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

Section B 2a-2e Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? It is very common for Chinese children to take after-school classes. Many of them have to learn exam skills so that they can get a higher score than others. In big cities, like Beijing and Shanghai, students need to learn art and music in order to have more chances to get into best schools. Background Check(√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. Pre-readning 2a _____ do homework _____ use the Internet _____ have after-school lessons _____ hang out with friends _____ watch movies _____ play sports or exercise Let’s predict 有图必读 What’s the passage about? The title and the picture can help you get the general idea. Maybe it’s about ... Children should learn to relax. Fast reading 2b Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the common problem for many students these days? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Their parents push them into learning more skills. Cathy Taylor (a mother of three children), Linda Miller( a mother of three children), Dr. Alice Green ( a doctor). 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. Read paragraph 1 again and underline the language points. compete with sb. 和某人竞争 push sb. into doing sth. 督促某人做某事 place great pressure on sb. 把巨大的压力放在某人身上 Such a busy life can ________ great ____________on students. However These days,many parents their children into . Read Para. 1 again and finish the mind map. while-reading push a commmon problem learning more skills. They believe it ________ their kids to better__________in life. Why pressure place compete helps 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