英语人教版八年级下册unit4 Reading.ppt

1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,_ _ _,What do you usually do after school?,do homework,I do:,have after-school lessons,play sports,_ _ _,use the Internet,watch movies,hang out with friends,I dont do:,Do you have stress in your daily life?,How do you lower your pressure?,ways to lower press

2、ure,play sports,talk to friends,listen to music,hang out with friends,watch movies,play computer games,Maybe you should learn to relax!,Listening,Listen to the tape and complete the sentences,Many of them are learning _ so that they can _ a good high school and later a good_. 2. Life for Cathy Taylo

3、rs _ children is very _. 3. Doctors say _ pressure is not _ for a childs development.,exam skills,get into,university,three,busy,too much,good,Skimming (略读),Find the main idea without reading every word. Read the 1st sentence or the last sentence of each paragraph.,Skim the text and match the main i

4、dea with each paragraph.,B. Linda Millers opinion.,Para. 1,Para. 2,Para. 3,D. Dr. Alice Greens opinion.,Para. 4,C. Chinese children are busy on weekends.,A. Life for the Taylors children is busy, too.,Guess the meaning (猜测词义),Find the main idea without reading every word. Read the 1st sentence or th

5、e last sentence of each paragraph.,Read the text and guess the meaning of the bold(黑体字) words.,1. Keeps on happening (继续) _ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills （训练） _ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work （压力） _ 4. Usual or common （典型的） _ 5. Try to be the best or the first to finis

6、h something （竞争） _ 6. Getting better or bigger（发展） _ 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things（比较） _,compete typical training stresscontinue compare development,continue,training,stress,typical,compete,development,compare,Careful reading,Para1,1.Why are Chinese children sometimes bu

7、sier on weekends than weekdays?,3. Does this only happen in China?,2. What are many of them learning? What about others?,Because they have to take so many after-school classes,Many of them are learning exam skills and others are practicing sports.,No, it doesnt.,However, the tired children _ get hom

8、e_after 7:00 p.m. They have a _dinner, and then its time for _.,one boy:_,Life for Cathys three children,daughter _ _,The Taylors are a typical American family.,the other boy _,Taylors feeling,piano lessons,Maybe she could_ a few of activities.,football training,basketball practice,dont,until,quick,

9、homework,Para. 2,cut out,Para2 Fill in the chart.,1.Linda thinks competition starts at a very young age now.,2. Linda has two children.,3. Linda thinks mothers should compare their kids with others.,4. Linda thinks people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Para3,Doctors say too much pressure isnt goo

10、d for_. She says all these activities can_ for children. Kids should have time to_ and _. Although its normal to want _, its even more important to_.,Para4 Fill in the blanks.,a childs development,cause a lot of stress,relax,think for themselves,successful children,have happy children,Children these

11、 days have many afterschool classes. Many of them are learning exam skills and others are practicing sports so that they can _ and win. The Taylors are a _ American family .One of her two boys has basketball practice and her daughter has football _. Linda Miller also knows about such _ . She says that competition starts very young and _ until the kids get older. And mothers are always _ their kids with others. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs _.Kids should have time