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人教八下英语同步精品课件
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人教版八下英语同步备课
Section B 2a-2e
Unit 4
Why don’t you
talk to your parents
1.掌握重点词/语opinion, typical, compare ...with等；
2.熟练谈论对after-school class问题的看法和建议。
1.学会猜测词意；
2.通过议论文阅读，提高学生的综合阅读能力。
1.了解中国及其他国家中学生们普便存在的问题；
2.学会放松，缓解压力。
学习是很重要的事情，但并不是生活的全部。
1
Lead-in
2
Pre-reading
3
While-reading
4
Post-reading
5
Language Point
6
Exercises
7
Summary
8
Homework
CONTENTS
Part 1
Lead-in
What happened in this video
Watch a video
Maybe they Should Learn to Relax!
Brianstorm
use the Internet
What do you usually do on weekends
Help parents do housework
hang out with friends
Volunteer on weekends
play sports
have after-school lessons
watch movies
do homework
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Part 2
Pre-reading
Check(√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
Pre-readning
2a
_____ do homework
_____ use the Internet
_____ have after-school lessons
_____ hang out with friends
_____ watch movies
_____ play sports or exercise
Yes.
This is the typical Chinese family.
In China, competition
starts very young.
What about a typical American family
let’s talk
Are you busy with many after-school classes
Let’s predict
有图必读
What’s the passage about
The title and
the picture can help you get the general idea.
Maybe it’s about ...
Children
should
learn
to
relax.
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Part 3
While-reading
Fast reading
Read quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Children are busier ... because they have so many after-school classes.
Linda Miller knows all about such stress.
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development.
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Common problem
Opinions about
the problem
Fast reading
2b
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. What is the common problem for Chinese
and American families
2. Who gives their opinions about the problem
Children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.
Cathy Taylor (a mother of three children),
Linda Miller( a mother of three children),
Dr. Alice Green ( a doctor).
while-reading
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
1. Why are chinese children busier on weekends than weekdays
This is because _________________________________.
2. What are they doing on weekends
Many of them are _______________ so that ______________.
Others are _______________ in order that ________________.
3.Does this only happen in China
___________________________
they have to take so many after-school classes.
learning exam skills
they can get into a
good high school
and university.
practicing sports
they can compete and win.
No, it doesn’t.
Students are on weekends than weekdays.
Read Para. 1 again and finish the mind map.
while-reading
busier
Many
Get into a good
and .
learning
.
others
__________________.
a commmon problem
This doesn't ________ only in China.
exam skills
practicing sports
so that
They can and .
high school
university
compete
win
happen
so that
while-reading
The Taylors are a typical American family.
Cathy Taylor
while-reading
Read Para. 2 fill in the chart.
Person Activities feelings/opinions
one son
daughter the other son
basketball practice
football trainning
piano lessons
take kids to these activities
busy and tired
These activities are important for kids’ future.
Life for Cathy’s three children
Cathy Taylor
while-reading
The Millers are another family.
Linda Miller
while-reading
Linda knows ______about
such stress.
____________starts very young and continues until the kids get older.
Mothers ______their kids to all kinds of classes.
They are ____________them _____ other children.
all
People shouldn't ______their kids so ______.
Competition
send
comparing
with
push
hard
Read Para. 3 and finish the mind map.
while-reading
1. Linda Miller has four kids.
2. Linda Miller thinks that mothers are always comparing
their kids with other children.
3. Linda Miller thinks it’s important for kids to join after-
school classes.
Read Para. 3 again and judge the sentence True or False.
F
T
F
while-reading
Dr.Alice
Green
Doctors say too much pressure ____________________a child’s development.
Read Para. 4 and finish the mind map.
is not good for
The activities can_______ a lot of stress.
Children should have time to ______and __________ themselves.
It's more important to have ____________ children than to want_______________ ones.
think for
cause
relax
happy
successful
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Part 4
Post-Listening
Cathy Taylor
Linda Miller
Dr.Alice Green
Let’s think !
Cathy thinks the activities are important for children's future.
Alice thinks too much pressure is not good for a child's development.
Linda thinks people shouldn't push kids so hard.
Who do you agree with
Should we take after-school activities
Should we take after-school activities
Debate
pros (正方should) Cons (反方shouldn’t)
I agree with…
be good for our future
It’s important for…to…
get good grades
compete and win
have a good job
be successful…
I disagree with…
cause stress and pressure
have no time to relax
It’s crazy/unfair for children to…
push so hard
not good for health and future
Being happy is more important…
Post reading
Try to match the words with the meanings below.
2c
1. Keeps on happening __________
2. Physical exercise and practice of skills ________
3. Worries about things at home, 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. Looking for differences and similarities between things __________
continues
training
stress
typical
compete
development
compare
生词
词义猜测
一、根据上下文定义、解释或同位关系来猜测词义;
二、通过对比关系来推测词义， but, yet however等;
三、通过同类关系来推测词义， or,like,similar 等;
四、通过因果关系来推测词义， because, so that等;
五、利用熟词的新词性来推测词义。
2d
Post reading
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after school activities
2. Does Linda Milleragree with Cathy What's her opinion
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Yes, she does. She thinks after-school activities are good for the children’s future.
No, she doesn't. She thinks parents shouldn't push their kids so hard.
Yes, she does. Dr. Green says,“ Too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. All these activites can cause a lot of stress for children....”
Discuss.What should you do to relax
Pair work
I think I should play sports three times a week.
I will listen to music.
I’d love to...
I want to hang out with
my friend on weekend.
2e
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Part 5
Language Point
Language Point
1.Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays.
sometimes
some times
some time
sometime
意为“有时，不时”，意思与at times相近，
意为“几次，几倍”，time意为“次，倍”，是可数名词。
意为“一段时间”，time意为“时间”，是不可数名词。
意为“某个时候”，它可指过去的“某个时候”，也可指将来的 “某个时候”。
sometimes 有时，不时
Language Point
2.And they are always comparing them with other children.
1. be always doing 一直/总是做某事
1. 含有抱怨、厌恶等情绪；
2. 注意: 不表示正在进行
Parents are always comparing their kids with other children.
父母总是把自己的孩子和其他孩子比较。
She is always playing her mobile phone.
她总是玩手机。
Language Point
2.And they are always comparing them with other children.
2. compare
compare A with B 比较A与B 同类比较，强调不同之处
compare A to B 比较A与B = compare A with B
把A比作B 异类比较，说明相同之处（比喻）
He compared his grades with/to mine. 他把他的成绩和我的作了比较。
We usually compare books to friends. 我们通常把书比作朋友。
Language Point
3.push 的用法
push
2. “推动”，反义词：pull“拉”
Don’t push it. Please pull the door open.
别推它。请把门拉开。
1. “鞭策；督促”。
push sb. to do sth. 意为“督促某人做某事
The teacher pushes her students to study.
老师督促她的学生学习。
3. “按下（按纽、开关等）”，= press
I got in and pushed the button for the fourth floor.
我进了楼，按下了四楼的按钮。
Language Point
4.cause 的用法
cause
作动词
作名词
意为“起因”
the cause of sth. 某事的起因
Carelessness was the cause of the accident.
粗心是这场事故的起因
意为“造成；引起“
cause sb. sth. = cause sth. for sb.
给某人带来某事（多指麻烦）
She is always causing her parents trouble.
= She is always causing trouble for her parents.
她总是给父母惹麻烦。
cause sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事
This caused him to change his plan.
这导致他改变了计划。
Language Point
5....competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older
continues
continue, 意为持续；继续存在相当于go on.
continue doing接着做(原来相同的事)
continue to do 接着做(和原来不同的事)
I haven’t finished my homework, I have to continue doing more exercises.
我还没有完成我的家庭作业，我必须继续做练习了。
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Part 6
Exercises
Exercises
一、单项选择.
2. I ________go to school by the subway.
A. some times B. some time C. sometime D. sometimes
1. It’s typical ____ him to be late.
A. to B. of C. for D. about
D
B
3.Anna had to compete ________ other ten classmates _______the only one job.
A. with; for B. with; in
C. at; for D. at; at
A
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Part 7
Summary
Summary
Summary
引出话题
(Para. 1)
表达观点
(Para. 2-4)
· Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends
than weekdays because they have to take so many after-
school classes.
· However, this doesn't only happen in China. (过渡句)
Dr. Alica Green (Para.4): all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children; kids should have time to relax and think for themselves: it's even more important to have happy children
Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. (承接上文)
Cathy Taylor (Para. 2): these activities are important for children's future.
Linda Miller (Para. 3): that's unfair; shouldn't push their kids so hard
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
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Part 8
Homework
Homework
Read and recite the words and phrases in Section B (2a-2e).
Learning and relaxing are
both important to our life.
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