Unit 2 Reading Period 5 设计者 : 隋爱敏 修改者：张海燕

Lead in After-school activities: T: Some students take part in many after-school activities. Now let’s think about what we should do and what we shouldn’t do?

After-school activities I do Wash clothes Cook Go shopping Clean the room And more

After-school activities I don’t do Watch TV Exercise Listen to music Play cards either

After-school activities I doI don’t do

Read part 1 and answer the following questions: 1.What do Cathy Taylor’s children do after school? They play football, basketball, take piano lessons and do homework.

Part 3: Activities in after-school clubs Include______,________________, ______ and __________________. sportslanguage learning music math classes

Part 4: What’s Linda Miller’s Idea? People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

Part 5: What’s Dr Alice Green’s idea? Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves.

Read Part 1 again and answer some questions: 1. How’s life for Cathy Taylor’s children? 2.When do the tired children get home? 3.What do they do after having a quick supper?

1. take…to… 带 / 送某人去 … take her daughter to piano lessons take me to the park take him to school 2.not…until… 直到 … 才 … I didn’t go to bed until my mother came back. The tired children don’t get home until 7pm.

3. It’s time for sth. It’s time (for sb.) to do sth. 该做某事了. ( 到了某人做某事的时间了.) (1)It’s time for homework. It’s time to do homework. (2)It’s time for class. It’s time to have classes.

Read part 2 again and answer: 1. Who are like American and British parents? 2.What do doctors say? 3.What do teachers complain about?

1. the+ 姓氏的复数形式 … 夫妇 /… 一家人 the Greens the Smiths the Taylors 2. as much as possible as much as sb. can 尽可能多的 … (1)You should speak English as much as possible./as much as you can. (2)The pushy parents try to fit as much as possible into their kids’ lives.

3. complain about doing sth. 抱怨做某事 (1) The students complain about doing too much homework. (2) Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.

Read part 3 again : 1.My favorite subjects English, math and PE. 2. 不定代词的定语后置 (1)I have to tell you. (2)There is in today’s newspaper. include 包括 something important nothing new

3.seem to do sth. 似乎 / 像是做某事 (1)It seems to rain. (2)He seemed to argue with his parents. 4. see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某 事 I see a girl dancing under the tree over there. see sb. do sth. 看见某人做了某事 I often see him play basketball.

Part 4: 1.send… to… 把 … 送到 / 寄给 … His mother sent him to all kinds of classes when he was very young. My parents will send me to college tomorrow. I send a post card to her every year. 2. be always doing sth. 总是做某事 He is always helping others. 3.compare…with…. 把 … 与 … 做比较 Their parents are always comparing them with other children.

Part 5: 1.find it +adj.+to do sth. 发现做某事怎么样 I find it important to learn English well I find it difficult to get on with him. 2.learn to do sth. 学做某事 You should learn to relax. I started to learn to ride a bike at the age of need … to do sth. 需要 … 做某事 I need some money to buy gifts for my family. We need time and freedom to relax.

4. do sth. by oneself 自己做某事 We should make the bed by ourselves. My sister can wash clothes by herself.