英语人教版八年级下册unit4sectionB.ppt

Unit4Whydon tyoutalktoyourparents SectionB Doyouoftenhavestress Howtolowyourstress playsports playsports hangoutwithfriends talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers spendtimealone playcomputergames readbooks watchmoviesOtheractivities 1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress Orderthem 1 8 with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress 1c Listenandcheck theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool Idon tgetenoughsleep Idon thaveenoughfreetime Ihadafightwithmyparents Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool 1d Listenagain WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing Fillintheblanks 1 Althoughyoumaybe withyourparents youshouldtalktothem Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch 2 Lifeshouldn tjustbeabout Freetimeactivitieslike andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant too 3 Youshouldn t withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades Youshouldallbe eachothertoimprove unhappy pressure grades sports complete helping 2a Check theafter schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo dohomework haveafter schoollessons watchmovies usetheInternet hangoutwithfriends playsportsorexercise whataboutyou 2b Readthearticleandanswerthequestions 1 WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies 2 Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax Thesedays Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter schoolclasses Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin However thisdoesn tonlyhappeninChina TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily LifeforCathyTaylor sthreechildrenisverybusy Onmostdaysafterschool Cathysays Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren sfuture Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful However the tiredchildrendon tgethomeuntilafter7 00p m Theyhaveaquickdinner andthenit stimeforhomework LindaMiller amotherofthree knowsallaboutsuchstress Insomefamilies competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder shesays Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren It scrazy Idon tthinkthat s fair Whydon ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids Peopleshouldn tpushtheirkidssohardDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild sdevelopment Dr AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves too Althoughit snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren it sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren 2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle Canyouguesstheirmeanings Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow 1 Keepsonhappening 2 Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills 3 Worriesaboutthingsathome schoolorwork 4 Usualorcommon continue training stress typical 5 Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething 6 Gettingbetterorbigger 7 Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings complete development comparing 2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions 1 DoesCathyTaylorthinkitsimportantforkidstojoinafter schoolactivities 2 DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy What sheropinion 3 DoesDr GreenagreewithCathyorLinda Whatdoesshesay Groupwork Yes shedoes Shethinksthatafter schoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren sfuture No shedoesn t Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn tpushtheirchildrensohard andtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids Dr GreenagreeswithLinda Shesaysthatafter schoolactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren Shealsosaysthatchildrenshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves andthatit smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren Fillintheblanksusinguntil sothatoralthough Youshouldeatmorenow youwon tbehungrylater 2 youmaynotliketodochores youshouldhelpyourparentsaroundthehouse 3 Youcouldsavemoremoney youcanbuyagiftforyourfriend sb