Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents?
Section B
Period Two
Discussion
Do you have some after-school classes to take?
What kind of classes do you have?
dancing class
guitar class
English training class
Olympian math class
painting class
singing class
Discussion
Do you love those after-school classes?
Do you get a lot of pressure from them?
Now let’s see what these children say about the after-school classes:
Review
Words and expressions
Read the words and expressions loudly.
opinion
skill
typical
football
cut out
quick
continue
compare
n. 意见；想法；看法
n. 技艺；技巧
adj. 典型的
n. (美式)橄榄球；足球
删除；删去
adj. 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的
v. 持续；继续存在
v. 比较
compare…with
crazy
push
development
cause
usual
in one’s opinion
perhaps
比较；对比
adj. 不理智的；疯狂的
v. 鞭策；督促；推动
n. 发展；发育；成长
v. 造成；引起
adj. 通常的；寻常的
依……看
adv. 可能；大概；也许
Objectives
Read the article to learn the common problem for Chinese and American families
To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, perhaps…

Guessing the Meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
Reading
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What 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.
2. Who gives their opinions about the
problem?
Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.
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
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
Read the article again and answer the questions.
2d
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important
for kids to join after-school activities?

2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?
What’s her opinion?
Yes. He does.
No. She thinks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
3. 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 it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
Discuss the questions with your partner.
2e
1. What do you think of after-school
activities?
2. What should you do to relax?
Now more and more children are having different kinds of after-school classes. As a middle school student, what do you think of it? Make a survey and have a debate.
debate
Talk about the advantages and
disadvantages of having after-school classes. Fill in the table.
Survey
Language points
1. Many of them are learning exam skills
so that they can get into a good high
school and later a good university.
so that意为“以便……，为了……”，引导目的状语从句， that从句中常使用can / may等情态动词；
so that还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在so that前可以用逗号。
小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。
The little boy saved every coin so that he could buy his mother a present on Mother’s Day.
我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。
I was caught in a shower, so that all my clothes got wet.
2. And they are always comparing them with other children.
他老是向父母要钱。
He was always asking his parents for money．
be always doing sth. 意为“总是做某
事”，always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。
课时重点回顾
Review
so that
be always doing sth.
cut out
compare…with…
in one’s opinion
Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
opinion, skill, football, development
2. Chinese-English
典型的；删除；迅速的；持续；对比；疯狂的；鞭策；造成；通常的；可能；依……看
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
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These days, children are sometimes _____ on weekends than weekdays because they ______ take so many __________ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for his children’s future. He really want them to be _______.
Linda Miller says, “In some families, __________ starts very young and _______ until the kids get older. The parents are
根据课文内容填空。
busier
important
successful
competition
have to
after-school
continues
always _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that people shouldn’t ____ their kids ______.
Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ________ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have _____ children.”
comparing
so hard
cause
stress
crazy
push
relax
successful
important
happy
think for
Although
翻译。
1. 我不想参加英语培训。


2. 将孩子与别的孩子相比是不公平的。
3. 教育对一个国家的经济发展很重要。
I don’t want to take part in the English training.
It is unfair to compare kids with other children.
Education is very important to a country’s economic development.
4. 地震造成很大损害。

5. 他催促她做出决定。

6. 在你心目中，什么是最伟大的发明，
为什么？
The earthquake caused great damage.
He pushed her into making a decision.
What is the greatest invention in your opinion and why?
1. — I don’t have a partner to play table
tennis with.
— Why _____a sports club to practice
a lot?
A. don’t join
B. not joining
C. not to join
D. don’t you join
2. 根据中文意思完成句子。
很抱歉今天不能陪你去购物，明天怎么
样？
I’m sorry I can’t go shopping with you
today. __________________ tomorrow?
3. —Would you like to watch the movie
with me tonight?
— ______, but I have too much
homework to do.
A. I’d love to B. That’s all right
C. It doesn’t matter D. Not at all
How / What about
4. — Susan, what are the advantages of
MP5 players?
— Mom, they are smaller and lighter,
　　 ___ they can be carried very easily.
A. unless B. if
C. until D. so that
5. 单词拼写：
The naughty boy is always _______ (fight)
with others.
fighting
6. — Look! It’s raining heavily. ____ take a
raincoat with you?
—Well, I’ll take one right now.
A. Why not B. Why don’t
C. Would you mind D. Would you like
7. Shall we go for a visit to the World Expo
in Shanghai during summer vacation?
(写出同义句)
_____ ______ go for a visit to the World
Expo in Shanghai during summer vacation?
Why not
8. — We don’t have much homework this
weekend. Shall we go out together?
— OK. What about _____ a movie?
A. to see B. seeing
C. see D. sees
9. — It’s very hot outside.
— Why ______ you stay at home?
A. not B. not to C. don’t
Homework
What do you think of the after-school classes? Write an article about it.
Preview
To preview the new words and expressions

To preview what people were doing when the rainstorm came
Thank you.