英语人教版八年级下册Unit 4 ReadingMaybe you .doc

教案 Unit 4 Period 4Section B 3a-3c Reading : Maybe you should learn to relax! Teaching objectives1. Knowledge objectives: a. opinion,skill,tyical,football,quick,continue,crazy,push,development,cause,usual,perhaps,cut out, compare with, in ones opinionb. Sentences: However, the tired children dont get home until 7 p.m.Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.Ability objectives:a. Improve the students reading skills.b. Learn to use new words better after using a learners dictionary. 2. Moral objectives:a. Learn to relax and plan things for themselves.b. Develop students cross-cultural awareness.Teaching key and difficult points:1. Language points: not until, fit, include , send, by themselves, its time for./to.,as much as possible, take part in, see sb. doing, compare with, on the one/other hand. 2. Improve the students reading skills.Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead in1. Ask Ss if they are stressed out right now for the final exam is coming nearer and nearer and we will be Grade 9 the next term. Pressure is a terrible problem (example: Some people committed suicide under the huge pressure).2. Lead in the topic: Maybe you should learn to relax!Step 2 Warming-up1. T: In our daily life, we are stressed out sometimes. So when under pressure, what do you usually do ?What after-school activities can you think of?2. Get the Ss to list after-school activities which are available for them.3. Work on 1a to write down “After-school activities” and share what they have written.Step 3 Pre-readingTask 1: New words1. Get students to look up the words in the dictionary and pay attention to the meanings of each word and choose correct meaning according to the situation.2. Ask Ss to make sentences with these words and have some students read out their sentences.Task 2: DiscussionDiscuss with partner:1 Do you feel stressed out when your parents ask you to get good grades? 2 Do you think many children are under pressure?3 Are your parents comparing you with other children?4 Do your parents send you to all kinds of classes?Step 4 While-reading1 Fast readingTask 1: SkimmingSkimming the passage to catch the main idea, notice the words they have just looked up in the dictionary.Task 2: ScanningScanning and answer the following questions:1 When do Taylors children get home?2 Do American and British children do many after-school activities?3 When does competition between families start?4 What is difficult for these children when they are adults?5 Are the American and British children under pressure?6 What does Dr. Alice Green say about the children under pressure?2. Careful reading1) Mark true or false.1 Cathy Taylors children do many after-school activities.2 Doctors say many children arent under too much pressure.3 Parents dont think their children should do the same as others.2) Difficult language pointsRead these sentences with the noticed words aloud to the class, and discuss if there is any problem understanding it.Step 5 Post-readingWork on 3a. Discuss with your partner. Get some students to report their ideas.Step 6 Summary This class weve learned a reading passage. And we knew many families and children are under pressure. In daily life, we should learn how to work and how to relax. If you have any problem, you should solve them as soon as possible