英语人教版八年级下册Unit4 Section B 2a—2e.doc

教学设计Teaching aims1. Knowledge objectives: a. Words and phrases: opinion, skill, typical, football, cut out, quick, continue, compare, compare.with, crazy, push, development, cause.21世纪21世纪教育网有21cnjycomb. Sentences:The Taylors are a typical American family.The tired children dont get home until 7 p.m.They are always comparing them with other Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.【来源：21世纪教育网】2. Ability objectives:a. Improve the students reading skills, including predicting, skimming and scanning.b. Students can retell the opinions with the mind map.21世纪*教育网21世纪*教育网3. Moral objectives:a. Learn to relax and plan things for themselves.b. Develop students cross-cultural awareness.Important and difficult points:1. Language points: cut out, not until, compare with, typical, continue,development. 2. Reading skills: predicting, skimming, scanning, retelling with mind map.www-2-1-cnjy-comTeaching proceduresStep 1 Warming-upa. Let students enjoy a relaxing music.b. T: Do you listen to music after school? what do you often do after school ?21*cnjy*com Students share their after-school activities with the whole class.【版权所有：21教育】Step 2 Before-reading a. Watch a video about American teenagers after-school activities and ask students for their opinions about the video.21*cnjy*com21cnjyb. Make the students be familiar to the new words theyll come across in this article.Step 3 While-reading1 Predictinga. Ask the students to predict what they will read about in this passage just from the picture and the title.21教育名师原创作品b. Choose the right one from three choices given.2 Skimming a. Ask the students to read the passage quickly and catch the main idea of each paragraph.b. Check the answers and then ask the students to read the first sentence in each paragraph together to learn how to skim.www-2-1-cnjy-com 3. Scanning a. Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer the following questions:【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】1 Why are Chinese children busier on weekends than weekdays?【来源：21cnj*y.co*m】2 What do students learn exam skills and practice sports for?21教育网 Check the answers and ask the students to listen and repeat Paragraph1. b. Read paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the chart.PersonActivities feelingone of two boys1_4_the other son2_daughter3_Cathy Taylortake her children from activity to activity.May be I could 5_a few of their activities,but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future.Check the answers and ask students to read Cathys opinion together and try to remember Cathys 21世纪教育网版权所有c.Read paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the Linda_( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy.She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children.【出处：21教育名师】She also thinks that people shouldnt_ their kids so hard.21*cnjy*comCheck the answers and ask students read Lindas opinions together and try to retell Lindas opinion.d.Read paragraph 4 carefully and answer the question.【出处：21教育名师】Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?2-1-c-n-j-y【版权所有：21教育】Step 4 After-reading1. RetellingUse the mind map to retell the opinions of Cathy, Linda and Doc. Green.21教育名师原创作品Give students two minutes to prepare and ask students to 21*cnjy*com2.Talk Show Ask students to share their opinions about after-school classes and activities with their group members and let one of them to report their ideas in front of the whole class.2-1-c-n-j-yFirst, say your opinion: we think/agree/disagree Although some parents are right about., I think children should.【来源：21世纪教育网】Then, explain why: In my opinion, it is important for children / parents to. I believe it is better if children / parents so that.Maybe children / parents should / could If children , they will Step 5 Sum