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While-reading task 1: read the article and answer the questions: 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2. Who give their opinions about the problem? task 2: Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to MATCH them with the meanings below.

task 3: Careful reading. Fill in the blanks. Para. 1

Para. 2

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Para. 3 Linda Miller’s opinion

Linda Miller says, competition _____ very young and continues _____ the kids get older. Linda thinks it is _____ and not fair. People _____________ their kids so hard. Para. 4

Dr. Alice Green’s opinion

Too much pressure is not _______ a child’s ___________. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can ______ a lot of stress for children. Kids ______have time to _____ and ________ themselves. task 4:

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?

Quiz I. 根据课文内容填空。

These days, children are sometimes _____ on weekends than weekdays because they ______ take so many __________ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for his children’s future. He really want them to be _______.

Linda Miller says, “In some families, __________ starts very young and _______

until the kids get older. The parents are always _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that

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people shouldn’t ____ their kids ______.

Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ________ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have _____ children.”

II. 翻译。

1. 我不想参加英语培训。

2. 将孩子与别的孩子相比是不公平的。

3. 教育对一个国家的经济发展很重要。

4. 地震造成很大损害。

5. 他催促她做出决定。

6. 这篇文章续载在第10页。