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课件网) Unit 4 Section B What did you do after school Do you have stress in your life How do you relax yourself However ,this doesn’t only happen in China. What’s the life for Cathy Taylor’s three children like What’s the opinion of Cathy Maybe she could cut out a few of their activities, but she believes these activities are important for her children’s future, and she really wants them to be successful. One of her two sons go to basketball practice, her daughter go to football training and her other son have piano lessons. They don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. they have a quick dinner and it’s time for their homework. The second paragraph 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. The third paragraph 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. The last paragraph Interaction Discuss the questions with your partner. 2e What do you think of after-school activities In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they 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. The whole article 4.一个典型的美国家庭 a typical American family 6.删除 5.足球训练 7.比较；对比 football training cut out compare … with 8.逼得太紧 10.一个儿童的成长 push … so hard a kid’s development Read the article again and try to find out the following phrases. 3.与某人竞争 compete with sb. 1. 上课外辅导班 take/have after-school classes 2. 考试技巧 exam skills 9.太多压力 too much pressure/stress 11.造成许多压力 cause a lot of stress Juicy sentences ① In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older… compete v. 竞争；对抗 competition n.竞争 compete with sb. 与某人竞争 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。 continue 继续，持续。= go on continue sth. continue doing sth.// continue to do sth. 他坚持写作，直到去世。 He continued writing until he died. Juicy sentences ② And they are always comparing them with other children. be always doing sth. “总是（一直）做某事”，表示再三的，多次的重复行为，常带有厌恶，赞扬，抱怨等感彩，不表示某时刻正在发生的动作。 e.g. 这个小女孩总是哭。 The little girl is always crying. 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？ compare …to… 把……比作…… e.g. People often comp ... ...
