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What do you usually do after school
Warming up
do homework
use the Internet
have after-school lessons
hang out with friends
watch movies
play sports or exercise
Warming up
Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
2a
____ do homework
____ use the Internet
____ have after-school lessons
____ hang out with friends
____ watch movies
____ play sports or exercise
Warming up
1.What problems do these students have in the video
2.Do you have after-school classes
3.Do you get a lot of pressure from them
4.What’s the article about
Guessing the Meaning
Reading Strategy
阅读策略
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families
2. Who gives their opinions about the problem
2b
The children have to take many after-school classes.
Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.
Fast reading
Read the article and answer the questions.
Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days.
2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.
3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes.
4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much.
5. Alice thinks kids shouldn’t have time to relax and think for themselves.
T
Read and article again, judge T or F.
T
F
T
F
Careful reading
Keeps on happening
Physical exercise and practice of skills
Worries about things at home, school or work
Usual or common
Try to be the best or the first to finish something
Getting better and bigger
Looking for differences and similarities
continues
training
stress
typical
compete
development
comparing
Can you guess their meanings Write down these words.
Post reading
2c
Read the article again and answer the questions.
2d
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important
for kids to join after-school activities
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
What’s her opinion
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or
Linda What does she say
Post reading
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important
for kids to join after-school activities
Post reading
Yes, She does.
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
What’s her opinion
Post reading
No. She thinks it is crazy and not fair to compare their kids with other children and parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Post reading
Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
They can get into a good high school.
They are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.
1.What’s the purpose(目的) of the students learning exam skills
2.What are other students doing
Detailed reading
Para.1
Person Activities Feeling
one of two boys 1.______ 4.______
the other son 2.______
daughter 3.______
Cathy Taylor take her children from activity to activity Maybe I could 5. ______ a few of their activities.
basketball practice
piano lessons
football training
busy and tired
cut out
After-school Activities
Cathy Taylor
Detailed reading
Para. 2
She says, ”Competition starts very young and _____ until the kids get older.”
Linda____________( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy.
She thinks that it is ____ to compare the kids with other children.
She also thinks that people shouldn’t _____ their kids so hard.
disagrees
crazy
push
continues
Linda Miller
Detailed reading
Para. 3
She says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves ,too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
虽然想拥有成功的孩子很正常，但是拥有快乐的孩子更加重要。
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s __________.
development
2.What does she say
She agrees with Linda.
1.Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda
Alice Green
Detailed reading
Para.4
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of having after-school classes. Fill in the table.
Advantages
Disadvantages
Survey
develop exam skills
too much pressure
2. What should you do to relax
What do you think of after-school activities
In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well as some skills. I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.
Disscuss and report
1. Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action.
What does the underlined word mean
A. 风格 B. 技能 C. 魅力
Guessing way: from example 事例法
Guess the meaning of the underlined words. Choose the best answers.
Exercise
2. Cindy, Jerry and Mary are giving their opinions about a good friend.
Cindy: I think a good friend should be honest.
Jerry: I think a good friend has to be generous. Mary: In my opinion a good friend should understand his friends
What’s the meaning of the word “opinion”
A. 答案 B. 爱好 C. 意见，看法
Guessing way: Context and related information 上下文语境
Exercise
3. If some athletes use drugs, it is unfair to the others.
What does “unfair” mean
A. 公平 B. 不公平 C. 生火
Guessing way: Word formation 构词法
Exercise
4. A good teacher works in a quite different way. His audience take an active part in his play: they ask and answer questions….
The word “audience” means
A. students B. People who watch a play
C. People who listen to something
Guessing way: Common sense or experience 普通常识和经验
Exercise
5. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the flowers and trees, and the bird’s singing, but as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I want to quit climbing.
What does “quit” mean
A. take off B. give up C. pick up
Guessing way: Contrast 对比
Exercise
Reading strategy : Use the context to help you guess the meaning of the words you don’t know.
Ways of guessing the meaning of a word: Use the context（上下文情境） ;Synonym(同义词); Common sense or experience(普通常识和经验 );From example(示例法 ); Word formation(构词法 )
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