2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册Unit4 Why don't you talk to your parents? Section B 2a-2e教案 （1课时）

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section B (2a-2e)
教学核心素养：
（一）语言能力：
学习掌握下列词汇：pressure, compete, opinion, skill, typical, football, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual
学习掌握下列短语：
push sb.into doing,in life,such a busy life,
cut out, compare…with, think for oneself
学习掌握下列句型：
1.The tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m.
2. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids
3.People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
4. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
（二）文化意识：
了解中国及其他国家中学生们普通存在的学习及课外辅导班的问题，思考怎样在学习和休息之间达到平衡。
（三）思维品质：
培养学生辩证看待问题的能力和发散思维能力。
（四）学习能力：
1）Learn to look for some detailed information in the passage；
2）Learn how to guess the meaning of a word from the context.
二、教学重难点
1. 教学重点：
1) 掌握本课时出现的生词及用法。
2) 阅读短文，获得相关信息，提高学生们的综合阅读能力。
2. 教学难点：
阅读2b部分的短文并完成相关要求
三、教学过程
Step 1 Warming up
Let students have a free talk.
T: What do you usually do on weekends
Ask students to share their answers.
T: I believe you hope to do these things on weekends.
Show some pictures and students read these activities together.
T: But actually(事实上), maybe you have some problems to solve now.
Show some pictures and students discuss these activities together.
Step 2 Lead in
Free talk :Let students have a free talk about after-school lessons.
T: Why do you take so many after-school classes
Ask the students to discuss it.
Let students share their answers in class.
Step 3 Group work
Work on 2a
Students check the after-school activities and share their answers in groups.
Step 4 While reading
Pre-reading
Look at the title:
What will you know about in the passage Let students guess the reason of this sentence: Why should students learn to relax
Students give their answers in class.
Fast reading
1.T: Now let’s work on 2b. First, let’s read the sentences and make sure we know the meanings of all the sentences.
2.Students look through each paragraph quickly. Match the main idea of each paragraph. Teacher gives the skill: Look through the passage without reading every word. Focus on the beginning and the ending.
3.Ask students to divide the passage into parts.
Careful Reading
1.Scan para. 1.and answer the questions.
1).What is the common problem for children
2).Why do parents push their children into learning more skills
2. Check the answers with the class.
3.Scan para. 2.and Judge if the sentences are True or False.
1). Cathy has three children and they all have to take after-school classes.
2). Cathy takes her daughter to piano lessons.
3). The children get home at 7:00pm every day.
4). Cathy’s kids can have a rest(休息) after dinner.
4.Ask some students to share their answers.
5.Read para3 and fill in the blanks.
6.Scan para. 4. Find out the false idea.
Post reading
Work on 2c
1. Now look at the words in bold in the article. Please guess their meanings.
2. Tip:Guessing the Meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context(语境) to guess the meaning of new words.
3.Let Ss discuss in groups.
4. Check the answers with the Ss.
Step 5 Language points
1. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, 或许我可以减掉他们几个活动， cut out 删除；删去
2.People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
人们不应该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。
动词push的基本意思是“推，推动”，但在本课文中push表示“使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”其后宾语可以是别人或自己。
Step 6 Structure analysis
Step 7 Retell the passage
Step 8 Homework
1. Read the article again after school.
2.Make new sentences using the following phrases.
1). push sb. into doing 2) in one’s opinion
3)cut off 4) compare…with
板书设计
Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section B (2a-2e)
Useful phrases:
1). push sb. into doing 2) in one’s opinion
3)cut off 4) compare…with
Cathy Taylor’s opinion
Linda Miller’s opinion
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion