Section B

与 … 相处的好 经常吵架 / 打架 父母之间的关系 对某人友好 笼罩 拒绝做某事. 主动提出做某事 感到孤独和紧张 和你哥哥交流 介意某人做某事 让某人做某事 get on well with sb relations between my parents refuse to do sth. offer to do sth feel lonely and nervous communicate with your elder brother mind sb. doing sth. be nice/ friendly /kind to somebody hang over fight a lot let sb do sth

play sports

Hang out with friends

Talk to parents

Talk to friends Talk to teacher

Listen to music

Play computer games

Read books

Watch movies

_____ play sports ______hang out with friends ______talk to parents or other family members ______ spend time alone ______ play computer games ______ read books ______ watch movies 1a What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them [1-8] with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress a

1c Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. ___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. ___ I don’t get enough sleep. ___ I don’t have enough free time. ___ I had a fight with my parents. ___ I have to compete with my classmates at school. √ √ √

1d Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks. 1.Although you may be ________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _______. 2. Life shouldn’t just be about ______. Free time activities like ______ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldn’t _______with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be ______each other to improve. unhappy pressure grades sports compete helping

1e. What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why. A: I think Wei Ming should... B: Why? A: Because...

2a. Check ( ✓ ) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. _______ do homework _______ have after-school lessons _______ watch movies _______ use the Internet _______ hang out with friends _______ play sports or exercise ✓ ✓ ✓

2. soccer ball 英式足球 1. football n. 美式足球 3. push v. 推

4. opinion n. 意见；想法；看法 In my ________, it’s better not to go. Do you have the _______ to ski( 滑雪 ) such a difficult slope( 陡坡 )? 5. skill n. 技巧；技艺 opinion skill

7. crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 6. cut out 删除；删去 The editor _______ the last paragraph. You must be ______ to ride a bike without brakes( 刹车 ). cut out crazy

8. cause v. 造成；引起 A bad tooth can _______ pain. cause

1. Are Chinese children are busier on weekends than weekdays? Yes, they are. 2. Does that only happen in China? No, it doesn’t. 3. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Cathy Taylor (a mother with three children), Linda Miller (a mother with three children), and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor). 2b

Should children take after-school classes? Summary ProsCons Find out the reasons in the text. 1. They can get into a good high school and later a good university; 2. They can compete and win; 3. It’s good for children’s future; 4. They could be successful; 1. It's crazy and unfair. 2. It push the kids so hard. /It causes a lot of stress for children. 3. Too much pressure is not good for a child's development. 4. Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. 5. It's more important to have happy children. What’s your opinion? What are your reasons?

2c Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. 1. Keeps on happening __________ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills ___________ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work ___________ 4. Usual or common _________

1. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. 2. The Taylors are a typical American family. 3. I take …. my daughter to football training. 4. Linda Miller, …, knows all about such stress. Try to be the best or the first to finish something Usual or common Physical exercise and practice of skills Worries about things at home, school or work

5. In some families, competition…continues until the kids get older. 6. And they are always comparing them with other children. 7. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. Keeps on happening Look for differences and similarities between things Getting better or bigger

典型的美国家庭 把 … 和 … 比较 课外班 体育训练 导致许多压力 为某人考虑 足球训练 成为成功人士 就某人看来 …… ； 过度紧张 / 劳累 进行我喜欢的活动 删除 做什么是正常的 a typical American family compare …with after-school classes practice sports cause a lot of stress think for somebody football training to be a successful person in one’s opinion… stress out do activities I enjoy cut out It is normal to do sth

做自己. 家庭成员. 独自消磨时光 给某人很大压力 与某人吵架 与某人竞争 业余活动 取得更好的成绩 提出某人的观点 学习应试技巧 对 …… 生气 再等几天 相互帮助 be oneself family members spend time alone give sb. a lot pressure have a fight with sb. compete with sb. free time activities get better grades give one’ s opinion learn exam skills be unhappy with/be angry with help each other

2d Read the article again and answer the questions. Yes, she does. She thinks that after- school activities are good for the children’s future. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities?

2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? No, she doesn’t. She doesn’t think that people should push their children so hard, and they should let their kids be kids.

3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that children should have time to relax and think for themselves, and that it’s more important to have happy children than successful children.