Why don't you talk to your parents? Unit 4 The Fifth Period SectionB(2a-2e) Why don't you talk to your parents?

Warming up What did you do after school? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself?

New words 2. soccer ball 3. push 1. football 英式足球 v.鞭策；督促；推动

4. opinion n. 意见；想法；看法 In my opinion, it’s better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。 5. skill n. 技巧；技艺 Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope? 你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗？

6. cut out 删除；删去 The editor cut out the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。 7. crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes. 你骑一辆没闸的车，一定是疯了吧。

8. cause v. 造成；引起 A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。

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

Reading What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? Skim the article and answer the questions. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? Parents give their children too much stress.

Reading 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? Skim the article and answer the questions. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? CathyTaylor,Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green.

Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. 2c 1. Keeping on happening _________ continue continue v. 持续；继续存在 用法：continue to do sth. 强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。 continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前所做事情。

e.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to continue working. 工人们拒绝继续工作。

2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _______ training training n. 训练 e.g.: Nurses have several years of training. 护士需要几年的培训。

3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______ stress stress n. 压力 e.g. In fact, stress isn’t always bad thing. 事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。 4. Usual or common _______ typical typical adj. 典型的 e.g. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters. 我们通常一天收到五十封信。

5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ compete compete v. 竞争；对抗 e.g. We can’t compete with them on price. 我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。

development 6. Getting better or bigger ____________ development n. 发展；发育；成长 e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 开发这一地区将会危及 野生生物。

7. Look for differences and similarities between things _________ compare compare v. 比较 compare …with… 比较；对比 e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？

Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities? Yes she does. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future.

2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? No, she doesn’t. She thinks it’s crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? She agrees with Linda. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.

Discussing Discuss the questions with your partner. 2e What do you think of after-school activities? In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.

2. What should you do to relax? There are a lot of ways to relax. I’d like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.

Homework 1.Memorize the words and phrases in this lesson. 2.Read the passage in 2b carefully.

Thank you!