1、Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage Pointsdancing classguitar classsinging classpainting classLead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage Points Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?What did you do after school?Do you have any after-school classes?Lead-in
2、Pre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsWhat after-school activities you usually do?2aafter-schoolactivitiesdo homeworkhave after-school classeshang out with friendswatch TV/moviesuse theInternet.Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsReading strategy Guessing the Meani
3、ng 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.Do you know what a“territory”is?A territory is a place that an animal,usually the male,claims（声称）（声称）as its own.Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage Poin
4、ts6Reading strategy:Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the topic sentence match the main idea with each paragraphParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Childrens problemCathy Taylors opinionLinda Millers opinionDr.Alice Greens opinionLead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLang
5、uage PointsRead paragraph 1 carefully and answer:problemStudents are busier on weekends than weekdays because they have.ManyOtherslearnign exams skillspracticing sports so thatso thatget into.and pete and winLead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsOne boy:Life for Cathys three chil
6、dren daughter The Taylors are a typical American family.The other boy Taylors feeling piano lessons Maybe she could_ a few of activities.football trainingbasketball practice dontuntilquickHowever,the tired children _get home_after 7:00 p.m.They have a _dinner,and then its time for _.homework.be good
7、 for the childrens future.Para.2 Para.2cut outRead paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the blanks:Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsLindas opinionShe knows all about such_.Competition starts very young and_until the kids get ol
8、der.Mothers _their small kids _ all kinds of classes.And they are always _ them _ other children.Its _.I dont think thats _.Why dont they _?People shouldnt _.continuesstresssendtocomparingwith crazyfairjust let their kids be kidspush their kids so hardParents should let their kids be kids.Read parag
9、raph 3&4 carefully and fill in the blanks:Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsDr.Alice Greens opinion Doctors say too much pressure isnt good for _.She says all these activities can _.Kids should have time to _.Although its normal to _,its even more important to_.a childs devel
10、opmentcause a lot of stress for childrenrelax and think for themselveswant successful childrenhave happy childrenIts more important to have happy children than successful children.Read paragraph 3&4 carefully and fill in the blanks:Lead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage Points1.Chinese
11、children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days.2.Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful,so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.Read and circle again,judge T or F.TT3.Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small ki
12、ds to all kinds of classes.4.Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much.5.Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.FTFLead-inPre-readingWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsCan you guess their meanings?Try to match them with the meanings below.2c1.Other are.s
13、ports so that they can compete and win.2.The Taylors are a typical American family.3.I take one.to basketabll practice and my daughter to football training.4.Linda.knows all about such stress.5.Competitions starts very young and continues until the kids get older.6.They paring them with other childr
14、en.7.Doctors.pressure isnt good.a childs development.p1p2p2p3p3p3p4physical exercise and practice of skills try to be the best or the first to finish sth getting better or biggerlooking for differences and similarities between things keeps on happening usual or commonworries about things at home,sch
15、ool or work While-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsExerciseSummary 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 childrens future.He really wants them to be _.Linda Miller says
16、,“In some families,_ starts very young and _ until the kids get older.The parents are 根据课文内容填空。根据课文内容填空。busierimportantsuccessful competitionhave toafter-schoolcontinuesWhile-readingPost-readingLanguage PointsExerciseSummaryalways _ their small kids with other children.Its _.”She thinks that people
17、shouldnt _ their kids _.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.”comparingso hardcause stresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythink forAlthough Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of having after-school classes.Fill in the table.Advantages Disadvantages develop exam skills too much pressureHomework
