Unit 2

1. Unit 2 What should I do? Reading

2. Problem I always feel worried. What should I do?

3. Advice Maybe you should learn to relax.

4. How to relax？ do sports

5. How to relax？ listen to music

6. How to relax？ Talk with your best friends

7. Section 1 Before You Read 1a What after-school activities can you think of? Complete the boxes. After-school activities I do: _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________ I don’t do: ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________

8. Section 1 Before You Read 1b Look up these words in a dictionary. compare football complain pushy pressure organized freedom

9. Reading strategy You will learn to use new words better if you use a learner’s dictionary. A bilingual dictionary sometimes gives the wrong meaning for the situation you want.

10. Section 2 While You Read Read the following passage and draw the important sentences and try to translate them into Chinese.

11. Section 2 While You Read Maybe you should learn to relax! Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and it’s time for homework. 生活对于Cathy Taylor的三个孩子来说是非常忙碌的。 这些疲倦的孩子们要到晚上7点才得到家。

12. Language points • until 到……为止 It may last until Friday. 这可能要延续到星期五。 He will be working until 5 o'clock. 他将一直工作到五点钟。 not … until直到…..才 He didn’t stop working until 5. They will not come back until Friday.

13. Section 2 While You Read The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fitas much as possible into their kids’ lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom. 他们把孩子从一个活动送到另一个活动。竭尽全力把孩子的生活填满。 在繁重的压力下。

14. fit fit … into … 找到时间（做某事） • He try to fit all the time into his life. • as … as possible 尽可能 • He works as hard as possible. • She gets as many apples as she can. • .complain about sth/ doing sth • He never complain about food at home.

15. Section 2 While You Read Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same. 固执的家长们没有新的变化, 但是更多的家长把孩子们推向这些压力之下。

16. include 包括;包含 • Does that include everything? 什么都包括在内吗？ • Many cities include Paris have pollution problems. • push 推，推动，督促 • She pushed her son to study English. • 她督促儿子学习英语。 • see sb do sth / see sb doing sth • He often see the children play in the park. • I saw him playing in the park yesterday afternoon.

17. Section 2 While You Read Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.” 人们不应该凶狠的把他们的孩子们推向这种压力下。

18. send 派遣、打发、安排去 send … to … He sent his son to return the books to the library. 他派他儿子把书还给图书馆。

19. Section 2 While You Read Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan thingsfor themselves.” 这些孩子们就会发现当他们长大后要自己思考问题是多么困难的事。 家长们总是尽力为他们的孩子们计划事情。但是当孩子们成年后就回发现自己计划事情很困难。

20. themselves （反身代词）他们(她们、它们) 自己 by oneself 独自；单独 One should not live by oneself alone. 一个人不应该自己独自生活。 They can finish the work by themselves. I want to work for myself when I am older.

21. Section 2 While You Read Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves. 父母们应该学会给他们的孩子更多一些的时间。

22. Section 3 After You Read Is the situation the same in China? ____ American and British children do many after- school activities. ____ Many children are under pressure. ____ Parents these days push their children much harder than before. ____ Competition between families starts at a young age. ____ Children should have free time to relax.

23. Section 4 Go for it! Pressure is a serious problem in today’s world. What should we do to relax. Are you or your friends under pressure? Do a survey to find out. • Questions: • When do you feel under pressure? • What should you do to relax?

24. Discuss What do you think of what Linda Miller says？ Do you agree with her？Why？ Are the Children’s lives the same with ones in China？ What can you learn from this passage？

25. Homework Finish off the other exercises in Reading.

26. to stay • My parents want me ________(stay)at home every night. • My brother plays his CDs too l______. • I don’t have e________ money. • I a_______ with my best friend. • My clothes are out of s_______ • Maybe you could c_____ him up • I don’t want to talk about it on the p________. oud nough rgued tyle all hone

27. for I need to get some money to pay _________ summer camp. I have an idea. You could borrow some money __________your brother. I think you should ask your parents _______some money. These clothes are c_____________. These clothes are o_________. The flowers are c___________ They are i__________ , they are cheap. Everyone else in my class was invited e_____ me from for omfortable riginal olorful nexpensive xcept

28. ntil uch it • The tired children don’t get home u_____7 pm. • They try to f___ as m____ as possible into their kids’ lives. Many children are under too much p_______. Students c________ about homework. They also need time and f________ to relax, and they need time to do things by t___________. ressure omplain reedom hemselves

29. nclude • Activities i__________ sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to p_________ their children a lot more. Parents see other children d________ a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same. ush oing