英语人教版八年级下册Unit4 SectionB 2a-2e.doc

Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?Section B 1 (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： I think Wei Ming should Although you may be, you should talk to them. Life shouldnt just be about Why dont they just let their kids be kids? Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children. 二、教学重难点1. 教学重点：1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。2) 进行听力训练，提高综合听说能力。 3) 阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。2. 教学难点1. 听力训练2. 阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求。三、教学过程Step 1 Revision1. Daily greeting. 2. 复习提建议的表达方式，并完成相关任务。 3. Check the homework. Let some Ss give advice. Step 2 Warming up 1. T: Show a picture of student. Whats wrong with the girl? Shes too stressed out. What should she do? Can you give her some advice?2. Ss discuss the problem and give some advices: e.g.S1: Why not hang out with her friends. S2: She could play sports. S3: She could play computer games. S4: She should listen to music and read some books. 2. Play the recording again for the Ss to listen and write. 3. Ss listen to the recording carefully and try to write the words in the blanks. 4. Check the answers with the class. Step 3 Thinking 1. T: There are some after-school activities. What activities do you and your classmates usually do? Check them. 2. Ss check the activities they usually do. 3. Ask some Ss say their choices. Step 4 Reading Warming upWhat did you do after school?Do you have stress in your life?How do you relax yourself?Fast Reading1. T: Now lets work on 2b. First, lets read the questions and make sure we know the meanings of all the questions. Then read 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. Careful Reading 1. T: Now lets read these sentences about the letter. Read the passage again. Judge if the sentences are True or False. Please underline under 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 themselves2. Ss read the letter again and judge the sentences. 3. Check the answers with the class. Post readingWork on 2c 1. Now look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below. 2. Let Ss read and try to match the words. 3. Give Ss some advice on how to do it. 4. Check the answers with the Ss. 5. Give some explanation about the difficult words. Work on 2d 1. Tell Ss to 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. 3. Check the answers together. Step 9 Language points1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他们中许多人学习考试技巧，因此就能够进入好的高中，随后一所好大学。 so that & so thatso that引导目的状语从句，可与in order that 换用。从句位于中常用情态动词may/might ,can/could ,should , would 连用，意为“以便，为了，使能够”。e.g. They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. （翻译） 为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。 so that也可以用来引导结果状语从句，意为“因此，结果”，这时其从句中的谓语动词不与情态动词连用。所表示的结果往往同主句有因果关系；sothat所表示的结果往往表明so后面形容词或副词和程度。e.g. He didnt plan his time well, so that he didnt finish his work in time. 他没有把时间计划好，结果没有按时完成这项工作。 （没按时完成这项工作的原因是没计划好时间） Its so hot that I cant sleep. 天气热得我不能入睡。 （天气热到人不能入睡的程度。）sothat引导结果状语从句。so后面加形容词或副词，如此以至于。 e.g. This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. He ran so fast that I couldnt catch up with him. （翻译） 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 他跑得那么快，我没赶上他。 2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. 或许我能去掉一些他们的活动，但我认为这些活动对我的孩子们的未来是重要的。 cut out 删除；删去 cut sth. out相当于stop doing。e.g. I cut out the paragraph in this article. 我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。与cut有关的短语：cut out 切断 cut off 减少的数量, 停止向某人供应某物 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。 too much /