英语人教版八年级下册《Unit4 Why dont .ppt

1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B Period One,Discussion Do you have pressure about school? What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress?,play sports,hang out with friends,play computer games,watch movies,read books,go shopping,sleeping,talking to family members,Revie

2、w,Words and expressions,Read the words and expressions loudly.,member pressure compete,n. 成员；分子 n. 压力 v. 竞争；对抗,Words,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.,_ play sports _ hang out with friends _ talk t

3、o parents or other family members _ spend time alone _ play computer games _ read books _watch movies _other: _,1a,Objectives,Listen to learn the problems Wei Ming talks about and the advices Alice gives to him To learn new words: member, pressure, compete,Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talk

4、s about.,_ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. _ I dont get enough sleep. _ I dont have enough free time. _ I had a fight with my parents _ I have to compete with my classmates at school.,1c,Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks.,1. Although you may

5、 be _ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _. 2. Life shouldnt 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 improv

6、e.,1d,unhappy,pressure,grades,sports,compete,helping,What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why.,Pair work,1e,A: I think Wei Ming should B: Why? A: Because,课时重点回顾,Review,play sports, hang out with friends talk to spend time alone play computer games read books compete with, get

7、better grades watch movies, have a fight with,根据句意和首字母提示填空。 1. My parents give me a lot of p_ about school. 2. I had a f_ with my parents. 3. I have to c_ with my classmates at school. 4. I like to s_ time alone to lower my stress. 5. Id like to h_ out with my friends on weekends.,ressure,ight,ompet

8、e,pend,ang,Do you have after-school classes? What are they? Do you like to have these classes? Why?,正方 I think children should have after-school classes because_.,Do you think children should have after-school classes? Why?,反方 I dont think children should have after-school classes because _.,正方 I th

9、ink children should have after-school classes because_ _.,反方 I dont think children should have after-school classes because _.,I believe children should-. I agree -. Its important for - to -. Its necessary for - to-.,I disagree -. Children shouldnt -. Parents shouldnt -. If children -, they will -.,

10、读图和标题预测文意,Reading strategy 1 :阅读策略1 Look at the picture and title to predict what the passage is about.,Title: Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! The article is about _. A. how to relax yourself B. why you should relax C. sports,略读理解大意,Reading strategy 2 :阅读策略2 Skim(略读）the passage to get the main idea

11、.,首句尾句中心句,I believe I (dont) think It is (not) good to Children should Its important to ,Useful structures to express ones opinions 表达观点的句型,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 ex

12、am skills so that 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.,The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. “On most days a

13、fter school ,”Cathy says,“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 t

14、o be successful.” However, the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 pm. They have a quick dinner, And then , its time for homework.,Linder 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 say

15、s. “Mothers send their 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? Peple shouldnt push their kids so hard.”,Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs developme

16、nt. Dr. Alice 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 want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,Maybe you should learn to relax!,2.Cathy Taylors opini

17、on,1.Childrens problem,3.Linda Millers opinion,4.Dr. Alice Greens opinion,文章结构：,根据关键词，寻找文中细节,Reading strategy 3 :阅读策略3 Scan (跳读）for the details（细节）.,Read the article and answer the questions.,2b,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?,2. Who gives their opinions about the pr

18、oblem?,找出关键词,对应上下文意 猜测单词含义,Reading strategy 4 :阅读策略4 Guessing the meaning 猜测词义,2c,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below.,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home,

19、school or work _ 4. Usual or common _,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _ 6. Getting better or bigger _ 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _,一、根据定义、解释或同位关系来猜测词义; 二、通过对比关系来推测词义, 体现对比关系的词汇主要有but, yet, however等; 三、通过同类关系来推测词义，常见的引出同义词的词语有or, like, similar等； 四、通过因果关系来推测词义，通常由because, so that, so that等词汇及结构来体现,生词词义猜测方法,五、利用熟词的新词性来