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人教新目标版 八年级(下)
Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
Period 5 Section B 2a-2e
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Learning aims
1.掌握下列词汇：opinion, skill, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, cut out, compare...with, It's time for sth., be always doing sth.
掌握句型：And they are always comparing them with other children.
Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
In some families,competiton starts very young and continues until the kids get older.
2. 通过略读和寻读，能够掌握文章和段落大意、 分析文章结构并理解细节；通过联系上下文，能够猜测词义。
3. 学会表达不同的见解和意见；学会在紧张的学习压力下放松自己。
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New words
Pre-reading
Listen and repeat.
opinion n. 意见；
想法；看法
skill n. 技艺；
技巧
typical adj.
典型的
football n. (美式)
橄榄球；足球
cut out 删除；
删去
quick adj. 快的；迅
速的；时间短暂的
continue v. 持
续；继续存在
compare v. 比较
compare… with比较;对比
crazy adj. 不理
智的；疯狂的
push v. 鞭策；
督促；推动
development v. 发展；发育；成长
cause v. 造成；引起
usual adj. 通常的
in one's opinion依…看
perhaps adv. 可
能；大概；也许
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Warming up
Pre-reading
Look and say.
What activities do you usually do after school
watch movies
play sports
have after-school classes
play chess
hang out with friends
watch TV
do homework
use the Internet
What do you think of these activities
Boring or interesting
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Check (√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
Warming up
Pre-reading
Look and check.
_____ do homework _____ use the Internet
_____ have after-school lessons _____ hang out with friends
_____ watch movies _____ play sports or exercise
2a
Presentation
Lead in
Pre-reading
Look and say.
Let's watch a video and find out what it is about.
1. What did Miao Miao have to do
2. How did Miao Miao feel about her lessons
She had to take too many after-school lessons.
She felt unhappy\upset\tired\stressed out
3. What’s wrong with the boy
He has __________
________________.
His parents give her ________________.
too many
after-school classes
too much pressure
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Discussion
Pre-reading
Look and say.
1, These days, students in China are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays. Do you know why
Because they have to take so many after-school classes.
2. Why do they take so many after-school classes
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Discussion
Pre-reading
Look and say.
2. Why do they take so many after-school classes
a good high school
a good university
be successful
complete with others
Kids can get into a good high school and later a good university.
Parents want them to be successful.
In China, kids compete with others from a very young age.
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3. Do students in other countries have the same problem
Discussion
Pre-reading
Watch and answer.
Enjoy a video
Chinese Children
How about American
children
We have so many
after-school classes.
Do they have
after-school classes
Not only Chinese students but also American students have so many after-school classes.They’re stressed out！
Maybe students should learn to relax.
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Prediction
Pre-reading
Look and predict.
2. From the title，we can guess that
students should learn to ______.
1. In the picture，we can see the students are _______________.
playing basketball
relax
Look at the titie, picture and
predict:
3. What will the passage talk about
A. Children today have too much stress.
B. Children today have too many
homework.
C. To be happy children.
Tip(提示): Pay attention to:The
title(标题) and pictures
2b
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Fast reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
Read the article and answer the
questions in 2b.
1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families？
2.Who gives their opinions about the
problems
Tip(提示): The first sentence of each
paragraph is usually important.
These days, many parents push their
children into learning more skills.
Cathy Taylor, Linda
Miller and Alice Green
Para 1.
Para 2.3.4
2b
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Fast reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
Read quickly and match the main ideas in each paragraph.
These days, many parents push their children into learning more skills.
Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy.
Linda Miller thinks people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Doctors say too much pressure is
not good for a child's development.
Tip(提示): Pay attention to:The first or lase sentence of each Para.
2b
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Fast reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
1.What’s the Structure of the article
B.
C. D.
2.What does the first paragraph talk
about
3.What does the other paragraphs(Para, 2; Para. 3; Para. 4) talk about
The present situation
Different people’s opinions
2b
Problem
(Para1)
Opinions
(Para2&3&4）
Cathy Taylor’s opinion
Linda Miller’s opinion
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
Read Para. 1 carefully and answer
the questions:
2b
1. What do many parents push their children into
2.Why do they push their children
3.What can a busy life place on students
Learning more skills.
They believe it helps their kids to
better compete in life.
Great pressure.
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and judge.
Read Para. 2 carefully and judgeT or F.
( ) 1. The Taylors are not a common American family.
( ) 2. Cathy Taylor’s three children are very relaxed every day.
( ) 3. Cathy takes her two boys to basketball practice.
( ) 4. The tired children get home before 7:00 p.m.
( ) 5. Cathy believes these activities are important for her children’s life .
F
T
F
F
F
a typical
busy
one boy
after
2b
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and fill.
Read Para. 2 again fill in the chart.
Life for
Cathy’s
three
children
The Taylors are a typical American family.
On most
days
after
school
Taylor’s
feeling
one boy:
daughter:
The other boy:
the tired children ______ get home _____after 7:00 p.m. They have a _______ dinner, and
______________.
Maybe I could ________a few of their activities, but I believe these activities ______________for my children’s future.
basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
don’t
until
quick
do homework
cut out
are important
take her children from activity to activity
feeling
busy
tired
2d 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities
2b
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
Read Para. 3 carefully and
answer the questions.
1. How many children does Linda
Miller have？
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
4. What’s Linda’s opinion
3. What problems do they have among
their children
Three.
No, she doesn’t.
comparasion is among their children.
Competition and
She thinks that it is crazy and unfair
She thinks that people should let kids be kids and they shouldn’t push kids so hard.
2b
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and fill.
Read paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
2d 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What’s her opinion
Linda _________
( agrees/ disagrees) with Cathy.
She thinks that it is ______ to ________ the kids _____ other children.
She also thinks that people shouldn’t ______ their kids so hard. Parents should let their kids be kids
disagrees
crazy
push
Linda’s opinion
compare
with
2b
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and answer.
Read Para. 4 carefully and answer questions.
1. Does Dr. Alice Green agree with Cathy or Linda
2. What does she say
She agrees with Linda.
She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
把答案整理在2d
3 小题上
It’s more important to have happy children than successful children.
2b
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Careful reading
While-reading
Read and fill.
Read 4 again carefully and fill in the blanks
Doctor's words Too much pressure isn’t good for a child’s
____________.
Dr. Alice Green's words
all these activities can ______ a lot of stress
____ children.
Kids should have time to _____ and think
______________.
Although it’s _______ to want successful children,
it’s even ________________ to have happy
children.
development
cause
relax
for themselves
normal
more important
opinions
It’s more important to have happy children than successful children.
2b
for
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Reading
Post-reading
Listen and repeat.
2b
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Retell
Fill the blanks and retell the passage.
Post-reading
Fill and retell.
Retell Para 1.
2b
These days, many parents push their children into ____________________.
learning more skills
They believe it helps their kids _________________ in life.
to better compete
However, such a busy life can __________________
on students.
place great pressure
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Retell
Fill the blanks and retell the passage.
Post-reading
Fill and retell.
Retell Para 2.
A typical American family
On most days after school, she takes her children from activity to activity. Maybe she could ______________________________
But she believes these activities
are ________________________________.
She really wants them to ______________.
Cathy’s opinion
cut out a few of their activities.
Important for the children’s future
be successful
2b
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Retell
Post-reading
Fill and retell.
Retell Para 3.
She knows all about petition starts very young and __________ until the kids get older. Mothers _______their small kids _____ all kinds of classes. And they are always __________ them _______ other children. It’s _______. I don’t think that’s _______.
Why don’t they ________________________
People shouldn’t ____________________.
stress
continues
send
to
comparing
with
crazy
fair
just let their kids be kids
push their kids so hard
Parents should let their kids be kids.
Linda’s opinion
2b
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Retell
Post-reading
Fill and retell.
Retell Para 4.
Doctors say too much pressure isn’t good for __________________.
She says all these activities can _____________________________.
Kids should have time to ___________________________________.
Although it’s normal to _______________________, it’s even more
important to____________________.
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion
a child’s development
cause a lot of stress for children
relax and think for themselves
want successful children
have happy children
It’s more important to have happy children than successful children.
2b
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Guessing
Post-reading
Look and guess.
2c
Look at the words in bold (加粗) in the article. Can you guess their meanings
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. Look for differences and
similarities between things ________
把答案整理在2c小题上
continues
training
stress
typical
compete
development
compare
Try to be the best or the
first tofinish something.
上下文
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Discussion
Post-reading
Look and say.
2e
Discuss the questions with your partner.
What do you think of after-school activities
2. What should you do to relax
In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he can 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.
There are a lot of ways to relax: read some books, play the violin, play sports, go to the movies, ride a bike, …
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Language points
Post-reading
He continued writing until midnight.他继续写作直到午夜。He continued to do homework after taking a break.
在体息后他继续做作业了。
1. In some families, competition starts very young and continues
until the kids get older. 在一些家庭,竞争从孩子们很小的时候就开始了,一直持续到他们长大。
continue v继续;持续
拓展:◆ continue doing sth.继续做某事(前后做同一件事) continue to do sth.继续做某事(前后不是同一件事)
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Language points
Post-reading
(1)他把他自己的照相机跟我的作了比较。
______________________________________
(2)人们常把老师比作蜡烛。
______________________________________
2. And they are always comparing them with other children.
compare v.比较
compare …with …意为“将…和…比较”,强调同类相比,从而发现不同之处。
compare …to …意为“把…比作…”,强调异类相比,用来说明两个事物之间的相同之比处.
He compared his camera with mine.
People often compare the teachers to candles.
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Language points
Post-reading
Tom's mother pushes him to do chores
汤姆的妈妈督促他做家务
Pull the door, please. Don't push it.
请拉门，不要推。
3. People shouldn't push their kids so hard.
人们不应该把他们的孩子逼得太紧。
push v.
①鞭策:督促 push sh. to do sth.督促某人做某事
②推动;移动
pull v. 拉；拽
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Language points
Post-reading
他吸烟是这次火灾的起因。
4. Dr Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.艾莉丝·格林医生说所有的这些活动会对孩子造成很大的压力。
cause ①v.引起；造成
cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb.对某人造成某事
cause sb. to do sth.导致某人做某事
②n. 原因;起因 the cause of.… …的起因
粗心的错误给小女孩造成了一场事故。
His careless mistake caused the accident for the little girl.
这场事故没有导致他改变他的想法。
The accidents didn't cause him to change his mind.
Smoking is the cause of the fire.
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Discussion
Post-reading
1. Does the writer agree with Cathy or Linda
How do you know
The writer agrees with Linda.
we can infer（推断）this from the ending and the title.
2. What can we learn from the
lesson
Pressure is a kind of trouble，but we have to face it every day.We ’d better
consider it as a friend. Learning and relaxing are both important to our life.
Look and say.
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Group work
express you opinions on after-school classes and find out some reasons
Should students take after-school classes Who do you agree with
1. be good for our health 1.have no time to relax
2. 2.
3. 3.
A: I agree or disagree, because...
B: In my opinion, I think...
C: ...
D: ...
Post-reading
Look and say.
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Debating
Post-reading
Look and say.
Let's debate （辩论）
Should we take many after-school activities
PK
I agree with…
I think/believe we should…so that…
It’s important for…to…
exam skills/get good grades/compete and win/have a good job/be successful…
I disagree with…
It’s crazy/unfair for children to…
cause stress and pressure/push so hard/bad for health and future/let kids be kids/proper rest is more important…
Prons (正方观点)
Cons（反方观点）
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Class test
Post-reading
1.对我们来说,半小时内完成这道题很难。
_____ ______for us _____ _____this problem in half an hour.
2.很多学生在学校里有太多的压力。
Many students have _____ _____ ______at school.
3.人们不该对自己的孩子通得太紧。
People shouldn't _______their kids _____ ________.
4.他们很快地吃完晚饭,然后就到了做家庭作业的时间了。They have a ______ dinner. and then it's time ______ ________.
5他们总是把自己的孩子和其他的孩子进行比较。
They are always ___________them ______ other children.
翻译句子。
It’s hard
to solve
too much pressure
push
so hard
quick
for homework
comparing
with
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Homework
1. 翻译2b课文。
2. 复述2b课文
3. 预习: 完成课本3a-Self Check 中的练习。
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