1、Unit 4 Reading Maybe you should learn to relax !,蒙城一中 楊梅,Warming-up,Play a game: Lucky Apple,Game rules: Pass the apple, when I say “stop”,the student who has the apple should stand up to answer my question. 傳果果，得果果，來(lái)答題,Leading-in,Predict what this passage is about.,Task 1,Predicting（預(yù)測(cè)）,While readi

2、ng,Title:Maybe you should learn to relax,What will you read about in the passage?,Picture:,Task 2,Skimming（略讀）,Skim and find the main idea of each paragraph.,How many paragraphs are there in this passage?,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Paragraph 3,Paragraph 4,Chinese children are busier on weekends than we

3、ekdays these days.,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.,Linda Miller knows all about such stress.,Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.,Read quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.,Tip : Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the firs

4、t sentence.,Task 3,Fast-reading（快速閱讀）,Read the article quickly to answer the questions.,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,2b,The children have to take many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and late

5、r a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.,2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?,Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.,Task 4,Careful-reading（細(xì)節(jié)閱讀）,Read the article carefully to answer the questions.,learning exam skills,they can get into a

6、 high,practicing sports so that they can compete and win.,However, this doesnt only happen _,in China,they have to take so many after-school classes,school and later a good university,Para.1,Para. 2,The Taylors,Tip : Get information quickly according to the locating words（定位詞）.(para.2),basketball pr

7、actice,piano lesson,football training,tired,these activities are important for her childrens future,定位詞幫你找具體信息,.be good for the childrens future.,Linda_( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy.,She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children.,She also thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids s

8、o hard.,disagrees,crazy,push,Para.3,Parents should let their kids be kids.,Question: Whats Dr.Greens opinion?,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.,Dr. Alice Green,Para.4,Its

9、more important to have happy children than successful children.,Tip 3: Use the context to guess the meaning of the words you dont know.,利用上下文猜測(cè)詞義,閱讀時(shí)遇見生詞怎么辦？,Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. They are always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. I dont think thats fair.

10、 Why dont they let their kids be kids? People shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Stress!,A. 加壓 B. 推,2c Look at the words in bold in the article.Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below.,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills_ 3. Worries abou

11、t things at home, school or work_ 4. Usual or common_,continues,training,stress,typical,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _ 6. Getting better or bigger _ 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things _,compete,development,comparing,Tip 1: Get the main idea of each p

12、aragraph according to the first sentence.,Tip 2: Get information quickly according to the locating words（定位詞）.,Tip 3: Use the context to guess the meaning of the words you dont know.,策略1: 讀首句，知大意,策略2: 定位詞，得信息,策略3: 上下文，猜詞義,Prons (正方觀點(diǎn)),Students Should have after-school classes,Cons（反方觀點(diǎn)）,Students Sho

13、uldnt have after-school classes,Task 5,Debate (辯論賽）,After reading,Task 6,Writing（寫作）,Write a letter to your parents to express your opinions on after-school classes for children.,Dear Mom, I Know you love me so much. I dont really agree with you,because. In my opinion, I think. And I want to give you some advice. Why dont you .? You should.,Parents treat you by the best way they know.,If you are sressted out, you should say to them:,Dear mum