英语人教版八年级下册unit4sectionb2a-2b.ppt

1、,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,李 莹 阜南县许堂中学,What do many students usually do after school?,Toms day (Sunday),Unit 4 Reading,李 莹 阜南县许堂中学,Maybe you should learn to relax!,1.Do American children do many after-school activities? 2.Are many children under too much pressure?,Yes， they do.,Yes,

2、they are.,Fast reading,Fast reading,Look at the words in bold in the article .Can you guess their meanings?Try to match them with the meanings below.,1. Keeps on happenning.,2. Physical exercise and practice of skills,3.Worries about things at home,school or work,4. Usual or common,5.Try to be the b

3、est or the first to finish something,6.Getting better or bigger,7.Looking for differences and similarities between things,continues,training,stress,typical,compete,comparing,development,Read the article and answer the questions 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2.What

4、activities do Cathy Taylors three children do? 3.When do the tired children get home? 4.What do many American parents do to their children? 5.Who give their opinions about the problems?,Careful reading,Task 1,Read agian and answer these questions 1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American

5、 families? 2.What activities do Cathy Taylors three children do? 3.When do the tired children get home?,Careful reading,Task 1,The common problem for Chinese and American fmilies is that children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed,Her sons have basketball and piano

6、 lessons. Her daughter has football lessons.,They dont get home until 7 pm.,Careful reading,Task 1,4. What do many American parents do to their children? 5.Who give their opinions about the problems?,Cathy Taylor(a mother with three children),Linda Miller(a mother with three children) and Dr.Alice G

7、reen (a doctor) give their opinoins about the problem.,.,They send their children to all kinds of classes, and they are comparing them with other children.,Read again and fill in the chart.,Name,Problems they find,Suggestions,Linda Miller,Dr Alice Green,Careful reading,Task 2,start from a very young

8、 age compare with,not push hard,find it hard to,have time,think for,give a bit more time and freedom,Write a letter to your parents and tell them what you think and what you want to do.,Writing,Dear mom and dad, I know you love me very much and you do a lot for me. But sometimes I feel very tired. I need time to relax._. Yours,How to relax? What do you want to do？,What can you do to relax ?,listen to music,go sightseeing,Listen to light music Have enough time to sleep Arrange (安排) time properly Talk with your parents and friends Think about something good,Ways to relax yourself,Fin