Reading 1. 学英语对我们来说很重要 . It is important ____ us _____ learn English. 2. 我决定放学后去打篮球 . I decide _____ ______ basketball after school. fortotoplay 3. 我害怕在课堂上讲英语 . I’m ______ _____ ______ English in class.4. 我现在喜欢学英语了 . I enjoy _________ English now.5. 我总是不会造句 . I couldn’t always ________ ___________.afraidtospeaklearningmakesentences 6. 不要嘲笑我 .Don’t ______ ______ me.7. 我的一个好朋友正在看书 . One of my good _______ ______ reading books.laughatfriendsis It’s not a problem – it’s a challenge. Enjoy facing it.Who is this?It is Stephen Hawking – a great scientist.What’s wrong with him?He can’t walk or even speak.Oh! It is a big problem to him. 1. Can you think of any problems you have had recently?2. How did you deal with these problems? 1. I didn’t finish my homework. My teacher asked me to stay at school to finish the homework after school.2. It was too hot. I want to eat ice-cream, but I didn’t have enough money. 3. I’m good at English. But I didn’t get good grade in last exam.4. I like basketball very much. But I have no time. Read the passage and do the following exercises Bad effects of our problems on usOur problems can 1___________________easilyWorrying about our problems can affect how we do at school and 2 _____________Ways of dealing with our problems3________________________4________________________5_______________________By thinking of something worseBy regarding problems as challengesBy learning to forgetmake us unhappy2. influence the way we behave with our families 6. Who may have no problem in life? A: Rich people B: Poor people C: Young people D: Nobody7. If we can’t deal with our problems, we can’t ______ easily. A: ride our bicycles well B: learn English well C: enjoy ourselves 8. What can we learn about Stephen Hawking from the passage? A: He isn’t a healthy man. B: He isn’t a successful man. C: He isn’t a smart man. D: He isn’t a famous man. 9. Why do many students often complain about school?A: Because they think the school rules are too strict.B: Because they feel they have too much work to do.C: Because they think the teachers aren’t fair to them.D: A, B and C, might all be possible. Read the passage again and find out the new words and phrases in each paragraph