Unit4Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparentsSectionB2a-2e-人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?

SectionB2a-2eWhatdoyouusuallydoafterschool?Ioftenplaybasketballwithmyfriendafterschool.Iusually……afterschool.dohomeworktake/haveafter-schoollessonshangourwithfriendsusetheInternetplaycomputergameswatchmovies/seefilmsdosports/playsportsWhatdoyouthinkoftheseactivities?boringinterestingWhat

canyougetfromthepicture?Childrenhavetoomuchpressurenow.Whatshouldtheydo?Todaywe’lltalkaboutit.Learningaims:Bytheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto:1.talkaboutchildren’sproblemsinChinaandAmerica2.talkaboutwhatchildrenshoulddo3.learnabouthowtoguessthewords’meaningthroughreadingCheck(√)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.______dohomework______usetheInternet______haveafter-schoollessons______hangoutwithfriends______watchmovies______playsportsorexercise√√Iusually……afterschoolandIthinkit’s……，butmyfriendoften……

afterschool，hethinksit’s…….What’stalkingabout?You???childrenTask1:ReadthematchthemainideasPara1:BusylifeforCathyTaylor’sPara2:LindaMiller’sopinionPara3:Dr.AliceGreen’sopinion

Para4:Children’sbusyweekendsTask2:Readagainandanswerthetwoquestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Childrenhavetoomanyafter-schoolclasses(thatcausepressure).CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.Task3:Readpara1andfillintheblanks.Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecause________________________________________________.Manyofthem_______________________sothattheycan_____________________andlater___________________.Others_______________________sothat_____________________________.However,this_________________inChina.arelearningexamskillstheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.arepracticingsportsgetintoagoodhighschoolagooduniversitytheycancompeteandwindoesn’tonlyhappenReadpara2andfillinthechart.TheTaylorsarea________Americanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenoneboydaughtertheotherboy__________________________________________Theydon’tgethome______after7:00p.m.Theyhavea______dinner,andthenit’stimefor__________.Children’sfeelingsTheyare______and_______.Taylor’sopinionsMaybeshecould_______afewoftheiractivities,butshebelievestheseactivitiesare________forherchildren’sfuture.Shereallywantthemtobe_________.basketballpracticefootballtrainingpianolessonsuntilquickhomeworkbusytiredcutoutimportantsuccessfultypicalReadpara3andanswerthequestions1.HowmanychildrenarethereinLindaMiller’sfamily?2.Whatproblemsdotheyhaveamongtheirchildren?Therearethreechildreninherfamily.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.Competitionandcomparasionisamongtheirchildren.Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.3.What’sLindaMiller’sopinion?4.What’sheradvice?Shedoesn’tthinkthat’sfair./Shethinksthat’sunfair.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Shethinksthatpeopleshouldletkidsbekidsandtheyshouldn’tpushkidssohard.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.Readpara4andanswerthequestions1.Whatisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment?2.Whatcancausealotofstressforchildren?Toomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’scdevelopment.Alltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.3.WhatshouldkidsdoaccordingtoDr.AliceGreen?4.Whichismoreimportant,successfulorhappychildren?Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.It’smoreimportanttohavehappychildren.Furtherreading1.DoesCathyTaylorthingit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?Howdoyouknow?

Yes,shedoes.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?No,shedoesn’t.Shethinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.SheagreeswithLinda.Shesayskidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.Matchthesimilarmeanings1.Keepsonhappening2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork4.Usualorcommon5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething6.Gettingbetterorbigger7.Lpete7.continuesReadagainandunderstandthedifficultsentences.1.Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.(英译汉)2.Many

ofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.中国的孩子们有时候在周末比在周内还忙因为他们不得不上课后辅导课。他们中的很多人正在学习考试技巧以便于他们能进入好的高中，然后再进入好的大学。3.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.4.Although

it’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it