Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents？Section B 2a～2e课件 2024-2025学年人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents? Section B 2a-2e 1 1 What activities do you often do after school? do homework play sports or exercise hang out with friends watch movies use the Internet take after-school classes Reading 2b Read the article and answer the questions. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? Parents give their children too much stress. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? Cathy Taylor (a mother of three children), Linda Miller( a mother of three children), and Dr. Alice Green ( a doctor). Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. 2c 1. Keeps on happening 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills 3. Worries about things at home, school or work 4. Usual or common 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something 6. Getting better or bigger 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things compete typical training stress continues comparing development 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. Fast reading Match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Life for the Taylors’ children is busy, too. B. Linda Miller’s opinion. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 D. Dr. Alice Green’s opinion. Para. 4 C. Chinese children are busy on weekends. Para. 1 Careful reading Children are busier on weekends than weekdays because_______________________________________ . Many of them are________________so that ____________________ ____________________ ________________. Others are ____________ ____________________ _______. learning exam skills they can get into a high practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesn’t only happen ___________ in China they have to take so many after-school classes school and later a good university One boy: Life for Cathy’s three children daughter The Taylors are a typical American family. The other boy Taylor’s feeling piano lessons Maybe she could________ a few of activities. football training basketball practice don’t until quick However, the tired children ______get home_______after 7:00 p.m. They have a _______dinner, and then it’s time for _______. homework ...be good for the children’s future. Para. 2 Para. 2 Para 2 cut out Linda’s opinion She knows all about such_______. Competition starts very young and__________until the kids get older. Mothers _______their small kids _____ all kinds of classes. And they are always __________ them _______ other children. It’s _______. I don’t think that’s _______. Why don’t they __________________ ? People shouldn’t ____________________. continues stress send to comparing with crazy fair just let their kids be kids push their kids so hard Parents should let their kids be kids. Para.3 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 a child’s development cause a lot of stress for children relax and think for themselves want successful children to have happy children It’s more important to have happy children than successful children. Para. 4 1. Chinese children have to take so many after-school classes on weekends these days. 2. Cathy Taylor really wants her three children to be successful, so she believes these after-school activities are important for them. Read the article again, judge T or F. T T 3. Linda Miller thinks parents should send their small kids to all kinds of classes. 4. Linda thinks some parents push their kids too much. 5. Alice thinks kids shouldn’t have time to relax and think for themselves. T F F 2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities? Yes. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future. 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? No, she doesn’t. She thinks it’s crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard. 3. Does Dr. Alice Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? No, she doesn’t. 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. Discuss the questions with your partner. 2e 1. What do you think of after-school activities? 2. What should you do to relax? Discussing and Report Structures for reference: 1. I agree… 2. I don’t agree/ disagree with… 3. I believe… 4. I don’t think… 5. In my opinion, I think… 1. Maybe I could… 2. Why don’t we…? 3. …should/shouldn’t… 4. Although it’s normal to…, it’s even important to… Students these days are under too much pressure. Is it good for a child’s development? Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Dr. Alice Green Don’t compare your kids with others every day. For parents︰无论成绩好坏，请想想：每个孩子都是种子，只不过每个人的花期不同。有的花，一开始就灿烂绽放；有的花，需要漫长的等待。不要看着别人怒放了，自己的那颗还没有动静就着急，相信是花都有自己的花期，细心地呵护自己的花慢慢的看着长大，陪着他沐浴阳光风雨，这何尝不是一种幸福。相信孩子，静待花开。也许你的种子永远不会开花，因为他是一棵参天大树。 Homework 1. Read the article again after school. 2. What do you think of the after-school classes? Write an article about it. $$