Unit 4 Section B （2a-2e）课件2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? Read the article to learn the common problem for Chinese and American families. To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, … What activities do you usually do after school? after-school classes 1. What do you think of after-school classes? 2. What do your parents think of after-school classes? Discuss the questions with your partner. I believe… I (don’t) think… People shouldn’t… People should… …is (not) good… …should… It’s important to… Task 1: Read the article fast and find the general idea of 2b. The article is talking about 　　　　.   A. children today having too much stress B. the importance of too much stress C. how to do homework Task 2: Match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Life for the Taylors’ children is busy, too. B. Linda Miller’s opinion. C. Chinese children are busy on weekends. D. Dr. Alice Green’s opinion. Para1 Para4 Para3 Para2 Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? The common problem for Chinese and American families is that Task 3: 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? 1. Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them. T T 3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldn’t have time to relax and think for themselves. T F F shouldn’t should Task 4: Read again carefully and try to finish the chart first and then discuss with your partners. skills compete Para. 2 typical basketball practice football training piano lessons tired don’t cut out quick homework until 14 development comparing continues stress Look at