英语人教版八年级下册Unit 4 part B .doc

Unit 4 part B 【教学目标】Knowledge objectiveGet the students to be able to know the new words and expressions they learnt in this partIntensive readingMoral objectiveTo be glad to listen to others opinions and develop interest【教学重点】get information from the textlearn new words and expressions进行阅读训练，提高综合听说读写能力【教学难点】了解中国及一些其他国家中学生们普通存在的生活及学习上问题【教学方法】PWP method, task-based method and interactive approach【教学手段】A tape recorder, multimedia and some pictures【教学过程】Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Pair work1. Work in pairs. Suppose your partner is Wei Ming. You try to tell her some advice and say why. 2. Let two students make a model for the Ss. 3. Ss practice their conversations 4. Teacher can walk around the classroom, and give some help to the Ss. Step 2 Thinking 1. T: There are some after-school activities. What activities do you and your classmates usually do? Check them. 2. Ss check the activities they usually do. 3. Ask some Ss say their choices. Step 3 Reading Warming upWhat did you do after school?Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First, lets read the questions and make sure we know the meanings of all the questions. Then read the passage quickly and find the answers to the questions. 1) What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2) Who gives their opinions about the problems?2. Ss read the letter quickly and try to find the answers to the two questions. 3. Check the answers with the class. Careful Reading 1. T: Now lets read these sentences about the letter. Read the passage again. Judge if the sentences are True or False. Please underline under the main sentences. 1) Chinese 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.3) Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4) Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5) Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves2. Ss read the letter again and judge the sentences. 3. Check the answers with the class. Post readingWork on 2c 1. Now look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 2. Let Ss read and try to match the words. 3. Give Ss some advice on how to do it. 4. Check the answers with the Ss. 5. Give some explanation about the difficult words. Step 4 Homework 1. Re