Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents? Section B 2a~2e课件(共22张PPT) 人教版八年级下册

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Unit 4
Why don't you talk to your parents
Section B (2a~2e)
Let's watch a video and be ready to discuss.
What after-school activities can you find in the video
play chess
draw pictures
play soccer
dance
play ping-pong
能理解并运用下列重点单词及短语:opinion, skill, typical, quick, continue, crazy, development, cut out, compare... with等
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能掌握通过上下文猜词意的阅读技巧，提高自己的综合阅读能力
能运用略读精读等阅读策略，了解中美家庭共同存在的问题
Let's talk
What after-school activities do you usually do
do homework
have after-school lessons
use the Internet
hang out with friends
play sports or exercise
watch movies
Check ( ) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do.
_______ 1. do homework
_______ 2. have after-school lessons
_______ 3. watch movies
_______ 4. use the Internet
_______ 5. hang out with friends
_______ 6. play sports or exercise
目标一:能运用略读精读等阅读策略，了解中美家庭共同存在的问题
Pay attention to the title and picture and make a prediction.
What will the passage talk about
Children today have too much stress.
B. Children learn to use the Internet.
C. Doing homework is important.
Activity 1
Activity 2
Read the passage and underline the words and phrases you don’t know. Look up the words in a dictionary and write down their meanings, after that let's check.
typical
skill
push
cut out
opinion
compare
crazy
cause
usual
development
compare...with
football
continue
quick
Read quickly and match the main idea with the proper paragraph.
Activity 3
Fast reading
Para.1 A. Linda Miller’s opinion
Para.2 B. Doctors’ advice
Para.3 C. The present situation in China
Para.4 D. Cathy Taylors' opinion
Read the article quickly to find the answers.
1.What is the common problem for many students these days
2.Who gives their opinions about the problems
Para.1
Para.2-4
Children have too many after-school activities.
Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.
Read para.2 carefully and choose “T” or “F”, then answering the question.
1. The Taylors aren’t a typical American family.
2. One of the two boys has a football training.
3. These activities are important for Taylor’s future.
4. The tired children can’t get home until after 7:00 p.m..
are
Her daughter
F
T
F
children’s
F
Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities
Yes, she does. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future.
Careful reading
Read para.3 carefully and and answer the question.
Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What’s Linda Miller’s 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.
Read para.4 carefully and and answer the question.
Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Dr. Green 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.
目标二:能掌握通过上下文猜词意的阅读技巧，提高自己的综合阅读能力
Activity 1
Look at the words in bold(加粗) in the article. Can you guess their meanings
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.
把答案整理在2c小题上
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
compare
Activity 2
Work in groups. Find out some language points that you think are important and share their use with your classmates and give some examples.
Language point
1. I could cut out a few of their activities.我可以减少他们的一些活动。
cut out 割掉；删去；
cut out是由“动词+副词”构成的， 当宾语是名词时，可以放在
cut out 之间， 也可以放在out 之后。
e.g. It allows me to cut out the unnecessary.
它让我剔除了一些不必要的事。
Language point
2. Competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older.
continue to do 是指继续做另外一件事情，不同的事情
continue doing 是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情
For example:
1）I continue to wash my clothes.我去洗衣服。(说明我之前没有在洗衣服。）
2）I continue washing my clothes.我继续洗衣服。（这件事情我刚才就在做，接着做的意思。）
Language point
3. Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.
send sb.to sp.意为“ 把某人送往某地”,to为介词。
send sb.to do sth.意为“派某人去做某事”。
“send sb.+宾语补足语(形容词等)”使某人处于某种状态
相关短语:send for 派人去请 send away 派遣,把……送往远处
send up 发射(火箭、卫星等) send off 寄出,送行
e.g. He sent his son to a good school. 他把儿子送到了一所好学校。
She sent me to pick up her son last week. 她上周派我去接她儿子。
Language point
4. 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处。
e.g. Compare this coat with that one and you'll find which one is better.
把这件外衣和那件外衣作比较，你会发现哪一件更好些。
People often compare the teachers to candles.
人们常把老师比作蜡烛。
Language point
5. 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”，
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
Activity 3
Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. What do you think of after-school activities
2. What should you do to relax
Retelling time
Retell the article according to the mind map.
Many students have a busy life
because they have to...
Cathy Taylor believes these activities....
Linda thinks that it is crazy to compare...
people shouldn't...
Doctor Green says all these activities....
Kids should have time...
Para.1 Common problem
Para.2 Cathy’s opinion
Para.3 Linda’s opinion
Para.4 Dr. Green’s opinion