Unit 4 Section B 2a---2e课件2023--2024学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? SectionB （2a-2e） New words opinion n. 意见； 想法；看法 skill n. 技艺； 技巧 typical adj. 典型的 football n. (美式) 橄榄球；足球 cut out 删除； 删去 quick adj. 快的；迅 速的；时间短暂的 continue v. 持 续；继续存在 compare v. 比较 compare… with比较;对比 crazy adj. 不理 智的；疯狂的 push v. 鞭策； 督促；推动 development v. 发展；发育；成长 cause v. 造成；引起 usual adj. 通常的 in one's opinion依…看 perhaps adv. 可 能；大概；也许 2 What do you usually do after school? Look and say hang out with friends play sports or exercise use the Internet do homework have after-school lessons watch TV 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 2a 4 Fast-reading Fast-reading - Main idea 1. Common problem for students [para. ______] 2. Three People who show their opinions about the problem [para. __________] Children are busier on weekends because of so many after-school classes. Cathy Taylor 1 2 Linda Miller Dr. Alice Green 3 4 Skim the article and match each paragraph with its main content. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 a. Life for Cathy Tayor’s three children is very busy. b. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. c. Many parents push their children into learning more skills. d. Linda Miller knows all about such stress. 二、新课讲解 2b 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 children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? Cathy Taylor (a mother with three children), Linda Miller (a mother with three children) and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem. 1. Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 1.What are kids doing in the after-school class