Unit4SectionB课件人教版八年级英语下册

初中英语人教版八年级下册SectionB(1a-1e)Unit4

Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparents?学习目标Keywords&phrases:member;pressure;compete;loweryourstress;bestressedout;helpeachother;getgood/bettergrades.Keysentences:1.Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.2.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.3.Youwon'tgetgoodgradesifyouarestressedoutallthetime.Tolearndifferentwaystolowerourstress.FreetalkDoyouhaveanypressure/stressindailylife?Doyouoftenfeelstressedout?Doyouoftencompetewithothers?n.

压力be/feelstressedout压力大的v.

竞争；对抗Mostofusareunderpressure.Whatactivitiesshouldwedotohelplowerourstress?Youcould...Youshould...How/Whatabout...You'dbetter...Whydon't...?Let's...在压力之下减少压力Whynot...?Lead-inWaystolowerthestressplaycomputergamesreadbooksWhynot...?/Whydon'tyou...?WaystolowerthestressplaysportseatdeliciousfoodYoushould/could...Waystolowerthestresswatchmoviesspendtimealone/listentomusicYou'dbetter.../Let's...Waystolowerthestresstalktoparentsorotherfamilymembershangoutwithfriends/goshoppingHow/Whatabout...?membern.成员Canyouthinkofotherwaystorelaxandlowerthestress?Whichonedoyoulikebest?keepadiarygotravellingsleepasoundsleepPre-listening1a____playsports ____hangoutwithfriends____talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers____spendtimealone ____playcomputergames____readbooks ____watchmovies____other:__________________Whatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.12345671bTellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.

I_______.Whatactivitydoyoudotohelploweryourstress?I________.Howaboutyou?ThisisWeiMing.Heisunhappy.Becausehisparentsgivehimtoomuchpressure.1cLet'slisten!While-listening_____Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool._____Idon’tgetenoughsleep._____Idon’thaveenoughfreetime._____Ihadafightwithmyparents._____Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.Listenandcheck(√)theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.√√√1.Althoughyoumaybe_________withyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch_________.2.Lifeshouldn’tjustbeabout_______.Freetimeactivitieslike______andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.3.Youshouldn’t________withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe_______eachothertoimprove.Listenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.unhappypressuregradessportscompetehelping1dListenandread.WeiMing:Alice,helpme!Myparentsaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!Alice:Hey,WeiMing.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuchpressure.WeiMing:It’sbecausetheywantmetogetgoodgrades.Alice:Butlifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.但是生活不应该仅仅关于成绩。WeiMing:Itotallyagree.IneedmorefreetimetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Thiscanhelpmerelaxandbehealthier.Alice:Yes,youwon’tgetgoodgradesifyou’restressedoutallthetime.WeiMing:Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.Alice:Oh,youshouldn’tcompetewithyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbehelpingeachothertoimprove.WeiMing:You’reright.Thanksforallthegoodadvice,Alice.压力大的adv.完全地Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheinformationin1c&1d.WeiMing'sparentsaregivinghim________________aboutschoolbecausetheywanthimto_______________.Butlifeshouldn'tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsand___________withfriendsareimportant,too.WeiMingtotallyagreesthatheneedsmorefreetimeto___________heenjoys.Thiscanhelphimrelaxand___________.Hewon'tgetgoodgradesifheis__________allthetime.WeiMingshould't___________hisclassmatestogetbettergrades.Theyshouldallbehelping__________

toimprove.toomuchpressuregetgoodgradeshangingoutdoactivitiesbehealthierstressedoutcompetewitheachother1ePost-listeningWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.A:IthinkWeiMingshould…B:Why?A:Because…IthinkWeiMingshouldcommunicatewithhisparentsandtalkabouthispressure.Why?Becauseifhedoesthat,hisparentswillunderstandhimandallowhimtodosomefreetimeactivitieshelikes.WhydoesAlicesay“Lifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades”?What’syouropinion?FreetalkLanguagepoints1.Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool.pressure可指外界施加的压力或工作、生活中的压力。既可作可数名词又可作不可数名词，但一般情况下用作不可数名词。常用短语：pressuren.

压力I’mnotabletodowellwiththepressurefrommyjob.Theteamperformswellunderpressure.putpressureonsb.向某人施加压力underpressure在压力之下2.Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.compete为不及物动词，常构成短语：competev.

竞争；对抗It’sdifficultforasmallstoretocompetewith/againstasupermarket.They’recompetingforthejob.competewith/against和……竞争competefor为……竞争【拓展延伸】compete的相关词：

competitionn.竞争；比赛competitorn.竞争者；对手competitiveadj.竞争的；有竞争力的Thegirlwonthefirstplaceinthesingingcompetition.Thecompanyisourmaincompetitor.Universitiesareverycompetitiveforthebeststudents.初中英语人教版八年级下册SectionB(2a-2e)Unit4

Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparents?学习目标Keywords&phrases:opinion;typical;cutout;quick;continue;compare;compare...with;crazy;push;pushsb.hard;development;cause;usual;have/takeafter-schoolclasses.Keysentences:1.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.2.Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder.3.Whydon'ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Let'stalk!WarmingupWhatactivitiesdoyouusuallydoafterschool?Whatactivitiesdoyouwanttodoafterschool?Doyouhavetotakeanyafter-schoolclasses?watchTVusetheInternetdohomeworkAfter-schoolactivitiesAfter-schoolactivitieswatchmoviesdrawpicturesplaysportsorexerciseAfter-schoolactivitieshangoutwithfriendshaveafter-schoolclassesplaychessWhatkindsofafter-schoolclassesdoyouhave?dancingclasspaintingclasssingingclassLead-inEnglishtrainingclassOlympicmathclassphysicstrainingclassbasketballpracticefootballpracticeping-pongpracticefootballn.（美式）橄榄球；足球Howdoyouliketheseafter-schoolclasses?Doyouthinktheyarenecessaryorjustawasteoftimeandmoney?DiscussionLet'sdiscuss!Pre-reading2aCheck(✓)theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo._____dohomework _____usetheInternet_____haveafter-schoollessons_____hangoutwithfriends_____watchmovies _____playsportsorexercise✓✓✓ReadingStrategyGuessingtheMeaningWhenreadingsomethingforthefirsttime,donotworryaboutwordsyoudonotknow.Usethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaning.猜测词义n.上下文；语境2bReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?opinionn.意见；想法；看法While-reading1.ThecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamiliesisthatchildrenhavetodosomanyafter-schoolactivitieswhichcausethemtobestressed.2.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreengivetheiropinionsabouttheproblem.SharetheanswerMaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays,Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn’tonlyhappeninChina.“为了；以便”，引导目的状语从句skilln.

技艺；技巧TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit'stimeforhomework.删除；删去adj.成功的；有成就的“直到”，引导时间状语从句adj.

快的；迅速的It'stimeforsth.

到做某事的时间了adj.典型的the+姓氏的复数形式“……一家人”LindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It’scrazy.Idon’tthinkthat'sfair.Whydon'ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard.”adj.

不理智的；疯狂的compare…with比较；对比continuev.

持续；继续存在v.

鞭策；督促Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit'snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it'sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”v.

造成；引起n.

发展；成长“尽管；然而”，引导的让步状语从句begoodfor对……有好处Task1skimmingandmatchingWhatisthemainideaofeachparagraph?Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4FastreadingChinesechildrenarenottheonlyoneswhoaresometimesbusieronweekendsbecauseofafter-schoolclasses.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.Lindadoesn'tagreetopushkidstoohard.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Skills:

Lookthroughthepassagewithoutreadingeveryword.Focusonthebeginningandtheending.StudystressisacommonproblembothinChinaandtheUSA.Task2ScanningfordetailsCarefulreadingReadPara.1carefullyandfillintheblanks.

Para.1引出话题过渡句Chinesechildrenaresometimes______onweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomany___________________.busierafter-schoolclassesManyofthemarelearning____________sothattheycangetintoagoodhighschool.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycan________and____.examskillswincompeteHowever,this___________________inChina.doesn'tonlyhappenTask3ScanningandjudgingCarefulreadingReadPara.2andjudgethesentenceTrueorFalse.()1.Cathyhasthreechildrenandtheyallhavetotakeafter-schoolactivities.()2.Cathytakesherdaughtertopianolessons.()3.Cathy'skidscanhavearestafterdinner.()4.Cathydoesn'twanttocutoutsomeoftheiractivities.TFFFPara.2表达观点LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisvery______.CathyTaylor'sopinion:Theseactivitiesare_________forherchildren's______.busy(承接上文)importantfutureTask4ScanningfordetailsCarefulreadingReadPara.3carefullyandfillintheblanks.

She________withCathy.Shethinksthatitiscrazyto________thekids_____otherchildren.Shealsothinkspeopleshouldn't_____theirkids_________.Para.3表达观点disagreesLindaMiller'sopinioncomparewithpushsohardParentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Task5ScanningfordetailsCarefulreadingReadPara.4carefullyandfillintheblanks.

Para.4表达观点Dr.AliceGreen'sopinionDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisn’tgoodfor_________________________.Shesaysalltheseactivitiescan_______________________________________.Kidsshouldhavetimeto___________________________________.Althoughit’snormalto_______________________,it’sevenmoreimportantto____________________.achild’sdevelopmentcausealotofstressforchildrenrelaxandthinkforthemselveswantsuccessfulchildrenhavehappychildrenIt’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.Post-readingTask6RetellthepassageThesedays,childrenaresometimes______onweekendsthanweekdaysbecausethey_________takesomany___________classes.CathyTaylorthinksthattheafter-schoolactivitiesare_________forherchildren’s_______.Shereallywantsthemtobe_________.LindaMillersays,“Insomefamilies,___________startsveryyoungand_________untilthekidsgetolder.”busierhavetoafter-schoolimportantfuturesuccessfulcompetitioncontinuesTheparentsarealways___________theirsmallkidswithotherchildren.It’s_____.”Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’t_____theirkids________.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescan_____alotof_____forchildren.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimeto_____and________themselves,too.________it’snormaltowant_________children,it’sevenmore_________tohavehappychildren.”comparingcrazypushhardsocausestressrelaxthinkforAlthoughsuccessfulimportantTakecontrolofyourstress,keeppositivetofaceyourlife.remember2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening__________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork_______4.Usualorcommon_______continuestrainingstresstypical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething_________6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________competedevelopmentcomparing2dReadthearticleagainandanswerthequestions.1.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit'simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?2.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What'sheropinion?Yes,shedoes.No,shedoesn't.Heropinionisthatpeopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard,andthattheyshouldlettheirkidsbekids.3.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?SheagreeswithLinda.Shesaysthatafter-schoolactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Shealsosaysthatkidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,andthatit'smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.2eDiscussthequestionswithyourpartner.1.Whatdoyouthinkofafter-schoolactivities?2.Whatshouldyoudotorelax?Talkabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofhavingafter-schoolclasses.AdvantagesDisadvantagesdevelopexamskills

notimeformyselfDoasurveyGroupworkLanguagepoints1.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.cutout是“动词+副词”型短语，名词作宾语时，可以放在cut与out之间或out之后；代词作宾语时，只能放在cut与out之间。cutout

删除；删去Icutoutoneparagraphinthisarticle.Thecommaisunnecessary.Pleasecutitout.【拓展延伸】cutout还有“剪下；戒除；突然熄火”的含义。【拓展延伸】cut的相关短语

cutup切碎

cutoff中断；切除

cutdown砍倒；削减；降低

cutin插话；超车Youshouldcutupbananastomakeabananamilkshake.Thedoctortoldhimtocutdownonhisdrinking.Shekeptcuttinginonourconversation.Ourwatersupply(供应)hasbeencutoff.2.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.successful在句中可作表语或定语。常用结构：besuccessfulin(doing)sth.“在（做）……方面取得成功”。successfuladj.

成功的；有成就的Beingnotlazywillenableyoutoliveahappyandsuccessfullife.Shewassuccessfulinfindingajob.successn.成功Thisplanwasagreatsuccess.succeedv.成功Hesucceededintheexaminationthistime.successfullyadv.成功地Thebigbridgehasbeensuccessfullycompleted.【拓展延伸】successful的相关词汇3.However,thetiredchildrendon'tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.

Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinues

untilthekidsgetolder.(1)第一句包含了not...until...（直到……才……）结构，until在句中作介词。句中谓语动词为非延续性动词，表示主语的动作直到until所表示的时间才发生。Wecan'tleaveuntilFriday.(2)第二句中until作连词，意为“直到……为止”，引导时间状语从句。Shestayedupuntilshefinishedherhomework.until的用法continuev.继续；持续continue后可接名词、动名词、动词不定式等。Thepoorboycouldn'tcontinuehisstudyafterhisfatherdied.【辨析】continuetodo与continuedoingcontinuedoingsth.继续做同一件事，同义短语：goondoingsth.continuetodosth.继续做某事（另外一件事），同义短语：goontodosth.4.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.bealwaysdoingsth.表示说话人的某种情绪，例如不满、赞扬、不耐烦等。bealwaysdoingsth.

一直/总是做某事Sheisalwaysmovingthingsaround.Sheisalwaysthinkingofherwork.【特别提醒】bealwaysdoingsth.不强调动作正在进行。compare...with

比较；对比【易混辨析】compare...with与compare...to...compare...with…把……与……比较用于两个同类事物之间的比较。compare...to…把……与……比较此时可与compare...with互换。把……比作常用于两个不同性质事物之间的比较，含有比喻意味。Hecomparedhiscamerawith/tomine.Weusuallycomparebookstofriends.5.Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard.pushv.

鞭策；督促；推动push在此作动词，意为“鞭策；督促”。pushsb.todosth.意为“督促某人做某事。Shethanksherparentsforpushinghertostudy.【拓展延伸】push的其他常见义项：(1)意为“推动”，其反义词是pull“拉”。(2)意为“按下（按纽、开关等）”，其同义词是press。6.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.causev.造成；引起cause作及物动词，常用结构：Sheisalwayscausingherparentstrouble.=Sheisalwayscausingtroubleforherparents.Whatcausedhimtochangehismind?【拓展延伸】cause还可作名词，意为“原因，起因；理由。”causesb.sth.=causesth.forsb.给某人带来某事（多指麻烦）causesb.todosth.导致某人做某事Thepolicetriedtofindoutthecauseoftheaccident.初中英语人教版八年级下册SectionB(3a-Selfcheck)Unit4

Whydon'tyoutalktoyourparents?学习目标Keywords&phrases:

inone'sopinion;perhaps;studyforexams;turndowntheTV.Keysentences:1.After-schoolclassescanhelpkidsgetintoagooduniversity.2.It'sgoodforchildrentostartlearningfromayoungage.3.Youcouldsavemoremoneysothatyoucanbuyagiftforyourfriend'sbirthday.Towritealettertothemagazinetoexpressyouropinionsonafter-schoolclassesforchildren.RevisionExpressionsandSentences1.一个典型的美国家庭__________________________atypicalAmericanfamily3.删除___________2.足球训练_________________4.比较；对比________________footballtrainingcutoutcompare…with5.逼得太紧____________________6.一个儿童的成长____________________push…sohardakid’sdevelopment7.疲惫的孩子们直到晚上七点钟后才到家。________________________________________________8.他们总是将自己的孩子与其他的孩子相比较。

_________________________________________________9.他们为什么不让孩子们顺其自然呢？___________________________________________________10.所有这些活动会给孩子们造成很大的压力。

___________________________________________________Thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntil7:00p.m.Theyalwayscomparetheirchildrenwithotherchildren.Alltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.Whydon’ttheylettheirkidsbekids?3aPre-writingAmagazineinterviewedsomeparentsaboutafter-schoolclassesforchildren.Readtheopinionsbelowandmakenotesonyourownopinions.Whyshouldchildrentakeafter-schoolclasses?Youropinions1.“After-schoolclassescanhelpkidsgetintoagooduniversity.”2.“Iwantmychildtobeasuccessfulperson.”3.“It'sgoodforchildrentostartlearningfromayoungage.”Agree:Disagree:◆

After-schoolclassesaregoodforthechildren'sfuture.Theycanhelpchildrengetintogoodschoolsanduniversities.Agree◆

Someoftheseclasseshelpchildrengetbettergradesatschool.Bettergradeshelpchildrenfeelsgoodaboutthemselves.◆

Someclasseshelpchildrenlearnimportantskillsthatarenottaughtatschool.Theseskillsmayactuallyhelpchildrenrelax,forexample,playingasportorplayingamusicalinstrument.◆

Childrenhavemoretimethanadults,sotheyshouldlearnasmuchastheycanbeforetheygettoobusytolearnnewthings.◆

Peoplelearnbetteratayoungerage.Disagree◆

After-schoolclassestakeawaythechildren'sfreetime.Childrenhavenotimetorelax.◆

Somechildrenaremadetolearnskillstheyarenotinterestedin.◆

Childrenmaybesobusythattheyhavenotimetoabsorbandapplywhattheyhavebeentaught.◆

Theseclassescausethechildrentobestressedout.◆

Theseclassestakeawaythechildren'schildhood.3bWritealettertothemagazinetoexpressyouropinionsonafter-schoolclassesforchildren.Usethefollowingexpressionstohelpyou.Trytowritetwoparagraphs.First,sayifyouagreeordisagree.Dear...,Idon'treallyagreewith...because...Althoughsomeparentsarerightabout...,Ithinkchildrenshould...Then,explainwhy.Inmyopinion,itisimportantforchildren/parentsto...Ibelieveitisbetterifchildren/parents...sothat...Perhapschildren/parentsshould/could...Ifchildren...,theywill...Writingguide◆

体裁为议论文。Structure首先，表明自己的观点，支持还是不支持。然后，列举你的原因。◆

人称为第一人称；时态为一般现在时Writedownyouropinionaboutafter-schoolclasses.(agree/disgree)Para.1Dear...,Idon'treallyagreewith...because...Althoughsomeparentsarerightabout...,Ithinkchildrenshould...Explainwhyyouagreeordisagree.Inmyopinion,itisimportantforchildren/parentsto...Ibelieveitisbetterifchildren/parents...sothat...Perhapschildren/parentsshould/could...Ifchildren...,theywill...Para.2

可能；大概；也许SampleDearSirorMadam,Idon'treallyagreewiththeopinionthatchildrenshouldtakeafter-schoolclassesbecausechildrenhavetoworkhardatschoolandactuallytheyhavetakenenoughstress.Althoughsomeparentsarerightabouttheideastomaketheirchildrensuccessful,Ithinkchildrenshouldberespectedandhavetheirowninterestsandhobbies.OpinionInmyopinion,itisimportantforparentstotalkwiththeirchildrenaboutwhethertheyarewillingtotakeafter-schoolclasses.Ibelieveitisbetterifparentsshowtheirrespecttotheirkidssothattherewillbeagoodresult.Perhapscommunicationbetweenparentsandchildrenisusefulforbothparentsandchildren.Yourstruly,WangXiaoReasonSelfCheck1Fillintheblanksusinguntil,sothatoralthough.1.Youshouldeatmorenow________youwon'tbehungrylater.2._________youmaynotliketodochores,yoush