英语人教版八年级下册nit 4 Section B Reading Maybe .docx

教学设计Unit 4 Section B ReadingMaybe you should learn to relax.(2a-2e)by Wang Wanqing from Yali Middle SchoolTargets: 1.To learn and use English to express opinions as well as review ways of giving advice. 2.To grasp the main idea of the reading material and skills of guessing meanings of words.Important and Difficult points: 1.Encourage Ss to use what they have learnt in this unit to complete the task. 2.Train Ss to express their opinions in English, and discuss what they think of after-school classesEmotion attitude value:1. Students should communicate with their family, friends and the people they believe when they face any question.2. Students should help others when people meet any difficulty.3. Students should learn to relax themselves and think of themselves under their pressure.Teaching procedures:.Greeting.Lead-in Ask the students questions about after-school activities.What do you usually do after school or on weekends?Ask the students to discuss these questions:1.Do you think many children are under pressure ?2.Do you think you are under pressure when your parents ask you to get good grades? 3. Do your parents send you to all kinds of after-school classes?4. Do your parents compare you with other children? Maybe you should learn to relax.Let students use the phrases in 2a.Pre-reading Ask the students to read the text by themselves and try to decide which is the main idea for each paragraph.Read the text and try to decide which is the main idea for each paragraph. Life for Cathy Taylors children is Paragraph1very busy. Chinese and American children do many after-school classes on weekends. Paragraph2Children should have time to relax and Paragraph3think for themselvesCompetition(竞争）between families starts Paragraph4at a young age.While-reading1. Read the first paragraph and answer the question. Whats the common problem for Chinese and American families?Then underline the main sentences.2.Read the second paragraph and answer the question . Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities? Then underline the main sentences 3.Read the third paragraph and fill in the blanks.What is Linda Millers opinion?She thinks that people should _,and they shouldnt _.Then underline the main sentences 4. Read the fourth paragraph and answer the questionsDoes Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? A. Cathy B. Linda What is Dr.Greens advice?.Post-Reading Guess the meaning and finish 2c.Then discuss the questions with your partner.1.What do you think of after-school activities? Discuss the questions with your partners.2.What should you do to relax?.SummaryFrom this reading passage , we know that most of us have pressure, so we should learn to relax ourselves. On one hand, we should study hard. On the other hand, we should learn to find good ways to relax ourselves. I wish all of you hav