英语人教版八年级下册Whydontyoutalkwithyourparents.pptx

1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B 2a-2e,Brain storm(头脑风暴),What do you usually do after school?,take after-school classes,Do you have any other ways ?,Whats Xiaobeis problem?,watch a video,He has too many after-school classes.,Title: Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!,Predict(预测): Can

2、 you guess what the writer will talk,Match the main ideas with each paragraph Para1 The Taylors in America are also busy. Para2 Chinese children are busier on weekends Para3 Doctors advice. Para4 Linda Millers opinion about the pressure.,Skimming(略读),Reading,2b,Read paragraph1 and answer the questio

3、ns.,Key sentence: (中心句),Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends.,They are so busy on weekends because _ Many of them are _ so that they can_. Others are _ so that they can _,They have to take so many after-school classes.,Learning exam skills,get into a good high school and later a good un

4、iversity,Practicing sports,Compete and win,The Taylors are a _family.,busy,One of her boys to the _ Her daughter to the _ The other boy to the_,basketball practice,football training,piano lessons,opinion,Maybe I could _a few of their activities, but the after-school classes are _ for their future. I

5、 want them to be_.,cut out,important,successful,Cathy Taylor,Read paragraph 2 and fill in the blanks.,mother,Key sentence:,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.,typical American,What is the common (共同的)problem for Chinese and American families?,The common problem for Chinese and Americ

6、an families is that children have too many after-school classes which cause them to be stressed.,Linda Miller,Read paragraph 3 and check the sentences. T for True and F for false.,She has three children, too. ( ) There is no competition at all in the families. ( ) Linda Miller thinks thats fair to h

7、ave stress . ( ),T,F,F,mother,Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy Taylor? Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks that people shouldnt push their children so hard, and they should let their kids be kids.,Read paragraph 4 and answer the question.,Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What do

8、es she say?,Linda.,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.,Dr. Alice Green,doctor,How many people give their opinions about the problems? Who are they?,Three. Cathy Taylor ，Linda Miller

9、and Dr. Alice Green give their opinions about the problem.,When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know . Use the context(上下文) to help you guess the meaning.,Reading skill-guessing the meaning,continue,training,stress,typical,compete,development,compare,1.Keepi

10、ng on happening _ 2. Physical(身体上的) exercise and practice of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home, school 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（相似点） between things _,Look at t

11、he words in bold(粗体) in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below.,2c,Compete typical training stress continue compare development,Summary（总结）,Should we take after-school classes?,Debating(辩论),I agree,I disagree,In my opinion, children should / shouldnt take

12、 after-school classes, because,pros,cons,赞成方,反对方,In my opinion, if the kids really like the activities such as basketball, singing. They can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well as some skills. But if the kids dont like these activities, their parents shouldnt push them so hard.,Teachers words :,Homework,Write a letter to the magazine to express your opinions on after-school classes .,First, say if you agree or disagree. Dear , I dont really agree with because Although some parents are right about , I think children s