Unit4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,SectionB (2a-2e),By the end of the class， you will be able to,1 learn some new words and phrases : typical compete.with/ cut out / continue / compare/ push sb so hard /development,2 learn how to guess the words meaning through the context,3 think about how to balance study and relax,Learning Objectives,They have _,Whats wrong with them?,Their parents give them_.,too many after-school classes,too much pressure,Lead in,Lead in,1.Do you have any after-school classes? A Yes, I do. B No, I dont 2.What kinds of classes do you take? 3.Why do you have these after-school classes? A for exam B for skills,Do a survey,A Learning English, math and other subjects B learn to play basketball, piano and so on.,Common problem,1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families？ 2.Who gives their opinions about the problem?,Children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.,Cathy Taylor(Para2), Linda Miller(para3) and Dr. Alice Green(para4),While reading,1st reading: read the passage and answer the questions.,While reading,What kinds of after-school classes do Chinese children usually take? And Whats their purpose(目的）?,they can get into a good high school and later a good university,they can compete and win,Para1,compete.with sb和某人竞争,purpose(目的),Others are practicing sports,Many of them are learning exam skills,Types(类型),so that,so that 引导目的状语从句，意为“以便，为了，使能够”。that从句常用情态动词may/might, can/could, should, would 可以与in order that 互换使用。 eg. 1 He trains English skills hard _ he can communicate with foreigners easily. 2 为了能赶上早班车，我将早早起床,so that,I will get up early so that I can catch the early bus,The tired children didnt get home until after 7:00 pm. They have a quick supper and then its time for homework.,Para2,While reading,1. Cathy has three children and they all have to take after-school classes. 2. Cathy takes her daughter to piano lessons. 3. The children get home at 7:00pm every day. 4. Cathys kids can have a rest after dinner.,Read para2 and tell T or F,T,F,F,F,busy and tired,Para2,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.,What is Cathys opinion?,cut out: 删除，删去,While reading,Support支持,are important for. be successful,发表观点的句型,While reading,Para3/4,Lindas opinions,Dr. Alice,Its crazy and unfair to _,Why dont they _?,People shouldnt _,1 Too much pressure isnt good for_ because all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.,2 Kids should have time to _,3 Its even more important to have _,happy children,compare their own children with other children,let their kids be kids,push their kids so hard,a childs development,relax and think for themselves,dont support,Let kids be kids让孩子做自己,Compare with 和某人作比较,Context上下文,1 I take one one of my boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training,2 In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older.,训练、练习,Reading skills: guessing the meaning,3 Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. I dont think thats fair. Why dont they just let the kids be kids? People shouldnt push their kids so hard.,A 加压 B 推开,push sb so hard把某人逼的很紧 给某人施加了很多压力,A 持续 B比较,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work _ 4. Usual or common _ 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _ 6. Getting better or bigger _ 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _,stress,typical,continue,training,compete,development,compare,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below,2c,Context上下文,Reading skills: guessing the meaning,Post reading,Common problem,Children these days are busier.because they have to some of them are learning exam skills so that. Others are practicing sports so that .,Cathys opinions,Lindas opinions,Dr. Alice,Maybe I should cut out.but I believe these activities are . I really want them to be successful,Its crazy and unfair to . Why dont they just.? People shouldnt push,Too much pressure isnt good forAll these activities can cause. Kids should have time to. Its more important to have.than successful children,Retell the passage according to the mind-map,Whats your opinion about after-school classes?,I agree with I think/believe we shouldso that、Its important forto exam skills/get good grades compete and win/have a good job/be successful,I disagree with Its crazy/unfair for children to cause stress and pressure push so hard/ bad for healt