmeexplainittoyou.2.Aftershetookashortbreak,she_________(繼續(xù))doingthehousework.3.