(共49张PPT)
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section B1
1a-2e
Giving advice
I’m a little bit shy. I’m 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 teacher. You could call your parents and ask them to bring it to school.
What’s wrong with the girl
She’s 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
some 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 books
______ 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.
I’d like to play sports when I’m 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. 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 What’s the relationship 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 don’t get enough sleep.
___ I don’t have enough free time.
___ 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 shouldn’t just be about ______. Free time activities like _____ and hanging out with friends are important, too.
3. You shouldn’t _______ 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.
1e
I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class.
Why
Health is more important than grades. Grades isn’t 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
____ 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, it’s 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 out 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 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 children), 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.
The common problem for Chinese and American families
Kids have too many _________________ which make them very stressed
after-school classes
Cathy Taylor’s opinions
These activities are important for _________________ and she wants her kids to be successful.
children’s future
Linda Miller’s opinion
She thinks it’s crazy and _______, and people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
unfair
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion
Kids should have time to _______ and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to ____________________.
relax
have happy children
1. Chinese 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 their small kids to all kinds of classes.
4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much.
5. Alice thinks kids shouldn’t 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. Keeping 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. Nurses 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 isn’t 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 café
典型的意大利式小餐馆
typical
5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________
compete v. 竞争；对抗
compete with 与……竞争
e.g. We can’t 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 similarities 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 it’s important for kids to join after-school activities
Yes, she does. She thinks that after-school activities are good for the children’s future.
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
What’s her opinion
No, she doesn’t. She thinks that people shouldn’t 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 say
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 it’s more important to have happy children than successful children.
What do you think of after-school 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 don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities.
Discuss the questions with your partner.
Discussing
2e
2. What should you do to relax
There are a lot of ways to relax. I’d 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；
so…that…所表示的结果往往表明so后面形容词或副词和程度。
2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s 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 cut 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 child’s 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。
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 didn’t 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
1. Read the article again after school.
2. Write a short passage about Cathy’s daily life and her opinions about the education of the kids.
