八年级下Unit2Reading课件.ppt

1、Maybe you should learn to relax!,Unit 2 Reading,西张庄镇初级中学 国连英,新目标英语八年级下,listen to music relax ourselves,Knowledge aim:掌握本部分重点单词,短语及句型football,until,fit,send,include,themselves, pressure,complain,compare,crazy,adult as much as possible, all kinds of, on the one hand, on the other hand, under (too much

2、) pressure, take part in Ability aim:训练学生的阅读能力及口头表达能力 Emotion aim:让学生学会释放压力，放松自己,Teaching aims,掌握重点句型： not until直到才 Its time to do sth.到了该干某事的时候了 Sb. find it adj. to do sth.某人发觉做某事,教学重难点,难点：学生对于自己业余活动的描述,What about foreign childrens school lives? Are they happier than us?,Before You Read,Fast readin

3、g Find out the new words and phrases,football until fit as as possible pressure complain include pushy send all kinds of comparewith crazy themselves adult organized on the one hand on the other hand,notuntil _ 各种;许多_ its time for sth./to do _ fitinto _ as much as possible _ under pressure _ complai

4、n about _ 参加 _ 包括，包含 _ send to _ compare .with _ 他们自己_ on the one hand _ organized activities _ on the other hand _,Check yourself,直到才,all kinds of,该是的时候,找到时间,尽可能多,有压力,抱怨,take part in,include,发送到,和比较,themselves,在一方面,有组织的活动,在另一方面,True or false: 1.Cathy Taylors children do many after- school activitie

5、s. 2.Doctors say many children arent under too much pressure. 3.Few children take part in after school activities. 4.Parents dont think their children should do the same as others.,T,F,F,F,5.Its crazy for parents to compare their children with others. 6.Competition between families starts at a young

6、 age. 7.Parents shouldnt learn to give their kids a bit more time. 8.Children should have time to relax.,T,T,F,T,Learning by reading,Learning by using,Lets read the passage and understand the key sentences ,then translate the sentences.,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. Their schoo

7、l days are busy enough. After school, though, Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children dont get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and its time for homework.,生活对于Cathy Taylor的三个孩子来说是 非常忙碌的.,这些疲倦的孩子们要到晚上7点才得到家

8、.,The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity, and try to fit as much as possible into their kids lives. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.,他们把孩子从一个活动送到另一个

9、活动. 竭尽全力把孩子的生活填满.,在太多的压力下.,Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Pushy parents are nothing new, but now parents seem to push their children a lot more. Parents see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel thei

10、r own children should do the same.,固执的家长们不是什么新鲜事, 但是现在的父母似乎把把孩子们逼得更严重.,Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” she says. “Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they

11、 are always comparing them with other children. Its crazy. People shouldnt push their kids so hard.”,人们不应该凶狠的把他们的孩子们推向 如此大的压力下.,Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “Parents are trying to plan their kids lives for them

12、. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.”,这些孩子们就会发现当他们长大后要自己 思考问题是多么困难的事.,家长们总是尽力为他们的孩子们计划事情. 但是当孩子们成年后就会发现自己计划事情很 困难.,Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves（父母应该学会给他们的孩子自己更多一点时间）. On the one hand（一方面）, children need org

13、anized activities（有组织的活动）. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax（他们也需要时间和自由来放松。）， and they need time to do things by themselves.,busy life,after-school classes,parents,compare them with other kids,competition starts from a very young age,why,why,why,why,pressure,v: to judge two

14、 things to show how they are similar to or different from each other,They usually play football after school.,What after-school activities do you have?,He joins the dancing club.,She listens to music.,She has the piano lessons.,They have a barbecue(烧烤) party.,She stays at home and watches TV.,He stu

15、dies for a test.,Do you after school?,I do: play sports join the English club play computer games join the music club go shopping have the math class do some reading wash the dishes play the piano join the art club,1.until 直到为止 notuntil直到才 I didnt do my homework until my mother came back from work. 2. Its time for homework. Its time for sth. = Its time to do sth. e.g. Its time for class. = Its ti