英Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB2a-2e

Whatactivitiesdoyouoftendoafterschool?

dohomeworkplaysportsorexercisehangoutwithfriendswatchmoviesusetheInternethaveafter-schoollessons

2a.Checktheafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.What’syourideaaboutyourafter-schoolactivities?

Readthepassagequicklyandsummarizetwokeywords.opinionsproblem

1.Whatisthecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedays?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskillsandsuchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonthem.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.★Thefirstsentenceofeachparagraphisusuallyimportant.2b.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.opinionsproblem

Readingguidance2c.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparingn.上下文；语境

ReadPara.1carefullyandfinishthetask.Thesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.such+a/an+adj.+名词如此…pushsb.intodoingsth.=pushsb.todosth.如今well的比较级督促某人做某事put/placegreatpressureonsb.给某人施加巨大压力v.鞭策；督促

ReadPara.1carefullyandcompletethemindmap.ThecommonproblemformanystudentsManyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.helpkidstobettercompeteinlifesuchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudentsontheonehandontheotherhand

Manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersaretakinguphobbieslikesportsorartsothattheycancompeteandwin.ReadPara.1carefullyandcompletethemindmap.competeandwin

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