Unit4-Maybe-you-should-learn-to-relax!SectionB(2b) 公开课课件教学设计.pptVIP

Unit4 Why don’t you talk to your parents SectionB (2a-2d) This is your first class In the afternoon How many classes do you have a day? nine From 7:30am.- 6:00pm. busy at school. after school? 2a. Check (?) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. _______ do homework _______ have after-school lessons _______ watch movies _______ use the Internet _______ hang out with friends _______ play sports or exercise ? Your parents want you to get more skills, especially exam skills. Other children may compete(竞争) with you. People always compare (比较) you with other children Too much pressure is not good for your development. It will cause many problems. Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! Predict 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 doesnt only happen in China. The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. “On most days after school,〞 Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter 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 childrens future. I really want them to be successful.〞 However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework. Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,〞 she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparin