She’stoostressedout.Whatcouldshedotolowerherstress?Couldyougivehersomeadvice?Whynothangoutwithherfriends?Shecouldplaysports.Shecouldplaycomputergames.Sheshouldlistentolightmusicandreadsomebooks.1a______playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies______other:_______________Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.Ialways...Iliketo...I’dliketo...1bJennyisthemostactivememberinourgroup.1.membern.成员；分子2.pressuren.压力（不可数名词）Nevergiveheralotofpressure,justencouragement.3.competev.竞争；对抗competewith与……进行竞争Wehopetocompetewiththatteam.ListenandchecktheproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.1c___Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.___Idon’tgetenoughsleep.___Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.___Ihadafightwithmyparents.___Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.1.Althoughyoumaybe________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch_______.1dListenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.pressureunhappy2.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout______.Freetimeactivitieslike_____andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn’t_______withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.gradessportscompetehelpingChecktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.2a____dohomework____usetheInternet____haveafter-schoollessons____hangoutwithfriends____watchmovies____playsportsorexercisesoccerball英式足球footballn.橄榄球pushv.推opinionn.意见；想法；看法Inmyopinion,it’sbetternottogo.Doyouhavetheskilltoskialongsuchadifficultslope?skilln.技巧；技艺crazyadj.不理智的；疯狂的Youmustbecrazytorideabikewithoutbrakes(闸).causev.造成；引起Abadtoothcancausepain.Doyouhavestressinyourlife?Howdoyourelaxyourself?2b1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?Childrenhavetoomuchstress.2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblems?LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningbelow.1.Keepingonhappening_______2ccontinuev.持续；继续存在用法：continuetodosth.强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。continuedoingsth.多强调接着做以前所做事情。continueCanIcontinuetoreadaloud?Theworkersrefusedtocontinueworking.2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills_______trainingn.训练Nurseshaveseveralyearsoftraining.training3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork______stressn.压力Infact,stressisn’talwaysbadthing.stress4.Usualorcommon_______typicaladj.典型的atypicalItaliancafé5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething________competev.竞争；对抗Wecan’tcompetewiththemonprice.6.Gettingbetterorbigger____________developmentn.发展；发育；成长Developmentoftheareawouldendangerthewildlife.7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_________compare…with…比较；对比Howdoesyournewhousecomparewithyouroldone?comparev.比较2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Yes.Shebelievestheseactivitiesareimportantforherchildren’sfuture.2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?No,shedoesn’t.Shethinksit’scrazyandunfairtosendsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Parentsshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?SheagreeswithLindaMiller.Shesayskidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.2.CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.Readandcircleagain,judgeTorF.TT3.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.4.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.5.Alicethinkskidsshouldn’thavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.TFF
