英语人教版八年级下册Maybe you should learn to rela.doc

Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? Section B 2b Reading “Maybe you should learn to relax!” 教学设计 港边中学：林志英Teaching Aims:1. Key vocabulary：opinion , skill ,typical ,continue ,compare , crazy push , development , cause , usual , perhaps , cut out , compare.with.2. Target Language：However,the tired children dont get home until after 7:00p.m./In some families,competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older.3.Moral Objects：Learn to relax and plan things for themselves.Teaching key points： 1.Learn and master the new words,key phrases and key sentences. 2.Be able to understand the main idea of the passage and learn to communicate with your parents.Teaching Difficult Points： 1.Learn how to guess the meaning of words by the context. 2.Be able to say the opinion about the life problems.Teaching Methods： 1.Task-based language teaching method.2.The cooperative learning method.Teaching Aids： 1.PPT2.tape-recorderTeaching proceduresStep 1: Warming-upT: What do you do after school?Ss:I play basketball. I do my homework. .T:Do you have stress in your life?Ss:Yes,we do.T: do you have pressure from your parents?Ss: T: do you have pressure from your teachers?Ss: T: Yeah, we have much pressure in our life. How do you relax yourselves? Now, lets learn a new lesson.Maybe you should learn to relax.First,lets listen to the tape and pay attention to the pronunciation of the new words. Step 2: Fast readingLook through the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph.Para1 Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.Para2 Children should have free time to relax.Para3 Competition between families starts at a young age.Para4 Children are busier on weekends than weekdays.Reading strategy:Pay attention to the first or the last sentence of the passage.Then learn the expressions.1.一个典型的美国家庭 a typical American family2. 足球训练 football training3. 删除 cut out4. 比较；对比 compare With5. 逼得太紧 push so hard6. 一个儿童的成长 a kids developmentStep 3: Careful readingReading strategy:Use the context to help you guess the meaning.Finish the five tasks.Task 1 Read paragraph 1 and check T or F.Task2.Answer the following questions1.Why do Chinese children have so many after-school classes?2. Why is life for Cathy Taylors three children busy?3.What does Cathy think of her childrens activities?4.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?5.Who gives their opinions about the problems?Task3.Fill in the blanks about Cathys son and daughters.Task4.match people with their opinionsTask5.After reading the whole passage, we can find that the main idea is_. A. Childrens life is relaxing. B. Children need time to relax. C. Childrens parents are helpfulStep 4: Discussion Pressure is a serious problem in todays world. If you have much pressure, what should you do to relax? Some ways to relax:listen to music.talk with friends.tell some jokes for fun.hang out with some friends.do sports.Step 5: Exercise1. 疲惫的孩子们直到晚上七点钟后才到家。 _2. 他们总是将自己的孩子与其他的孩子相比较。_3. 他们为什么不让孩子们顺其自然呢？ _4. 所有这些活动会给孩子们导致很大的压力。_Step 6: Summarycut out compare.with . think for oneself keep on doing sth.1.However,the tired children dont get home until after 7:00p.m.2. In some families ,competition starts very young and continues until the kidsget older.3.people shouldnt push their kids so hard.Step 6: Homework1. Read the article again after school.2. Write a short passage about Cathys daily life and tell your opinions about the education of the kids to your parents.3.Debate:Is it right or wrong that parents give their kids too much pressure? 板书设计Unit4 Why dont you talk to your parents? New words:2bReadi