1、Free Talk What do you usually do after school ? I . What does she/he do after school? She/he . What after-school activities are these ? play sports or exercise have after-school lessons do homework watch movies use the Internet hang out with friends Check the after-school activities you and your cla
2、ssmates usually do. do homework have after-school lessons watch movies use the Internet hang out with friends play sports or exercise 1. Do you have after-school classes? A. Yes, I do. B. No, I dont. 2. What kind of class do you have? A. Learn Chinese, English and so on. B. Learn basketball, piano a
3、nd so on. 3. Why do you have after-school classes? A. For exam. B. For happiness. 4. Do you want to cut out(删除删除) any classes? A. Yes, I do. B. No, I dont. Survey(调查调查) about stress(压力压力) Para.1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 How many paragraphs（段落）? Children today are busier because of too many after- sch
4、ool classes. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. Linda Miller knows all about such stress. Doctors say too much stress is not good for a child. Read and match the Read and match the main ideamain idea of each of each paragraph.paragraph.连线段落编号和段落大意 Tip 1: Get the main idea of each pa
5、ragraph according to the first sentence. 读每段首句找其大意 Structure head body ending Para.1 Para.2,3 Para.4 Chinese and American families have common problems. （共同的问题）（共同的问题） Different people have different opinions. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. Linda Miller Dr. Alice
6、 Green 1.Children need more time and freedom to relax. 2.Kids have competitions when they are very young. 3. Kids should think for themselves. 4. Parents shouldnt push their children so hard. Read paragraphs 3&4 and match people with their opinions. Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What
7、 is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2b The children have to take many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.(Para1,Line3
8、-6) 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.(Para2,3,4) What is the passage about? Predict: （推测）（推测） 30 0 start 10 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 15 45 1 minute Fast reading: Read in 1 minute and answer the two questions. 1.What is the common problem for Ch
9、inese and American families? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Cathy Taylor Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green. Children are busier on weekends than on weekdays because they have so many after-school classes. Different opinions on after-school classes. 60 120 150 90 30 0 start 10 0 9 8 7
10、6 5 4 3 2 1 Careful reading: Read in 3 minutes and find out different opinions. Many people: Learning exam skills can help them _and later a good university. Practicing sports can help to _. Cathy Taylor: The activities _ the childrens future. I want them to _. Linda Miller: Why dont they let their
11、kids _. People shouldnt _ their kids _. Dr. Alice Green: All these activities can _ for children. Kids should have time to _ and _. Its more important to have _. get into a good high school compete and win are important for become successful be kids push so hard cause stress relax think for themselv
12、es happy children Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. 2c 1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work _ 4. Usual or common _ continues training stre
13、ss typical 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 _ compete development comparing 2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join a
14、fter-school activities? 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? 3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? 1. What do you think of after-school activities? 2. What should you do to relax? 2e. Discuss the questions with your partner. After-school classes can imp
15、rove our taste. Just studying is very boring. They can make us relax. After-school activities are good for our health and future. We should learn something about our future job. They can make us more successful. They can help us to get better grades and into better schools and universities. Agreemen
16、t After-school classes take away our free time. We have no time to relax and think for ourselves. We are so busy that we cant go over what we have learned at school. So our grades always drop. We should choose activities we like and need. They will cause a lot of pressure for us. We must learn our l
17、essons better first. Disagreement Correct (改错改错) 1. People shouldnt push their kids so hardly. (hard) 2. Why not talking to your parents? (talk) 3. -How about a book? -Sound good. (Sounds) 4. How about leave him a note? (leaving) problems Im very cold. I have too much homework. My clothes are out of
18、 style. I have a day-off. suggestions Why not buy some new clothes? How about doing it quickly? What about going out to play? Why dont you close the door? Match “All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” Learning and relaxing are both important to our life. Why dont talk to your parents to make a
19、good plan for your study and life? 一一. 用所给词的适当形式填空用所给词的适当形式填空 1. Ill have a baseball (train) tomorrow afternoon. 2. My uncle is a very (success) businessman. 3. You shouldnt only think for (you), boys. You should listen to others opinions. 4. Chinas quick (develop) causes the worlds attention. 5. I
20、think everyone should learn_(relax). training successful yourselves development to relax 1. Careless driving often _ accident. 2. Twelve oclock is the _ time to have lunch. 3. He is a writer of great _. 4. It was _of you to skate on such thin ice. Fill in the blanks. perhaps, skill, opinion, continu
21、e, push, compare, crazy, usual, typical, cause causes usual skill crazy 5. In my _, people shall not smoke in public places. 6. If you _ the two cars, youll find them very alike. 7. Will you help me to _ up the window. 8. Its a _ Italian restaurant. 9. Please _ what you were doing before I came in.
22、10. Id like to go away, _ France or somewhere. opinion compare push typical continue perhaps 三、根据三、根据中文提示完成句子，词数不限。中文提示完成句子，词数不限。 1. 我认为那是不公平的。我认为那是不公平的。 I _think thats _. 2. 太多的压力不利于孩子的发展。太多的压力不利于孩子的发展。 _ isnt good for a childs _. dont fair Too much pressure development 3. 也许你应该学会放松。也许你应该学会放松。 Mayb
23、e you should _. 4. 不要总拿我与别人比较。不要总拿我与别人比较。 Dont always _ me _others. 5. 孩子们应该有放松和独立思考的时间。孩子们应该有放松和独立思考的时间。 Children should have time _for themselves. learn to relax compare with to relax and think 5. 相反，他看自己所喜欢的一直到深夜。相反，他看自己所喜欢的一直到深夜。 _, he watches _ he wants _ late at night. 6. 他应该和朋友交谈一下，以便于他可以说一声对
24、不起。他应该和朋友交谈一下，以便于他可以说一声对不起。 He _ talk to his friends _ _ he can say hes sorry. 7. 为什么不让孩子们顺其自然呢？为什么不让孩子们顺其自然呢？ Why dont they _ the _ _ kids. 8. 人们不应该逼孩子们太紧。人们不应该逼孩子们太紧。 People shouldnt _ their children so _. until Instead whatever should so that let kids be push hard Please read the article for your parents.
