人教版新目标八年级下册英语课件：Unit 4 Section B

1、人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Unit 4 Section B Why dont you talk to your parents?I always feel worried. What should I do?BrainstormMaybe you should learn to relax.人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 How to relax?talk with your best friend人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 New Wordsopinion n.skill n.typical adj. football n.cut outquick adj.continue

2、pare v. 意见；想法；看法技艺；技巧典型的（美式）橄榄球；足球删除；删去快的；迅速的；时间短暂的持续；继续存在比较人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 compare with crazy adj.push v. development n.cause v.usual adj.in ones opinionperhaps adv. 比较；对比不理智的；疯狂的鞭策；督促；推动；发展；发育；成长造成；引起通常的；寻常的依看可能；大概；也许New Words人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Look at the words below, and guess their meanings.foot

3、ball comparepressure人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 This is a _.footballHe is under great _.pressure人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 They are _ their paring 人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Thinking Check () the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do._ do homework _ use the Internet_ have after-school lessons _ hang out with

4、friends _ watch movies_ play sports or exercise人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Learn 2bRead the article and answer the questions.1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children have t

5、oo many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed.Cathy Taylor (a mother with three children), Linda Miller (a mother with three children), and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem.人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Listen 1dQuestions of the Passage 1. Life for Cathy Taylors

6、three children is very _. 2. What after-school activities do children take? The after-school activities children take are: basketball practice, football training, piano lessons. 3. Do Doctors think too much pressure is not good for a childs development?Yes, they do.busy人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Practice What

7、 will you do if your parents let you have too many classes?人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Learn 2cLook at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below.1. Keeps on happening _2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _3. Worries about things at home, s

8、chool or work _4. Usual or common _5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _6. Getting better or bigger _7. Look for differences and similarities between things _continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparing人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Learn 2dRead the article again and answer the que

9、stions.1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?Yes, she does. No, she doesnt. She doesnt think that people should push their children so h

10、ard, and they should let their kids be kids.Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that children should have time to relax and think for themselves, and that its more important to have happy children than successful ch

11、ildren.人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Learn 2eDiscuss the questions with your partner.1. What do you think of after-school activities?2. What should you do to relax?人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Language points 1. until prep. 到为止 I did my homework until my mother came back from work. 我一直做作业直到妈妈下班回家。until “直到（为止）”，用于肯定句中，与延续性动

12、词连用，表示动作或状态的持续。人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 2. compare v. 比较 And they are always comparing them with other children. 并且他们总是拿他们和其他孩子作比较。People often compare the life _ a stage(舞台). A. with B. to C. of D. about 【点拨】选B。compare . to . “把比作”，不同事物相比。Compare . With . “与相比较”，相同事物相比。句意为：人们经常把人生比作一个舞台。故选B。人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下

13、册 2pare v. 比较人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 Learn 3aRead the opinions below and make notes on your own opinions.Why should children take after-school classes?1. “After-school classes can help kids get into a good university.”2. “I want my child to be a successful person.”3. “Its good for children to start learnin

14、g from a young age.”人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 WritingWrite a letter to the magazine to express your opinions on after-school classes for children. Use the following expressions to help you.Dear Sir or Madam, I dont really agree with what parents are saying about after-school classes because they only seem to

15、 think that getting their children into good schools or having successful children. Although some parents are right about the importance of learning at a young age, I think children should be allowed to be children and have a carefree childhood.人民教育出版社 八年级 | 下册 In my opinion, it is important for par

16、ents not to push their children too hard. I believe it is better if parents try to really understand their childrens interests and abilities first so that they will not make their children take classes that are not suitable for them. Perhaps parents could let their children decide for themselves if they want to have any after-school classes. If children are allowed to take the classes they choose for themselves, they will benefit more from these classes.