Unit 4 section B-1a-2e课件2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语

Unit4SectionBPeriod1(1a-2e)1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.__________playsports__________hangoutwithfriends__________talktoparentsorother familymembersP29Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.1b________playsports________hangoutwithfriends________talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers________spendtimealone________playcomputergames________readbooks________watchmovies________other:___________________P291cListenandcheck(√)theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout._____Myparentsgivemealotof pressureaboutschool._____Idon’tgetenoughsleep._____Idon’thaveenoughfreetime._____Ihadafightwithmyparents._____Ihavetocompetewithmy classmatesatschool.√√√P291dListenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.1.Althoughyoumaybe________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch________.2.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout________.Freetimeactivitieslike_________andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.unhappypressuregradessportsP291eWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.A:IthinkWeiMingshould…B:Why?A:Because…P29Pre-reading2a.

Check(√)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.

dohomework

usetheInternet

haveafter­schoollessons

hangoutwithfriends

watchmovies

playsportsorexerciseWhile-readingGuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning./ˈkɒntekst/n.上下文；语境第一次阅读时，不要担心你不认识的单词。利用上下文来帮助你猜测意思。/ɡes/v.猜测；估计Let’sskim!LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.Chinesechildrenarebusieronweekendsthanweekdaysthesedays.LindaMillerknowsallaboutsuchstress.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Para2Para1Para3Para42b.Readthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedays?2.Whogivestheiropinions

abouttheproblem?Thecommonproblemformanystudentsthesedaysisthatchildrenhavetoomanyafter-schoolactivitieswhichcausethemtobestressed.CathyTaylor(amotherwiththreechildren),LindaMiller(amotherwiththreechildren),andDr.AliceGreen(adoctor)givetheiropinionsabouttheproblem.2c.Lookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening____________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills___________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork__________4.Usualorcommon___________5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger_______________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparingLet’sscan!Readthefirstparagraphandanswerthequestions.∙DoChinesestudentshavearelaxingweekend?Why?∙Whatdomostofthemdoonweekends?MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!

Thesedays,manyparentspushtheirchildrenintolearningmoreskills.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.①However,suchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents/skɪl/n.

技术；技巧/kəmˈpiːt/v.竞争；对抗/pʊʃ/

v.

鞭策；督促；推动Readthesecondparagraphandanswerthequestions.∙WhyaretheTaylorssobusy?∙Whydocsn’tCathyTaylorcutoutafewofactivitics?TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootball

training.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”/ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l/adj.典型的

删除；删去/ˈfʊtbɔːl/n.(美式)橄榄球；足球However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.②/kwɪk/adj.快的；迅速的；时间短暂的Readthelasttwoparagraphsandanswerthequestions.∙WhatdoesLindaMillerthinkisthemainsourceofstressforchildren?∙Whatisherviewonthisphenomenon?∙DoesDr.AliceGreenthinkthatactivitiesarestressfulforchildren?∙WhatdoesDr.AliceGreenthinkchildrenshoulddo?LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.③It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat’sfair.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.”/kənˈtɪnjuː/v.持续；继续存在；不断发生

/ˈkreɪzi/adj.不理智的；疯狂的/pʊʃ/v.鞭策；督促；推动compareAwith/toB把A和B比较Doctorssaytoomuchpressure

isnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”太多的压力begoodfor...有益于；对……有好处/kɔːz/

v.造成；引起；导致/dɪˈveləpmənt/n.

发展；发育；成长1.Chinesechildrenhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclassesonweekendsthesedays.2.CathyTaylorreallywantsherthreechildrentobesuccessful,soshebelievestheseafter-schoolactivitiesareimportantforthem.3.LindaMillerthinksparentsshouldsendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.4.Lindathinkssomeparentspushtheirkidstoomuch.Trueorfalse?TTFT1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter­schoolactivities?2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?2d.Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.No,shedoesn’t.Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’tpushtheirchildrensohard,andtheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Yes,shedoes.Shethinksthatafter-sohoolactivitiesaregoodforthechildren’sfuture./əˈpɪnjən/

n.

意见；想法；看法3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesaysthatafter-schoolactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Shealsosaysthatchildrenshouldhavemoretimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,andthatit’smoreinportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.Post-reading2e.Discussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter­schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?1.Theybelieveithelpstheirkidstobettercompeteinlife.LanguagePoints①

compete

with/againstsb.(forsth.)与某人（为某事物）竞争e.g.Severalcompaniesarecompetingforthecontract.为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。Wecan’tcompetewiththemonprice.我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。②

compete(insth.)(againstsb.)（在某方面）与某人竞争，尤指“参加比赛（或竞赛）”e.g.He’shopingtocompeteintheLondonmarathon.他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。Wecancompeteagainstanybody—andwecanwin.我们可以与任何人竞争，而且能赢得胜利。返回InstantTraining1.查尔斯从未感觉到与人竞争的需要。Charleshasneverfelttheneedto_______________anyone.2.孩子们比赛看谁先到达游泳池的另一端。Thechildren__________________eachothertoreachtheotherendofthepool.3.小孩子通常都会在母亲面前争宠。Youngchildrenwillusually

______________theirmother’sattention.competewithcompeteagainstcompetefor2.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.It’stimeforsth.是做某事的时候了。(=It’stimetodosth.)It’stimeforsb.todosth.“是某人做某事的时候了。”e.g.It’stimefordinner.=It’stimetohavedinner.该吃晚饭了。It’stimeforLindatogetup.琳达该起床了。InstantTraining返回1.午餐时间到了。____________________.2.是时候休息一下，并且重新评估你的人生了。_______________arest,andareevaluationofyourlife.3.我们该走了，朋友们。_______________us____________,myfriends.It’stimeforlunchIt’stimeforIt’stimefortoleave3.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.①compare…with…把……和……对比（相同类别对比，强调两者差异）e.g.Wecarefullycomparedthefirstreportwiththesecond.我们仔细比较了第一份报告和第二份报告。②compare

to…把……比作……（不同类别对比，强调两者相似之处）e.g.Bookscanbecomparedtofriends.书籍好比朋友。InstantTraining返回1.听着，如果你总是拿自己和别人比较，你永远都不会感觉满足。Listen,ifyoualways_________________________others,you’llneverfeelgoodenough.compareyourselfwithExercises一、用所给词的适当形式填空1.Manyparentsarealways___________(compare)theirkidswithotherchildren.

2.Doyouhavetoomuch___________(press)atschool?

3.Toomuchpressureisn’tgoodforachild’s______________(develop).

4.Therearefive___________(member)inourfamily.

5.Mr.Chenisa___________(type)goodteacher.Heloveshisstudentsandteacheswell.comparingpressuredevelopmentmemberstypical1.周末你