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Unit 4
Section B (2a 2e)学案
学习目标
1.学会2b短文中重点短语、句型并完成文后2c、2d、2e中的问题
2.学会分析短文结构、主题思想，形成自己对问题的看法
自主学习
1. 翻译下列单词
(1)意见，想法________(2)技艺，技巧_________(3)典型的_________(4)v.造成________
(4) (美式）橄榄球___________(5)删除，删去_____________(6)快的___________________
(5) v.持续________________(8)v.比较_______________(9)比较，对比_________________
(10)不理智的___________(11)v.鞭策，督促___________(12)n.发展，发育______________
2.完成2a.
合作探究
一、读2b，理解下列重点短语
1.课外活动_________________ 2.删除，删去______________3.泰勒一家___________________
4. 直到…才_________________5.继续做某事________________6..把...和...比较，___________7.把...比作..._________8.督促某人做某事____________ 9.太多压力________________ 10.各种各样__________________
二．小组合作学习，扫除文章中的知识障碍。
三1. 完成2b 两个问题，
2.小组讨论，完成2c,2d练习题。
3.小组讨论2e，班级展示小组意见.
当堂训练
一．根据句意及汉语提示写出相应的单词。
1. The Taylors are a _______(典型的）American family.
2. Competition starts very young and ______(持续） until the kids get older.
3. It’s _____(疯狂的). People shouldn’t ______(鞭策）their kids so hard.
4. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s _________(发展）.
5. All these activities can _______(造成）a lot of stress for children.
二、单项选择。
（ ）1._______Greens are watching the famous American TV show at home
A.A B.An C.The D./
( ) 2.The workers continued ______ even though it was too late.
A.work B.worked C.working D.works
( ) 3.Our school is trying to ______ social activities(社会活动)
A.cut down B.cut up C.cut out D.cut off
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Unit 4 Section B( 2a-2e)同步练习
I.根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1.The two girls c with each other for the highest mark last term.
2.We all want to improve our reading s .
3.Betty started to play the violin at the age of five and c until she was 25.
4.He is p in the library, but I'm not sure.
5.Her health broke down under the p of work.
Ⅱ.用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成句子(每空仅限1个单词)
6.His latest movie is so that everybody wants to watch it again. (success)
7.Qi Baishi was a great artist in China and made a big difference to the of Chinese painting.(develop)
8.I out one paragraph in this article just now.(cut)
9.I had an experience in the countryside. I wouldn't forget it. (usual)
10.When you have different about the matter, you should speak out and let other people know.(opinion)
11.On a day, our students go to classes from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.(type)
12.The matter a lot of trouble for her. She was trying her best to solve it and she hoped she could make it. (cause)
13.His mother always him with other children. It makes Tim very sad. He hopes his mother can respect him more.(compare)
14.The math teacher really his students too hard.(push)
15. Andrew is about playing computer games. (craze)
Ⅲ根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
(16)我们时间不够了，不得不删去一些活动。
We didn’t have enough time and had to ________ ________ some activities.
(17)你认为《中国好声音》这个节目怎么样？
________ do you ________ ________the Voice of China
(18)多做课外活动对学生们很重要。
Doing more after-school activities is ________ ________ students.
(19)太多的作业导致学生压力太大。
Too much homework ________ lots of ________ for students.
(20)父母总喜欢把自己的孩子和其他孩子作比较。
Parents always enjoy ________ their children ________ other children.
Ⅳ. 根据短文选择恰当的词填入文章。
Nowadays, some parents think students shouldn't do chores at home. They think kids already have enough stress from school. Housework is a 21. of time. Children should spend more time on homework in order to get into a university. Also, when they grow older, they will have to do housework so there's no need for them to do now.
But other parents think it is important for children to learn how to do chores and help 22 parents with housework. It's not enough to just get good grades at school. Children these days depend on their parents too much. They're 23. asking,“Could you get this for me ”or“Could you help me with that ” Doing chores helps to__24______. children's independence and teaches them how to look after themselves. It also helps them to understand the idea of fairness. Since they live in one house with their parents, they should know that every- one should do their part in keeping it clean and tidy. Our 25. son got into a good college but during his first year, he had no idea how to take care of himself. 26. a result, he often fell ill and his grades dropped. The earlier kids learn to be independent, the better it is for their future.
V. 语法填空 在下列横线上填上恰当的词，使短文意思连贯、通顺。（每空一词））
Working on a team is quite important. However, if people on your team are not good at
27. (communicate), you may often feel terrible. To create a successful team, good communication is the most necessary part for both the leader(领导) and team members. The following are some 28. (help) suggestions.
Listen to other people actively.
When someone is speaking to you, you should listen to him/her actively. 29. you're not sure about something, you should ask him/her about it. In this way, you can get your answer
30. any question before moving on.
Think about other people's ideas carefully.
When someone tells you about his/her ideas, you should think about them carefully. This shows you are 31. (interest) in his/her ideas and makes him/her feel good.
Share your ideas with other people.
When you have a new idea, talk about 32. with your team members. This helps to get better ideas. Besides this, it also helps to improve the relations 33. you and your team members.
34. (not) criticize(批评) other people.
When someone on your team does something wrong, don't criticize him/her. You can help him/her to find out 35. (reason) and then help him/her to deal with the problem. Criticizing your team members too often makes them 36. (keep) away from you. As a result, you may feel lonely.
参考答案
Ⅰ.1.competed 2.skills 3.continued 4.perhaps 5.pressure
Ⅱ.6.successful 7.development 8. cut 9.unusual 10.opinions 11.typical 12.caused pares 14.pushes 15.crazy
Ⅲ.16. cut out 17. What think of 18. important for 19. causes for pare with
Ⅳ. 21.D 22.B 23.F 24.C 25.G 26.E
V. municating/communication 28.helpful 29.If 30.to
31.interested 32it 33.between 34.Don't
35.reasons 36.keep
A.Create B.their C.develop D. waste E. As F. always G. neighbor's
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Unit4
Section B
(2a-2e)
Objectives
1.Learn about kids’ pressure from school.
2. Give advice on how to solve problems.
Revision
Ask and answer
What after-school activities do you
often do
see movies
hang out with friends
play sports
use the interet
take after-school classes
do homework
2a. Check ( ) the after-school activities
you and your classmates usually do.
_______ do homework
_______ have after-school lessons
_______ watch movies
_______ use the Internet
_______ hang out with friends
_______ play sports or exercise
1.What kind of after-school
classes do you take
2.Why do you take these classes
volunteering or under pressure
Preview
Pair work
Discuss the following questions
with your partner.
painting-- training class
singing--training class
Dancing--training class
English-training class
math-training class
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What is the common problem for
Chinese and American families
2b
They have to take many after--school classes.
2. Who gives their opinions about the problem
Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and
Dr. Alice Green.
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 university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn't only happen in China.
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. “On most days after 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 children's future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s 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 small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s
fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids People shouldn't push their kids so hard.
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development. 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 it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
Reading comprehension
Put “T” for true or “F” for false before
each of the following statements
Now Chinese children are busier on weekends
than weekdays.
2. Chinese children take after-school classes to
develop their hobbies.
3. Chinese children go to after-school classes ,but
American kids don’t.
Ms Taylor’s kids have different hobbies.
Ms Taylor thinks her kids’ after-school classes
help them to be successful.
F
F
F
T
T
6.Ms Taylor’s kids take after-school
classes instead of doing homework.
7. Ms Miller thinks parents shouldn’ t
give their kids too much pressure.
8. Dr. Green thinks children’s happiness
is as important as their success.
9. Dr. green thinks too many after-school
classes may give the children much stress, but
the children may be better than others.
F
T
F
F
Rewriting
Now more and more Chinese parents take
their kids to different after-school classes to
get good ______ and go to good _______
Many students want to learn exam ______
so that they can ______with others and
_____ the exams. Many students want to
_________their hobbies. Many parents
______ their own children with other kids.
Complete the following passage
with proper words according to 2b.
grades
universities
skills
compete
win
develop
compare
The __________starts when they’re young ,so children sometimes are _______on weekends than weekdays, This may give them lots of ___________.On weekends， They ‘re always ______after the classes, they have to ________ to do their homework. Dr. Green says kids should have time to ______and think for__________,Parents should care about not only their children’s ________but also their __________ and it is more important than the
former(前者） .
completion
busier
pressure/stress
tired
continue
relax
themselves
success
happiness
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, school or
work_______
4. Usual or common _______
continue
training
stress
typical
2c
5. Try to be the best or the first to finish
something __________
6. Getting better or bigger ___________
7. Looking for differences and similarities
between things __________
complete
development
comparing
Read the article again and answer the questions.
2d
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important
for kids to join after-school activities
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
What’s her opinion
Yes,she does.
No. She thinks it is not fair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or
Linda What does she say
Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”
What do you think of after-school activities
In my opinion, if a kid has a hobby like playing basketball, his parents can take him to basketball training classes. He can develop their hobbies .I don’t agree that parents should force(强迫） their kids to take these activities, because if he doesn’t volunteer to take the classes, he will learn nothing in the
Discuss the questions with your partner.
Discussion
2e
the after-school classes. So whether
parents take their kids to after-school
classes depends on their kids’
opinion.
2. What should you do to relax
I think we have a lot of ways to relax. I’d like to listen to music when I’m tired. I can also hang out with my friends in my free time. I can ask my parents to cut out a few of my after-school classes too.
Summary
1. 一个普通的美国家庭
a typical American family
3. 删除
2. 足球训练
4. 同…作比较；对比
football training
cut out
compare … with
5. 逼得太紧
6. 孩子 的成长
push … so hard
kid’s development
Useful expressions
1. 疲惫的孩子们直到晚上七点钟后才到家。
__________________________________
__________________________________
2. 不要总是将自己的孩子与其他孩子相比
较。________________________________
_____________________
3. 我们何不让孩子们顺其自然呢？
___________________________________
4. 所有这些活动会给孩子们导致很大的压
力。_______________________________
___________________________________
The tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m.
Don’t always compare your kids with other children.
All these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.
Why don’t we let our kids be kids
Homework
What’s your opinion on kids”
after-school classes Write it
down and share it with your classmates.
Thank you.
