GivingadvicesI’malittlebitshy.I’mafraidofspeakinginfrontofpeople.WhatshouldIdo?Youshouldbemoreconfident.Youshouldplaysportswithyourfriendsafterclass.Ileftmyhomeworkathome.Youshouldtellittoyourteacher.Youcouldcallyourparentsandaskthemtobringittoschool.playsportsHangoutwithfriendsTalktoparentsTalktofriendsTalktoteacherListentomusicPlaycomputergamesReadbooksWatchmoviesWhat’swrongwiththegirl?She’stoostressedout.Whatshouldshedo?Canyougivehersomeadvice?Whynothangoutwithherfriends?Shecouldplaysports.Shecouldplaycomputergames.Sheshouldlistentomusicandreadsomebooks.Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.1a______playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies______other:_______________Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.Ialwayshangoutwithmyfriendstolowerstress.Iliketolistentomusictolowerstressbest.I’dliketoplaysportswhenI’mstressedout.1bJennyisthemostactivememberinourgroup.珍妮是我们小组最活跃成员。1.membern.成员;分子2.pressuren.压力(不可数名词)Nevergiveheralotofpressureaboutschool,justencouragement.不要给她太多的学习压力,多一些鼓励。3.competev.竞争;对抗competewith与……进行竞争Wecan’thopetocompetewithsuchaexperiencedteam.我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞争。ListenandchecktheproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.1c___Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.___Idon’tgetenoughsleep.___Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.___Ihadafightwithmyparents.___Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.1.Althoughyoumaybe________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch_______.1dListenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.pressureunhappy2.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout______.Freetimeactivitieslike_____andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn’t_______withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.gradessportscompetehelpingWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.1eIthinkWeiMingshouldmorefreetoplaysportsafterclass.Why?Healthismoreimportantthangrades.Gradesisn’teverythingafterall.Checktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.2a____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexercise2.soccerball英式足球1.footballn.美式足球3.pushv.推4.opinionn.意见;想法;看法Inmyopinion,it’sbetternottogo.以我的看法,还是不去好。Doyouhavetheskilltoskisuchadifficultslope?你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗?5.skilln.技巧;技艺7.crazyadj.不理智的;疯狂的6.cutout删除;删去Theeditorcutoutthelastparagraph.编辑将最后一段删掉了。Youmustbecrazytorideabikewithoutbrakes.你骑一辆没闸的车,一定是疯了吧。8.causev.造成;引起Abadtoothcancausepain.一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。Whatdidyoudoafterschool?Doyouhavestressinyourlife?Howdoyourelaxyourself?2b.Task1.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn'tonlyhappeninChina.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohardDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Parentsgivetheirchildrentoomuchstress.2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblems?Linda,MillerandDr.AliceGreen.1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.2.CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.Task2.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.TT3.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.4.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.5.Alicethinkskidsshouldn’thavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.TFFTask3.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningbelow.1.Keepingonhappening_______2ccontinuev.持续;继续存在用法:cont