课程内容

《Why don't you talk to your parents?》（Section B 1a-2e）
Revieew   Giving advices
I'm a little bit shy.I'm aftraid of speaking front of people.What should I do?
You should be more confident.You should play sports with your friends after class.
I left my homework at home.
You shoul tell it to your teacher.You could cal your parents and ask them to bring it to school.
Warming up
What's wrong with the girl?
She's too stressed out.
What should she do?Can you give her some advice?
Why not hang out with her friends?
She sould play sports.
She could play computer games.
She should listen to music and read some books.
1a Order the things
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.
______play sports
______hang out with friends
_______talk to parnts or other family members
________spend time alone
_______play computer games
_______read books
_______watch movies
________other:____________
1b Talking
Tell your partner about your answers in 1a
I always hang out with my friends to lower sterss.
I like to listen to music to lower stress best.
I'd like to play sports when
I'm strwssed out.
New words
1.member n.成员；分子
Jenny is the most active member in our group.
珍妮是我们小组最活跃的成员。
2.pressure n.压力（不可数名词）
Never give her a lot of pressure about school,just encouragement.
不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些鼓励。
compete v.竞争；对抗
compete with 与……进行竞争
We can't hope to compete with such a experienced team.
我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞争。
1c Listening
listen and check the prolbems wei ming talks about
___My parents give me a lot of pressurs about school.
___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 (unhappy)with your parents,you should talk to them.Ask them why they give you so much (pressure).
2.Life shouldn't just be about (grades).Free time activties like(sports)and hanging out with friends are important,too.
3.You shouln't (compete)with your classmates to get better grades.You should all be (helping)each other to improve.
1e Talking
What is your advice for Wei Ming?Tell you partner and say why.
I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class.
Why
Health is more important than grades.Grades isn't everything after all.
2a Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
___do homework
____use the Internet
_____have after-school lessons
_____hang out with friends
_____Watch movies
_____play sports or exercise

New words
1.football   n.美式足球
2.soccer ball  英式足球
3.push v.推
4.opinion n.意见；想法；算法
In my opinion,it's better mot 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。
2b Reading
     Guessing the meaning
When reading somthing for the first time,do mot worry about words you do not know,Use the context to help you guess the meaning
Skim the article and answer the questions.
1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?
Parents give their children too nuch stress.
2.Who give their opinionns about the problems?
Linda,Miller and Dr.Alice Greem.
Read and circle again,judge T or F.
1.Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days.  T
2.Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful,so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.  T
3.Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all of classes.  F
4.Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much.   T
5.Alice think kids shouldn't have time to relax and think for themselves.   F
2c Look at the words in bold in the article.
Can you guess their meanings?try to match them with the meaning below.
1.Keeping on happenung (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 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)
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.
我们不能和他们的价格上进行对抗。
6.Getting better or bigger(deveopment)
deveopment n. 发展；发育；成长
e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife.
开发这一专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 compaer with your old one?
你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？
2d 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 belives these activites arte important for her children't 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?
No,she doesn't She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves.Although it's normal to want successful shildren,it's even more important have happy children.
2e Discussing
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1.What do you think of after-school activities?
In my opinion,if the kid really like the activity such as basketball,he can 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 oports to relax.But my friend,Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.
Homework
1.Read the article again after school.
2.Write a schort passage about Cathy's daily life and her opinions about the education of the kids.