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Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?playsportsHangoutwithfriendsTalktoparentsTalktofriendsTalktoteacherListentomusicPlaycomputergamesReadbooksWatchmovies_____playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.12345671c.Listenandcheck(✓)theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout._________Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.______Idon’tgetenoughsleep.______Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.______Ihadafightwithmyparents.______Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.✓✓✓1d.Listenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.1.Althoughyoumaybe_________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch___________.2.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeabout________.Freetimeactivitieslike_______andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn't_________withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.unhappypressuregradessportscompletehelping1e.WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.A:IthinkWeiMingshould...B:Why?A:Because...2a.Check(✓)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo._______dohomework_______haveafter-schoollessons_______watchmovies_______usetheInternet_______hangoutwithfriends_______playsportsorexercise✓✓✓2b.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.”2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening______________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills______3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork_________4.Usualorcommon_________continuetrainingstresstypical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________completedevelopmentcomparing2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkitsimportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?2e.Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.3a.Amagazineinterviewedsomeparentsaboutafter-schoolclassesforchildren.Readtheopinionsbelowandmakenotesonyourownopinions.Inmyopinion,Iagree…Whyshouldchildrentakeafter-schoolclasses?Youropinions1.“after-schoolclassescanhelpkidsgetintoagooduniversity.”2.“Iwantmychildtobeasuccessfulperson.”3.“It’sgoodforchildrentostartlearningfromayoungage.”Agree:Disagree:Pairwork3b.Writealettertothemagazinetoexpressyouropinionsonafter-schoolclassesforchildren.Usethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.TrytowriteparagraphsFirst,sayifyouagreeordisagree.Dear…,Idon'treallyagreewith...because...Althoughsomeparentsarerightabout...Ithinkchildrenshould...TrytowriteparagraphsThen,explainwhy.Inmyopinion,itisimportantforchildren/parentsto...Ibelieveitisbetterifchildren/parents...sothat...Perhapschildren/parentsshould/could…Ifchildren…,theywill...Languagepoints1.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,but…此处cutout是一个短语动词，表示“删除；剪下或是“停止；戒除”等。再如：Don’tcutyourparentsoutofyourlives.不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。Ifyoucutoutthedrinking,you’dfeelmuchhealthier.如果你戒酒，就会觉得身体好很多。2.Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。动词push有“推；推动”，例如：Don’tpushthispoor,youhavetopullitopen.别推这扇门，你的把它拉开才行。本单元中，push表示“使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。e.g.Themathteacherreallypusheshisstudents.That’