1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B1 1a2e,Review,Giving advice,Im a little bit shy. Im afraid of speaking in front of people. What should I do?,You should be more confident. You should play sports with your friends after class.,I left my homework at home.,You should tell it to

2、 your teacher. You could call your parents and ask them to bring it to school.,Whats wrong with the girl? Shes too stressed out.,What should she do? Can you give her some advice?,Why not hang out with her friends?,She could play sports.,She could play computer games.,She should listen to music and r

3、ead some books.,Order the things,What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them 1- 8 with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.,1a,_ play sports _ hang out with friends _ talk to parents or other family members _ spend time alone _ play computer games _ rea

4、d books _ watch movies _ other: _,Tell your partner about your answers in 1a.,I always hang out with my friends to lower stress.,I like to listen to music to lower stress best.,Id like to play sports when Im stressed out.,1b,Talking,Jenny is the most active member in our group. 珍妮是我們小組最活躍成員。,1. memb

5、er n. 成員；分子,New words,2. pressure n. 壓力 （不可數(shù)名詞）,Never give her a lot of pressure about school , just encouragement. 不要給她太多的學(xué)習(xí)壓力，多一些鼓勵(lì)。,3. compete v. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；對(duì)抗,compete with 與進(jìn)行競(jìng)爭(zhēng),We hope to compete with that team. 我們希望與那支隊(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。,Listening,Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about.,1c,_ My parents g

6、ive me a lot of pressure about school. _ I dont get enough sleep. _ I dont have enough free time. _ I had a fight with my parents. _ I have to compete with my classmates at school.,1. Although you may be _ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _.,1d,Listen ag

7、ain. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.,pressure,unhappy,2. Life shouldnt just be about _. Free time activities like _ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldnt _ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _ each other to improve.,gr

8、ades,sports,compete,helping,Talking,What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why.,1e,I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class.,Why?,Health is more important than grades. Grades isnt everything after all.,Check the after-school activities you and your classmates

9、 usually do.,2a,_ do homework _ use the Internet _ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends _ watch movies _ play sports or exercise,New words,soccer ball 英式足球,football n. 美式足球,push v.推,opinion n. 意見；想法；看法,In my opinion, its better not to go. 以我的看法，還是不去好。,Do you have the skill to ski such a

10、 difficult slope? 你有沿著這樣陡的坡滑雪的技巧嗎？,skill n. 技巧；技藝,crazy adj. 不理智的；瘋狂的,cut out 刪除；刪去,The editor cut out the last paragraph. 編輯將最后一段刪掉了。,You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes. 你騎一輛沒閘的車，一定是瘋了吧。,cause v. 造成；引起,A bad tooth can cause pain. 一顆蛀牙可以引起疼痛。,Warming up,What did you do after school? Do

11、you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself?,Reading,2b,Skim the article and answer the questions.,What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,Parents give their children too much stress.,2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?,Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green.

12、,1. Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.,Read and circle again, judge T or F.,T,T,3. Linda Miller thinks parents shoul

13、d send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.,T,F,F,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below.,1

14、. Keeping on happening _,2c,continue v. 持續(xù)；繼續(xù)存在,用法：continue to do sth. 強(qiáng)調(diào)繼續(xù)做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。 continue doing sth. 多強(qiáng)調(diào)接著做以前所做事情。,continue,e.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以繼續(xù)朗讀嗎？ The workers refused to continue working. 工人們拒絕繼續(xù)工作。,2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _,training n. 訓(xùn)練,e.g. N

15、urses have several years of training. 護(hù)士需要幾年的培訓(xùn)。,training,3. Worries about things at home, school or work _,stress n. 壓力,e.g. In fact, stress isnt always bad thing. 事實(shí)上，壓力并不總是壞事情。,stress,4. Usual or common _,typical adj. 典型的,e.g. a typical Italian caf 典型的意大利式小餐館,typical,5. Try to be the best or the

16、first to finish something _,compete v. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；對(duì)抗,e.g. We cant compete with them on price. 我們不能和他們?cè)趦r(jià)格上進(jìn)行對(duì)抗。,compete,6. Getting better or bigger _,development n. 發(fā)展；發(fā)育；成長(zhǎng),e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 開發(fā)這一地區(qū)將會(huì)危及野生生物。,development,7. Look for differences and similarities between

17、things _,compare v. 比較 compare with 比較；對(duì)比,e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和舊房子比起來怎么樣？,compare,2d,Read the article again and answer the questions.,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Yes. She believes these activities are imp

18、ortant for her childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,No, she doesnt. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,What do you think of after-schoo