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Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents ?
Section B 1a-1e
By the end of this class, students will be able to:
master some phrases to talk about activities to lower stress;
listen for Wei Ming’s problems and Alice’s advice;
share their opinions about Alice’s advice;
make a role-play to share problems about stress and give advice.
Learning Objectives
与某人相处得好
已变得很僵
经常争吵
与某人说点关于某事
与某人争吵
悬挂在上方/笼罩
哥哥
对某人(不)好
拒绝做某事
代替/而不是做某事
感觉孤单和紧张
弄清楚
主动提供帮助
向某人解释某事
get on/along well with sb
have become difficult
fight a lot
say sth. to sb about sth.
argue with sb.
hang over
elder brother
be (not) nice to sb.
refuse to do sth.
instead of doing sth.
feel lonely and nervous
make sth. clear
offer to help
explain sth. to sb.
Let’s review!
What problems do you have?
at school
can’t get good grades
too much homework
too many after-school classes
too many exams
at family
have no time to watch TV
forced to learn
have an argument
between parents
argued with parents
Sometimes
Where might your stress come from?
Do your parents give you too much stress?
…
What other activities can help lower your stress?
Ways to lower your stress:
Go shopping with someone you like;
Take photos of beautiful scenery;
Go for travelling;
Have some delicious food;
Play Tai Chi (打太极);
Do meditation (冥想).
Do you have pressure in your life?
Let’s have a survey
We have too much pressure from ______________________.
Yes or No?
study
life
family
friends
What do you usually do to deal with your pressure/stress?
Why not ...? / Why don’t you...?
play computer games
read books
You should / could...
eat delicious food
play sports
You’d better... / Let’...
watch movies
spend time alone
listen to music
How / What about...?
Please give some advice.
Which activity is your favorite one?
I like to______most. It can help lower my stress.
read books
play computer games
play sports
spend time alone
talk to parents or other family members
hang out with friends
eat delicious food
Add your advice in part 1a and express yourself
_____ play sports
_____ hang out with friends
_____ talk to parents or other family members
_____ spend time alone
_____ play computer games
_____ read books
_____ watch movies
_____ other: _______________
listen to music
In order to lower my stress,
I_____________.
I’d like to when
I’m under pressure.
I always so that
I can lower my stress.
1a. What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them [1-8] with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.
_____ play sports
_____ hang out with friends
_____ talk to parents or other family members
_____ spend time alone
_____ play computer games
_____ read books
_____ watch movies
_____ other: _______________
3
2
1
4
5
6
8
listen to music
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1b. Tell your partner about your answers in 1a.
_____ play sports
_____ hang out with friends
_____ talk to parents or other family members
_____ spend time alone
_____ play computer games
_____ read books
_____ watch movies
_____ other: _______________
3
2
1
4
5
6
8
listen to music
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What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress?
I like to
a member of 意为
“……的一员”
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Thanks for all the __________ (member) hard work!
members’
1b
Tell your partner about your answers in 1a.
I _______.
What activity do you do to help lower your stress?
I ________.
How about you?
Pre-listening
Let's match.
_____ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school.
_____ I don’t get enough sleep.
_____ I don’t have enough free time.
_____ I had a fight with my parents.
_____ I have to compete with my classmates at school.
B.friends
E.free time
D. study
A.parents
C. classmates
F.health
A
F
E
A
C
D
Read and match.
[kəm'piːt] 竞争,对抗
I am Wei Ming. I am stressed out all the time.
Do you agree with me?
compete with sb
与某人竞争
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Listen and check (√)the problems Wei Ming talks about.
___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school.
___ I don’t get enough sleep.
___ I don’t have enough free time.
___ I had a fight with my parents.
___ I have to compete with my classmates at school.
√
√
√
compete with… 和……竞争 compete for… 为……竞争
press v. 按,压
under pressure 在压力之下
put pressure on sb. 向某人施压
与...吵架
相当于stress
competition n.
比赛;竞赛;竞争
competitor n.
参赛者;竞争者
1c
1.Why Wei Ming’s parents give him so much pressure.
To get good grades.
To make him unhappy.
To compete with his classmates.
2. Can we get good grades if we are stressed out all the time?
Yes, we can. / No, we won’t. / No, we can’t.
Listen and choose:
√
√
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While listening
Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.
1. Although you may be __________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much __________.
1d
unhappy
pressure
2. Life shouldn’t just be about __________. Free time activities like _________ and hanging out with friends are important, too.
3. You shouldn’t _________ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _______ each other to improve.
compete
grades
sports
helping
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Review the problems and advice.
Wei Ming’s problems
Alice’s advice
His parents give him a lot of pressure about school.
He doesn’t have enough
free time.
He has to compete with
his classmates at school.
He should talk to his parents and ask them why they give him so much pressure.
Free time activities like sports and hanging out with friends are important, too.
He shouldn’t compete with his classmates to get better grades. He should all be helping each other to improve.
Do you agree with Alice’s advice?
Why or why not?
advice 1
advice 2
advice 3
Listen and repeat.
Alice, help me!
Wei Ming: I also keep worrying about getting
better grades than my classmates.
Alice: Oh, you shouldn’t compete with your
classmates to get better grades.
You should all be helping each other
to improve.
Wei Ming: You’re right. Thanks for all the good
advice, Alice.
How can we show our problems?
How can we give advice?
1e. What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why.
A: I think Wei Ming should…
B: Why?
A: Because…
Because his parents hope that he can get good grades so that he can get into a good university. It’s good for his future.
Why?
I agree with advice 1.
Because I think communication
with parents is very
important….
I disagree with advice 3. Because competing with classmates can help us study harder and better….
Do you agree with Alice’s advice?
Why or why not?
agree
disagree
Summary
press v. 按,压
under pressure 在压力之下
put pressure on sb. 向某人施压
a member of “……的一员”
compete with… 和……竞争
compete for… 为……竞争
competition n.比赛;竞赛;竞争
competitor n. 参赛者;竞争者
so much 如此多
get better grades 取得好成绩
each other 互相
spend time alone 独处
1.给某人施加压力
2.和……竞争
3.和父母聊天
4.业余活动
5.取得更好的成绩
6.家庭成员
7.做运动
8.看电影
9.独自打发时间
10.玩电脑游戏
give sb. pressure
compete with...
talk to parents
free time activities
get better grades
family members
play sports
watch movies
spend time alone
play computer games
Language points
Jenny is the most active member in our group.
珍妮是我们小组最活跃的成员。
1. member n. 成员;分子
Never give her a lot of pressure about school, just encouragement.
不要给她太多的学习压力,多一些鼓励。
2. pressure n. 压力 (不可数名词)
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Language points
3.I have to compete with my classmates at school.
compete是动词,意为“竞争;对抗”,
compete for sth. 为某事而竞争
compete with /against sb. 与某人竞争
翻译:三十个人必须只为十个名额来竞争。
Thirty people had to compete for only ten openings.
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I have to compete with my classmates at school.
compete为不及物动词,常构成短语:
compete v. 竞争;对抗
Point
It’s difficult for a small store to compete with/against a supermarket.
They’re competing for the job.
compete with/against 和……竞争
compete for 为……竞争
【拓展延伸】compete的相关词:
competition
n. 竞争;比赛
compete
v. 竞争;对抗
competitor
n. 竞争者;对手
Language points
My parents give me a lot of ________ (press) about school.
You need more free time to do the _________ (activity) you enjoy.
The boy is always__________ (compete) with other classmates.
You should talk to parents or other family ___________(member). About forty students have entered for the singing ___________ (compete).
用括号里单词的适当形式填空。
1
3
pressure
activities
competing
competition
2
4
5
members
Exercise
一、根据汉语提示完成填空。
1. Many children are under _______________
(太多压力).
2. My parents ask me ____________(竟争) with
my classmates at school.
3. Tom is _______________________________
(足球队的一名成员) .
too much pressure
to compete
a member of the football team
二、选词填空。
1. I have to ____________ my classmates at school.
2. Many students___________________the prize now. 3. David works well __________________.
compete with
are competing for
under pressure
compete for
under pressure
compete with
1. 我父母给我很多学习上的压力.
My parents give me a lot of ______ ______ ______.
2. 我昨天和父母吵了一架.
I _____ ____ ______ ______my parents yesterday.
3. 在学校我不得不和我的同学竞争.
I have to _______ _____my classmates at school.
4. 我喜欢独处来减压.
I like to _____ ______ ______ to lower my stress.
5. 周末的时候我喜欢和我的朋友闲逛.
I’d like to ____ _____ ______ my friends on weekends.
pressure about school
compete with
spend time alone
hang out with
had a fight with
三、完成句子:
Homework
基础型作业: Review and role-play 1c.
实践型作业: Interview your classmates about their problems about stress and give your advice.
拓展型作业: Search for information about other ways to lower stress.
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