Unit4Whydon tyoutalktoyourparents Doyouoftenhavestress Howtoloweryourstress playsports hangoutwithfriends talktoparents talktofriends talktotheteacher listentomusic playcomputergames readbooks watchmovies playsports hangoutwithfriends talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers spendtimealone playcomputergames readbooks watchmovies 1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress Orderthem 1 8 with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 whataboutyou 1c Listenandcheck theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool Idon tgetenoughsleep Idon thaveenoughfreetime Ihadafightwithmyparents Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool 1d Listenagain WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing Fillintheblanks 1 Althoughyoumaybe withyourparents youshouldtalktothem Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch 2 Lifeshouldn tjustbeabout Freetimeactivitieslike andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant too 3 Youshouldn t withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades Youshouldallbe eachothertoimprove unhappy pressure grades sports compete helping 1e WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy A IthinkWeiMingshouldnotbeangrywithhisparents B Why A Becausehisparentshopethathecangetgoodgradessothathecangetintoagooduniversityandhaveabrightfuture PairWork Unit4Whydon tyoutalktoyourparents SectionB22a 2e 2a Check theafter schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo dohomework haveafter schoollessons watchmovies usetheInternet hangoutwithfriends playsportsorexercise whataboutyou 2b Readthearticleandanswerthequestions 1 WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies 2 Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning 2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle Canyouguesstheirmeanings Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow 1 Keepsonhappening 2 Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills 3 Worriesaboutthingsathome schoolorwork 4 Usualorcommon continue training stress typical 5 Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething 6 Gettingbetterorbigger 7 Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings complete development comparing 2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions 1 DoesCathyTaylorthinkitsimportantforkidstojoinafter schoolactivities Groupwork Yes shedoes Shethinksthatafter schoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren sfuture 2 DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy What sheropinion No shedoesn t Heropinionisthatpeopleshouldn tpushtheirkidssohardandtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids 3 DoesDr GreenagreewithCathyorLinda Whatdoesshesay SheagreeswithLinda Shesaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren Shealsosaysthatchildrenshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves andthatitismoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren 1 Whatdoyouthinkofafter schoolactivities 2 Whatshouldyoudotorelax 2e Discussthequestionswithyourpartner Unit4Whydon tyoutalktoyourparents SectionB33a Self check 3a Amagazineinterviewedsomeparentsaboutafter schoolclassesforchildren Readtheopinionsbelowandmakenotesonyourownopinions Pairwork Inmyopinion Iagreechildrenshouldtakeafter schoolclasses becauseit simportantforchildrentogetgoodgradesandlearnmoreknowledge Themoreclassestheytake thebetteritisfortheirfuture Inmyopinion Idisagreethatchildrenshouldtakeafter schoolclasses because Agree After schoolclassesaregoodforthechildren sfuture Theycanhelpchildrengetintogoodschoolsanduniversities Someoftheseclasseshelpchildrengetbettergradesatschool Bettergradeshelpchildrentofeelgoodaboutthemselves Someclasseshelpchildrentolearnimportantskillsnottaughtatschool Theseskillsmayactuallyhelpchildrenrelax suchasplayingasportsorplayingamuscialinstruments Agree Peoplecanlearnbetteratayoungerage Childrenhavemoretimethanadults sotheyshouldlearnasmuchastheycanbeforetheygettoobusytolearnnewthings Disgree After schoolclassestakeawaythechildren sfreetime Childrenhavenotimetorelaxandjustdonothing Childrenmaybesobusythattheyhavenotimetoabsorbandapplywhattheyhavebeentaught Somechildrenaremadetolearnskillstheyarenotinterestedin Disgree Theseclassescausethechildrentobestressed Theseclassestakeawaythechildren schildhood 3b Writealettertothemagazinetoexpressyouropinionsonafter schoolclassesforchildren Usethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou Languagepoints MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities but 此处cutout是一个短语动词 表示 删除 剪下或是 停止 戒除 等 再如 Don tcutyourparentsoutofyourlives 不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去 Ifyoucutoutthedrinking you dfeelmuchhealthier 如果你戒酒 就会觉得身体好很多 2 Peopleshouldn tpushtheirkidssohard 人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧 动词push有 推 推动 例如 Don tpushthispoor youhavetopullitopen 别推这扇门 你的把它拉开才行 本单元中 push表示 使 某人 努力 鞭策 督促 其后宾语可以是别人或自己 e g Themathteacherreallypusheshisstudents That swhytheydon tlikehimthatmuch 那位数学老师确实对学生鞭策太多了 这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因 SelfCheck Whenyougiveadvice youcanusethefollowingexpressionstobepolite Whydon tyoudo Whynotdo Whatabout Howabout sth Whatabout Howabout doing Couldyoupleasedo Youshould coulddo Wouldyouminddoing You dbetterdo Fillintheblanksusinguntil sothatoralthough Youshouldeatmorenow youwon tbehungrylater 2 youmaynotliketodochor