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

Unit4 Why don't you talk to your parents? Section B ( 2a-2e) Discussion Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself when you are stressed? play sports hang out with friends watch TV listen to music sleep eat delicious food Study stress is a common problem. Harvard University(哈佛大学) Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning. Reading strategy Pre-reading Don't be afraid of the new words when you are reading. While-reading 1. Skim 略读 — Read for the main idea. Para. 1 ( ) Para. 2 ( ) Para. 3 ( ) Para. 4 ( ) C. Chinese children are not the only ones who are sometimes busier on weekends because of after-school classes. A. Life for American kids isn't easy. D. Linda doesn't agree to push kids too hard. B. Doctors advise giving children more time to relax. C A D B Skills: Look through the passage without reading every word. Focus on the beginning and the ending. Situations in two countries the situation in China the situation in America Different people’s opinions Linda Miller’s opinion Doctors’ opinion P1 P2 P3 P4 sum up the tructure These days, students are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays. Do you know why? Because they have to take so many after-school classes. 2. Scan 浏览 — Read for the details(细节). Paragraph 1 Task1: Read and answer. Chinese Children are busier on weekends than weekdays because_ . Many of them _ so that they can _ and later_ Others _ so that they can _ However, this _ happen in China. are learning exam skills get into a good high school a good university are practicing sports compete and win doesn’t only Task2: Complete the chart. they have to take so many after-school classes under too much pressure Paragraph 2 Task1: True or false. 1. Cathy has three children and they all have to take after-school activities. 2. Cathy takes her daughter to piano lessons. 3. Cathy’s kids can have a rest after dinner. 4. The children are not tired after all these activities. True False False False After-school activities person activities feeling one of two boys 1._ 4._ the other son 2._ daughter 3._ basketball practice piano lessons football training tired Task2: Fill in the chart. Task3: Fill in the blanks. Maybe she could _. But she believes these activities are _. She really wants them to _. Cathy’s opinions cut out a few of their activities important for the children’s future be successful Paragraph 3 Task1: Put the sentences in order(排序). 1. They are always comparing them with other children. 2. Competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older. 3. Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 2 3 1 The right order of these sentences: Linda _ ( agrees/ disagrees) with Cathy. She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children. She also thinks that people shouldn’t _ their kids so hard. disagrees crazy push Task2: Fill in the blanks. Paragraph 4 Task1: Read and answer. She agrees with Linda. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children. 1. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? 2. What does she say? These days, children are sometimes _ on weekends than weekdays because they _ take so many _ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _ for her children’s future. She really wants them to be _. 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 _ children.” 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 _. busier have to after-school important successful competition continues comparing crazy push so hard cause stress relax think for Although successful important happy Summarizing Post-reading busier have to after-school important successful competition continues comparing crazy push so hard cause stress relax think for Although successful important happy Retelling Post-reading Write a short article to describe students' study stress and give your opinions about it. People always like to with others because they all want to win and nobody likes to lose. As a result, students in China take all kinds of after-school activities. so do students from American families. We go to classes like language classes, pinao lessons, football , and so on. It is a lot of for us. And this even until we get much older. One of the things we students hate most is that our parents often us with other children. It is so unfair. Too much pressure can't be good for our . Certainly our parents want us to be succesful, but what's more important is that we are happy. That being said, it doesn't mean students need no pressure at all. Proper pressure is necessary for us. It's what makes us keep improving ourselves and be better people. However,we should know how to face our pressure instead of running away from it. For example, we could always go to people we trust, such as the parents, the teachers, good friends,to talk about it. Believe me, that really helps. compete typical training stress continues compare development Remember, we fight today for a better tomorrow. $$