1. How to develop an idea?
Reading and writing
温州第二高级中学 项纸陆

2. Nowadays, students are suffering from different kinds of stress.
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①Stress can give purpose and meaning to life.
②Stress will come when we have too many things to do but too little time to do them.
③Stress may result from repeated failures.

3. Reading tasks:
What is talked about?
Which is the topic sentence in paragraph 2?
How does the author develop the topic sentence?

4. Which is the best supporting detail?
A. Some prefer a life with stress, which can motivate（激发） them.
B. Stress is something that can not be avoided in our life.
C. Stress makes many students form negative（消极的） attitudes toward everything.
D. Stress is a natural part of our life, which can be useful sometimes.

5. It can get students sick emotionally（情绪上） and physically.
② Stress makes many students form negative（消极的） attitudes toward everything.
Where in paragraph 3 can we put the following sentence?
It can get students sick emotionally（情绪上） and physically.

6. A certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation(动机) and challenge.
Unless it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and challenge. That can push people forward and face troubles bravely.

7. People under stress tend to(倾向于) develop their full potential.
People under stress tend to develop their full potential. With the full potential, some problems and tasks which seem to be impossible to deal with will become possible.

8. In fact, stress isn’t as bad as it is often supposed to be
In fact, stress isn’t as bad as it is often supposed to be. Unless it gets out of control, a certain amount of stress is important to provide motivation and challenge. That can push people forward and face troubles bravely. Additionally, people under stress tend to develop their full potential. With the full potential, many problems and tasks which seem to be impossible to deal with will become possible. As a result of that, working efficiency can also be improved in a way, which can help realize their goals. In conclusion, stress has some good effects, which give purpose and meaning to life.

9. How to develop an idea?
1. Express the idea in a topic sentence;
2. Collect related supporting details;
3. Arrange them in a logical way;
4. Develop details and polish(润色) the language

10. Homework
Improve your writing.

11. Homework
Topic:
Reading aloud in the morning helps improve your English in several ways.