Unit 2Unit 2

What should I do?

Reading

I always feel worried. What should I do?

Maybe you should learn to relax.

How to relax？

do sports

How to relax？

listen to music

How to relax？

Talk with your best friends

Section 1 Before You Read

1a What after-school activities can you think of? Complete the boxes.

I do: ___________________________________________________________________________

I don’t do: ______________________________________________________________________

After-school activities

Section 1 Before You Read

1b Look up these words in a dictionary.

football

complain

pressure

freedom

organized

pushy

compare

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.

Read the following passage and draw

the important sentences and try to

translate them into Chinese.

Section 2 While You Read

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.

Section 2 While You Read

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。

Maybe you should learn to relax!

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.

The Taylors are like many American and British

parents. They take their children from activity to activity,

and try to fit as 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.

Section 2 While You Read

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。

•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.

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.

Section 2 While You Read

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。

• 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.

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。

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。

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 things for 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。

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.

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。

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.

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:

1.When do you feel under pressure?

2.What should you do to relax?

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？

Homework

Finish off the other exercises in Reading.

• 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________.

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• The tired children don’t get home u_____7 pm.

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