八下Unit 4Section B (2a--2e)

1、Which group can do the best?,1. Who makes decisions in your family? 2. Do you feel stressed out when your parents ask you to get good grades? If so, do you complain about（抱怨） that? 3. Do you think you are under pressure? 4. Do your parents push you to learn more/ send you to all kinds of classes?,Di

2、scussion,Do American families have the common problem?,Unit 4Why dont you talk to your parents? ReadingMaybe You Should Learn to Relax !,Reading Strategy,Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time（首次，第一次）, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context （上下文,语境）to help

3、you guess the meaning., Read the first paragraph and find out the topic sentence.,These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes., Guess the meaning of the word “compete”.,Its the common problem for Chinese and Ameri

4、can families.,Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.,In some families, competition starts very young.,Try to be the best or the first to finish something,compete,compete v.竞争;对抗 competition n. 竞争；竞赛,对于小商店来说，同超市竞争是困难的。,It is difficult for a small store tocompetewith a supermar

5、ket.,There will be an English speaking competition this term.,这个学期将有一场英语演讲比赛。,Make sentences,Do you have any other question?, Read the second paragraph and answer:, Guess the meanings of the words “typical ”,Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Usual or com

6、mon_,typical,Yes, she does. She thinks that after-school activities are good for the childrens future.,典型的,Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities., Task: Please find out some phrasal verbs about “cut”.,cut out 删除;删去 ;戒除 cut up 切碎 cut off 切除 cut down 砍倒,删除;删去, Find out the sentence and guess

7、:,1.You can _ _ the last sentence of the paragraph. 2. He used his knife to _ _ half his right arm. 3. First, _ _ three tomatoes and put them into a pot. 4. They _ _ many big trees along the road for building houses. 5.If you _ _ the smoking, youll feel better,小试身手,Do you have any other question?,Re

8、ad the third paragraph and answer:,Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?, Guess the meaning of the word “ continues ”.,No, she doesnt. She thinks parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Keeps on happening _,continues,continue v. 持续；继续存在,After finishing my homework, I continue to d

9、o housework. Although he is very tired, he still continues working.,continue to do sth. 完成了一件事后继续去做另一件事 continue doing sth. 继续做正在做的事, Translate this sentence in Paragraph 3.,And they are always comparing them with other children.,People often compare the life _ a stage(舞台). A. with B. to C. of D. ab

10、out,Compare this photo _ that one, and youll find out some differences.,compare with ,compare to ,把比作 ,把与做比较, Which underlined word has the same meaning as this one.,People shouldnt push their kids so hard.,A: Dont push this door, you have to pull it open. B: We always have topushhim to do his homew

11、ork.,Do you have any other question?,Task 1: Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?, Read the last paragraph , finish the tasks.,Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that children should have ti

12、me to relax and think for themselves, and that its more important to have happy children than successful children.,Teenagers should develop good habits. Good habits are good for the development of teenagers.,Could you find out a similar word?,improve improvement agree agreement disagree disagreement

13、,Task 2:,Translate the sentence:,Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too.,think of oneself,考虑自己,think for oneself,独立思考；自己做出决定,Mary is old enough to think for herself.,We shouldnt only think of ourselves.,Do you have any other question?,Lets do some exercises.,. 用所给词的适当形式填空 1.Ill

14、 have a baseball(train) tomorrow afternoon. 2.My uncle is a very(success) businessman. 3.You shouldnt only think for(you), boys. You should listen to others opinions. 4.Chinas quick(develop) causes the worlds attention. 5. I think everyone should learn(relax).,造成；引起,. 完成句子 1. 你应当删除这些不重要的细节。 You shou

15、ld these unimportant details. 2. 昨天直到他打扫完教室才回家。 He homehe cleaned the classroom yesterday.,3. 很多学生在学校里有太多的压力。 Many students have at school. 4.现在, 很多女生总是把自己的衣服与别人的衣服做比较。 Nowadays lots of girls are alwaystheir clothes others.,Thank You!,Compare the sentences:,In some families, competition starts very

16、young and continues until the kids get older. (Paragraph 3),The tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m. （Paragraph 2),【活学活用】 How was your climbing Mount Huang? I didnt believe I could do itI got to the top. A. until B. while C. after D. before,杨磊直到八岁才上学。 Yang Lei go to school8 years old.,1. I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons.,one the other,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Getting better or bigger