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SectionB2a-2eCheck(✓)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo._______dohomework_______haveafter-schoollessons_______watchmovies_______usetheInternet_______hangoutwithfriends_______playsportsorexercise✓✓✓2a2bSkimthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Parentsgivetheirchildrentoomuchstress.Reading2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblems?Linda,MillerandDr.AliceGreen.1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.2.CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.TT3.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.4.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.5.Alicethinkskidsshouldn’thavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.TFFLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningbelow.1.Keepingonhappening_______2ccontinuev.持续；继续存在用法：continuetodosth.强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。continuedoingsth.多强调接着做以前所做事情。continuee.g.CanIcontinuetoreadaloud?我可以继续朗读吗？Theworkersrefusedtocontinueworking.工人们拒绝继续工作。2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills_______trainingn.训练e.g.Nurseshaveseveralyearsoftraining.护士需要几年的培训。3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork______stressn.压力e.g.Infact,stressisn’talwaysbadthing.事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。4.Usualorcommon_______typicaladj.典型的e.g.Onatypicalday,wereceiveaboutfiftyletters.我们通常一天收到五十封信。5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething________competev.竞争；对抗e.g.Wecan’tcompetewiththemonprice.我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。6.Gettingbetterorbigger____________developmentn.发展；发育；成长e.g.Developmentoftheareawouldendangerthewildlife.开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_________comparev.比较compare…with…比较；对比e.g.Howdoesyournewhousecomparewithyouroldone?你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？compare2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Yes.Shebelievestheseactivitiesareimportantforherchildren’sfuture.2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?No,shedoesn’t.Shethinksit’scrazyandunfairtosendsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Parentsshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?No,shedoesn’t.Shesayskidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?Inmyopinion,ifthekidreallyliketheactivitysuchasbasketball,hecangototheseclasses.Theymayhavesomefunaswellsomeskills.Idon’tagreethatsomeparentspushthekidstotaketheseactivities.Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.2e2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?Therearealotofwaystorelax.I’dliketolistentomusicorplaysportstorelax.Butmyfriend,Ericwouldliketosleepalotandeatsomenicefood.Thesedays,childrenaresometimes_____onweekendsthanweekdaysbecausethey______takesomany__________classes.CathyTaylorbelievesthattheafter-schoolactivitiesare_________forhischildren’sfuture.Hereallywantthemtobe_______.LindaMillersays,“Insomefamilies,__________startsveryyoungand_______untilthekidsgetolder.Theparentsare根据课文内容填空。busierimportantsuccessfulcompetitionhavetoafter-schoolcontinuesalways_________theirsmallkidswithotherchildren.It’s_____.”Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’t____theirkids______.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescan_____alotof_____forchildren.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimeto_____and________themselves,too.________it’snormaltowant_________children,it’sevenmore_________tohave_____children.”comparingsohardcausestresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythinkforAlthough1.Readthearticleagainafterschool.2.WriteashortpassageaboutCathy’sdailylifeandheropinionsabouttheeducationofthekids.