1、Unit 4Why dont you talk to your parents?,Jim,Jenny and Jims problem,Lets think and talk!*Do you have any after-school classes to take?*What kind of classes do you have?*Do you love those after-school classes?*Do you get a lot of pressure from too many after-school classes?,Maybe you should learn to
2、relax!,Section B( 2a 2e ),Read the article and answer the questions,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?3. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?4. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?,S
3、kimming,Skimming: this means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.,What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2. Who gives their opin
4、ions about the problem?,The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.,Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green give their opinions about the problem.,3. Does Cathy Tay
5、lor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?4. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?,Yes, she does.,No, she doesnt.,Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.,Reading stra
6、tegy,1. Cathy says,” I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ”.,2. In some families, competition starts very young and until the kids get older.,3. Others are practicing sports so that they can and win.,4. The Taylors are a American family.,5. Doctors say too muc
7、h pressure is not good for a childs .,6. They are always them with other children.,7. Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such .,comparing,compete,training,stress,typical,development,continues,1. Keeps on happening 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills3. Worries about things at ho
8、me, school or work4. Usual or common,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something 6. Getting better or bigger 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things,Guess the meaning,training,Cathy says,“ I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ”.,p
9、hysical exercise and practice of skills,1. Cathy says,” I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football ”.,2. In some families, competition starts very young and until the kids get older.,3. Others are practicing sports so that they can and win.,4. The Taylors are a Amer
10、ican family.,5. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs .,6. They are always them with other children.,7. Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such .,comparing,compete,training,stress,typical,development,try to be the best or the first to finish something,getting better or
11、 bigger,worries about things at home, school or work,usual or common,looking for differences and similarities between things,continues,keeps on happening,physical exercise and practice of skills,Read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer:,1.Whats the purpose(目的) of the students learning exam skills?,2.Wh
12、at are other students doing?,They can get into a good high school and later a good university.,They are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading:this can be described as a more comprehensive reading. It involves a slower and more careful reading process.
13、At this stage you can also get some detailed information.,Read Paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the chart.,basketball practice,piano lessons,football training,tired,cut out,after-school activities,Read Paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.,Linda_( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy.,She thinks th
14、at it is _ to compare the kids with other children.,She also thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids so hard.,disagrees,crazy,push,Read Paragraph 4 carefully and answer:,Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,She says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselve
15、s ,too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,She agrees with Linda.,These days, children are sometimes _ on weekends than weekdays because they _ take so many _ classes.,Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _ for her c
16、hildrens future. She really wants them to be _.,Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _ a lot of _ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _ and _ themselves, too. _ its normal to want _ children, its even more _ to have _ children.”,Linda Miller says, “In some families, _ starts v
17、ery young and _ until the kids get older. The parents are always _ their small kids with other children. Its _.” She thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids _.,busier,have to,after-school,important,successful,competition,continues,comparing,crazy,push,so hard,cause,stress,relax,think for,Although,s
18、uccessful,important,happy,Summarizing:while reading,make notes or underline the main ideas in the text. After reading, write a short summary with your own words. This can help you better understand the text.,Summarizing,A magazine interviewed some students about after-school activities. So work in g
19、roups and talk about the following questions：,2e,1. What do you think of after-school activities?2. What should you do to relax?,Reading strategy,Skimming,Guessing the meaning,Detailed reading,Summarizing,We often have a lot of problems. It is best not to run away from our problems. We should always
20、 try to solve them. Although we have a lot of after-school activities, we should do the things that we enjoy to relax ourselves. And do remember to be happy every day.,Homework,1. Read the article again after school.2. Write a short passage about your opinions about after-school activities.,Be happy every day!,
