Unit 2 ReadingMaybe you should learn to relax!JaneStudying aims:1.Master some important words and phrases, for example, not until, as as possible, comparewith, and so on.2.Learn to give others advices.3.Learn some reading skills.After-school clubWhat after-school activities can you think of ?BusyTiredExcitedInterestingExhaustedReading Background Look and listen those childrens family life and answer the following questions.1.When do Taylor s children get home ?2.Do American and British children do many after-school activities?3.Are many children under pressure?4.Do parents push their children too hard those days?Learning guide 1 Read the text quickly and then answer the following questions.1.When do Taylor s children get home ?2.What after-school clubs do children take part in after school?3.When does competition between families start?4.What is difficult for these children when theyre adults?Learning guide 2Reread, think and discuss in groups to find out the answers:1.What s the problem for many children?2.What should people do to solve the problem?Learning guide 3Read more carefully and fill in the blanks.1.The tired children dont get home _ 7 pm.2.Parents try to fit as _ as possible _ their kids lives.3.Teachers complain _ teaching tired kids in the classroom.4.Mothers send their kids _ all _ of classes when theyre very young. And theyre always _ them _ other children.5.When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult _ plan things for themselves.untilmuchintoabouttokindscomparingwithtoExercises1.I found _ difficult to work together with him. A. it B. with C. for D. of2.I _ know the news _ you told me.A.have; before B. will; if C. didnt; until D. was; unless3.He found it difficult _ others with English.A. help B. to help C. helped D. to helping4.You should do your homework as _ as possible. A. carefully B. more carefully C. careful D. more careful5.-Is there _ in todays newspaper? -No, theres _.A. new anything; nothing specialB. anything new; nothing specialC. new anything; anything specialD. anything new; anything special根据汉语完成句子。1.昨晚我直到十一点才睡觉。I _ go to bed _ 11:00 yesterday evening.2.请尽可能的多吃蔬菜。Please _ _ vegetables _ _.3.刚才我看到一群孩子正在操场上踢足球。 I saw a group of children _ _ on the playground just now.4.当今的父母总是把自己的孩子与其他孩子相比。Nowadays parents are always _ their _ children _ other ones.5.我发现为自己安排事情很难。I find _ _ to plan things for _. Life for Cathy and her three children is very busy. Their school days and her job are busy_, after school, Cathy still has to take the two boys _ football _ basketball. Then she has to _ her daughter_ piano lessons. The tired family _ get home until 7pm. Its _ for a quick supper before homework. The Taylors are like many American and British parents whose children are always running a race. Parents take their children from activity to activity to prepare them for their future. It seems that raising a genius is more important than raising a happy child. Doctors across the country say many children are suffering from exhaustion and stress. Teachers are teaching exhausted kids in the classrooms.