1、Unit 4Why dont you talk to your parents? has a lot of pressureWhat can we do to lower your stress?Questions.1.Why are some Chinese children busier on weekends these days?2.Is it the same in America?3.Who gives their opinions about the problem in the passage?Because they have to take so many after-sc

2、hool classes.Yes, it is.Cathy Taylor, Linda MIller and Alice GreenRead paragraph 1 and answer the questions.1.Why are many children learning exam skills?2.Why are many children practicing sports?so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.so that they can compete and win

3、.Do you think its important to learn exam skills?Do you think its important to compete with others and win?Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.1.The Taylors are from _ A Australia B China C the USA2. Mrs Taylor has _ children, _son(s) and _ daughter(s). One practices _, one practices _, anothe

4、r practices _.3. To make her children _, Mrs Taylor let their children join many activities.But she also thinks she should _ some of them, because the children are very _.4. After having a _ dinner, the children begin to _. three two one basketball football piano successful cut out tired quick do ho

5、meworkShould she cut out (刪減刪減)some activitites?Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.1.Sometimes competition starts _ and continues until the kids _.2.Parents are always _ their kids with others.3.Its _ for their parents to do it and its _ for their kids.4.The best way is to let the kids _ and

6、dont _ them so _. very young get older crazy unfair be kids hard push comparingLindas opinionsIs it crazy for parents to push children too hard?Is it unfair for kids to take so many classes?Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.1.Doctors think its bad for a childs development.2.Alice Green is a

7、mother of three.3.In Alices opinion, to have successful children is even more important than to have happy children.True or false T F F 1.The Taylors dont want their children to do anything after class. 2. The Taylors Children dont get home until 5:00 pm. 3. Many kids are under too much pressure.4.

8、Some children begin to compete with others when they are young.5. Linda Miller thinks its crazy to push kids so hard.6. Dr Alice Green says that children only need after-school activities.FFTTTFRead the whole passage.True or false Reading skills -guessing the meaning: When reading something for the

9、first time, do not worry about words you dont know. use the context to help you guess the meaning, especially the former sentence and the latter sentence.1.Keep on happening _2.Physical exercise and practice of skills _3.Worries about things at home, school or work _4.Usual or common _5.Try to be th

10、e best or the first to finish somehting _6.Getting better or bigger _7.Looking for differences and similarities between things _Can you guess the meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. continue training stress typical compete development compare -comparingFind out the sentences.從文中找出相應

11、的句子。從文中找出相應的句子。許多人學習考試技巧為了能進入一所好的高中許多人學習考試技巧為了能進入一所好的高中_其他人進行鍛煉為了能與別人競爭并獲勝。其他人進行鍛煉為了能與別人競爭并獲勝。_我不得不把我的另一個兒子帶去練鋼琴。我不得不把我的另一個兒子帶去練鋼琴。_可能我可以縮減掉一些活動。可能我可以縮減掉一些活動。Many people are learning exam skills so that -Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.I have to take my other son to pia

12、no lessons.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities.Find out the sentences.從文中找出相應的句子。從文中找出相應的句子。我真的很希望他們能夠成功。我真的很希望他們能夠成功。_疲憊的孩子一直到晚上疲憊的孩子一直到晚上7點之后回到家。點之后回到家。_是該做作業的時候了。是該做作業的時候了。_他們一直把別人的孩子和自己的孩子進行比較。他們一直把別人的孩子和自己的孩子進行比較。I really want them to be succesful.The tired children dont get home un

13、til after 7:00.Its time for homework.They are always comparing them with other children.Find out the sentences.從文中找出相應的句子。從文中找出相應的句子。我認為那不公平。我認為那不公平。_人們不應該把孩子逼的太緊。人們不應該把孩子逼的太緊。_太多的壓力對孩子的成長沒有好處。太多的壓力對孩子的成長沒有好處。_太多的活動會給孩子帶來壓力。太多的活動會給孩子帶來壓力。I dont think thats fair.People shouldnt push their kids so hard.Too much pressure is not good for a childs development.Too many activities can cause a lot of stress for children.Find out the sentences.從文中找出相應的句子。從文中找出相應的句子。孩子應該有時間去放松和思考。孩