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DiscussionDoyouhaveanyafter-schoolclassestotake?Whatkindofclassesdoyouhave?dancingclassguitarclassEnglishtrainingclassOlympianmathclasspaintingclasssingingclassDiscussionDoyoulovethoseafter-schoolclasses?Whatotherafter-schoolactivitiescanyouthinkof?Checktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.2a____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexerciseTodaywewillreadapassageaboutstudents’afterschoolactivities,whatcouldwedowhenwemeetwiththenewwords?1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?2bThechildrenhavetotakemanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.FastreadingGuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.2bReadingStrategy(阅读策略）Readafterthetapeandfocusonthewordsinboldinthearticle.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_______e.g.trainingtrainingn.训练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。stress4.Usualorcommon_______typicaladj.典型的e.g.atypicalItaliancafé典型的意大利式小餐馆typical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething________competecompetev.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____________Developmentoftheareawouldendangerthewildlife.开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。developmentn.发展；发育；成长developmentcomparev.比较compare…with…比较；对比Howdoesyournewhousecomparewithyouroldone?你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_________compare1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.TTwo.Manyofstudentsarelearningexamskills,othersarepracticingsports.Carefulreading2.Howmanykindsofafter-schoolclasserarementionedinthereadingpassage？Para.1Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF..CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.TCarefulreadingPara.21.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisvery________.2.Whatafter-schoolactivitiesdochildrentake?basketballpractice,footballtraining,pianolessons.3.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?busyYes,shedoes.Shethinksthatafter-schoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren’sfuture.CarefulreadingPara.21.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.2.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.TF3.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?No,shedoesn’t.Shedoesn’tthinkthatpeopleshouldpushtheirchildrensohard,andtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.CarefulreadingPara.32.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesaysthatafter-schoolactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Shealsosaysthatchildrenshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,andthatit’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.1.Alicethinkskidsshouldn’thavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.FCarefulreadingPara.4Activity3:Let’sPKthecomputer!Thesedays,childrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.CathyTaylorbelievesthattheafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforhischildren’sfuture.Hereallywantthemtobesuccessful.LindaMillersays,“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.Theparentsarealwayscomparingtheirsmallkidswithotherchildren.It’scrazy.”Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohardDr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthankforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”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.”comparingsohardcausestresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythinkforAlthoughDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.2e1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivi