Unit+4+section+A+1a-2e+Why+dont+you+talk+to+your+parents 人教版八年级下册英语

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB1a-1eBrainstormDoyouhaveanypressureinyourlife?atschooltoomuchschoolworktoomanyexaminationscan’tgetgoodgradescan’tchoosesubjectswelikehavetogotoschoolearlyhavetoweartheschooluniformoftenfailintheexamstoomanyrulesatschoolhavetocompetewithclassmatespressure=stress(n.压力)

competewith（和...竞争)Howstresseddoyoufeeleveryday?Stresslevel:1

(Notstressedatall)2（medium）3(Moststressed)QuestionnaireofStressstresslevel123numbersDiscussioninpairsHowtolower/reducestress?ListentomusicExerciseHangoutWithfriendsSleep……readbookshangoutwithfriendswatchmoviesplaycomputergamesplaysportsBrianstormWhatactivitiesshouldwedotohelplowerourstress?talktoothersspendtimealoneWhynot.../Whydon'tyou.../Youcould/should.../You’dbetter..._____playsports_____hangoutwithfriends_____talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers_____spendtimealone_____playcomputergames_____readbooks_____watchmovies_____other:_______________Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.Nofixedanswer1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?______playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies______other:_______________1234567Whataboutyours?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.Iliketo__________tohelplowermystress.Inordertolowerstress,Ithinkthegoodwaytohandleitistoplaysportsforabstractmyattention.Also,I’mwillingtosharewithmyfriendsandotherfamilymembers.Nevertheless,Iprefertospendtimealoneandreadagoodbookattimes.ShareyouranswerswithyourpartnerWhatAreSomeStrategiesForManagingStress?Thebestwaytodealwithpsychologicalstressistolearntocontrolyourreactionstostressfulsituations.Withpractice,youcanteachyourselfhowtoremaincalmandavoidmakingbadsituationsworse.Slow,deepbreathingisonewaytokeepstressfromoverwhelmingyou.Assoonasyoufeelyourselfgettingstressed,pausewhatyouaredoingandfocusonyourbreathingasyouslowitdown.Doingthiswillhelpyoufeelmuchmorerelaxed.Talkingaboutthethingsthatarebotheringyouisanothergoodwaytohelpreducestress.Ifyouarefeelingstressed,seekoutatrustedfriendorfamilymemberwhowilllistentoyourconcerns.Stressincreaseswhenyoukeepyourworriesbottledupinside.Ifyouareunabletoreducestressonyourown,seekthehelpofatherapistorschoolcounselor.Theyaretrainedtohelpyouunderstandanddealwithstress.AdviceonhealthnewsA：Hello.Whatactivitydoyoudotohelploweryourstress?B：Ilistentomusic.Howaboutyou?A：Iplaybasketball.Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.1bListenandchecktheproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.Let’shelpWeiMing!

1c1.Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.2.Idon’tgetenoughsleep.3.Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.4.Ihadafightwithmyparents.5.Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.competev.竞争；对抗competewith/againstsb.与……竞争Wecancompetewiththebestteams.我们能与最好的队竞争。competeforsth.为夺取……而竞争三十个人必须只为十个名额来竞争。Thirtypeoplehadtocompeteforonlytenopenings.LanguagepointsListenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.unhappygrades1dWeiMing’sproblemsAlice’s

advice1.Pressureaboutschool.3.Idon’thaveenoughfreetime.3.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout________.Freetimeactivitieslike_______andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.5.Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.5.Youshouldn’t_________withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_________eachothertoimprove.1.Althoughyoumaybe_________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch_________.pressureunhappygradessportscompetehelpingListentothetapeagainandcomplete.Wei

Ming:Alice,

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totally(adv.)完全，全部地;百分之百stressedout压力大的WeiMing:Alice,helpme!Myparentsaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!Alice:Hey,WeiMing.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuchpressure.WeiMing:It'sbecausetheywantmetogetgoodgrades.Alice:

Butlifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.WeiMing:Itotallyagree.Ineedmorefree

timetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Thiscanhelpmerelaxandbehealthier.Alice:yes,youwon’tgetgoodgradesifyou’restressedoutallthetime.WeiMing:Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.Alice:Oh,youshouldn'tcompetewithyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbehelpingeachothertoimprove.WeiMing:You’reright.Thanksforallthegoodadvice,Alice.Role-play宾语从句太多压力后加原因过度紧张与…竞争WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.1eIthinkWeiMingshould…Why?Because…e.g.Ithinkheshouldcommunicatewithhisparents.Ifhedoes,maybehisparentswillunderstandhimbetter.DoyouthinkyoualsohavethesameproblemasWeiMing?TalkingWhy?Alackofunderstandingbetweenparentsandchildren.Why?AgenerationgapSo,tryto…

RetellingtimeProblemWeiMing'sparentsgivehimsomuchpressure.AdviceHeshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygivehimsomuchpressure.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhangingout

withfriendsareimportant,too.Heshouldn'tcompetewithhisclassmatestogetbettergrades.Heshouldallbehelpingeachothertoimprove.IfyouhearfromWeiMing,canyougivehimsomeadvice?Writealettertohim.WhydoesAlicesay“Lifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades”?What’syouropinion?Dearfriend,Myparentswantmetogetgoodgrades.Sotheyaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!ButIneedmorefreetimetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Becausethiscanhelpmerelaxandbehealthier.Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.Ialwaysfeellonelyandnervous.WhatcanIdo?

Yours,WeiMing

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Ithinkyoushould...Because...DearWeiMing,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyou…?Maybeyoucould….Youshould….Hopethingsworkout.Bestwishes

______DiscussionPressuregetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversitycompeteandwingoodforkid’sfuture…isn’tgoodforchildren’sdevelopment.causealotofstressforchildren…Doyoulikepressure?Whyorwhynot?Agenerationgap(代沟)hasbecomeaseriousproblem.

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ACABB一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。1．Jamesisoneofthe________(成员)oftheschoolsoccerteam.2．Itisdifficultforasmallstoreto________(竞争)withasupermarket.3．IjoinedanEnglishclubto________(提高)myspokenEnglishlastyear.4．Wehaveallkindsof_________(活动)inourschool.5．Somemiddleschoolstudentscan'tgetenoughsleepunderthe__________(压力)ofschoolwork.memberscompeteimproveactivitiespressureExerciseWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Makealistofyourgroup’sadvice.A:IthinkWeiMingshould…B:Isuggestheshould….C:It’shisjobto….HomeworkKeyexpressions:1.Words:member,pressure,compete;competewithsb.2.Sentences：(1)Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.(2)Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.…Dosomelisteningpracticeaboutproblemsandadvicetosolvethem.Summary

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hangoutwithfriendsplaysportsorexerciseusetheInternetdohomeworkwatchTVhaveafter-schoollessonsBrainstormFreetalkWhatafter-schoolactivitiesdon’tyoudo?Pre-readingWhatafter-schoolactivitiesdoyoudo?

Shouldkidstakemanyafter-schoollessons?Differentpeoplehavedifferentopinioins.helpfulstressfulPre-reading1.What'sthetitle[标题]ofthepassage?2.Whatarethekidsdoinginthepicture?MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax.

Theyareplayingbasketball.PredictionWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.

Childrenlikeplayingbasketball.B.

Childrenshouldlearntorelax.C.

Childrenhavetoexerciseafterschool.B.Childrenshouldlearntorelax.阅读策略1：Wecangetthemainideafromthetitleandthepicture.抓住标题和配图，大胆猜测文章大意。MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelaxThesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”1342阅读策略2：GuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutthewordsyoudon’tknow.Usethecontext(上下文)tohelpyouguessthemeaning.猜词义:当我们首次阅读文章的时候，不要担心里面的生词，我们可以借助上下文去猜测词义。Readquicklyandmatchthemainidea

SkimmingPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4A.LifeforCathyTaylors’childrenandheropinionontheproblem.B.LindaMiller’sopinionontheproblem.D.Thecommonproblemthesedays.C.Dr.AliceGreen’sopinionandadviceontheproblem.Readandchoosetherightanswer

SkimmingThestructureofthepassageis__________.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4ABPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4CDPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4BReadthepassageandanswerthequestions

Scanning1.What’sthecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedays?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?Theirparentspushthemintolearningmoreskills.CathyTaylor(amotherofthreechildren),LindaMiller(amotherofthreechildren),Dr.AliceGreen(adoctor).Readpara.1andanswerthequestions.

CarefulreadingThesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.1.Whytheparentspushtheirchildrenintolearingmoreskills?2.Whatmayhappenifchildren’slifeissobusy?Becauseparentsbelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.Itcanplacegreatpressureonstudents.TheTaylors---A_______familyinAmericabasketballpracticefootballtrainingpianolessonstypicalTheyare_____and_____.busytiredCathyTaylorMaybeIcould_______afewactivities,

butthey’re__________formykids’________.Iwantthemtobe__________.cutoutimportantsuccessfulfutureReadpara.2andfillintheblanks.

Carefulreadingadj.典型的删除12DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?DoesDr.AliceGreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Readpara.3&4andanswerthequestionsCarefulreadingNo

LindaReadpara.3andcheckTorF.

CarefulreadingLindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”()1.Lindahas3childrenandsheknowsnothingaboutthestress.

()2.InsomeAmericanfamilies,competitionsstartearlyandgoonforever.()3.Lindathinksit’scrazyforparentstocomparetheirchildrenwithothers.()4.Lindathinksparentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.FFTT41Readpara.4andfillintheblanks.

CarefulreadingDr.AliceGreenDoctorssaytoomuchpressure________________achild’s___________.isnotgoodfor

Theactivitiescan_______alotofstress.Childrenshouldhavetimeto______and__________themselves.Althoughit’snormaltowant____________children,it’sevenmoreimportanttohave________children.causerelax

happysuccessfulthinkfordevelopmentV.引起；造成n.发展；成长1.Keepsonhappening__________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills___________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork___________4.Usualorcommon_________5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings___________continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparingGuessandmatchthewordswiththemeaningsbelow.

Post-readingUsethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaningv.持续n.训练n.压力adj.典型的v.竞争n.发展v.比较MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelaxargumentesssay[议论文】Para.1Para.2-4ProblemOpinionsmanyparents...learnmoreskills...placegreatpressureon...CathyTaylorLindaMiller...tobesuccessful.Kidsshouldbekids.AliceGreenRelaxandthinkforthemselves.Tohavehappychildrenismore...

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