Unit 4 Section B 2a-2e 阅读教学课件 【2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents?】

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Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Section B 2a-2e
1. Key vocabularies: opinion, skill, typical, football, quick, continue, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, be always doing sth., cut out, compare...with...
Learning goals
3. Emotional aims: To care for others in need.
2. Ability aims: Guessing the meaning of the words.
Being able to obtain speaking and reading skills.
1. Are you busier on weekends than weekdays
Let’s have a survey
2. Do you take any after-school activities
3. Do you have any problems in your life
I don’t want to stay up late, but the games are so interesting.
Parents don’t understand me!
They only ask me to study all the time.
Although I work hard, I can’t get good grades. I’m so upset.
I argued with my best friend. What should I do
have too much stress
2a . 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
If you have too much stress. you can find something interesting to relax.
What does the passage mainly talk about
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
Children
should learn to relax.
Predicting
Match the key words with each paragraph.
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!
Doctors’ advice
Common problem
Linda’s opinion
Cathy’s opinion
3a. Read Paragraph 1 and finish the tasks.
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.
What Reason(why) Result
push their children into learning more skills
help their kids to better compete in life
place great pressure on students
push sb. into sth.(doing sth.)
在某事上督促某人
1. What’s the common problem for many students these days
place pressure on sb.
=put pressure on sb.
给某人太大压力
Common problem
push sb. to do sth.
督促某人做某事
Read paragraph 2 and fill in the chart.
Name ___________Taylor
Type (a _____________________family)
After-school activities take________________ to after-school activities
children person activities feeling
one of two boys 1._______________
4._________
other son 2._______________
daughter 3._______________
feeling Maybe I could __________ a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future.
basketball practice
piano lessons
football training
tired
Cathy
typical American
her children
cut out
Cathy’s opinion
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.
be typical of 典型的
be successful in (doing) sth.
在（做）……方面取得成功
删除；删去
not…until…
直到……才……
It is time for sth.
该做某事了；到做某事的时候了
可与It’s time to do sth.进行转换
翻译
quickly
adv.快速地
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Linda _________
( agrees/ disagrees) with Cathy.
disagrees
She thinks that it is ______ to compare the kids with other children.
She also thinks that people shouldn’t ______ their kids so hard.
crazy
push
Linda Miller
Read Paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.
Linda Miller
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.”
send sb.to… 送某人到……
continues持续；继续存在相当于go on
be crazy about
对……着迷；热衷于……
compare… with… 把……与……比较。常用于两个同类事物之间的比较。
compare… to… ①把……与……比较。
（此时可与compare… with…互换）
②“把……比作……” 常用于两个不同性质的事物之间的比较。
all kinds of 各种各样的
Linda’s opinion
Read Paragraph 4 and fill in the blanks.
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.”
Doctor：__________
Alice Green
too much pressure ____________________________________.
is not good for a child’s development
kids should _____________________________________, too.
have time to relax and think for themselves
Although it’s normal to want__________________, it’s even more important to______________________________.
successful children
have happy children
She agrees with ________.(Cathy or Linda)
Linda
Doctors’ advice
Read Paragraph 4 .
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.”
the development of…
……的发展
cause sb. to do sth.
导致某人做某事
替换这句话,简写合并成一句话：
__________________________________________________________________________.
It’s more important to have happy children than successful children .
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. Lasting for only a short time________
3. Make something happen_______
4. Usual or common _______
5. Encourage someone to do something or to work hard________
6. Getting better or bigger _____________
7. Looking for differences and similarities between things ____________
continues
quick
cause
typical
push
development
comparing
2d.Read the article again and answer the questions.
Q1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities
Q2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What’s her opinion
Q3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Yes, she does. She thinks that after-school activities are good for the children’s future.
No, she doesn’t. She thinks that people shouldn’t push their children so hard, and they should let their kids be kids.
2d.Read the article again and answer the questions.
Q3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school
activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also
says that children should have time to relax and think
for themselves, and that it’s more important to have
happy children than successful children.
Summary
send sb.to… 送某人到……
continues持续；继续存在相当于go on
be crazy about
对……着迷；热衷于……
compare… with… 把……与……比较。常用于两个同类事物之间的比较。
compare… to… ①把……与……比较。
（此时可与compare… with…互换）
②“把……比作……” 常用于两个不同性质的事物之间的比较。
all kinds of 各种各样的
be typical of 典型的
be successful in (doing) sth.
在（做）……方面取得成功
not…until…
直到……才……
It is time for sth.
该做某事了；到做某事的时候了
可与It’s time to do sth.进行转换
the development of…
……的发展
cause sb. to do sth.
导致某人做某事
Summary
send sb.to… 送某人到……
continues持续；继续存在相当于go on
be crazy about
对……着迷；热衷于……
compare… with… 把……与……比较。常用于两个同类事物之间的比较。
compare… to… ①把……与……比较。
（此时可与compare… with…互换）
②“把……比作……” 常用于两个不同性质的事物之间的比较。
all kinds of 各种各样的
be typical of 典型的
be successful in (doing) sth.
在（做）……方面取得成功
not…until…
直到……才……
It is time for sth.
该做某事了；到做某事的时候了
可与It’s time to do sth.进行转换
the development of…
……的发展
cause sb. to do sth.
导致某人做某事
1. Read and recite the new words and expressions.
2. Read and try to retell the article.
Homework