Unit4 Section B 2a-2e 课件 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

Section B (2a-2e) Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents? 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 上课外辅导班 Report I interviewed five students and here is the result. Jill takes basketball training class every Tuesday and Friday after school. He thinks it’s tiring but exciting. He likes playing basketball because it’s good for health. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In my opinion, students should/shouldn’t ______________________ _______________________________________________. New words opinion[əˈpɪnjən] push[pʊʃ] skill[skɪl] typical[ˈtɪpɪkl] football[ˈfʊtbɔːl] cut out quick[kwɪk] n.意见;想法;看法 v.鞭策;督促;推动 n.技艺;技巧 adj.典型的 n.(美式）橄榄球;足球 删除;删去 adj.快的;迅速的;时间短暂的 Read the words and expressions quickly on page 30-32. continue[kənˈtɪnjuː] compare[kəmˈpeə(r)] compare…with… crazy[ˈkreɪzi] development[dɪˈveləpmənt] cause[kɔːz] usual[ˈjuːʒuəl] in one’s opinion perhaps[pəˈhæps] v.持续;继续存在 v.比较 比较;对比 adj.不理智的;疯狂的 n.发展;发育;成长 v.造成;引起 adj.通常的;寻常的 依…看 adv.可能;大概;也许 What’s the type of this article? A. Narration记叙文 B. Argumentation议论文 Prediction relax What(meaning) 1.have a rest 2.Be calmer and less worried How? 1.empty the mind 清空杂念 2.enjoy peace享受平静 3.be yourself做自己 Why? 1.physical needs 生理需求 2.emotional needs 情感需求 Who? teachers? parents? children? … Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! Skimming Read quickly and Match each paragraph with the main ideas. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 The common problem A typical example A mother’s opinion A doctor’s opinion adj.典型的 共同问题 Scanning Paragraph 1 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. skill n. 技艺；技巧 place on把...放在...上；把...强加于... v. 鞭策；督促 push sb. into doing sth. What is the common problem for many students these days? The common problem for many students is that many parents push their children into learning more skills. Why? What is the writer’s opinion about the problem? In the writer’s opinion, … Do your parents push you into learning some skills? Can you give examples? Linking sentence过渡句 Scanning Paragraph 2 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 to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it's time for homework. 删除；删去 adj. 成功的；有成就的 “直到…才” adj. 快的；迅速的 adv快地quickly It's time for sth. 到做某事的时间了 =it’s time to do sth. adj. 典型的 the + 姓氏的复数形式 “……一家人” =have dinner quickly Read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks. The Taylors—A _________ family in America Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very ______. who After-school activities feelings One son the other son The daughter Cathy Taylor ’s opinion _______________________________________________________ typical she believes they are important for her children’s future. basketball practice football training piano lessons tired busy stressed Why? The children’s life is busy because_________________. they have many after-school classes Their mother couldn’t cut out the classes because… The children must be… a typical example? To make the writer’s opinion more convincing(有说服力的). Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says, “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that's fair. Why don't they just let their kids be kids? People shouldn't push their kids so hard.” adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 compare A with B 把a和b作比较 continue vi. 持续；继续存在 Careful reading Read Para.3 carefully and finish the tasks. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? Why? typical 竞争compete v.---competition n. “直到…为止” Scanning Paragraph 4 Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child's development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it's normal to want successful children, it's even more important to have happy children.” v. 造成；引起 n. 发展；成长 尽管/虽然….但是 be good for 对……有好处 cause sth. for sb.给某人带来某事 Dr. Alice Green's opinion Doctors say too much pressure isn’t good for _________________________. She says all these activities can _______________________________________. Kids should have time to ___________________________________. Although it’s normal to _______________________, it’s even more important to____________________. a child’s development cause a lot of stress for children relax and think for themselves want successful children have happy children Para. 4 Why doctors? Professional专业的 Think The common problem A typical example A mother’s opinion(typical) A doctor’s opinion(professional) What’s the writer’s opinion? Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! Who? The meaning of “relax” 1.have a rest 2.be calmer and less worried ______should learn to relax so that _______can really relax! Summary 上课外班： take/have after-school classes/lessons 督促某人做某事 push sb. into doing sth. 3. 典型的美国家庭： a typical American family 4. 删去；删除： cut out 5. 吃一顿快的晚餐： have a quick dinner 6.到作某事的时间了 it’s time for sth./to do sth 7. 把A和B作比较 compare A with B 8. 把某人逼得太紧： push sb. so hard 9. 对…有益： be good for 10. 给某人造成某事(麻烦) cause sth. for sb. Language points 1. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future. cut out 是“动词+副词”型短语，名词作宾语时，可以放在cut与out之间或out之后；代词作宾语时，只能放在cut与out之间。 cut out 删除；删去 【拓展延伸】cut的相关短语 cut up 切碎 =cut…into pieces cut off 切除 cut down 砍倒；削减；降低 continue vt. 继续某事~sth. 继续做某事~to do sth./~doing sth. Let’s continue our class.咱们继续上课吧 If you continue to smoke/smoking, your body will get worse and worse.如果你继续吸烟，你的身体将会变得越来越糟 continue vi. 持续;继续存在 The rain continued all day.雨连续下了一整天 The earthquake continued for two minutes.地震持续了2分钟 4. And they are always comparing them with other children. be always doing sth. 表示说话人的某种情绪，例如不满、赞扬、不耐烦等。 be always doing sth.　一直/总是做某事 He is always smoking in the room.他总是在房间里吸烟 She is always thinking of others instead of herself.她总是想着别人，而不是自己 【特别提醒】be always doing sth. 不强调动作正在进行。 compare ... with 比较；对比 【易混辨析】compare ... with与compare... to... compare... with… 把……与……比较 强调同类比较 compare...to… 把……比作 强调异类比较，含有比喻意味。 Parents always compare their kids with other children. We usually compare teachers to gardeners. 5. People shouldn't push their kids so hard. push v. 鞭策；督促；推动 push在此作动词，意为“鞭策；督促”。 push sb. to do sth. 意为“督促某人做某事。 She thanks her parents for pushing her to study. 【拓展延伸】push的其他常见义项： (1) 意为“推动”，其反义词是pull“拉”。 (2) 意为“按下（按纽、开关等）”，其同义词是press。 6. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. cause v. 造成；引起 cause作及物动词，常用结构： She is always causing her parents trouble. = She is always causing trouble for her parents. What caused him to change his mind? 【拓展延伸】cause还可作名词，意为“原因，起因；理由。” 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 The police tried to find out the cause of the accident. Fill in the blanks. These days, many parents _____ their children _____ learning more skills. They believe _____ helps their kids _____ _________ _________ in life. However, such a busy life can ______ great pressure _____ students. 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 _____ ___ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have happy children.” competition continues push into it to better compete place on comparing crazy push hard so cause stress relax think for Although successful important 2023 Blues 29832.05 2023 Blues 46079.59 2023 Blues 19696.309 2022 Blues 41456.156 2022 Blues 29492.451 2022 Blues 23196.797 $$