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课件网) UNIT 1 RELATIONSHIPS Reading Club 1 To read about peer pressure To read for general understanding To read for specific information and understanding words in context Learning objectives What is peer pressure in your opinion Warming up Peer pressure peer：a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as you 身份（或地位）相同的人；同龄人；同辈 pressure:the use of persuasion,influence,or intimidation to make someone do something(经劝说、影响或胁迫施加的)压力 However, sometimes peer pressure can influence me to make bad decisions. Positive peer pressure can help me strive to be better. How does ‘peer pressure’ affect you Read the passage and find the main idea of each paragraph. What is peer pressure and why does it happen How does peer pressure affect people Peer pressure can lead to bullying. The suggestions to avoid peer pressure. First reading 1. What is peer pressure and how does it affect people Peer pressure can happen when we are influenced to do something we would not usually do because we want to be accepted by our peers. It can influence how people dress, how they talk, what music they listen to, what attitudes they adopt and how they behave. Careful reading 2. What suggestions does the writer give to avoid peer pressure The most important thing is to build up self-confidence, so that it is easier to say “no” to the peer group. Students can do this by choosing their friends wisely: It’s a good idea for teens to surround themselves with positive role models. 1 What attitude does the writer have towards peer pressure How do you know The writer thinks that peer pressure is harmful and we should fight peer pressure, because at the end of the text, the writer says that if we give in to peer pressure, the result will be negative. However, if we stop and think about the consequences, we might make a different decision. Critical thinking 2 What is your opinion about the writer’s suggestions on how to avoid peer pressure What might be the challenges I think the ideas the writer suggests are good. We should choose friends who accept us and won’t try to change us. However, sometimes our classmates try to pressure us into doing things and it can be embarrassing to say “No”. And we are afraid that we might be left out and lose the sense of belonging to our group. 1. We all want to be part of a group and feel like we belong to our community.我们都想成为一个团体的一员，感觉自己属于我们的社区。 belong vi. to be someone's property 属于 belong to sb / sth 属于(某人) e.g. The book belongs to Dan. He belongs to the golf club. Language points 【注意】 (1) belong to既不能用于被动语态，也不能用于进行时态；to是介词，后接名词或代词。 (2) 可用belong to的现在分词形式作后置定语，如a car belonging to me (属于我的汽车)。 2. Peer pressure can influence how people dress, how they talk, what music they listen to, what attitudes they adopt and how they behave. 同辈压力会影响人们的穿 ... ...
