1、unit 4 why don t you talk to your parents?,section b (1a-3b) self check,what will you do if you feel unhappy ?,what will you do when you feel ill?,what should i do when i feel lonely?,what should i do if i feel nervous?,do you often have stress?,how to low your stress?,play sports,hang out with frie

2、nds,play computer games,talk to parents or other family members,read books,watch movies,talk to friends,talk to teacher,listen to music,_ play sports _hang out with friends _talk to parents or other family members _ spend time alone _ play computer games _ read books _ watch movies,1a what activitie

3、s 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.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,what about you?,1c. listen and check () the problems wei ming talks about.,_ my parents give me a lot of pressure about school. _ i dont get enough sleep. _ i dont

4、 have enough free time. _ i had a fight with my parents. _ i have to compete with my classmates at school.,1d. listen again. what advice does alice give to wei ming? fill in the blanks.,1. although you may be_ with your parents, you should talk to them. ask them why they give you so much_. 2. life s

5、houldnt 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.,unhappy,pressure,grades,sports,complete,helping,1e. what is your advice for wei ming? tell your p

6、artner and say why.,a: i think wei ming should . b: why? a: because .,pair work,section b 2 2a-3b,warming up,what do you do after school? do you have stress in your life? how do you relax yourself?,2a. check () the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.,_ do homework _ have afte

7、r-school lessons _ watch movies _ use the internet _ hang out with friends _ play sports or exercise,what about you?,2b. read the article and answer the questions.,1. what is the common problem for chinese and american families ? 2. who gives their opinions about the problem?,guessing the meaning wh

8、en reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. use the context to help you guess the meaning.,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 th

9、ese after-school activities are important for them.,read and circle again, judge t or f.,3. linda miller thinks parents should 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 themselv

10、es.,these days, chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. others are practicing sports so that they can compet

11、e and win. however, this doesnt only happen in china.,maybe you should learn to relax!,the taylors are a typical american family. life for cathy taylors three children is very busy.“on most days after school,” cathy says, “i take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football

12、training. then i have to take my other son to piano lessons. maybe i could cut out a few of their activities, but i believe these activities are important for my childrens future. i really want them to be successful.” however, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m. they have a quick

13、dinner, and then its time for homework.,linda miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “in some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. and they are always comparing them with ot

14、her children. its crazy. i dont think thats fair. why dont they just let their kids be kids? people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,people shouldnt push their kids so hard. 人們不該對(duì)自己的孩子逼得太緊。 動(dòng)詞push 有“推；推動(dòng)”， 例如： dont push this poor, you have to pull it open. 別推這扇門，你的把它拉開(kāi)才行。 本單元中，push 表示“ 使（某人）努力；鞭策；督

15、促”，其后賓語(yǔ)可以是別人或自己。,doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. dr. alice green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. although its normal to want successful children, its even more importa

16、nt to have happy children.”,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

17、miller thinks parents should 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.,f,t,f,what is the common problem for chinese and american families?,parents give their childre

18、n too much stress.,2. who gives their opinions about the problems?,linda miller and dr. alice green.,the common problem for chinese and american families is that children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.,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 does.,2. does linda miller agree with cat