2023学年完整公开课版人教八下unit4B2a2e

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB2a-2e八年级(下)DiscussionDoyouhavepressureaboutschool?Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?playsportshangoutwithfriendsplaycomputergameswatchmoviesreadbooksgoshoppingsleepingtalkingtofamilymembersReviewWordsandexpressionsReadthewordsandexpressionsaloud.opinionskilltypicalfootballcutoutquickcontinuecomparen.

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v.

持续；继续存在v.比较

Wordsandexpressionscompare…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ObjectivesReadthearticletolearnthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies.Tolearnsomenewwords:skill,opinion,typical,football,quick,continue,compare,crazy,push,development,cause,usual,perhaps…

GuessingtheMeaning

Whenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.Reading2a.Check(✓)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo._______dohomework_______haveafter-schoollessons_______watchmovies_______usetheInternet_______hangoutwithfriends_______playsportsorexercise✓✓✓whataboutyou?2bReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Answerthequestions:ThecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamiliesisthatchildrenhavetoomanyafter-schoolactivitieswhichcausethemtobestressed.CathyTaylor(amotherwiththreechildren),LindaMiller(amotherwiththreechildren),andDr.AliceGreen(adoctor)givetheiropinionsabouttheproblem.Languagepoints1.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.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。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.Practise2.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.他老是向父母要钱。Hewasalwaysaskinghisparentsformoney．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。Practise3.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。4.Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.

人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。此处，push

表示“使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。e.g.Themathteacherreallypusheshisstudents.That’swhytheydon’tlikehimthatmuch.

那位数学老师确实对学生督促太多了，这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因。动词push还有“推；推动”之意。e.g.Don’tpushthisdoor,youhavetopullitopen.别推这扇门，你得把它拉开才行。

2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening______________ 2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills______3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork_________ 4.Usualorcommon _________continuestrainingstresstypical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________ 6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________ 7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________ competedevelopmentcomparing2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.Groupwork1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?Yes.Shedoes.No.Shethinksitisunfairtocomparetheirkidswithotherchildren.Shethinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?2eDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.Nowmoreandmorechildrenarehavingdifferentkindsofafter-schoolclasses.Asamiddleschoolstudent,whatdoyouthinkofit?Makeasurveyandhaveadebate.debateTalkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingafter-schoolclasses.Fillinthetable.AdvantagesDisadvantagesdevelopexamskills

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