Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?playsportsHangoutwithfriendsTalktoparentsTalktoteachersTalktofriendsListentomusicPlaycomputergamesReadbooksWatchmoviesDoyouhavestress/pressure?What’sit?Howtoloweryourstress/pressure?Pairwork_____playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.12345671c.Listenandcheck()theproblems✓WeiMingtalksabout._________Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.______Idon’tgetenoughsleep.______Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.______Ihadafightwithmyparents.______Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.✓✓✓1d.Listenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.1.Althoughyoumaybe_________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch___________.2.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeabout________.Freetimeactivitieslike_______andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn't_________withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.unhappypressuregradessportscompletehelping1e.WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.A:IthinkWeiMingshould...B:Why?A:Because...2a.Check()theafter-schoolactivities✓youandyourclassmatesusuallydo._______dohomework_______haveafter-schoollessons_______watchmovies_______usetheInternet_______hangoutwithfriends_______playsportsorexercise✓✓✓2b.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.1.How’sthelifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildren?2.Whatdothetwoboysdo?Andwhataboutthegirl?3.Whendotheygethome?OneplaysbasketballandtheothertakespianolessonsThegirltakesfootballtraining.Theydon’tgethomeuntilafter7pm.Lifeforthemisverybusy.Readthesecondpartandanswer1.what’sLindaMiller’sopinion?ReadthethirdpartandanswerPeopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohardJustletkidsbekidsReadthelastpartandfillintheblanksDoctorssaytoomuch_______isnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotof_____forchildren.“Kidsshould_____________andthinkfor________,too.Althoughit’s_______towant__________children,it’sevenmoreimportanttohave______childrenpressurestresshavetimetorelaxthemselvesnormalsuccessfulhappyMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn'tonlyhappeninChina.compete-competition-competitorcompetewithsb.与某人比赛，竞争TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.takesb.todo/takesb.toswLindaMiller,amotherofthree,k...
