Giving advicesIm 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 teacher. You could call your parents and ask them to bring it to school. 4Whats wrong with the girl?Shes too stressed out.What should she do? Can you give her some advice?5Why not hang out with her friends?She could play sports. She could play computer games. She should listen to music and read some books.Jenny is the most active member in our group. 珍妮是我们小组最活跃成珍妮是我们小组最活跃成员。员。1. member n. 成员；分子成员；分子2. pressure n. 压力压力 （不可数名词）（不可数名词）Never give her a lot of pressure about school , just encouragement.不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些鼓励。鼓励。3. compete v. 竞争；对抗竞争；对抗compete with 与与进行竞争进行竞争We cant hope to compete with such a experienced team. 我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞争。争。2. Life shouldnt 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. gradessportscompetehelpingCheck the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.2a_ do homework _ use the Internet_ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends_ watch movies _ play sports or exercise2. soccer ball 英式足球英式足球1. football n. 美式足球美式足球3. push v. 推推 4. opinion n. 意见；想法；看法意见；想法；看法In my opinion, its better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。以我的看法，还是不去好。Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope?你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗？的技巧吗？5. skill n. 技巧；技艺技巧；技艺7. crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的不理智的；疯狂的6. cut out 删除；删去删除；删去 The editor cut out the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。编辑将最后一段删掉了。You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes.你骑一辆没闸的车，一定你骑一辆没闸的车，一定是疯了吧。是疯了吧。8. cause v. 造成；引起造成；引起A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。What did you do after school?Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?2bSkim the article and answer the questions. 1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?Parents give their children too much stress. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green. 1. Chinese 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.Read and circle again, judge T or F. TT3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their 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. TFFLook at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 1. Keeping on happening _2ccontinue v. 持续；继续存在持续；继续存在用法：用法：continue to do sth. 强调继续做另强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前多强调接着做以前所做事情。所做事情。continuee.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to continue working. 工人们拒绝继续工作。工人们拒绝继续工作。2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _training n. 训练训练e.g. Nurses have several years of training. 护士需要几年的培训。护士需要几年的培训。training3. Worries about things at home, school or work _stress n. 压力压力e.g. In fact, stress isnt always bad thing. 事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。stress4. Usual or common _ typical adj. 典型的典型的e.g. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters. 我们通常一天收到五十封信。我们通常一天收到五十封信。typical5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _compete v. 竞争；对抗竞争；对抗e.g. We cant compete with them on price. 我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。compete6. Getting better or bigger _development n. 发展；发育；成长发展；发育；成长e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。development7. Look for differences and similarities between things _compare v. 比较比较compare with 比较；对比比较；对比 e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？来怎么样？compare2dRead the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?Yes. She believes these activities are important for her childrens future. 282. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard. 3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? No, she doesnt. 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. 1.What do you think of after-school activities?In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he 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.2e2. What should 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. Read the article again after school.2. Write a short passage about Cathys daily life and her opinions about the education of the kids.