8B_Unit 4 PPT 4.ppt

1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B 2a-2e,Maybe you should learn to relax!,What after-school activities do you usually do?,have piano lessons,study math,Before Reading,Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. _ do homework _ use the Internet _ have after-

2、school lessons _ hang out with friends _ watch movies _ play sports or exercise,Activity,2a,Discussion,1. Who makes decisions in your family? 2. Do you feel stressed out when your parents talk to you about getting good grades? If so, do you complain about it? 3. Do you think you are under pressure?

3、4. Are your parents comparing you with other children? 5. Do your parents push you to learn more by sending you to all kinds of classes? 6. Are you and your parents under pressure? 7. Can you imagine what student life is like in the US?,Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the commo

4、n problem for Chinese and American families? Scan the first paragraph and find the answer. Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! 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 tha

5、t 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.,While reading,2b,These days, Chinese children are sometimes . Because they have to take . Many of them are learning . so that

6、. and later . Others are . so that . and win. However, this doesnt only .,Retelling,What is life like in Cathy Taylors family? Read Paragraph 2 and find the answer.,The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says,

7、 ”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. 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.” How

8、ever, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then its time for homework.,Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their

9、 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. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. Dr. Alice Green say

10、s all these activities can cause a lot of stress 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.”,2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Scan the last two paragraphs

11、and underline the answer.,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities? 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,Read the article again and answer the questions.,While-reading,Yes, she does.,No, she doesnt. She thinks people should just let their

12、 kids be kids and shouldnt push their kids so hard.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? She agrees with Linda. Dr. Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although its normal to

13、want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,Linda Miller, a mother_, knows all about such_. “In some families, _ starts very young and continues _the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers_ their small kids _ all kinds of classes. And they are always _ them _ other childre

14、n. Its crazy. I dont think thats _. Why dont they just _ their kids be kids? People shouldnt _ their kids so _.,of three,stress,competition,until,send,to,comparing,with,fair,let,hard,Activity,push,Doctors say too much pressure isnt good for a childs _. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _

15、 a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. _ its _ to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,development,cause,Although,normal,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Use the context

16、 to help you guess the meaning.,Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! 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 uni

17、versity. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,Activity,Paragraph 1,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 t

18、o basketball practice and my daughter to football 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 dinner, and then its time for homework.,Paragraph 2,Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In