英语人教版八年级下册u4sb2a-2e.doc

人教版八下U4 Section B (2a-2e)一、教学目标： 1. 语言知识目标：1) 能掌握以下单词：member, pressure, compete, opinion, skill, typical, football, cut out, continue, compare, comparewith, crazy, push, development, cause, usual 2) 能掌握以下句型：Why dont they just let their kids be kids? Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.3) 培养学生的综合阅读能力2. 情感态度价值观目标： 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，了解别人的生活现状及他们苦恼，知道学习知识是很重要的事情，但它并不是生活的全部。二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：掌握本课时出现的生词及用法,获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。2. 教学难点:阅读2b短文并完成相关任务和要求。三、教学过程Step 1 Revision复习提建议的表达方式，并完成相关任务。 Step 2 Warming up There are some after-school activities. What activities do you and your classmates usually do? What activities do you like to help lower your stress? Ss discuss with their desk mates and show in class. What did you do after school?Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?Step 3 Fast Reading1.Look through the 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 one by one. Step 2 Careful Reading Judge if the sentences are True or False. Please underline 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 themselvesStep 3 Work on 2c look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings?Try to match them with the meaning below. Let Ss read and try to match the words. Give Ss some advice on how to do it.Check the answers with Ss. Give some explanation about the difficult words.Check the answers with the class.Step 4 Work on 2d Post reading1. Read the passage again and answer these questions below. 1) Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after school activities?2) Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?3) Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? 2. Ss work by themselves and then check the answers together. Step5 Read the passage again and complete the blanks. Each paragraph has several blanks to be completed. 1.The common problem for Chinese and American families:Kids have to take so many _ . This makes them very stressed.2.Cathy Taylors opinion:These activities are important for _ and she wants her kids to be successful3.Linda Millers opinion:people shouldnt push their kids so hard .She thinks its crazy and _.4.Dr. Alice Greens opinion:Kids should have time to _ and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to _.Step 6 Close your book and then choose T or F. 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 themselves. Step7 Language points Find out some difficuities you cant understand and ask for help.1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.so that引导目的状语从句,也可以用来引导结果状语从句，意为“因此，结果”，sothat引导结果状语从句。so后面加形容词或副词，如此以至于。 2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. cut out 删除；删去cut out 切断cut off 减少的数量cut up 切碎3. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. pressure 压力，是不可数名词。Step8 Go through the text and find out useful