unit2第五课时

1、Maybe you should learn to relax!,UNIT 2,Period5,No matter what after-school activities you do, you should learn to relax!,Family life,Talk about your family life.,boring relax stress not doing much tired piano lessons club busy,Is your family life very busy? Do you often join in after-school clubs?

2、Do you feel tired? Do you suffer from exhaustion and stress? Do you like this kind of life?,I want to have piano lessons, but my mother often the high price of the piano. What should I do?,complain about,My friends ask me to play football , but I have too much homework to do.I need time and to relax

3、. What should I do ?,freedom,I want to go to my friends birthday party, but my clothes are out of style. My parents think theyre OK. And they are very . What should I do?,pushy,Dear Alice, I am very busy all the week. I have to learn to play _ every day. I do lots of homework from Monday to Saturday

4、. I feel under _. I _ about that and I need _. But my _ parents dont listen to me. What should I do? Yours, Wang Yang,football,pressure,complain,freedom,pushy,pressure,football,complain,compare,pushy,organized,freedom,Listening,Are many American and British kids relaxed or under great pressure?,Unde

5、r great pressure.,Answer the questions about the 1st part.,1.Hows the life for Cathy Taylors three children?,2.What do the two boys do?And what about the girl?,3. When do they get home?,They play football and basketball. Take piano lessons and do homework.,They dont get home until 7 pm.,Life for the

6、m is very busy.,Section 2 While You Read,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children dont get home until 7 pm.

7、 They have a quick supper, and its time for homework.,生活对于Cathy Taylor的三个孩子来说是非常忙碌的.,这些疲倦的孩子们要到晚上7点才得到家.,not until 直到才 昨天晚上直到十二点我才睡觉。 I _ go to bed _ twelve oclock.,didnt,until,The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit

8、as much as possible into their kids lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.,他们把孩子从一个活动送到另一个活动. 竭尽全力把孩子的生活填满.,在繁重的压力下.,How do the children feel?,The Taylors _ many American and British parents. They _their children _,

9、 and try to fit _ into their kids lives. Doctors say many children are_. Teachers _teaching tired kids in the classroom.,as much as possible, take from activity to activity, complain about, under too much pressure, are like,Fill in the passage with the following phrases.( the 2nd part),Section 2 Whi

10、le You Read,Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children

11、should do the same.,固执的家长们没有新的变化, 但是更多的家长 把孩子们推向这些压力之下.,Most children _ afterschool clubs. Activities _ sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are _, but now parents seem to push their children _. Parents see other children _a lot of things, and they _ their own children s

12、hould do the same.,Listen to the tape, and then fill in the blanks. ( the 3rd part),take part in,include,nothing new,a lot more,doing,feel,Reading (I),Why do the tired children get home at 7 pm?,busy enough take from to get home have a quick supper Its time for,2. What do the parents often do to mak

13、e children tired?,try to as much as possible under pressure complain about,3. How do parents push their children a lot more? Why do parents do that?,take part in seem to see doing do the same,Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition sta

14、rts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. People shouldnt push their kids so hard.”,人们不应该凶狠的把他们的孩子们推向 这种压力下.,Why do the parents push their children so hard?,Becau

15、se they are always comparing them with other children.,(the 4th period),The fifth peirod,Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids lives for them. When these kids are adults, they migh

16、t find it difficult to plan things for themselves.”,这些孩子们就会发现当他们长大后要自己 思考问题是多么困难的事.,家长们总是尽力为他们的孩子们计划事情. 但是当孩子们成年后就回发现自己计划事情很 困难.,Section 2 While You Read,Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, the

17、y also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.,1. Is it good for the kids , if the parents try to plan their kids lives for them? Why? 2. What should the parents do?,No, it isnt. Because they may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older.,They sh

18、ould learn to give their kids a bit more time. （= a little more time),1. busy(adj.) enough / enough time(n.) 2. take sb. to do / take sb. to sw She has to take her daughter to piano lessons. 3. Its time for sth. = Its time to do sth. Its time for class. = Its time to have a class. Its time for homew

19、ork. = Its time to do homework. 4. as as possible 尽某人可能地 = as as sb. can/could You should run as fast as possible (you can). She asked questions as many as possible.(she could) 5. fit into sth. 抽空安排,6. complain about sth. / doing sth. / sb. Dont always complain about others. She complained about pay

20、ing so much for the meal. 7. take part in (活动,比赛) / join (团体，组织) 8. seem + adj. ( It seems possible.) seem to do (Parents seem to push ) The boy seems very shy. He seems to learn English well. 9. a lot more / a bit more time much/ a little = a bit / a lot +比较级,10. know all about sth./sb. 区别 know kno

21、w a lot/ a little / little/ much / nothing about 11. send sb. to sw 送某人到某地 Not all the families are able to send their children to college. 12. all kinds of / many kinds of / a kind of 13. compare A with B 把A和B进行比较 compare A to B 把A比做B 14. find it hard to think for themselves find it difficult to pl

22、an things for themselves,find it + adj. to do sth. 发现做某事,What are the problems?,American and British children do many after-school activities. Many children are under pressure. Parents these days push their children much harder than before. Competition between families starts at a young age. Childre

23、n should have free time to relax.,True or false,1.The Taylors dont want their children to do anything after class. 2. The Taylors Children often get home at 5:00 pm. 3. Linda Millers children are under pressure. 4. Dr Alice Green thinks children should take many other classes after school.,F,F,F,F,R

24、eading (II),4. When does competition start in some families?,a mother of three know all about start from send to all kinds of compare with push hard,5. What do children need during their study?,find it + adj. to do sth. plan for adults find it learn to on the one hand, on the other hand time freedom

25、 by themselves,Read these statements. Is the situation the same in China? American and British children do many after-school activities. 2. Many children are under pressure. 3. Parents these days push their children much harder than before. 4. Competition between families starts at a young age. 5. C

26、hildren should have free time to relax.,If you are Dr Alice Green. Give advice to Cathy.,Dear Cathy, As a mother, I understand you well. Mothers always want to maek their children learn more. But our kids are very tired, doyou know?Theyre under too much pressure. The following is my advice for you.

27、Maybe you should let children choose their favorite after- School classes. Its good for their interest and development. You could also give them more time to play in the park, to surf the Internet and so on. Youll find it useful to do these things. Dont push them so hard. Both you and your children

28、need to relax. Dr Alice Green,Lets discuss,When do you feel under pressure?,What should you do to relax?,Pressure is a serious problem in todays world. What should we do to relax.,Questions,1. When do you feel under pressure? When we are going to have a test. When the teachers tell us the results. W

29、hen we have too much homework. Before I take part in the competitions. When I did something wrong. The teacher is going to talk to me. My parents always argue. I have bad grades.,2. What should you do to relax? I will listen to music. I will talk with my friends. I will cry my heart out. I will tell

30、 some jokes for fun. I will hang out with my friends. I will stay in my room alone. I will surf the Internet.,Now, its time for me to relax!,Thank you Goodbye!,Homework 1。Write four sentences using one of the words from 1b in each sentence . 2。Are you or your friends under pressure ? Do a survey to

31、find out .,Dear Internet lover, You should make a plan when you are at home. You can spend one hour on the Computer and do other things the rest of time. Maybe you should do some exercise and go Swimming .or you can go hiking with your Friends. You can also work hard on lessons. Before you surf the Internet. You should check Your plan and make sure you finish the other Things.And you could put an alarm oc