人教版八年级下册英语 Unit 4 why dont you talk to your parents？section B 2a-3b课件

1、人教九年级（上册）人教八年级（下册）英 语Unit 4 why dont you talk to your parents？第四课时Unit 2 section B 2a-3b1.Learn and master the new words，key phrases and key sentences.2.Be able to understand the main idea of the pas-sage and learn to talk about their problems and find out some ways to solve their problems.学习目标2aChe

2、ck () the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do._ do homework _ use the Internet_ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends_ watch movies_ play sports or exercise2bRead the article and answer the questions.give their opinions about the problem?Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller,

3、 and Dr. Alice Green give their opinions about the problem.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed.Sometimes 副词，意为“有时；不时”。她有时会给朋友们寄明信片。She

4、sometimes sends postcards to her friends.他有时周末去购物。He sometimes goes shopping on the weekend.辨析：sometimes, some times, some time与sometimesometimessome timessome timesometime意为“有时，不时”，意思与at times相近，多用于一般现在时。意为“几次，几倍”，time意为“次，倍”，是可数名词。意为“一段时间”，time意为“时间”，是不可数名词。意为“某个时候”，它可指过去的“某个时候”，也可指将来的 “某个时候”。意为“如

5、此多”，修饰可数名词复数形式。so many那儿有那么多的人。here are so many people over there.辨析：so many, too many, much too与too much 意思中心词修饰的词so manytoo manymuch tootoo much 如此多太多太太多manymanytoomuch复数可数名词复数可数名词形容词或副词不可数名词1. 我有太多的问题要问。 I have _ questions to ask.2. 面对那么多人，他感到紧张。 He feels nervous when he faces _ people.Fill in th

6、e blanks.too many so many 3. 今天天气太冷了。 Its _ cold today.4. 我们有太多作业要做了。 We have _ homework to do.much too too much Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.others指“其他人/物”，是一种泛指情况。例句：她总是乐于助人。 She is always ready to help others.辨析：another, the other, the others 和 othersI dont like t

7、his book. Please give me another one.(1) another指同类事物(三者或三者以上）中的“另一 个”，表示不定数目中的“另一个”。I have two pens. One is red, the other is blue.(2) the other表示“(两者中的)另一个”。 常用结构：one the other 一个另一个There are fifty students in our class, of which twenty are from the countryside, and the others are from the city.泛指

8、“别人”，还可以指“其他的人/物”，指不确定的另一部分(并非是全部）。强调在一定范围内的“其他全部”。the othersothersThe Taylors are a typical American family.typical是形容词，意为“典型的”。常用短语：be typical of 典型的；一向如此的。It was typical of him to be late.However, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m.notuntil意为“直到才”，谓语动词一般是非延续性的，如：go, come, finis

9、h, stop, open, close, leave等。I cant go home until I finish cleaning the classroom.They have a quick dinner, and then its time for homework.It is time for sth.为固定句型，意为“该做某事了；到做某事的时候了”，相当于It is time to do sth.Its time for lunch.Its time to have lunch.Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of class

10、es.send sb.to送某人到，to为介词。He sent his son to a good school.send sb.to do sth. 派某人去做某事send for 派人去请send away 派遣，送出，把送往远处send up 发射(火箭、卫星、飞船等) send off 寄出，送行She sent me to pick up her son last week.2cLook at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meani

11、ngs below.1. Keeps on happening _2. Physical exercise and practice of skills_3. Worries about things at home, school or work _continuestrainingstress4. Usual or common _5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _6. Getting better or bigger _7. Looking for differences and similarities be

12、tween things _typicalcompetedevelopmentcomparing2dRead the article again and answer the questions. Q1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?Q2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? Q3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she

13、 say?Yes, she does. She thinks that after-school activities are good for the childrens future.No, she doesnt. She thinks that people shouldnt push their children so hard, and they should let their kids be kids.Q1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?Q2. Doe

14、s Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? 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 succe

15、ssful children.Q3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?2eDiscuss the questions with your partner. 1. What do you think of after-school activities? 2. What should you do to relax? 3aA magazine interviewed some parents about after-school classes for children. Read the opinions

16、below and make notes on your own opinions. Why should children take after-school classes?Your opinions1. “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 learning from a young age.”Agree:Disagree:Agree1

17、. After-school classes are good for the childrens future. They can help children get into good high schools and universities.2. Some of these classes help children to feel good about themselves.3. Some classes help children to learn important skills not taught at school. These skills may actually he

18、lp children relax.4.Children have more time than adults, so they should learn as much as they can before they get too busy to learn new things.1. After-school classes take away the childrens free time. Children have no time to relax and just do nothing.2. Children may be so busy they have no time to

19、 absorb what they have been taught.Disagree3. Some children are made to learn skills they are not interested in.4. These classes cause the children to be stressed.5. These classes take away the childrens childhood.3bWrite a letter to the magazine to express your opinions on after-school classes for

20、children. Use the following expressions to help you. One possible versionDear Sir or Madam, I dont agree with the idea of sending kids to after-school classes. Because all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. Its not good for a childs development. In my opinion, kids should have

21、time to relax and think for themselves, too. I think its better that parents shouldnt compare their children with other children. Its crazy and not fair. Perhaps parents should let their kids be kids. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children. 1

22、Fill in the blanks using until, so that or although. 1.You should eat more now _ you wont be hungry later.2. _ you may not like to do chores, you should help your parents around the house.so that AlthoughSelf Check3.You could save more money _ you can buy a gift for your friends birthday.4.Kids shou

23、ldnt play computer games _ late at night. They should rest early.5._ many people like to eat junk food, they should really eat more fruit and vegetables _ they can be healthy.so that untilAlthoughso that 2 For each problem, choose the advice you agree with more. Then write your own advice.1. My best friend and I had a fight, and now she wont speak to me. A: You should keep trying to talk to her until she talks to you. B: Why dont you wait a few more days bef