人教版八年级下册Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents Section B 2a-2c课件(共31张PPT，含内嵌视频)

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Section B
Period Two
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents
Brainstorm
What activities do you usually do after school
have after-school lessons
do sports
other activities...
do homework
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
Add more activities:_______________________
________________________________________.
Do you like these
after-school activities
Why
play computer games
read interesting books...
According to the title and the picture, what’s this article about
writer’s opinion
What are they doing
Are they happy or unhappy
What’s the writer’s opinion
How do you know
Fast reading
What is the common problem for many students these days
Children have too many after-school activities that often make them stressed.
compete
push
training.
stress.
cause
a quick dinner,
compete
push
training.
stress.
cause
a quick dinner,
Fast reading
Who gives their opinions about the problem
Do they agree with writer's opinion
Find out sentences to show their opinions.
compete
push
training.
stress.
cause
a quick dinner,
Parents and doctors show different opinions.
Divide the passagae into different parts and talk ahout the main idea of each part.
1
2
Children have
too much stress from after-school activities.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Children have too much stress form learning more skills.
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy.
Linda Miller knows all about such stress.
Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development.
Fast reading:
Get the main idea of each paragraph
To get the main idea quickly,we should draw more attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.
Careful reading. Fill in the blanks.
Para. 1
These days, many parents ________________________________________. They believe it helps their kids ___________
However, such a busy life can ________________. push their children into more skills.
place great pressure on students.
to better compete in life.
Para. 2
The Taylors are a typical American family.
life for Cathy’s three children
one boy:
daughter
the other boy
The tired children _______ get home ________ after 7:00 p.m. They have a _________ dinner, and then it’s time for ___________. basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
don’t
until
quick
homework
Maybe she should _______ a few of activities， but she believe these activities are ______________ children’s future.
cut out
Cathy’s feeling
important for
Para. 3
Linda Miller says, competition _____ very young and continues _____ the kids get older. Linda thinks it is _____ and not fair. People _____________ their kids so hard.
Linda Miller’s opinion
until
starts
crazy
shouldn’t push
Dr. Alice Green’s opinion
Para. 4
Too much pressure is not _______ a child’s ___________. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can ______ a lot of stress for children. Kids ______have time to _____ and ________ themselves.
good for
development
cause
relax
should
think for
compete
push
training.
stress.
cause
a quick dinner,
_____________________
__________
_________
__________
(
)
_______
___________
_____
__________________
[
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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.
Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings Try to MATCH them with the meanings below.
2c
1. Keeps on happening __________
2. Lasting for only a short time ________
3. Make something happen _____
4. Usual or common ______
continues
quick
cause
typical
5. Encourage someone to do something or to work hard _______
6. Getting better or bigger ___________
7. Looking for differences and similarities between
things __________
push
development
comparing
These days, many parents _____ their children into learning more ______ .They believe it helps their kids better __________ in life. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for his children’s future. She really wants them to be ___________.
Linda Miller says, “In some families, ________ starts very young and _________ until the kids get older. The parents are always _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that people shouldn’t
_____ their kids ________.
Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ___________________, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more
_________ to have _____ children.”
push
important
successful
competition
skills
compete
continues
comparing
so hard
cause
stress
crazy
push
relax
successful
important
happy
think for themselves
Although
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
compete
push
training.
stress.
cause
a quick dinner,
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join
after-school activities
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.
2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What’s her opinion
2d Read the article and answer the questions.
3. 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.
2e Discuss the questions with your partner.
1. What do you think of after-school activities
2.What should you do to relax
Language points
1.These days, many parents push their children into
learning more skills.如今，许多父母逼迫孩子学习更多技能。 push -pushed -pushed
1)vt.鞭策，督促 push sb. to do sth.
No one pushed you to take the job, did they
谁也没推着你接受这份工作，对不对？
You’ll never be successful if you don’t push yourself harder.
如果不再努力一些，你就永远不会成功。
2) vt.推动；移动；按 反义词pull
I push the car, but it didn't move. 我推了推小汽车，但它不动。
You push while I pull.你推我拉。
3)vt.按下开关、按钮等，其同义词是press。
I got in and pushed the button for the fourth floor.
我进去后按了去四楼的按钮。
competition(n)
竞争；比赛
compete(v)
竞争；对抗
competitor(n)
竞争者；对手
The competitors come from all over the country. They compete with each other in the competition. 竞争者来自全国各地，他们在比赛中相互竞争。
语境
串记
2.They believe it helps their kids to better compete in life.
compete 为不及物动词，常构成的短语：
(1) compete with/against 和......竞争
Eg: It’s difficult for a small store to compete with/against a
supermarket. 小商店很难和超市竞争。
(2) compete for... 为......竞争
Eg: They’re competing for the job. 他们在为那份工作竞争。
competitive adj.竞争的，有竞争力的
3....place great pressure on students.
pressure u.n.压力 指精神上、外界施加的压力，相当于stress
under pressure 在压力之下
put/place pressure on sb.向某人施压
Do you always have too much pressure
你总有太大的压力？
The team performs well under pressure.
这支队伍在压力下表现良好。
4. The Taylors are a typical American family.泰勒一家是典型的美国家庭。
1）the+姓氏的复数形式 指该姓氏夫妇二人或一家人，表复数含义，
作主语是谓语用复数形式。
The Browns are used to living in China now.布朗一家现在习惯在中国生活了。
The Whites are both teachers.怀特夫妇都是教师。
2）typical adj. 典型的，有代表性的
1) This is a typical example of Roman pottery.
这是一件典型的罗马瓷器。
2) It was typical family entertainment.
这是典型的家庭娱乐活动。
3) A typical working day for me begins at 7:30.
我的工作日一般在7:30开始。
5.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities...
或许我可以减掉他们的几个活动......
cut out 动副短语
1) 删除；删去
You'd better cut out the first two sentences.
你最好删除最前面的两个句子。
2）切下；剪下
I read a good article in the newspaper yesterday. So I cut it out.
昨天我在报纸上读到一篇好文章，所以我把它剪下来了。
6.In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older.在有些家庭里，竞争从很小就开始了，一直持续到孩子们长大。
continue
1)vi. 持续，继续存在
The exhibition continues until 25 July. 展览要持续到7月25日。
The trial is expected to continue for three months.审判要持续三个月。
2)vt. 持续；继续存在
continue sth. 继续某事
continue doing/to do sth. 继续做某事
Let's continue our meeting.咱们继续开会吧。
He continued writing until he died.他一直写作，直到去世。
Both of the kids continue to help their mom pick out the fruit.
两个孩子继续帮他们的妈妈挑选水果。
compare ... with 把......与......比较 用于两个同类事物之间的比较
compare ... to 把......与......比较 此时可与compare......with互换
把......比作 常用于两个不同性质实物之间的比较，含有比喻的意味
7.And they are always comparing them with other children.
(1) be always doing sth 表示说话人的某种情绪，例如不满、赞扬、不耐烦等。（不是强调动作正在进行）
Eg: She is always moving things around.
她老是将东西搬来搬去的。(表示不满或者不耐烦)
Eg: She is always thinking of her work.
她总是为她的工作着想。(表示赞扬)
(2) compare v. - compared- compared 比较，对比
--comparison n.
We often compare children to flowers.
我们经常把儿童比作花朵。
8.It's crazy.
crazy adj.不理智的；疯狂的；热衷的，狂热的
be crazy about对......着迷；热衷于......
相当于be mad about
The neighbors must think we're crazy.
邻居们一定会认为我们疯了。
Neither of them is/are crazy about computer games.
他们两个都不沉迷于电脑游戏。
经常用 make sb. crazy/ drive sb. crazy
9.Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.
cause v. -caused -caused 作及物动词，常用的结构：
cause sb. sth. = cause sth. for sb. 给某人带来某事(多指麻烦)
cause sb. to do sth. 导致某人做某事
She is always causing her parents trouble.
= She is always causing trouble for her parents.
她总是给她的父母添麻烦。
What caused him to change his mind
是什么让他改变了主意？
cause还可以作名词，意为“原因，起因；理由”。
You have no cause for complain.你没有理由抱怨。
翻译。
1. 我不想参加英语培训。
2. 将孩子与别的孩子相比是不公平的。
3. 教育对一个国家的经济发展很重要。
I don’t want to take part in the English training.
It is unfair to compare kids with other children.
Education is very important to a country’s economic development.
4. 地震造成很大损害。
5. 他催促她做出决定。
6. 这篇文章续载在第10页。
The earthquake caused great damage.
He pushed her into making a decision.
The article continues on page ten.