英语人教版八年级下册relax.docx

Unit 4 Maybe you should learn to relax!Teaching Aims：By the end of the class, the students are able to1.get the main idea of the passage2.learn the reading strategies(guessing the words meaning, topic sentence, skimming)3.learn to be relaxed and be happy Teaching Important and Difficult Points:Teaching procedures:Step 1: Before readingQ1: What do you think of school life in China? Q2: What do you usually do after-school?Step2：While reading Task1: Fast Reading1. Whats the common problem for Chinese and American families?2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?Task2: Careful readingRead paragraph 1 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. Why do many students learn exam skills?2. What are other students doing? Read paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the chartFamily membersactivitiesCathy Taylor Take her children from activity to activityOne son The other son daughterFeelingsRead paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks Linda _ (agrees/disagrees) with Cathy. She thinks that its _ to _ their kids with other children. She also thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids so hard.Read paragraph 4 carefully and answer the questions1. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda?2. What does he say？ Step 3 :Post readingLets have a discussion.Do you think its important for kids to join after-school activities? Why or why not? Step 4 :Homework Write a composition. Do you thin