初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Maybe you should learn to relax.

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Section 1 Before You ReadWhat do you usually do after class?I do: I don’t do:

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

play football

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

dancing club

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

listen to music

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

He studies for a test.

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Before-readingAfter school,what activities do you usually do? Do you think you are under pressure?If so,what should you do to relax?

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Section 1 Before You ReadLook up these words in a dictionary.football complain compare pushy organized查字典是学习的好办法. 但 是因为语境的原因,有时候给 你的意思是错误的.因此,最 好是用学习字典,帮助你理解 单词在不同的语境下的意思.

pressurefreedom

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Maybe you should learn to relax

Words study freedom compare complain pushy pressure organized

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

complain词义 vi. 抱怨，发牢骚

词组 complain about /of sth.He complained to me about the food.

例句

他向我抱怨伙食不佳。

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

pressure 词义 n. 压力；压迫

例句

He works well under pressure. 他在有压力的情况下工作很出色.

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

freedom 词义 n. 自由

We do not have the freedom to do just what we like. 例句 我们没有自由做自己喜欢的事。

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

compare词义 词组 例句

vt. 比较；对照 compare …with 与…比较 Compare this with that, and you will see which is better. 将这个与那个比较一下，你就会知 道哪个比较好了。

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

pushy 词义 adj. 争强好胜的；事业心强的

例 句

Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. 望子成龙古而有之，但如今家长好像 对给孩子的压力大多了。

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

organized 词义 adj. 有组织的；有系统的

On the one hand, children need organized activities. 例句 一方面，孩子们需要有组织的活动。

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Reading Skills 1.速读以求理解 2.带着问题复读 3.细读解决疑难

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

Skim reading: Answer two questions

1.Where does Cathy Taylor’s take her sons and daughter to?She takes her sons to from football to basketball.Then she has take his daughter to pinao lessons.

2. What does Dr. Alice Green say about the children under the pressure?She says that they may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older.

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

True or false: 1.Cathy Taylor’s children do many afterschool activities. T2.Doctors say many children aren’t under too much pressure. F 3.Few children take part in after school activities. F 4.Parents don’t think their children should do the same as others. F

初中英语——Unit2 reading Maybe you should learn to relax.

5.It’s crazy for parents to compare their children with others. T petition between families starts at a young age. T7.Parents shouldn’t learn to give their kids a bit more time. F 8.Children should have time to relax. T