1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B1 1a-2e,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 your

2、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 read so

3、me 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 _ read book

4、s _ 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的成員。,1. member n.

5、 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. 競爭；對(duì)抗,compete with 與進(jìn)行競爭,We hope to compete with that team. 我們希望與那支隊(duì)競爭。,Try to answer the following questions. 1. Who are the speakers? Whats the relationshi

6、p between them? 2. What do you think they are thinking about? 3. What expressions do you think they will use?,Discussion,Listening,Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about.,1c,_ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. _ I dont get enough sleep. _ I dont have enough free time. _

7、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 again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.,pressure,unhappy,2. Life shouldnt

8、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.,grades,sports,compete,helping,Talking,What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why.

9、,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 usually do.,2a,_ do homework _ use the Internet _ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends

10、 _ 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 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 o

11、ut 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 you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself?,Reading,2b,Skim the article and answer the

12、questions.,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed.,2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?,Cathy Taylor (a mother with three c

13、hildren), Linda Miller (a mother with three children) and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem.,Read the passage again and complete the blanks.,after-school classes,Cathy Taylors opinions These activities are important for _ and she wants her kids to be successful.,childr

14、ens future,Linda Millers opinion She thinks its crazy and _, and people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,unfair,Dr. Alice Greens opinion Kids should have time to _ and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to _.,relax,have happy children,1. C

15、hinese 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.,Close the book then judge T or F.,T,T,3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send t

16、heir 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. Keepin

17、g 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 _ aloud? 我可以繼續(xù)朗讀嗎？ The workers refused to _. 工人們拒絕繼續(xù)工作。,continue to read,continue working,2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _,training n. 訓(xùn)練,e.g. Nurse

18、s 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 firs

19、t to finish something _,compete v. 競爭；對(duì)抗 compete with 與競爭,e.g. We cant compete with them on price. 我們不能和他們在價(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,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 similari

20、ties between 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？,comparing,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. She thinks t

21、hat after-school activities are good for the childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks that people shouldnt push their children so hard, and they should let their kinds be kinds.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she s

22、ay?,Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that children should have time to relax and think for themselves, and that its more important to have happy children than successful children.,What do you think of after-schoo

23、l activities?,In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I dont agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,2e,2. What should

24、 you do to relax?,There are a lot of ways to relax. Id like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.,1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他們中許多人學(xué)習(xí)考試技

25、巧，因此就能夠進(jìn)入好的高中，隨后一所好大學(xué)。 so that & so that,so that引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，可與in order that 換用。從句位于中常用情態(tài)動(dòng)詞may/might ,can/could ,should , would 連用，意為“以便，為了，使能夠”。 e.g. They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. （翻譯） 為了能趕上早班車，他們早早就起 床了。,so that也可以用來引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，意為“因此，結(jié)果”，這時(shí)其從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞不與情態(tài)動(dòng)詞連用。所表示的結(jié)果往往同主句有因果關(guān)系； s

26、othat所表示的結(jié)果往往表明so后面形容詞或副詞和程度。,e.g. He didnt plan his time well, so that he didnt finish his work in time. 他沒有把時(shí)間計(jì)劃好，結(jié)果沒有按時(shí)完成這項(xiàng)工作。 （沒按時(shí)完成這項(xiàng)工作的原因是沒計(jì)劃好時(shí)間） Its so hot that I cant sleep. 天氣熱得我不能入睡。 （天氣熱到人不能入睡的程度。）,sothat引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句。 so后面加形容詞或副詞，如此以至于。 e.g. This book is so interesting that everyone wants to

27、read it. He ran so fast that I couldnt catch up with him. （翻譯） 這本書很有趣，人人都想看看。 他跑得那么快，我沒趕上他。,2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. 或許我能去掉一些他們的活動(dòng)，但我認(rèn)為這些活動(dòng)對(duì)我的孩子們的未來是重要的。 cut out 刪除；刪去 cut sth. out相當(dāng)于stop doing。,e.g. I c

28、ut out the paragraph in this article. 我刪除了這篇文章的一個(gè)段落。 與cut有關(guān)的短語： cut out 切斷 cut off 減少的數(shù)量, 停止向某人供應(yīng)某物 cut up 切碎,3. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. pressure 壓力，是不可數(shù)名詞。 too much / too many / much too too much 后接不可數(shù)名詞 too many 后接可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù) much too 后接形容詞,.根據(jù)句意及提示，寫出句中所缺單詞。

29、 1. Lots of _(成員) from the music club could play the piano. 2. How many _(足球) do you need, Mike? 3. That young man didnt tell me what _(引起) the fire.,members,footballs,caused,4. Everyone thinks Mrs. Green is much _(不理智的) than Mr. Green. 5. We are too small to _(競爭) with a company like that.,crazier,compete,.根據(jù)語境，選擇恰當(dāng)