Unit4Whydontyoutalktoyourparents？课件（38页）.ppt

Maybe You Should Learn to Relax These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However,this doesn`t only happen in China. 1. these days:当今，如今，those days:那个时代，那些日子 2.many of+名词，代词（复数）: ---中的许多人， many +名词复数：许多-- 3. other: adj:其他的，别的---； others: pron. 别人的人（物）， any other +单数名词= the other +复数名词 4.compete: 竞争，对抗 n. competition: 竞争，对抗；compete with sb=be in competition with sb.与---竞争，对抗 5.win:，赢了，赢得，win+比赛，或者win 后什么也不接，beat:战胜，beat+人 （队） 1. People used to sell their chilren to make a living those day.(2) 2.It is difficult for a small store to?compete?with a supermarket.. 3. Jane runs faster than any other student in her class.(2) 4.I am going to compete with my best friend and I`ll win. The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Talor`s three children is very busy.On most days after school,Cathy says,I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my dausghter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children`s future. I really want them to be successful. However, the tired children don`t get home until after 7:00p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it`s time for homework. 1. the Taylors = the taylor family :姓氏后面+s 表示 “一家人” 2. typical:典型的，有代表性的 n. type:类型 3. most days: 大多数时间 4. practice: n.练习，实践； v. 练习-- practice doing:练习做--- 5.cut out : 删除 戒除 6.successful __n__ success ___v__ succeed，be successful in （名词）doing---; succeed in doing: 成功地做了----- 1.If you cut out the drinking, you’d feel much healthier.（2） 2.If I succeed in winning the speech contest ,my father will buy me a new bike.(2) Linda Miller, a mother