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What’s the relationship between them? 2. What do you think they are thinking about? 3. What expressions do you think they will use? Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. 1c ___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. ___ I don’t get enough sleep. ___ I don’t have enough free time. ___ I had a fight with my parents. ___ I have to pete with my classmates at school. 1. Although you may be ________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _______. 1d Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks. pressure unhappy 2. Life shouldn’t just be about ______. Free time activities like _____ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldn’t _______ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _______ each other to improve. grades sports pete helping What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why. 1e I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class. Why? Health is more important than grades. Grades isn’t everything after all. Check the afterschool activities you and your classmates usually do. 2a ____ do homework ____ use the Inter ____ have afterschool lessons ____ hang out with friends ____ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise soccer ball 英式足球 football n. 美式足球 push opinion n. 意見(jiàn);想法;看法 In my opinion, it’s better not to go. 以我的看法,還是不去好。 What did you do after school? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself? 2b Skim the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the mon problem for Chinese and American families? The mon problem for Chinese and American families is that children have too many afterschool activities which cause them to be stressed. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? Cathy Taylor (a mother with three children), Linda Miller (a mother with three children) and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem. Read the passage again and plete the blanks. The mon problem for Chinese and American families Kids have too many