1、教 学 目 标 1.掌握文中出现的生词和短语。 2.学会根据上下文猜测词义，提高学 生的阅读能力。 3.教育学生学会面对过重压力和负担， 并寻找解决问题的办法。 learn new words 1.skill n. 技艺；技巧技艺；技巧 2.football n. (美式）橄榄球；足球美式）橄榄球；足球 3.push v. 鞭策；鞭策； 督促；推动督促；推动 4. opinion /pnjn/ n. 意见；想法；看法意见；想法；看法 In my opinion, its better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。以我的看法，还是不去好。 in ones opinion 依依.
2、看看 No , I think its a typical place. typical /tpkl/ adj.典型的典型的 OK，lets go quickly. quick /kwk/ adj. 快的；迅速的快的；迅速的 quickly /kwkli/ adv. 快地；迅速地快地；迅速地 learn new words 6. cut out 删除；删去删除；删去 The editor cut out the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。编辑将最后一段删掉了。 7.continue v. 持续；继续存在持续；继续存在 continue to do 是指继续做另外一件
3、事情，不同的事情是指继续做另外一件事情，不同的事情 continue doing 是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情 I continue to wash my clothes.我去洗衣服，我去洗衣服， I continue washing my clothes.我继续洗衣服这件事我继续洗衣服这件事. learn new words What is the passage about? Predict: （推测）（推测） Para.1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 How many paragraphs（段落）? Children t
4、oday are busier because of too many after- school 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
5、线段落编号和段落大意 Tip 1: Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the first sentence. 读每段首句找其大意 Read paragraph 1 and check T or F. 1. Chinese children have to take so many after- school classes on weekends these days. 2. Many students learn life skills from after- school classes. 3. Taking after-sc
6、hool classes only happens in China. T F F Cathy daughter sons After school Life very_ busy 1._ 2._ 3._ not get home until _ Have_ and do_ Get home after 7 pm Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks. Activities: a quick dinner homework basketball practice football training piano lessons Does Cathy Ta
7、ylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities? Read paragraphs 3&4 again and answer the following questions. 1. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? No. She thinks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldnt push their kids
8、 so hard. Read paragraphs 3&4 again and answer the following questions. 2. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more
9、 important to have 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 _ conti
10、nues training stress 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
11、for kids to join after-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. language p
12、oints 1.And they are always compareing them with other children. comparewith“把“把与与相比（同类相比）”相比（同类相比）”, compareto“把“把比做比做（异类相比（异类相比,比喻）”比喻）”. Living in a city cant compare with living in the country. 在城里生活在城里生活 无法同在乡村生活相比。无法同在乡村生活相比。 1We compare him _a little tiger. Afor Bat C to Dof 2.His poem compar
13、es poorly _ yours. A.for B.with C. as D. to C B 2.Competition starts very young continues and until the kids get older， continue to do 是指继续做另外一件事情，不同的事情是指继续做另外一件事情，不同的事情 continue doing 是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情 for example: 1）I continue to wash my clothes.我去洗衣服，说明我之前没有在洗我去洗衣服，说明我之前没有在洗
14、衣服。衣服。 2）I continue washing my clothes.我继续洗衣服这件事情，我刚才就我继续洗衣服这件事情，我刚才就 在做，接着做的意思。在做，接着做的意思。 After we graduate from school, we can continue _ Astudied Bstudying Cto learning Dto studying B language points 3.I could cut out a few of their activities cut out 割掉；删去；割掉；删去； cut out是由“动词是由“动词+副词”构成的，副词”构成的，
15、 当宾语是名词时，可以放在当宾语是名词时，可以放在 cut out 之间，之间， 也可以放在也可以放在out 之后之后. It allows me to cut out the unnecessary instead of wimping around and trying to everything to fit in somehow. 它让我剔除了一些不必要的事，而不是犹犹豫豫，并试著以某种方它让我剔除了一些不必要的事，而不是犹犹豫豫，并试著以某种方 式适应它式适应它. The last paragraph is necessary .Youd better _ Acut it out B
16、cut out it Ccut it up Dcut up it B language points 1.After-school classes can help us get into and later . 2.These activities are important for . 3.These activities can make us be a person Summary Fill in the blanks about taking after-school classes from the passage. 1.People shouldnt their kids . 2
17、.Too much pressure isnt a childs . 3.These activities can a lot of for children. 4.Kids should have time . 5.Its even to have children than children a good high school a good university our future successful The reasons of agreements The reasons of disagreements push so hard good for development cau
18、se stress to relax more important successful happy 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
19、attention. 5. I think everyone should learn_(relax). training successful yourselves development to relax 1. 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. 2. 他应该和朋友交谈一下，以便于他可以说一声对不起。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. 3. 为什么不让孩子们顺
20、其自然呢？为什么不让孩子们顺其自然呢？ Why dont they _ the _ _ kids. 4. 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 1. If you always _ yourself with others，you may have tons of pressure. I agree. We should believe in ourselves. Acompare Bc
21、ommunicate Ccreate Dconsider 2.Be yourself and dont let anybody _ you around. Apull Bpush Ctake Dturn 3. What do you _ the game show? I think its interesting. Athink up Bthink of Cthink for Dthink down 4. Tom didnt hear what I said. He _ talking without stopping. Acontinued Bstopped Cminded Dforgot 5.The lazy boy _ get to school _ ten oclock yesterday. Acould；until Bdid；when Ccouldnt；when Ddidnt；until A B B A D 1. What do you think of the after-school classes? Write an article about it. 2. Preview the new words and expressions. 3. Preview what people were doing when the rainstorm came.
