英语人教版八年级下册Unit4 Section B 2a-2e.ppt

1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B1 2a2e,Warming up,1.What do you usually do after school or on weekends?,do homework use the Internet hang out with friends play sports or exercise watch movies,After school, maybe you should learn to relax!,Children have to take so many after

2、-school classes and they have a lot of stress.,Whats the matter with these children?,Reading,2b,Skim the article and answer the questions.,What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,Children have to take so many after-school classes. Parents give their children too much stress.,2.

3、 Who gives their opinions about the problems?,Cathy Taylor believes these activities are important for her children future.,Linder Miller doesnt think thats fair. And people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.,1. Chinese

4、 children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.,Read and circle again, T or F.,T,T,3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their smal

5、l kids to all kinds of classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids so hard. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.,T,F,F,Listen to the tape and guess the meaning of the words.0.,1. Keeps on happening _,2c,continue v. 持续；继续存在,continues,2. Physical exercis

6、e and practice of skills _,training n. 训练,training,3. Worries about things at home, school or work _,stress n. 压力,stress,4. Usual or common _,typical adj. 典型的,typical,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _,compete v. 竞争；对抗,compete,6. Getting better or bigger _,development n. 发展；发育；

7、成长,development,7. Looking for differences and similarities between things _,compare v. 比较 compare with 比较；对比,comparing,2d,Read the article again and answer the questions. (小组讨论),1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Yes. She believes these activities are

8、important for her childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,No, she

9、doesnt. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,1. Should kids take so many after-school classes?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,2e,2. What should you do to

10、 relax?,In my opinion, if you really like after-school classes such as football training and piano lessons, you can go to these classes. You may have fun and learn some skills. But I dont agree that some parents push the kids to take so many after-school classes.,Summary,take so many after-school classes be important for sb. push sb. so hard cause a lot of stress for sb. think for oneself compete with sb