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Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents?
SectionB Reading
(2a-2e)
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?
Try to translate the phrases:
上太多的课外辅导班
考试技巧
足球训练
4. 直到……才……
该干……了 / 是……的时候了
三个孩子的妈妈
1. opinion n. 意见;想法;看法
In my opinion, it’s better not to go.
以我的看法,还是不去好。
Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope?
你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗?
2. skill n. 技巧;技艺
Learning:
4. crazy adj. 不理智的;疯狂的
3. cut out 删除;删去
The editor cut out the last paragraph.
编辑删掉了最后一段。
You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes.
你骑一辆没闸的车,一定是疯了吧。
5. cause v. 造成;引起
A bad tooth can cause pain.
一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。
Crossing the road when the traffic lights are red can cause an accident.
红灯时过马路会引发交通事故。
Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
_____ do homework
_____ use the Internet
_____ have after-school lessons
_____ hang out with friends
_____ watch movies
_____ play sports or exercise
Activity
2a
Discussion
1. Who makes decisions in your family?
2. Do you feel stressed out when your parents talk to you about getting good grades? If so, do you complain about it?
3. Do you think you are under pressure?
4. Are your parents comparing you with
other children?
5. Do your parents push you to learn more by sending you to all kinds of classes?
6. Are you and your parents under pressure?
7. Can you imagine what student life is like in the US?
2b
Skim the article and answer the questions.
1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?
Fast Reading
2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?
feelings/ideas
1. Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. _