Unit 4 section B（2a-2e）课件 2023-2024学年人教版八年级下册英语

Unit 4 Why don’ t you talk to your parents? Section B 2a-2e Teaching Objectives By the end of the class, you will be able to: 1. extract some detailed information from the passage; 2. learn how to guess the meaning of a word from the context; 3. think about how to balance work and relaxation. Words review n.意见；想法；看法 n.技艺；技巧 adj.典型的 n. （美式）橄榄球；足球 adj.快的；迅速的；时间短暂的 v.持续；继续存在 opinion skill typical football quick continue v.比较 adj.不理智的；疯狂的 v.鞭策；督促；推动 n.发展；发育；成长 v.造成；引起 adj.通常的；寻常的 compare crazy push development cause usual Phrases review 删去；删除 比较；对比 cut out compare… with What do yo usually do after school? Check (✓) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. _____ do homework _____ have after-school lessons _____ watch movies _____ use the Internet _____ hang out with friends _____ play sports or exercise ✓ ✓ ✓ 2a You? Before reading Prediction ? Children … 8 While reading Skimming 1. Why are Chinese children so busy? A. To get into a good high school. B. To practice sports to compete and win. C. To have too many after-school classes. 2. Who are mentioned in the passage? Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green. 9 To get into a good high school and university; to compete and win. Read and answer Read Para 1. Why do Chinses children have so many after-school classes? While reading Reading Tip compete: try to be the best or the first to finish something (p.31 2c) 10 Read and fill Read Para 2. Complete the time schedule for kids. in Cathy’s home. While reading What do you think of the mom—Cathy? Cathy is busy, too. She cares about the success of her kids. tired busy Are all the parents similar to Cathy? Time Activities after school after 7:00 p.m. after a quick dinner get home basketball/football/piano important homework Look at the schedule, what do you think of the kids? Why does Cathy let her kids take so many activities? 11 No, she doesn’t. Because she knows all about such stress from com