UNIT 4 Section B 2a-2e（第4课时）人教版初中英语八年级下

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Section B(2a—2e)
第 4 课 时
UNIT 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
学 习 目 标
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1熟练掌握并运用重点单词及短语：opinion, skill, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, cut out, compare…with。
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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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2掌握通过上下文来理解生词的阅读技巧，提高综合阅读能力。
What do you do after school
Do you have any after-school classes
Do you have stress in your life
How do you relax yourself
课 堂 导 入
dancing class
guitar class
English training class
singing class
painting class
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
Today we will read a passage about students’ after-school activities.
Pre-reading
课 堂 学 习
Guessing the Meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
Reading strategy
Reading strategy（策略）: Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the topic sentence.
Read quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
These days, many parents push their children into learning more skills.
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy.
Linda Miller knows all about such stress.
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development.
Fast reading
Read paragraph 1 carefully and fill in the blanks.
These days，many parents ______ their children ________ learning more skills. They believe it _____ their kids to _______ compete in life. However，such a busy life can place great_________ on students.
Careful reading
push
helps
better
pressure
into
One boy:
Life for Cathy’s three children
daughter
The Taylors are a typical American family.
The other boy
Taylor’s feeling
Maybe she could________ a few of activities.
...be good for the children’s future.
Read paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
However, the tired children ______ get home _______after 7:00 p.m. They have a _______ dinner, and then it’s time for _________.
piano lessons
football training
basketball practice
don’t
until
quick
cut out
homework
Linda’s opinion
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 ____________________.
continues
stress
send
to
comparing
with
crazy
fair
just let their kids be kids
push their kids so hard
Parents should let their kids be kids.
Read paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion
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____________________.
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.
Careful reading
Read paragraph 4 carefully and fill in the blanks.
1. Chinese parents 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.
Read the article again, judge T or F.
F
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
These days, many parents push their children into_______ more skills. They believe it helps their kids to ______compete in life. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for her children’s future. She really wants them to be _________.
Linda Miller says, “In some families, __________ starts very young and _______ until the kids get older. The parents are…
根据课文内容填空
learning
important
successful
competition
better
continues
Post reading
The parents are always _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that people shouldn’t ____ their kids ______.
Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ________ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have _____ children.”
comparing
so hard
cause
stress
crazy
push
relax
successful
important
happy
think for
Although
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.
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities
Yes. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future.
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
What’s her opinion
No, she doesn’t. She thinks it’s crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
2d
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
No, she doesn’t. 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.
What do you think of after-school activities
In my opinion, if kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well as learning 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 go shopping to relax. But my friend Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.
Language points
Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
他们中的许多人正在学习考试技巧，为的是能够进入一所好的高中，进而进入一所好的大学。
so that 引导的目的状语从句，作“以便”“为的是”解，从句中通常用 may(might)或can(could)。
We learn English so that we may get more knowledge.
我们学英语为的是获得更多的知识。
They got up early so that they could catch the first bus.
他们早起以便能赶上第一班公共汽车。
2. However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m.
然而，这些疲惫的孩子们直到晚上七点以后才回家。
until可用作介词或连词，意为“到……时候为止”，注意（主）句中的谓语动词是终止性动词还是延续性动词。
1） 如果（主）句中的谓语动词是终止性动词, 应采“...not ...until ...”结构，意为“……到……时候才……”。
You mustn’t eat anything until you see the doctor.
看过医生之后，你才能吃东西。
Don’t get off the bus until it has stopped.
车停稳了以后再下车。
2）如果（主）句中的谓语动词是延续性动词, 那么谓语动词用肯定式或否定式，它们所表达的意思有所不同。
①如果谓语动词为肯定式，则until译为“到……时候为止”。
例如：
I watched TV until she came back.
我看电视一直看到她回来。
②如果谓语动词为否定式，则until应译为“到……时候才”，即“在……以前不”。例如：
I did not watch TV until she came back. （= I began to watch TV when/after she came back.）
直到她回来我才开始看电视。
3. And they are always comparing them with other children.
她们（母亲们）总是把他们（孩子们）和其他的孩子作比较。
compare...with...把……和……比较(常表示同类相比，比较)
compare...to...把……比作……(常表示异类相比，比喻)
Let’s compare this photo with that one.
让我们把这张照片和那张照片作一下比较。
Children are often compared to happy birds.
孩子常常被比喻成幸福的小鸟。
4. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
尽管想要孩子成功是正常的，但是让孩子快乐是更重要的。
although conj. 虽然；尽管；但是；然而
引导的从句放在主句前后均可。
Although many difficulties are still ahead, we are determined to make greater achievements.
尽管在前面还有许多困难,但是,我们决心要取得更大的成就。
He often helps me with my English although he is quite busy.
尽管他相当忙，但是还常常帮我学英语。
【注意】although引导的从句不能与but，however连用，但可与yet，still连用。
不能说“Although he was old, but he worked hard.”。
应把but去掉；保留but而去Although也可。
1. Hotpot is a _________ (type) Chongqing food.
2. We are so proud of the big ____________ (develop) of our hometown.
3. It’s crazy for Mothers to keep on ____________ (compare) their kids with others.
4. The teenagers have to work hard because of the _________ (press) from their parents.
5. My _________ (old) brother is not very nice to me. He always refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show.
pressure
课 堂 达 标
用括号内单词的适当形式填空
typical
development
comparing
older
Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of having after-school classes. Fill in the table.
Advantages Disadvantages
develop exam skills too much pressure
Survey
Homework
1. Retell the passage in 2b.
2. Preview 3a—Self Check.
Thank you !