英语人教版八年级下册Unit 4 section B (2a-2e).pptx

1、Period 4 Section B (2a-2e),Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!,What do you usually do on weekends?,Do you take some after-school classes? What are they?,Do you like after-school classes?,Why do parents want kids to take after-school classes?,Maybe You Should Le

2、arn to Relax!,What is the main idea of the article? A. Only Chinese students are busy on weekends. B. Children these days have much pressure because they have to take too many after-school classes. C. Its necessary for children to take after-school activities.,Common problem for Chinese and American

3、 families.,Cathy Taylors opinion,Linda Millers opinion,Doctor Alice Greens opinion,Para. 1,Para. 2,Para. 3,Para. 4,Common problem for Chinese and American families.,Cathy Taylors opinion,Linda Millers opinion,Doctor Alice Greens opinion,How many parts?,How many paragraphs does the passage have?,2d.

4、Read the article again and answer the questions.,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,2. What does Cathy Taylor think of after-school classes?,2d,3. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,4. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,2d.

5、Read the article again and answer the questions.,2. What does Cathy Taylor think of after-school activities?,She believes these activities are important for her childrens future.,2d,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,Children have to take so many after-school classes.,4

6、. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,She agree with Linda. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,3. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opi

7、nion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Guess the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you dont know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.,Para. 1,they

8、 have to take so many after-school classes,learning exam skills,practicing sports,However, this doesnt only happen _.,in China,Common problem for Chinese and American family.,What is Chinese childrens problem?,What are Chinese children doing these days?,Do children in other countries have similar pr

9、oblem?,These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can com

10、pete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,What is Chinese childrens problem?,Para. 1,Common problem for Chinese and American family.,These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are lea

11、rning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,What are Chinese children doing these days?,Para. 1,Common problem for Chinese and American family.,le

12、arn do try to do better than others,These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicin

13、g sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,Do children in other countries have similar problem?,Para. 1,Common problem for Chinese and American family.,These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so

14、many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,kmpit,Para. 1,Common problem for Chinese and American f

15、amily.,Para. 1,they have to take so many after-school classes,learning exam skills,practicing sports,However, this doesnt only happen _.,in China,Common problem for Chinese and American family.,What is Chinese childrens problem?,What are Chinese children doing these days?,Do children in other countr

16、ies have similar problem?,Q1. Why do Chinese children learn exam skills? Q2. Why do Chinese children practice sports?,They learn exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. They practice sports so that they can compete and win.,learn do try to do better than

17、 others,1. What is the name of the typical American family? 2.What does “typical” mean? _ A. common B. special and different C. simple,The Taylors.,Cathy Taylors opinion,Para. 2,Q1. How many kids does Cathy has? Q2. What do the kids do after school? Q3. When can kids get home every day? Q4. Whats Ca

18、thys opinion about after-school classes?,Cathy Taylors opinion,Para. 2,These activities are important for my childrens future.,basketball practice,piano lessons,football training,If you were one of Cathys kids, what do you feel?,These activities are important for my childrens future.,basketball prac

19、tice,piano lessons,football training,If you were one of Cathys kids, what do you feel?,The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football

20、 training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick

21、 dinner, and then its time for homework.,tpk()l,Cathy Taylors opinion,Para. 2,special and different common simple,a skill to improve grades physical exercise and practice of skills,Linda Millers opinion,Write T or F for each statement: ( ) 1. Linda Miller knows the stress and thinks its fair to comp

22、are their kids with other children. ( ) 2. Linda Miller believes people should push their kids so hard to continue the competition.,unfair,shouldnt,Para. 3,F,F,Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids

23、get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. I dont think thats fair. Why dont they just let their kids be kids? People shouldnt push their kids so hard.,stres,kntnju,kmpe,Linda Millers opinion,Para.

24、3,A. find B. put two different things together and check which is better. C. make happy,chance needs worries,stops keep on happening changes,Could you ask a question about para. 3?,Question Time,Tips: What Where When Who How Why ,study growth change,Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a ch

25、ilds development.,What does “development” mean? _,Dr. Alice Greens opinion,Para. 4,What is Dr. Alice Greens opinion?,stress,happy children,successful children,V.S.,Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress

26、for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.”,Para. 4,dvelpm()nt,study growth change,Tips： Now can you guess the meanings of new words by using the context?That means by r

27、eading the text before and after them!,Guessing the meaning,Overweight (超重) is one of the biggest health problems now. Being overweight affects more than how you look. Too much fat can kill you. Whats worse, overweight children turn into overweight adults. If youre obese now, you probably will grow

28、into an obese adult. But heres good news. You can fight overweight.,Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obese”mean in Chinese? A.苗条的 B.虚胖的 C.健康的 D.聪明的,What do you think of after-school activities?,In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, he can go to these classes. They may have

29、 some fun as well some skills. I dont agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.,2e.Discuss the questions with your partner.,Survey & Report,Do you have stress? How do you relax yourself?,Task：Make a survey about stress of your group member and their ways to relax.Then give a re

30、port.,Example: A: Whats your problem? B: I have/ I am A: How do you relax yourself? B: I often play football with my friends. A: I think thats a good way to relax. What about you, C? C: I,Report: (A) Tom has a lot of stress because he has to prepare for the final exam. He plays football to relax himself. ,Task：Make