2019-2020年高二英語Unit2 What is happiness to you教案 牛津英語

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1、2019-2020年高二英語Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou教案牛津英語 Aimsandrequirements ? Readaninterviewandtwoessaysabouthappiness ? Listentofriendtalkaboutproblemsandsolutions ? TalkaboutthegymnastSangLan ? Writeanarticleforawebsiteofferingadvice Procedures ?WeletotheUnit Step1:Brainstorming Aflashappreciation

2、 Boysandgirls,goodmorning(goodafternoon).Areyouinagoodmoodtoday?Let'senjoyaflashtogether.Whatkindofsportscanyouseeinthepicture?Howdoyoufindtheflash? (Intheflash,wecanseepeopleofdifferentagestakeweightliftingexerciseandsomefunnyorinterestingmistakesoraccidentshappenduringthecourseofexercise.Theymak

3、eusburstintolaughter) Picture-talking Whatarepeopledoingineachpicture?Howdotheyfeel? (excited,happy,thrilled)Whatisthedefinitionofhappiness?Whatarethethings thatmakeonehappy? Differentpeoplehavedifferentunderstandingofhappiness.Tosomepeople,itmeans aneasylife,agoodjob,money;tosome,itmaybeh

4、elpingothers,contributionstoone'scountry Howdoyouunderstandhappiness?Whatareyourhobbies?Andwhatdoyoudowhenyoufeelunhappy? Step2:Sharinginformation OpenyourbookstoPage17.Let'sshareinformationabouteachpictureonthispagewitheachother. 1. Studythesixpictures Picture1Beingcreative Doyoulikedrawing?W

5、henandhowdidyoubegintodevelopthisinterest? Whatdoesthishobbybringtoyou?(WheneverIfeelupsetandwanttoescapefromeverything,Iliketogointomybedroomandtakeupmypaintsandbrushes.It'ssowonderful--allmythoughtsandideascanbeexpressedinmypictures.) Whatotherthingsmean'beingcreative'toyou?(Thinkingofdifferents

6、olutionstosolveproblems,expressingmyselfinmyownwaysandmakingnewthings.)Picture2Doingexcitingthings Whatareexcitingthingstoyou?(likewhite-watersurfingorbungeejumping.)Whydopeoplelikeexcitingthings?Theybringlotsoffunandhelppeopleforgetallthetroublesandworries. Picture3Reading Doyoulikereading?Doesr

7、eadingmakeonehappy?Why?Itisreallyenjoyablewhenreadingespeciallyinapeacefulandquietenvironment.Sometimeswearesoabsorbedbythecharactersinthebookandtheirstoriesthatweforgetallabouttheoutsideworld.Throughreading,wegainknowledgeandourhorizonsarebroadened.Picture4Playingsport Whichareyourfavorablesports?

8、It'sareallygoodwaytomakefriends,keepfitandrelax. Picture5Spendingtimewithfamily Doyouenjoyspendingtimewithyourfamily?Whenyoufeelhappyorunhappy,doyoutalktothemaboutyourproblemsandachievements?Familyisimportanttoeveryone.It'saperfecttimetotalktoyourfamilyaboutyourproblems.Theycangiveyougoodadviceand

9、makeyouconfident.Theyarealsohappyfortheachievementsyoumade.Picture6Learningnewthings Haveyoueverbeentoanaturalhistorymuseum?Whydopeoplelikemuseum?Inamuseum,wecanfindoutmoreinformationthanwecanjustthroughreadingbooks.Visitingthesekindsofplacescangiveusarealinsightintohistory. Whatotherwaysdoyouthin

10、kmayhelpyoulearnmorenewthings?(SurfingtheInternetandtalkingtodifferentpeople.) 2. Talkabouteachpictureandexchangeopinionswithyourpartner. Whichthingsdoyouoftendoandliketodo?Whydoyoufeelhappywhendoingthese?Step3:Discussion Workingroupsof4todiscussthethreequestionsandthenreporttheanswerstothewholec

11、lass. 1. Whatarethingsthatmakeeveryonehappy? Therearesomethingsinlifethatmakeusfeelhappy.Forexample,asasmallchild,somethingassimpleasgettingsomesweetsisenoughtomakehimorherintoahappychild.Asastudent,passinganexamcanmakehimorherfeelontopoftheworld.Foranadult,gettingagreatnewjobortravelingtodifferen

12、tpartsoftheworldaresomeofthehappiesttimes. 2. Whatarethethingswhichmakeyouhappy? Eatingaheartymeal,gettingsomenewclothes,havingenoughmoneyforsomethingIreallywant,readingagreatbook,watchingareallygoodfilm,makinganewfriendormakingupwithmyfriendsafteranargument. 3. Ifyouhadafriendwhowasunhappy,howwo

13、uldyoutrytohelphimorher? Inthiscase,Iwilltrytobeagoodlistenerandunderstandwhathasmadehimorhersoupset.Offersomeadviceifnecessary.Invitehimtogooutsideforawalkorgoshoppingtogethertocheerhimup Step4:Homework ReadthetwoarticlesonP112-113. Preparethereadingpart. ?ReadingThesearchforhappiness Step1:L

14、ead-in 1.DifferentpeoplefindhappinessandfuR"ndJf|Er§ntthings.Therearecertainlynocriteriaassessingwhichway ofbeing happy Do youthinkSangLanhad Let'senjoyavideo.Itcanmakeusfeelveryhappyandingoodmood.Andwecanseemostordinaryhealthypeoplearoundusliveahappy,meaningfulandcolourfullife.Weworkandlivewi

15、thsmileseveryday.Buthowdoyouknowdisabledpeoplestayhappyintheirlife?TodaywearegoingtotalkaboutaspecialgirlnamedSangLan,whousedtobeasuccessfulgymnast.Whatdoyouknowaboutthisgirl? hadahappylifebeforeshewasinjured? DoyouthinkSangLanhasahappylifenow? Whatwouldyoudoifyouhadthesameproblem? 2. Supposeyou

16、hadachancetotalkfacetofacewithSangLan,whatwouldyoulikemosttoaskherabout? Thefollowingaresuggestedanswers: ---childhoodandschooleducation ---thingsorexperiencesthathadleftherthedeepestimpressionbeforetheaccident ---reasonsforlearninggymnastics ---thingsthatencourageherduringhardtimes ---current

17、physicalcondition ---expectationsforfuture ---futurecareerplans ---attitudestowardslife,successandfailure Step2:Fastreadingforgeneralideas ThereadingtextisaninterviewfromaTVprogrammeabouthappiness.DrBrain,apsychologistwhostudieshappiness,isinterviewedinatelevisiontalkshowandtellsastoryaboutabra

18、vegirlcalledSangLan. GothroughthepassagequicklytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA. Answers 1. Happiness 2. DrBrain. 3. InNingbo,Chinain1981. Step3:Careful-readingfordetailedinformation 1. ReadthepassageagainandpletePartC1.QuestionsinPartC1aretocheckyourreadingprehensionbymakingcorrectjud

19、gmentsofthestatements. 2. ListentothetapeandpleteC.2QuestionsinPartC2areforstudentstonotesomespecificinformationaccordingtothetimesequence. Answers C11F2T3F4F5T6F7T8F C22b3f4e5a6d 3. AskstudentstodescribeSangLan'spersonality. Lan brave considerate PersonalityofSang optimistic hard-worki

20、ng determined courageous 1. MorerelevantinformationintheinterviewwhichshowsSangLan'spersonalityBeforegoingtohospital ? beingsuccessfulinhersportwhenshewasyoung ? beingdescribedasenergetic,happyandhard-working ? workingtowardssomethingspecial ? tryingtomakeherparentsproud Whilestayinginhosp

21、ital ? beingingoodspirits ? thinkingaboutwhatshecoulddotogetbetter ? beingproudofthethingsshehadacplished ? feelinghappytobealive,andluckytohavetherestofherlifetolearnnewthingsAfterleavinghospital ? studyingjournalismatBeijingUniversity ? hostingasportsshowaboutthe2008BeijingOlympics ? lookin

22、gforwardtoplayingtabletennisinthespecialOlympicsfordisabledpeoplein2008 ? thinkingaboutpositivethingsandstayingoptimistic ?believingthatkeepingbusyhelpsherstaypositive Step4:Practice 1. pletePartD Findthesewordsandexpressionsintheinterview.Guesstheirmeaningsfromthecontext. Thenmatchthemwiththe

23、correctdefinitions. Answers 1g2c3b4f5d6I7a8e9h 2. pletePartE ReadthisnewspaperarticleaboutSangLan.pleteitwiththewordsbelow. Answers Idedicated 2mistake 3wall 4neck 5visitors 6positive 7journalism 8programme 3. Let'sreadtheReadingstrategyonpage19.Doyouknowwhataninterviewmeans?Aninterv

24、iewisaformalmeetingatwhichonepersonasksanotherpersonaseriesofquestionsonatopic.Whenreadingorwatchinganinterview,youshouldpayattentiontothetopic,theopinionsrelatedtothetopic,thequestionsaskedandtheanswerstothequestions. Step5:Post-readingactivities 1. Thinkaboutthefollowingquestionsagain. Whatisha

25、ppiness? Whatistherealvalueofbeingalive? Doesbeinghealthyandwealthymeanhappiness? Doesbeingrespectedandwell-likedmeanhappiness? 2. Haveadebate.Thetopicis“SangLanwashappierbeforetheaccidentthansheisnow.” 3. GooverPartFinpairsandcontinuethedialogueaftertheexample. Step6:LanguagePoints Vocabular

26、y Words injure,struggle,disability,psychologist,gymnast,tournament,dedicated,energetic,specialist,severe,injury,hopeless,overe,acplish,journalism,positive,admirable,rebuild,unbearable,disabled,optimistic usefulexpressions inhospital,devote…七o…，apartfrom,cheerup,ingoodspirits,rushsb.to,beproudof,

27、staypositive sentencepatterns 1. Incasesomeofourviewersdorftknowherstory,canyoutellusalittlebitaboutSangLanandwhosheis? 2. Whileshewasinjuredandinhospital,theworldwasamazedbythewaysheremainedcheerful. 3. Inxx,asmallaccidentduringoneofherpracticevaultsatthe GoodwillGamescouldhavecostherherfutu

28、rehappiness.Step7:Homework 1. FinishPartsA1andA2onpage108inWorkbook. 2. Gooverthereadingpassage. ?Wordpower Step1:Brainstorming Inthissectionwe'lllearnthewordsandidiomsusedtodescribeemotionsandfeelings. NowI'd likeyoutoanswerthefollowingquestions: Whatwordsdoyouknowcanexpresshappiness? Apar

29、tfromhappiness,whatothertypesofemotionsdoyouknow? Canyouthinkofsomewordsthatcanexpressthesekindsoffeelings? (lovejoyexcitementhatefearjealousydelightsurpriseastonishmentfrustrationdepressioncontentmentsatisfactionconcernworryfurycuriosity) Step2:Vocabularylearning 1. Readtheinstructionsonpage22a

30、ndstudytheexampleslistedinthetable. 2. Writetheadjectiveformsofothernounsrelatedtoemotion. Adjectives astonisheddelightedfuriouscurioussatisfieddepressed amazeddisappointed ReferenceNounsastonishmentdelightfurycuriositysatisfactiondepressionamazementdisappointmemt Step3:Practice 1. Let'sfocus

31、onPartA.Circletherightwordaccordingtoeachdifferentsituation. Answers1angry 2angrier 3content 4contentment 5frustration 6frustrated 7frightened 8fright 9concerned 10concern 11jealous 12jealousy 2.DotheexerciseinPartB. Answers1excitement2afraid3frightened4frustration5jealousy 6angry7s

32、ad8happy9concerned10content Step4:petition Howmanyemotionalwordsdoyouknow?NowI'lldivideyouintoseveralgroups.You'llhaveapetitiontoseewhichgrouphasthemostwords.Intheendyouneedtogroupemotionalwordsintothreedifferentcategories:happiness,sadnessandanger. ?Wordsdescribinghappiness: Nounforms:joy,happi

33、ness,delight Adjectiveforms:joyful,happy,delighted ?Wordsdescribingsadness: Nounforms:sadness,depression Adjectiveforms:sad,depressed ?Wordsdescribinganger: Nounforms:anger,fury Adjectiveforms:angry,furious Step5:Vocabularyextension 1. Choosethecorrectwordtopleteeachsentence. ① I'mnot(sati

34、sfied,satisfaction)withwhatI'vedone.Ican'tget (satisfied,satisfaction)fromit.(satisfied;satisfaction) ② Iwas(amazed,amazement)bythechangeinhisappearance.Allofus lookedathimin(amazed,amazement).(amazed;amazement) ③ Theboyis(curious,curiosity)abouteverything.Hisburning (curious,curiosity)inspires

35、himtolearnmore.(curious;curiosity) Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeople,andtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducation,astheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyin

36、atraditionalclassroom. Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalot,itisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom. Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,the

37、rearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducation,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudentsitisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhenther

38、earenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschools. Younowknowwhatopeneducationis.Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshave

39、beenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodidea,butonlyintheory.Inactualfact,itmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudents,butofcoursenotallstudents,wantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecase

40、s,theymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto. 1. Openeducationallowsthestudentsto. A.growastheeducatedB．beresponsiblefortheirfuture C.developtheirowninterestsD．discoversubjectsoutsideclass 2. O

41、peneducationmaybeagoodideaforthestudentswho. A．enjoylearningB．worryaboutgrades C．dowellinatraditionalclassroomD．a(chǎn)reresponsibleforwhattheydoin life. 3. Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause. A．therearetoofewrulesB．theyhateactivities C．openeducationissimilartothetraditionaleducationD．

42、theyworryabout therules 4. WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage? A．Sometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit. B．Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation. C．Teachersmayhaveproblemsinopenclassrooms. D．Theteacher'sfeelingsandattitudesareimportanttothestudents. 5. Whichofthefollowingbestsummariz

43、esthepassage? A．Openeducationisareallyplexidea. B．Openeducationisbetterthantraditionaleducation. C．Teachersdislikeopeneducation. D．Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodideainpractice. Answers1—5CBADA Step6:Homework 1. PartConpage114intheWorkbook. 2. PrepareGrammarandusage. ?Grammarandusag

44、e Step1:Generalintroductionandexplanationtopastandfuturetense Pasttense I. Thesimplepasttense: Itisoftenusedtotalkaboutsomethingthathappenedinthepastandisnowfinished. e.g.Sheworkedlateintonightyesterday. II. Thepastcontinuoustense: Thetenseistotalkaboutsomethingthathappenedinthepastandcontinu

45、edforsometime. e.g.Sheknewthatasafamousdancershewasmakingherparentsproudinthoseyears. III. Thepastperfecttense: 1. Thepastperfecttenseisoftenusedwiththesimplepasttense.Ifoneactionhappensbeforeanotherinthepast,thepastperfecttenseisused. e.g.Uponenteringthetomb,Carter'sluckypetbird,whichhadledhimt

46、otheplace,waseatenbyasnake. 2. Thepastperfecttenseissometimesusedinreportedspeech e.g.“Weemptiedthetombofeverythingitcontained,”saidCarter. Cartersaidthattheyhademptiedthetombofeverythingitcontained. 3. Theuseofthepastperfecttensesimplyindicatesthatanactionesbeforeanotherpastaction,usedwithtimee

47、xpressionssuchaswhen,after,before,assoonas,until,by,forandalready e.g.IhaddonemyhomeworkthismorningbeforeIwenttothemuseum.Futuretense I. Theformandusageofthesimplefuturetense： 1. will/shalldo:表示將來發(fā)生的動作或出現(xiàn)的狀態(tài),shall僅與第一人稱連用 2. begoingtodo:表示主語計(jì)劃打算的行動或看來就要發(fā)生的事情 3. bedoing:表示計(jì)劃或安排好的動作（go,e,leave,be

48、gin等動詞） 4. betodo:表示客觀上計(jì)劃或安排好的動作 5. beabouttodo:表示即將發(fā)生的動作，一般不帶時(shí)間副詞或短語 6. do:表示與安排，計(jì)劃或時(shí)刻表有關(guān)的動作；或用于if,when等狀語從句中代替willdo. II. Theusageofthefuturecontinuoustense: 1. Talkaboutsomethingthatwillbeinprogressatacertaintimeoroveraperiodoftimeinthefuture.（討論將來某個(gè)時(shí)間點(diǎn)或時(shí)間段正在進(jìn)行的動作） e.g.TobywillnotbeinLondon

49、nextTuesday.HewillbeclimbingintheHimalayas.TobywillbeclimbingintheHimalayasallnextweek. 2. Expressfuturewithoutintention.Whenitisusedinthisway,wewanttoindicatethatsomethingwillhappennaturally.Itdoesn'timplythatthespeakerhasarrangedtheaction. （表示不包含說話者主觀意愿的純粹將來。使用這種方式，我們想表達(dá)某件事會很自然地發(fā)生，說話者并不參與安排或計(jì)劃。）

50、比較下列各句： e.g.Tomwon'tcutthegrass.（Tomrefusestocutthegrass.）Tomwon'tbecuttingthegrass. （Thesentenceisonlyastatementoffact,givingnoinformationaboutTom'sintention.PerhapsTomisaway,orill,orwillbedoingsomeotherjob.） 3. Makepoliteenquiriesaboutotherpeople'sfutureplans.（委婉地詢問對方的未來計(jì)劃，比用willdo聽起來更有禮貌。） e.

51、g.Whatwillyoubedoingtomorrow? Willyoubeworkingallday? III. Theusageofthefutureinthepastistotalkaboutaneventwhichwasinthefutureatthetimewhenitwasdiscussed. Step2:Practice（語法練習(xí)）： 1. 用所給動詞的適當(dāng)?shù)倪^去時(shí)或?qū)頃r(shí)的形式填充。 1.Let'skeeptothepointorwenever(reach)anydecisions. 2. Mymindwasn'tonwhathewassaying,soI'maf

52、raidI(miss)halfofit. 3. Idon'tthinkJimsawme;hejust(start)intospace. 4. I(ask)younottomovemydictionary——nowIcan'tfindit. 5. SalesofCDshavegreatlyincreasedsincetheearly1990s,whenpeople(begin) toenjoytheadvantagesofthisnewtechnology. 6. --GeorgeandLucygotmarriedlastweek.Didyougototheirwedding? --

53、No,I(invite).Didtheyhaveabigwedding? 7. Shirley(write)abookaboutChinalastyearbutIdon'tknowwhethershe hasfinishedit. 8. JohnandIhavebeenfriendsforeightyears.Wefirstgottoknoweachotherat aChristmasparty.Butwe(see)eachotheracoupleoftimesbeforethat. 9. Hiswife(hope)tocatchthefirsttrainbutshewastoola

54、te. 10. I(catch)intheheavyrainonthewaytothecinema. 11. Ifoundthesentence(notread)smoothly. 12. Whathehadsaidatthemeeting(prove)true. 13. ---DidyouseeTomattheparty? ---No.He(leave)bythetimeIarrived. 14. ---Howtimeflies!It'salready10o'clock. ---Oh,I(notrealize)itatall. 15. ---I'msorrythatIshou

55、ldn'thavebeensorudetoyou. ---Youdid(lose)yourtemperbutthat'sOK. II.用所給動詞的適當(dāng)?shù)倪^去時(shí)或?qū)頃r(shí)的形式確翻譯下列各句： 1.Thethieftriedtobreakawayfromthepolicemanwho一_(直抓著)himbut failed. 2. --WhatwereyoudoingwhenTonyphonedyou? --1hadjustfinishedmyworkand(正準(zhǔn)備開始)totakeashower. 3. --YouwereoutwhenIdroppedinatyourhouse.

56、 --Oh,I(在等候)forafriendfromEnglandattheairport. 4. ---Whyhaven'tyouaskedhertoehere? ---She(正在做工)animportantexperimentwhenIfoundherandshehasn't finishedit. 5. ---Whatwereyouuptowhenshedroppedin? ---I(剛玩了一會兒)forawhileand正(打算看書) somereading. 6. Turnonthetelevisionoropenamagazineandyouoften(會看到)

57、advertisementshowinghappyfamilies. 7. ---Whatplaceisit? ---Haven'tyouseenthatwearebackwherewe(回到了原地)? 8. ---Tomorrowismybirthday.I'dlikeyouandJanetoe. ---I'mnotsureifshe(將)free. 9. Thecrazyfans一直在等)patientlyfortwohoursandtheywould waittillthemoviestararrived. 10. You（要求你ask）nottomovethedesk——

58、nowitisbroken. Keys I.1.willneverreach 2.missed 3.was;staring 4.asked 5. began 6.hadn'tbeeninvited 7.wrote 8.hadseen 9.hadhoped 10.wa caught 11.didn'tread 12.proved 13.hadleft 14.didn' trealize 15.lose II.1.washolding2. wasstarting3. waswaiting4. wasdoi

59、ng 5.had played;wasgoingtodo 6.will;see 7.were8.willbe 9.hadbeenwaiting 10.wasasked ?TaskWritingawebsitearticletogiveadvice Skillsbuilding1:identifyingnegativeemotionallanguage Inthispart,we'lllearnwhatwords,phrasesorstructuresareusedtoexpressnegativeemotions.Thesewordswillhelpdis

60、cusstheproblems. 1. Readtheguidelinestoknowwhatnegativeemotionsare. Examplewords:hopeless,unhappy,disappointed,sad,regretfulandlonely. 2. Makesomesentencesusingthestructuresgivenonpage26. IfeltlikecryingwhenIknewIwouldneverseemygrandmaagain. FailingmyMathstestagainmademefeelratherdepressed.Iwan

61、ttohaveatalkwithmyMathsteacher. Heleftschoolunderablackcloudaftercausingaseriousaccident. Sinceherhusbandgotill,sheseemedverydowninthedumps. Step1:identifyingproblems Thispartisdesignedtohelpdevelopyourreadingandlisteningskills.Firstreadaletterandfindtheproblemdescribedinitaccordingtowhatyouhave

62、learntinSkillsbuilding1.Thenpletethenotesafterlisteningtoastudenttalkabouthisproblemsandsuggestsomegoodsolutions. 1.ReadtheletterinPartAonpage26andunderlinethenegativelanguageusedtodescribetheproblemintheletter. Answers: ① Idon'tknowwhattodo. ② I'vebeenverysad ③ Ifeelcaughtbetween ④ Theymakeme

63、feellikeI'mabadson ⑤ Ifeelguilty ⑥ I'msoconfused. ⑦ I'mreallytiredoffeelingworried ⑧ IwishIknew 2. GooverPartBonpage27tofindoutwhatyoushoulddonext.Thenlistentotherecordingandfinishthenotesinthispart.Checkanswerswiththeclass. Tapescript MaJie:WhenImatschool,Imoftenverytired.Ihavetostayupverlat

64、eatnighttofinishmyhomeworkbecauseIspendallafternoonwithmybasketballcoach.IknowthatI'mnotdoingmybestatschool.ThatmakesmefeelsadbecauseIliketotrymyhardestateverything.WhenIplaybasketball,Isometimesmakemistakes,andddntplaywellbecauseI'mthinkingaboutmystudies,andIfeelworriedthatI'mfallingbehind. Iwantt

65、obegoodatmystudiesandbegoodatbasketball1want todoboththingswell.IfeelconfusedandsadbecauseIdon'tknowhowtodoboth.Lotsofpeopleplayasportanddowellatschool.Iwanttolearntobalancebothoftheseactivities.Mycoachsay:thatIhaveaspecialability,andthatitwouldbewrongnottcuseit.Hesaysthatveryfewpeoplecanplaybasket

66、ballaswellasIcan1shouldbewillingtogiveupotherthingsinmylifesothat Icanfocusonplaying.Butmyparentstellmethatsportcannottaketheplaceofagoodeducation.TheysaythatIcouldgetinjured;also,youcan'tbe100%surethatyouwillbeabletoplaybasketballlikeYaoMinginthefuture.Theybelievethatitismoreimportaitostudyhardandprepareforajobinthebusinessworld. Iagreewithbothofthem.I'mluckytobesogoodatbasketball.ItwouldbesillynottotryandbeethebestIcanbe,butIals(thinkagoodeducationisoneofthemostimportantthingsthereis.Iknowth