Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents Section B 2a-2e课件(共28张PPT)

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Section B (2a-2e)
Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
Words review
n.意见；想法；看法
n.技艺；技巧
adj.典型的
n. （美式）橄榄球；足球
adj.快的；迅速的；时间短暂的
v.持续；继续存在
opinion
skill
typical
football
quick
continue
v.比较
adj.不理智的；疯狂的
v.鞭策；督促；推动
n.发展；发育；成长
v.造成；引起
adj.通常的；寻常的
compare
crazy
push
development
cause
usual
Phrases review
删去；删除
比较；对比
cut out
compare… with
Do you have pressure about school
What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress
Discussion
play sports
hang out with friends
play computer games
watch movies
read books
go shopping
sleeping
talking to family members
Check (√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
____ do homework
____ use the Internet
____ have after-school lessons
____ hang out with friends
____ watch movies
____ play sports or exercise
2a
Predicting
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
Title
Picture
ABOUT WHAT
Guess
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
Careful reading para.1
These days, many parents push their children into learning more skills. They believe it helps their kids to better compete in life. However, such a busy life can place great pressure on students.
1.What’s the common problem for many students these
days
Many parents push their children into learning more skills.
2.Why do many parents do like this
They believe it helps their kids to better compete in life.
Read Paragraph and fill in the chart.
After-school activities person activities feeling
one of two boys 1._______________
4._________
the other son 2._______________ daughter 3._______________ basketball practice
piano lessons
football training
tired
After-school activities person activities feeling
Cathy Taylor take her children from one activity to another Maybe I could __________ a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future.
cut out
Read Para.3 carefully and fill in the blanks.
She ________ with Cathy. She thinks that it is crazy to ________ the kids _____ other children. She also thinks people shouldn't _____ their kids ____ _____.
Para. 3
表达观点
disagrees
Linda Miller's opinion
compare
with
push
so hard
Parents should let their kids be kids.
Read Para.4 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Para. 4
表达观点
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.
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
Read and fill in the blanks
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
take
classes
exam skills
get
practice
compete
win
cut out
the activities are _________ for their children’s future because they want their children to be ___________. Others think people shouldn’t ________ kids ______ because too much pressure is not good and kids should have time to _______ and ________ ______ themselves. So, maybe we should learn to _______.
important
successful
push
hard
relax
think for
relax
Summary
1. hang out with friends
2. have after-school classes
3. exam skills
4. football training
5. cut out
6. be always doing sth
7. push sb to do sth
8. compete with/against
9. compare...with...
10. cause sb sth
和朋友出去（闲逛）
上补习班
考试技巧
足球训练
删除；删去
总是做某事
督促某人做某事
和......竞争
与......比较
给某人添麻烦
Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings Try to match them with the meaning 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
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
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What's her opinion
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn't. Her opinion is that people shouldn't push their kids so hard, and that they should let their kids be kids.
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
She agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, and that it's more important to have happy children than successful children.
2e
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. What do you think of after-school activities
2. What should you do to relax
Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
so that意为“以便……，为了……”，引导目的状语从句， that从句中常使用can / may等情态动词；
so that还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在so that前可以用逗号。
Language points
小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。
The little boy saved every coin so that he could buy his mother a present on Mother’s Day.
我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。
I was caught in a shower, so that all my clothes got wet.
2. And they are always comparing them with other children.
be always doing sth. 意为“总是做某事”
always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某
种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。
他老是向父母要钱。
He was always asking his parents for money．
3. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,
but …
此处cut out 是一个短语动词，表示“删除；剪
下”或是“停止；戒除”等。再如：
Don’t cut your parents out of your lives.
不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。
If you cut out the drinking, you’d feel much
healthier. 如果你戒酒，就会觉得身体好很多。
4. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。
动词push 有“推；推动”的意思， 如：
Don’t push this door, you have to pull it open.
别推这扇门，你得把它拉开才行。
本单元中，push 表示“ 使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。
The math teacher really pushes his students. That’s why they
don’t like him that much. 那位数学老师确实对学生鞭策过多了，这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因。