
Read the article t learn the cmmn prblem fr Chinese and American families.T learn new wrds: skill, pinin, typical, ftball, quick, cntinue, cmpare, crazy, push, develpment, cause, usual, perhaps…
D yu have pressure abut schl?What activities d yu like t d t help lwer yur stress?
hang ut with friends
play cmputer games
watch mvies
talking t family members
Read the wrds and expressins ludly.
pininskilltypicalftballcut utquickcntinuecmpare
n. 意見;想法;看法n. 技藝;技巧adj. 典型的n. (美式)橄欖球;足球 刪除;刪去adj. 快的;迅速的;時間短暫的v. 持續(xù);繼續(xù)存在v. 比較
cmpare…withcrazypushdevelpmentcauseusualin ne’s pininperhaps
比較;對比adj. 不理智的;瘋狂的v. 鞭策;督促;推動n. 發(fā)展;發(fā)育;成長v. 造成;引起adj. 通常的;尋常的 依……看adv. 可能;大概;也許
Check (?) the after-schl activities yu and yur classmates usually d.
_____ d hmewrk_____ have after-schl lessns_____ watch mvies_____ use the Internet _____ hang ut with friends _____ play sprts r exercise
What abut yu?
Guessing the Meaning When reading smething fr the first time, d nt wrry abut wrds yu d nt knw. Use the cntext t help yu guess the meaning.
Read the article and answer the questins.
1. What is the cmmn prblem fr Chinese and American families?2. Wh gives their pinins abut the prblem?
Maybe Yu Shuld Learn t Relax!These days, Chinese children are smetimes busier n weekends than weekdays because they have t take s many after-schl classes. Many f them are learning exam skills s that they can get int a gd high schl and later a gd university. Others are practicing sprts s that they can cmpete and win. Hwever, this desn’t nly happen in China.
The Taylrs are a typical American family. Life fr Cathy Taylr’s three children is very busy. “On mst days after schl,” Cathy says, “I take ne f my tw bys t basketball practice and my daughter t ftball training. Then I have t take my ther sn t pian lessns. Maybe I culd cut ut a few f their activities, but I believe these activities are imprtant fr my children’s future. I really want them t be successful.” Hwever, the tired children dn’t get
hme until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time fr hmewrk. Linda Miller, a mther f three, knws all abut such stress. “In sme families, cmpetitin starts very yung and cntinues until the kids get lder,” she says. “Mthers send their small kids t all kinds f classes. And they are always cmparing them with ther children. It’s crazy. I dn’t think that’s
fair. Why dn’t they just let their kids be kids? Peple shuldn’t push their kids s hard.”Dctrs say t much pressure is nt gd fr a child’s develpment. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lt f stress fr children. “Kids shuld have time t relax and think fr themselves, t. Althugh it’s nrmal t want successful children, it’s even mre imprtant t have happy children.”
Many f them are learning exam skills s that they can get int a gd high schl and later a gd university.s that意為“以便……,為了……”,引導目的狀語從句, that從句中常使用can / may等情態(tài)動詞;s that還可以表示“因此,所以”,引導結(jié)果狀語從句,在s that前可以用逗號。
Language pints
小男孩節(jié)省每一分錢,以便他能夠給媽媽在母親節(jié)買一份禮物。The little by saved every cin s that he culd buy his mther a present n Mther’s Day. 我被驟雨淋了,所以衣服都濕透了。 I was caught in a shwer, s that all my clthes gt wet.
2. And they are always cmparing them with ther children.be always ding sth. 意為“總是做某事”always與進行時連用時,常表達說話人的某種情緒,如贊揚、不滿、責備等。他老是向父母要錢。He was always asking his parents fr mney.
3. Maybe I culd cut ut a few f their activities, but … 此處cut ut 是一個短語動詞,表示“刪除;剪下”或是“停止;戒除”等。再如:Dn’t cut yur parents ut f yur lives.不要把父母從你的生活中趕出去。If yu cut ut the drinking, yu’d feel much healthier. 如果你戒酒,就會覺得身體好很多。
4. Peple shuldn’t push their kids s hard.人們不該對自己的孩子逼得太緊。動詞push 有“推;推動”的意思, 如:Dn’t push this dr, yu have t pull it pen.別推這扇門,你得把它拉開才行。本單元中,push 表示“ 使(某人)努力;鞭策;督促”,其后賓語可以是別人或自己。The math teacher really pushes his students. That’s why theydn’t like him that much. 那位數(shù)學老師確實對學生鞭策過多了,這就是他們不那么喜歡他的原因。
1. Keeps n happening _____________2. Physical exercise and practice f skills _______3. Wrries abut things at hme, schl r wrk _________4. Usual r cmmn _________
Lk at the wrds in bld in the article. Can yu guess their meanings? Try t match them with the meanings belw.
5. Try t be the best r the first t finish smething __________ 6. Getting better r bigger ____________7. Lking fr differences and similarities between things __________
1. Des Cathy Taylr think it’s imprtant fr kids t jin after-schl activities?2. Des Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her pinin?
Yes, she des.
N. She thinks it is unfair t cmpare their kids with ther children. She thinks peple shuldn’t push their kids s hard.
Read the article again and answer the questins.
3. Des Dr. Green agree with Cathy r Linda? What des she say?
Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids shuld have time t relax and think fr themselves, t. Althugh it’s nrmal t want successful children, it’s even mre imprtant t have happy children.”
1.What d yu think f after- schl activities?2.What shuld yu d t relax?
Discuss the questins with yur partner.
Nw mre and mre children are having different kinds f after-schl classes. As a middle schl student, what d yu think f it? Make a survey and have a debate.
Talk abut the advantages and disadvantages f having after-schl classes. Fill in the table.
play sprts, hang ut with friendstalk t … spend time alneplay cmputer gamesread bks cmpete with…, get better gradeswatch mvies, have a fight with…
English-Chinese anymre, member, pressureChinese-English 抄襲/復制;歸還/返回;競爭/對抗
1. 莉莉是我家中的一員。2. 即使受到壓力,他仍拒絕交出文件。3. 他們決定跟我們競爭。
Lily is ne f my family members.
He refused t give the dcument up, even under pressure.
They decided t cmpete with us.
— Miss Huang always advises us t practice speaking English after class.— She is right. Speaking is an imprtant language ____________. A. sign B. skill C. suggestin
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