人教版英语八年级下册unit-4Section-B-1.ppt

1、Unit 4,Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B1 1a-2e,Giving advice,Im a little bit shy. Im afraid of speaking in front of people. What should I do?,You should be more confident. You should play sports with your friends after class.,I left my homework at home.,You should tell it to your

2、teacher. You could call your parents and ask them to bring it to school.,Whats wrong with the girl? Shes too stressed out.,What should she do? Can you give her some advice?,Why not hang out with her friends?,She could play sports.,She could play computer games.,She should listen to music and read so

3、me books.,Order the things,What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them 1- 8 with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.,1a,_ play sports _ hang out with friends _ talk to parents or other family members _ spend time alone _ play computer games _ read book

4、s _ watch movies _ other: _,Tell your partner about your answers in 1a.,I always hang out with my friends to lower stress.,I like to listen to music to lower stress best.,Id like to play sports when Im stressed out.,1b,Talking,Jenny is the most active member in our group. 珍妮是我们小组最活跃的成员。,1. member n.

5、 成员；分子,New words,2. pressure n. 压力 （不可数名词）,Never give her a lot of pressure about school, just encouragement. 不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些鼓励。,3. compete v. 竞争；对抗,compete with 与进行竞争,We hope to compete with that team. 我们希望与那支队竞争。,Try to answer the following questions. 1. Who are the speakers? Whats the relationshi

6、p between them? 2. What do you think they are thinking about? 3. What expressions do you think they will use?,Discussion,Listening,Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about.,1c,_ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. _ I dont get enough sleep. _ I dont have enough free time. _

7、I had a fight with my parents. _ I have to compete with my classmates at school.,1. Although you may be _ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _.,1d,Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.,pressure,unhappy,2. Life shouldnt

8、just be about _. Free time activities like _ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldnt _ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _ each other to improve.,grades,sports,compete,helping,Talking,What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why.

9、,1e,I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class.,Why?,Health is more important than grades. Grades isnt everything after all.,Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.,2a,_ do homework _ use the Internet _ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends

10、 _ watch movies _ play sports or exercise,New words,soccer ball 英式足球,football n. 美式足球,push v.推,opinion n. 意见；想法；看法,In my opinion, its better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。,Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope? 你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗？,skill n. 技巧；技艺,crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的,cut out 删除；删去,The editor cut o

11、ut the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。,You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes. 你骑一辆没闸的车，一定是疯了吧。,cause v. 造成；引起,A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。,Warming up,What did you do after school? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself?,Reading,2b,Skim the article and answer the

12、questions.,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed.,2. Who gives their opinions about the problems?,Cathy Taylor (a mother with three c

13、hildren), Linda Miller (a mother with three children) and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem.,Read the passage again and complete the blanks.,after-school classes,Cathy Taylors opinions These activities are important for _ and she wants her kids to be successful.,childr

14、ens future,Linda Millers opinion She thinks its crazy and _, and people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,unfair,Dr. Alice Greens opinion Kids should have time to _ and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to _.,relax,have happy children,1. C

15、hinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them.,Close the book then judge T or F.,T,T,3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send t

16、heir small kids to all kinds of classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.,T,F,F,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meaning below.,1. Keepin

17、g on happening _,2c,continue v. 持续；继续存在,用法：continue to do sth. 强调继续做另一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。 continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前所做事情。,continue,e.g. Can I _ aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to _. 工人们拒绝继续工作。,continue to read,continue working,2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _,training n. 训练,e.g. Nurse

18、s have several years of training. 护士需要几年的培训。,training,3. Worries about things at home, school or work _,stress n. 压力,e.g. In fact, stress isnt always bad thing. 事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。,stress,4. Usual or common _,typical adj. 典型的,e.g. a typical Italian caf 典型的意大利式小餐馆,typical,5. Try to be the best or the firs

19、t to finish something _,compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete with 与竞争,e.g. We cant compete with them on price. 我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。,compete,6. Getting better or bigger _,development n. 发展；发育；成长,e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。,development,7. Look for differences and similari

20、ties between things _,compare v. 比较 compare with 比较；对比,e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？,comparing,2d,Read the article again and answer the questions.,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Yes, she does. She thinks t

21、hat after-school activities are good for the childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks that people shouldnt push their children so hard, and they should let their kinds be kinds.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she s

22、ay?,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 time to relax and think for themselves, and that its more important to have happy children than successful children.,What do you think of after-schoo

23、l activities?,In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I dont agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.,Discuss the questions with your partner.,Discussing,2e,2. What should

24、 you do to relax?,There are a lot of ways to relax. Id like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.,1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他们中许多人学习考试技

25、巧，因此就能够进入好的高中，随后一所好大学。 so that & so that,so that引导目的状语从句，可与in order that 换用。从句位于中常用情态动词may/might ,can/could ,should , would 连用，意为“以便，为了，使能够”。 e.g. They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. （翻译） 为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起 床了。,so that也可以用来引导结果状语从句，意为“因此，结果”，这时其从句中的谓语动词不与情态动词连用。所表示的结果往往同主句有因果关系； s

26、othat所表示的结果往往表明so后面形容词或副词和程度。,e.g. He didnt plan his time well, so that he didnt finish his work in time. 他没有把时间计划好，结果没有按时完成这项工作。 （没按时完成这项工作的原因是没计划好时间） Its so hot that I cant sleep. 天气热得我不能入睡。 （天气热到人不能入睡的程度。）,sothat引导结果状语从句。 so后面加形容词或副词，如此以至于。 e.g. This book is so interesting that everyone wants to

27、read it. He ran so fast that I couldnt catch up with him. （翻译） 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 他跑得那么快，我没赶上他。,2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. 或许我能去掉一些他们的活动，但我认为这些活动对我的孩子们的未来是重要的。 cut out 删除；删去 cut sth. out相当于stop doing。,e.g. I c

28、ut out the paragraph in this article. 我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。 与cut有关的短语： cut out 切断 cut off 减少的数量, 停止向某人供应某物 cut up 切碎,3. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. pressure 压力，是不可数名词。 too much / too many / much too too much 后接不可数名词 too many 后接可数名词复数 much too 后接形容词,.根据句意及提示，写出句中所缺单词。

29、 1. Lots of _(成员) from the music club could play the piano. 2. How many _(足球) do you need, Mike? 3. That young man didnt tell me what _(引起) the fire.,members,footballs,caused,4. Everyone thinks Mrs. Green is much _(不理智的) than Mr. Green. 5. We are too small to _(竞争) with a company like that.,crazier,compete,.根据语境，选择恰当