(共20张PPT)
Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents
第1课时 Section A (1a－2d)
情景导入
play sports
How to low your stress
hang out with friends
play computer games
生成新知
What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress Order them [1-8] with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress.
1a
_____ play sports
_____ hang out with friends
_____ talk to parents or other family members
_____ spend time alone
_____ play computer games
_____ read books
_____ watch movies
_____ other: _______________
3
2
1
4
5
6
7
Tell your partner about your answers in 1a.
1b
A: What activity do you do to help
lower your stress
B: I ______________. How about you
A: I ______________.
Pre-listening
Observe the tasks of 1c and 1d and predict:
Who are the speakers What’s the relationship between them
What do you think they are talking about
What expressions do you think they will use
Listen and check (√) the problems Wei Ming talks about.
___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school.
___ I don’t get enough sleep.
___ I don’t have enough free time.
___ I had a fight with my parents.
___ I have to compete with my classmates at school.
√
√
√
1c
While-listening
under pressure 在压力之下
put pressure on sb. 向某人施压
compete with… 和……竞争 compete for… 为……竞争
Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming Fill in the blanks.
1. Although you may be __________ with your
parents, you should talk to them. Ask them
why they give you so much __________.
unhappy
pressure
1d
问题探究
2. Life shouldn’t just be about __________. Free
time activities like _________ and hanging out
with friends are important, too.
3. You shouldn’t _________ with your classmates
to get better grades. You should all be _______
each other to improve.
compete
helping
grades
sports
Post-listening
Wei Ming’s parents are giving him ____ _____ _______ about school because they want him to ____ _____ ______. But life shouldn’t just be about grades. Free time activities like sports and ________ ____ with friends are important, too.
Fill in the blanks.
too much pressure
get good
grades
hanging out
Wei Ming totally agrees that he needs more free time to ___ ________ he enjoys. This can help him relax and ___ ________. He won’t get good grades if he is _______ ___ all the time. Wei Ming should’t _______ ____ his classmates to get better grades. They should all be helping ____ ______ to improve.
do activities
be healthier
stressed out
compete
each other
with
Wei Ming: Alice, help me! My parents are giving me too
much pressure about school!
Alice: Hey, Wei Ming. Although you may be
unhappy with your parents, you should talk
to them. Ask them why they give you so much
pressure.
Wei Ming: It’s because they want me to get good grades.
Tapescripts
Alice: But life shouldn’t just be about grades. Free time
activities like sports and hanging out with friends
are important, too.
Wei Ming: I totally agree. I need more free time to do
activities I enjoy. This can help me relax and be
healthier.
Alice: Yes, you won’t get good grades if you’re stressed
out all the time.
Wei Ming: I also keep worrying about getting better grades
than my classmates.
Alice: Oh, you shouldn’t compete with your classmates
to get better grades. You should all be helping
each other to improve.
Wei Ming: You’re right. Thanks for all the good advice, Alice.
What is your advice for Wei Ming Tell your partner and say why.
A: I think Wei Ming should ...
B: Why
A: Because ...
1e
问题探究
【知识点拨】
pressure
pressure为不可数名词，意为“压力”，此处指精神上、外界施加的压力，相当于stress。
例句：Parents often give their children too much pressure.父母经常给他们的孩子太多压力。
【拓展】与pressure相关的短语：
under pressure压力之下 put pressure on sb.向某人施压
随堂检测
Ⅰ.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．I want to be a _________(成员) of the chess club.
2．My parents give me lots of __________(压力) about school.
3．Do you mind ___________(竞争) with one of your classmates
4．Students in China must study hard at school to get good
___________(成绩)．
5．We should have __________(足够的) sleep.
member
pressure
competing
grades
enough
Ⅱ.翻译以下句子。
1. 你为什么不买一块手表呢？
Why don’t you buy a watch
2. 不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。
Don’t cut your parents out of your lives.
3. 你喜欢和朋友一起闲逛吗？
Would you like to hang out with friends (共9张PPT)
第四课时 Section B (1a－1e)
一、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1．Now many children are under the ___________(press) of schoolwork.
2．We should study hard___________(get) better grades.
3．In America，95% of pet owners think of their pet as one of their family ____________(member).
pressure
to get
members
4．Do you know which team is the final winner of the latest
______________(compete)
5．Clare and I share the same interest and we often spend our free time ___________(dance) together.
competition
dancing
二、根据中文意思，补全英语译文。(每空限填一词，缩写算一词)
1．充足的睡眠可以帮助人们保持头脑清醒。
_________ _______ can help people keep a clear mind.
2．汤姆计划在家学习，而不是外出闲逛。
Tom plans to study at home instead of __________ ____．
3．在这样的学校里，与其他人竞争真的很难。
It is really difficult to ________ ______ others in such a school.
Enough
sleep
hanging
out
compete
with
4．我生我哥哥的气并和他争辩了一番。
I was angry with my brother and ________ ______ him.
5．你可能生病了。也许你需要去看医生。
You ______ ____ ill._________ you need to see a doctor.
fought
with
may
be
Maybe
三、阅读下面短文，从短文后框内选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
A．The P．E.test seems really difficult for me，
B．However，there were also some advantages.
C．I think it's a good thing because health is important，
D．Some younger ones started to prepare for it even earlier.
E．As a result，P.E.becomes so important to junior high kids.
F．I don't think the P．E.test does anything helpful to students.
After one year of hard work，Sun Gao finished his P.E.test for zhongkao and got 26.5 points.“It wasn't a high score，but I'm still happy for I tried my best，” Sun said.
Many junior 3 students across China recently took the P．E.
test.It has a point of 30 to 60 in zhongkao.1.____ Many students like Sun have to train hard for it.
2．____ “Since the seventh grade，I've
been practicing every weekend for two
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D
hours.I kept doing many exercises such as 800 meter run and basketball，” said Gong Siyu，a student from Sichuan.When Gong takes the test，the P．E.test will be 60 points in zhongkao.
“3.____” Gong said.“By preparing for the test，we can exercise and relax more.”
However，not all students enjoy it.Liu Jiawei from Songyuan，Jilin will take the test soon.He often feels tired from practicing every day.“4.____” Liu said.“In a simulated(模拟的)
C
A
P．E.test，I got only 20 points out of 50.This will make a big difference to my overall ranking(总排名) in zhongkao.5.____ Our teachers usually used our P．E. classes for other subjects，such as math，but now they are not taking away our P．E. classes anymore！”
B
