Unit 4 Section B 2a-2e精品课件（人教新目标八下英语）

SectionB2a-2e\nReadthearticletolearnthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies.Tolearnnewwords:skill,opinion,typical,football,quick,continue,compare,crazy,push,development,cause,usual,perhaps…Objectives\nDoyouhavepressureaboutschool?Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Discussion\nplaysportshangoutwithfriendsplaycomputergameswatchmovies\nreadbooksgoshoppingsleepingtalkingtofamilymembers\nReadthewordsandexpressionsloudly.\nopinionskilltypicalfootballcutoutquickcontinuecomparen.意见；想法；看法n.技艺；技巧adj.典型的n.(美式)橄榄球；足球删除；删去adj.快的；迅速的；时间短暂的v.持续；继续存在v.比较\ncompare…withcrazypushdevelopmentcauseusualinone’sopinionperhaps比较；对比adj.不理智的；疯狂的v.鞭策；督促；推动n.发展；发育；成长v.造成；引起adj.通常的；寻常的依……看adv.可能；大概；也许\nCheck(✓)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo._____dohomework_____haveafter-schoollessons_____watchmovies_____usetheInternet_____hangoutwithfriends_____playsportsorexercise✓✓✓2aWhataboutyou?\nGuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.\nReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?2b\nMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.\nTheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tget\nhomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’s\nfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”\nManyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.sothat意为“以便……，为了……”，引导目的状语从句，that从句中常使用can/may等情态动词；sothat还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在sothat前可以用逗号。Languagepoints\n小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。ThelittleboysavedeverycoinsothathecouldbuyhismotherapresentonMother’sDay.我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。Iwascaughtinashower,sothatallmyclothesgotwet.\n2.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.bealwaysdoingsth.意为“总是做某事”always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。他老是向父母要钱。Hewasalwaysaskinghisparentsformoney．\n3.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,but…此处cutout是一个短语动词，表示“删除；剪下”或是“停止；戒除”等。再如：Don’tcutyourparentsoutofyourlives.不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。Ifyoucutoutthedrinking,you’dfeelmuchhealthier.如果你戒酒，就会觉得身体好很多。\n4.Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。动词push有“推；推动”的意思，如：Don’tpushthisdoor,youhavetopullitopen.别推这扇门，你得把它拉开才行。本单元中，push表示“使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。Themathteacherreallypusheshisstudents.That’swhytheydon’tlikehimthatmuch.那位数学老师确实对学生鞭策过多了，这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因。\n1.Keepsonhappening_____________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills_______3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork_________4.Usualorcommon_________continuetrainingstresstypical2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.\n5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger____________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________competedevelopmentcomparing\n1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?Yes,shedoes.No.Shethinksitisunfairtocomparetheirkidswithotherchildren.Shethinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.2d\n3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”\n1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.2e\nNowmoreandmorechildrenarehavingdifferentkindsofafter-schoolclasses.Asamiddleschoolstudent,whatdoyouthinkofit?Makeasurveyandhaveadebate.debate\nAdvantagesDisadvantagesdevelopexamskillstoomuchpressureTalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingafter-schoolclasses.Fillinthetable.\n课时重点回顾playsports,hangoutwithfriendstalkto…spendtimealoneplaycomputergamesreadbookscompetewith…,getbettergradeswatchmovies,hav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