UNIT TWOREADING余建华 MARCH 9,2011Maybe you should learn to relaxAre you busy every day?What do you have to do after school?I have to _______________________ .have piano lessons study English study mathDear friend, I am very busy all the week. I have to play the piano every day. I do lots of homework from Monday to Saturday. I have to study English on Tuesday and Friday. And I have music classes on Thursday and Sunday. I am very tired. What can I do? Yours, Tired Kidpressure ['preʃə]complain [kəm'plein]enough [i'nʌf] include [in'klu:d]pushy ['pu i]ʃcompare [kəm'pɛə]crazy ['kreizi]adult ['dʌlt]organized ['ɔ:gənaizd]freedom ['fri:dəm]competition [k mpi'ti ən]ɔʃ comparecomplainpushpressureorganizedfreedomincludecrazyadultNew words: 疯狂的 成年人 压力 自由 有组织的 包括 推；督促 比较 抱怨Paragraph 1.Why is Cathy Taylor very busy?Paragraph 2.Why are the children under too much pressure?Paragraph 3.What does Linda Miller think ?Paragraph 4.What does Dr Alice Green think?Read these statements. Write T (for true) or F (for false). 1. American and British children do many after-school activities. 2. Cathy’s children have much free time to relax. 3. Many American children are under a little pressure.4. Parents these days push their children much harder than before. 5. Competition between families starts at a young age.______TFFTTRead the article and complete the blanks in the sentences. Cathy Taylor has three children. Their life is busy _______, because Cathy takes her children from activity to activity. She tries to __ into her kids’ lives. Doctors say children in such families are under too much _______. Most children are sent to all kinds of after-school clubs. Activities in these clubs ______ sport...
