Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents? Section B 2b-2e课件43张

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Unit4
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax.
Our pressure is heavier and heavier. Why
What kind of pressure do you have Let’s do a survey
pre-reading
Do a survey
pressure
pre-reading
Do you have to take many after-school classes
Do you have to practice sports or musical instruments after class
Do you feel nervous before you take a big exam
Do you always stay up late to do your homework
Are you sleepless at night because of homework
Listen to music
Relaxation
do more exercise
Share with friends
Talk to parents
…
…
What do you do to relax
1.Do the students in other counties like America have the same pressure as yours
2.What do you think of pressure
Discuss
while-reading
1.What do Chinese children do in the after-school classes
2. How many children does Cathy Taylor have What are their lives like
3. Do Linda Miller’s three children as busy as CathyTaylor’s children
4.What is the Doctors’ opinion
Task 1 Ask and answer
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.
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.
1.What do Chinese children do in the after- school classes
2. How many children does Cathy Taylor have What are their lives like
2. How many children does Cathy Taylor have What are their lives like
3. Do Linda Miller’s three children as busy as CathyTaylor’s children
3. Do Linda Miller’s three children as busy as CathyTaylor’s children
4.What is the Doctors’ opinion
1. ________________________ doesn’t only happen in China.
Taking after-school classes
Task 2 Fill in the blank
These days, Chinese children aresometimes 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.
2. Find out what Cathy Taylor's three children have to do after school.One of her sons has to take______________, the other son has to take _________________, and her daughter has to go to ____________________.
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.
basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
3. Cathy doesn’t cut out a few of their children’s activities because she thinks ___________________.
3. Cathy doesn’t cut out a few of their children’s activities because she thinks ___________________.
Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future.
these activities are important for her children's future.
4. Linda Miller thinks __________________________is unfair for children and parents shouldn’t ________ their kids _________________.
4. Linda Miller thinks __________________________is unfair for children and parents shouldn’t ________ their kids _________________.
"Mothers always 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.”
comparing with other children
push
So hard
5. According to Dr. Alice Green, having successful children is______________ than having happy children.
6. The common problem for Chinese and American children is that ________________________________________.
5. According to Dr. Alice Green, having successful children is______________ than having happy children.
6. The common problem for Chinese and American children is that ________________________________________.
"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."
less important
they have too much pressure
Post Reading
If you can decide what you will do on
weekends, what’s your arrangement
Words and expressions
We can’t compete with them on price.
But he also has to compete with the first﹣born for the parents' attention and love．
We can’t compete with them on price.
But he also has to compete with the first﹣born for the parents' attention and love．
1. compete v. 竞争；对抗
competition n. 竞争
competitor n. 竞争者；对手
★compete with... 和…竞争
★have a competition with…和…有一场竞赛
Every year hundreds of students take active part in the TT English speech _________________ (compete) and they _____________ (compete) with each other for the first prize.
Every year hundreds of students take active part in the TT English speech _________________ (compete) and they _____________ (compete) with each other for the first prize.
competition
compete
2.compare v. 比较
comparative adj. 比较的；相对的
comparatively adv. 相对地；比较地
★compare A with B 将A和B作比较
★compare A to B 将A比作B
People compare teachers to gardeners.
______________（compare） this photo with that one and you will find some differences.
Compare
3.continue v. 继续
★continue doing sth. = go on doing sth.
继续做同一件事
★continue to do sth. = go on to do sth.
继续做不同的事
Sally was doing homework from 8 pm to 10 pm. Then she had a break. After that, she continued doing homework./After that, she continued to watch TV.
After he finished reading a novel, he _________ play games with his friends.
continued to
4. pressure n. 压力 = stress
★under pressure 压力之下
★put pressure on sb 向某人施压
stressed adj.焦虑的，紧张的
get\be stressed out
blood pressure
5. development un. 发展；发育；成长
develop v. 发展
developing adj. 发展中的
developed adj. 发达的
Eg.The accident didn’t cause him to change his mind.
What was the cause of the fire
6.cause v. 造成；引起
n. 原因；起因
★cause sb to do sth 导致某人做某事
7.train n.火车 v.训练
8.typical adj.
典型的 typically adv.
9.crazy adj.
疯狂的 be crazy about 对...着迷
10.cut out “ 删除；删去；剪下；切下 ”
为动副短语，人称代词作宾语时须放在两者之间 ,eg.cut it out
11.normal adj.正常的
abnormal 反常的
12.fair adj. 公平的
unfair 不公平的
compete
competition
typical
training
to continue
Comparing
fair
crazy
push
pressure
development
cause
Stressed
normal
relaxed
relaxing
If you can decide what you will do on
weekends, what’s your arrangement
Post reading
Thank you！