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Unit 4
Section B 2a-2e
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
Warming up
What do you do after school?
Do you have stress in your life?
How do you relax yourself?
Guessing the Meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words (especially the words in bold ) you do not know. Use the context to
help you guess the meaning.
['kɒntekst]
Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below.
1. Keeping on happening _______
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continue v. 持续;继续存在
用法:continue to do sth. 强调继续做另一件事情,前后所做的事情不同。
continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前所做事情。
Continue/go on
e.g. Can I continue to read aloud?
我可以继续朗读吗?
The workers refused to continue
working.
工人们拒绝继续工作。
2. Physical exercise and practice of skills
_______
training n. 训练
e.g. Nurses have several years of training.
护士需要几年的培训。
training
3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______
stress n. 压力
e.g. In fact, stress isn’t always bad thing.
事实上,压力并不总是坏事情。
stress
4. Usual or common _______
typical adj. 典型的
e.g. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters.
我们通常一天收到五十封信。
typical
5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________
compete v. 竞争;对抗
e.g. We can’t compete with them on price.
我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。
compete
6. Getting better or bigger ____________
development n. 发展;发育;成长
e.g. With the development of the society ,
our lives are better and better.
随着社会的发展,我们的生活越来越好。
development
7. Look for differences and similarities between things _________
compare v. 比较
compare …with… 比较;对比
e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one?
你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样?
compare
10
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Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What is the common problem for Chinese
and American families ?
2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?
2b
The common problem for Chinese and American families, children are sometimes busier on weekends than