Unit 4 Section B（2a-2e）课件（人教新目标八下Unit 3 Could you please clean your room?）

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Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section B 2a--2e
member
pressure
compete
typical
develop-ment
Let's read
compare
continue
skill
push
opinion
quick
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usual
crazy
sleep
tests
rest
enjoy
study
scores
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problems in your life
sleep
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Watch
1. What is the video mainly about
A. Children these days are not under a lot of pressure.
B. Parents always compete their own children to others.
2. What should the boy probably do even he got “A”
3. What do you think of the mother
She is a typical Chinese parent and she is strict with her kids.
He should go to an after-school program.
C. Parents always push children to take many after-school classes.
Answer
Answer
have after-school lessons
use the Internet
do homework
hang out with friends
play sports or exercise
watch movies
What after-school activities do you usually do
Warm up
What do you think of your after-school activities
Why do kids take so many after-school classes
In China, _________ starts very young.
competition
3. Do students in other countries have the same problem
Maybe students should learn to relax.
Not only Chinese students but also American
students have so many after-school classes.
They’re stressed out！
Enjoy a video
Read and find out different opinions about after-school classes
Prediction
Prediction
Maybe You should Learn to Relax
A. Children learn to use the Internet.
What will the passage talk about
B. Children don't have time to relax.
C. Doing homework is
important.
What’s the type of literature of this passage
标题开门见山表达了自己的观点。
Narrative 记叙文
Expository writing 说明文
argumentative writing 议论文
Fast-reading
Fast-reading
1. Common problem for students
[para. ______]
2.People who show their opinions about the problem
[para. __________]
3. The structure (结构) of thepassage
Such a busy life can place great pressure on students.
Cathy Taylor
1
2
Linda Miller
Alice Green
3
4
①
②
③
③
②
①
③
②
①
A.
B.
C.
④
④
④
Fast reading
2. Sum up the structure and the main idea of each paragraph.
After-school
classes
Different
People’s opinions
P1
Present situation
in China
P2
Present situation
in US
P3
Linda Miller’s
opinion
P4
Doctor’s
opinion
Chinese children are busier
on weekends than weekdays
these days
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.
These days, Chinese students are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays. Why
Their parents give them________________.
too much pressure
They have ____________________________.
This is the ______________________.
(典型的中国家庭)
typical Chinese family
too many after-school classes
1. Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions.
1.What are kids doing in the
after-school classes
Many of them are learning exam skills and others are practicing sports.
They are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
2. What’s the purpose(目的) of the students learning exam skills
Why do they take so many after-school classes
They can get into and later .
Their parents want them to and .
compete
a good high school
a good university
win
Let’s see some opinions given about the problem.
The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “ On most days after school,” 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. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.
Care福l-reading
Careful-reading
Read Paragraph Two and fill in the mind map.
( ) 1.Where are the Taylors from
A. America B. Australia. C. Canada
( ) 2. What lesson does Cathy Taylor's daughter take
A Basketball training. B Football training
C. Piano lessons
( ) 3. What time do Cathy Taylor's children get home
A. After 6: 00 p. m. B. After 7: 00 p.m.
C. After 8: 00 p.m.
( ) 4. The phrase“ cut out” means in the passage.
A.切下 B.切碎 C.删除
Read para.2, choose the correct answer.
A
B
B
D
Careful-reading
so I don’t want to _________ a few of their activities.
These activities are important for __________________. She really wants them to be ______________.
my children’s future
cut out
The tired children didn’t ________ until ___________. They have ____________, and then it’s time ___________.
successful
basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
get home
after 7:00 p.m.
a quick dinner
for homework
Scanning
In
China
In
America
What
Why
How
taking after-school classes
learning exam skills
praticing sports
get into a good
high school and university
compete and win
basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
be important for their future
parents want them
to be successful
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·
·
·
·
·
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·
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busier
tired
Read Paragraph (段落) 2.
Fill in the chart.
The Taylors are a typical American family.
Care福l-reading
Careful-reading
Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers 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.”
Read Paragraph Three
Read Para. 3 and decide whether the statements are true or false.
1. Linda has 3 children and she knows nothing about the stress.
2. In some American families, competitions start early and go on
forever.
3. In Linda’s opinion, it’s crazy for parents to compare their
children with others.
4. Linda thinks parents should let their kids be kids.
Linda _________ with Cathy.
She doesn’t think that is _____ and it is _____to compare the kids with other children.
disagrees
crazy
push
Para. 3
fair
viewpoint
Opinion
Advice
people shouldn’t ______ their kids so hard.
Why don’t they just let their kids be kids
Complete the chart.
Care福l-reading
Careful-reading
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development. Dr Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “ 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.”
Paragraph Four
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.
Too much pressure is not good for a child’s development.
Para. 4
Facts
Opinion
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.
Complete the chart.
All these activities can cause a lot of stress.
Advice
Alice Green
Cathy Taylor
Linda Miller
·important for my children’s future
·want them to be successful
Retell
Think
The Love from parents is far-reaching.
Conclusion
Why don’t they
_______________
Linda Miller
Cathy Taylor
Dr. Green
Common problem:
A busy life can place great _______ on students.
These activities are_________ for children’s future.
Kids should have time to ______.
pressure
important
let kids be kids
relax
Summary
After reading
Cathy
Linda
Alice
1.It’s crazy and unfair to compare them with other kids 2.People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
1.important for children’s future
2.want them to be successful
too much pressure isn’t good for a child’s development.
it’s more important to have happy children.
who do you agree with
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）
Let’s debate!
What do you think of after school activities
Should students take many after-school activities Why
Pros(赞成）:
I think it can help students to get into a good university.
I believe it can help us to get good grades.
In my opinion, it can help us to be a successful children.
It is good for our future to take after-school classes.
It is good for our development to ...
The more knowledge we learn, the better our future will be.
…
Agree
Let’s debate!
What do you think of after school activities
Should students take many after-school activities Why
Cons(反对）:
I believe students are under too much presssure.
Why don’t parents let their kids be kids
Teacher and students shouldn’t push students so hard.
Parents shouldn’t always compare their children with others.
In my opioion, it is not good for a child’s future to …
Although it’s normal to want successful children,it’s even more important to have happy children.
…
DisagreeDisagree
Should children take after-school classes
But not too many!
1.No after-school classes for subjects!
2.Study efficiently（高效地）!
4.Take some about self-improvement(hobbies or interests).
Key phrases
Discussion
3.Make good use of your time at school!
Seize the day and live it to the full.
2c
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 _________
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 ___________
continues
training
stress
typical
compete
development
comparing
Use the context to help you guess the meaning
Consolidati
Homework
These days, children are busy because they have to ______ many after-school ______. Many of them learn _____ _____so that they can ______ into a good high school, others ______ sports to ______ and_____. Some parents want to _____ _____some activities, but they believe the activities are ______ for our future because they want us to be________. Others think people shouldn’t ______ kids _____ because too much pressure is not good and they should have time to _____ and _____ _____ themselves. So, maybe we should learn to_____.
Fill in the blanks to retell the text.
上如此多课外课程
学习考试技巧
练习体育
一个典型的美国家庭
篮球练习
足球训练
减少一些活动
快速吃晚餐
到做作业的时候 了
了解这样的压力
各种各样的
将…和进行比较
逼迫孩子太紧
太多压力
造成许多压力
有时间去放松
在课文中找出下列短语
上如此多课外课程
学习考试技巧
练习体育
一个典型的美国家庭
篮球练习
足球训练
减少一些活动
快速吃晚餐
take so many after -school classes
learning exam skills
practicing sports
a typical American family
basketball practice
football training
cut out a few of their activities
have a quick dinner
在课文中找出下列短语
到做作业的时候 了
了解这样的压力
各种各样的
将…和进行比较
逼迫孩子太紧
太多压力
造成许多压力
有时间去放松
it's time for homework
knows all about such stress
all kinds of
compare … with
push their kids so hard
too much pressure
cause a lot of stress
have time to relax
在课文中找出下列短语
The Taylors are a typical American family.
the + 姓氏的复数 表一家人或夫妇二人，作主语视作复数
The Greens are both interested in Chinese paintings.
格林夫妇都对中国绘画感兴趣。
typical adj. ① 典型的；有代表性的
typical British weather
Mr. Smith gives his lessons with his typical humor.
史密斯老师用他特有的幽默上课。
The painting is a typical of his work.
这幅画是他的典型作品。
a typical of sth. 典型…
The Taylors are a typical American family.
It’s typical of Tom to be late for school.
上学迟到是Tom一贯的特点。
It’s typical of sb. to do sth. 做某事是某人一贯的特点
某人做某事一点也不出意料
② 一贯的，平常的
On a typical day, students get to school at 8 o’clock.
Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities ...
cut out ① 删除；删去
You’d better cut out the first two sentences.
I cut an article out of the newspaper.
I advise you to cut out smoking.
Tom is seriously ill so we cut him out of our plan.
The car’s engine suddenly cut out.
② 裁剪
③ 停止做（或使用、食用）
④ 将…排除在外
⑤ 停止运转 = cut off
—Honey, could you help me _____ the picture of colorful balloons from the paper
—OK, Mum. I’m coming!
cut out B. carry out
C. turn out D. work out
执行
结果是
“In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older, ” she says.
continue v. ① 继续存在；持续
continue to do sth. = continue doing sth. 继续做某事
continue (with) sth. 继续某事
The rain continued to fall all the afternoon.
The rain continued falling all the afternoon.
②（停顿后）继续说
“I have a question.” she continues, “How should we deal with all these old clothes ”
It’s crazy.
crazy adj. 疯狂的；不理智的
be crazy to do sth. 不理智做某事
be crazy about sth. 热衷于某事或某物
You must be crazy to do that.
你那么做一定是疯了。
They are all crazy about Chinese food.
他们都热衷于中餐。
People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
push v. ① 推
push sth. (+ adj. / prep. ) 推…
He pushed the door open.
Mary pushed the cup towards me.
玛丽把茶杯推向我。
She pushed her face towards the little boy.
她把脸转向了小男孩。
push sb. so / too hard 逼迫（督促、鞭策）某人太紧
②（向前）挤；推进
People were pushing forward to get to the front.
人们正向前挤想到前面去。
③ 推动，促使
The development of economy can push the medical level up.
经济发展可以推动医疗水平。
④ 劝说
push sb. into (doing) sth. 劝说某人某事
push sb. to do sth. 劝说某人去做某事
No one pushes you to take up the offer.
没人劝你接受这份工作。
The teacher pushed me into taking part in the competition.
老师劝说我参加这个比赛。
⑤（极力）推荐
The talk show gave him a chance to push his new movie.
这个脱口秀给了他一个机会来推荐他的新电影。
Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of
stress for children.
cause ① v. 引起； 造成（不好的事情）
The difficult driving conditions(条件) caused several accidents.
This car has caused me a lot of trouble.
What caused him to change his mind 什么致使他改变主意？
cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb. 给某人带来某事（多指麻烦）
cause sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事
cause 指引起某种结果的“起因，原因”
the cause of sth. …的起因
excuse 指推卸责任而找的“理由，借口”
the excuse for (doing) sth. (做)…的借口
reason the reason for sth. …的原因
cause ② n. 原因，起因
The cause of his illness is that he smokes too much.
他生病的原因是他抽烟太多了。
Drinking and driving is the cause of the accident.
这起事故的原因是酒后驾车。
He’d better have a good excuse for being late.
他最好有一个迟到的好借口。
The reason for my absence was that I was ill.
我不在的原因是我生病了。
一、 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词
1. This is a _______ (典型的) case and let me explain it to you.
2. After she took a short break, she _________ (继续) doing the housework.
3. It’s _________(疯狂的) . People shouldn’t ______(鞭策) their kids so hard.
typical
continued
crazy push
4. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s _______________ (发展) .
5. All these activities can ___________ (造成) a lot of stress for children.
development
cause
二、 用方框中所给词或短语的适当形式填空
1. He ___________ some words of this short article.
2. Tony is ___________ asking me the same question.
3. I think Lucy was just looking for an __________ to call him.
4. Keeping up with new ____________ on the web is not easy.
5. It’s ___________ for her to answer the teacher’s question.
excuse, time, cut out, develop, always
cut out
always
excuse
development
time
三、根据汉语意思完成句子
1. 现在大多数学生都有很大的压力。
Now most students are under a
___________ ___________ ___________.
2. 下雪天，李威喜欢和朋友打雪仗。
On the snowy days, Li wei to have a snow ball ___________ ___________ his friends.
lot of pressure
fight with
3. 所有家庭成员都为聚会穿上了盛装。
All the ________ __________ dressed up for the party.
4. 他们总是把他们与其他孩子作比较。
They are always __________ them ______ other children.
5. 我的朋友们都力劝我学习绘画。
My friends are all ________ ______ ______ study painting.
family members
comparing with
pushing me to
Consolidati
Homework
What’s your opinions about after-school classes
What’s your advice for taking after-school classes
Please write a short passage.