初中英语阅读课逐字稿：Maybe you should learn to relax

初中英语阅读课逐字稿：Maybe you should learn to relax
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our TV show, teenager said. I'm your host, Fiona.Well, teenagers, is being your age easy or hard? Hard！ Do you have many problems? Don't worry. Today in our show you are free to speak out your problems and we are here to listen and help. First, speak out your problems, teenagers .Do I look like you? Please say yes. Alright, so I will be the first one to share my problem with you. Look, I lost a lot of hair because I don't have enough sleep and rest.
How about you? I have so many after school classes. And you.I have too much homework to do. And, although I work hard but I can't good grades. Oh, I feel sorry for you.
Okay. You do have lots of problems. You worry about your study and scores. You have lots of exercises and tasks and that's cause louder, please. See, stress is everywhere. Our show has received many letters and reports about your problems. Here is one of them. Let's read and find out what the problem is. You have three minutes. Go.
So what is the problem? Hellen. They don't have enough time to relax. They have to take so many after school classes. Do you agree? Yes, they have too many after school classes. Which paragraph tells us the problem?
I think the first paragraph, do you think so? Look at this one. Can you read the sentence, please? So it means it not only happens in China. So this sentence connects paragraph1 and paragraph 2.
Paragraph 1 and 2 are about problems. How about paragraph 3 and four? opinions, very good. Okay.Teenagers, do you take after school classes? Show me.Wow, that's half of you. Okay.What do you learn? I take math classes and English classes. Why? because I have poor math.
I want to improve my English because I can get higher grades in English. So my parents always take me to many after school classes. Very good.You want to improve that, right? Great.Okay.How about you?
I take math and physics after classes .why? Because my parent want me to get higher grades in the exam so that I can get to the good university. Oh, his parents. right. All right. Now let's read paragraph 1 and 2 again. This time circle the activities children do in after school classes. And underline the reasons. You have 2 minutes.
Okay. What do Chinese children do in after school classes? They learned exam skills and sports. Thank you. And how about the Taylors? The Taylors, they learn basketball practice, football training and piano lessons. Great. Look at the word training. It's a new word. If you read the sentence before or after, you can guess the meaning. Can you try? So what does training mean? I think it's just mean practice. See, when
you meet new words, try to use the contacts to guess the meaning. Okay, very good. Why do children do that? Anyone?
Kindly, you please. China children take after school classes to get a good high school and go university. And they practice sports to compete and win. Very good. Thank you. Look, “compete”. Another new word. Can you use a context to guess the meaning? Anyone? Students play sports. They play with each other. They play against each other. So compete means? Very good .It means have a competition with others. Oh, very good. Alright, thank you. Now, how about the Taylors?
Tory, the mother said these activities are important for her children's future. good? Jack，their parents want their children to be successful. Good！Okay. Now think, why does the writer take the Taylors as an example, not the Obama's?
Simon, according to a passage, the taylors are a typical American families.Very good.It's a typical family. What does typical mean here?Common.So it is common in western countries too, right？ So East or West problems worry most!
Very good.All right. Now let's come to second part. Listen to different opinions think about Cathy, is she for or against after school classes? Kenny, she is for after school classes because of those reasons. right now are all the parents the same? Maybe not. our show has invited
another mother Linda. let's read paragraph three and judge is Linda for or against after school classes? Find out why and discuss with your partner who do you agree with? You have 2 minutes go.
Okay now is Linda for or against, why? Eric? Linda thinks comparing their children with our children is crazy and she doesn't think that's fair and and she advises people not to push their kids so hard. That's good.Okay.
Now, what else did she say, Helen?She thinks parents couldn't push their kids so hard.They should let their kids be kids. Okay, very good. Why do you think parents push their children so hard.
Tori? Competitions start very young and continue until the children get older.Great. All right. Now, because of this, Linda can understand your stress. Yes.Okay.Now, two moms. Who do you agree with and why? you please. I agree with Linda because there are so many people around the world. If you want to live better, you must have some talents,skills. Although those kids are hard they are supposed to be diligent to achieve their dreams.
Oh, very good.They are supposed to work hard. So I think you agree with Kathy, right? Okay, very good. And how about Michael? I think parents should listen to their children's hearts. Listen and ask them what they truly like. And children should take the classes they like. For example, I like maths, so I want to take math classes as my hobbies.
Okay, thank you. Wow, good points. Okay, so it is very hard to say who is right or who is wrong. Maybe it's time to turn to the expert. I will make a phone call to Doctor Alice. Could you please take down what she said?
Hi, Fiona. Hi, Dr Alice. Welcome to our show. Teenager said we need your help. Right now. Students are under too much pressure because of so many after school classes. What do you think?
I think too much pressure is not good for a child's development. These after school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. I know it's normal to want successful children, but it's even more important to have happy children.Alright, any advice?
Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves too. Maybe you should.Hello.Hello, Doctor Alice.We lost her, but you can help me, right?Can you?Alright, can you complete the doctor's word.
Sherry? Much pressure is not good for children and child's development.Although it is normal to want successful children, it's even more important to have happy children. Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves.
Very good. You have a great memory. All right. Okay. Now, according to the doctor's words, is she for or against after school classes? She is against. Wait, how about the writer? Now discuss the two questions with your partner. Find out whether the writer is for or against after
school classes. Which sentence shows his opinion? You have 2 minutes. Go.okay, is the writer for or against? Oh, why do you think so? How about Sarah?Because the title tells us maybe children should relax.Wow, you find the title. That's great. Okay, maybe you should learn to relax from too many after school classes, right? Okay, any other sentence?
Mary. Because in paragraph two, however, the Tyler children don't get home until after seven PM they have a quick dinner and then it's time for homework.
Wow, you have sharp eyes.Look, how does the writer feel about the children?According to the sentence, she feels sorry.So we can tell the writer's opinion from the title and the sentence language.Very good.Alright, does the writer give us any solution to the problem?No?Yes, you change your idea.Why?
Kids should have to relax and think for themselves.So I think this is.
A solution.Very good.Maybe you want to go relax. Do you agree with the writer?But how to relax? Let's find out on the internet. Okay,here are ways to relax.
What are they? Exercise. Maybe hobbies, right? Walk. Walking dogs, laugh. Let's try do you feel less stressed? Okay.What?When I feel stressed, I eat ice cream and cake. Why? Sweet and delicious. look, if
you look at stressed in the opposite way, d, E, s, a, that's desserts, right? Okay, this is my solution. It's time for you to think out your solution. Alright, now let's work in groups of four. Student a, describe the problems that make you stressed. Student B and C, express your opinions. I hope you have different ones for or against. And Student D, give your solutions. Since this is a TV show, your face will be on this big screen. I hope you can give 4 goods, good language, good points, good solution and performance. Okay, you have 4 minutes.Are you ready? Here you go.
Alright, it's your show time.Who'd like to be on TV? Wow, that's good. All right.Now, Terrace, come here.
Here you go. As we all know, smartphone are becoming more and more popular in our everyday lives. But every coin has two sides. When I have my smartphone, I can't finish my homework on time. So what should I do? Should I still use my smartphone?
I think you shouldn't play your smartphone when you are studying. Because of phone we can't control our time correctly. As for me, if I start playing my phone, it's difficult for me to stop it.
Well, I disagree with you. First, you say that you can't finish your homework on time when you are playing mobile phones, right? So I got a question for you. Can you make sure that you can finish your homework on time without mobile phone? Of course, the answer is
not sure yet, right? Because different people have different ideas about mobile phones. As for me, I'd like to play mobile phones on the weekends before doing my homework, because playing mobile phones can make me refresh and relaxed. So after that, I can finish my homework on time. So it's very important to spend time properly.
So I can give you some advice about this plan.You can plan your time better and when you are doing your homework, you shouldn't play your smartphone and if you finish your homework, you can play your mobile phone and then you will be happier. Okay, do you like her solution? Okay.Okay, one problem down.Very e back.So how about the next one? How about this group?Welcome.
I have a problem these days although I study very hard. I can't get good scores at school. Sometimes I think I'm not good at studying at all and my parents also push me so hard.They always want me to study better at school. I'm for. Because in my opinion, hard working may not always pay off. As for me, I works very hard and all the teachers say that I'm a diligent girl, but I still can get good grades in every exam. And my parents think I don't even work hard. But I still have many after school classes and I have too much homework to do. I think I'm very tired every day, but I still can't get good grades in every exam. That made me feel so sad and tired.。