Unit 2 课时1 Reading（教学课件）英语新教材沪教版九年级下册

沪教牛津版 · 九年级英语 Reading Unit 2 Finding balance in life 学会与压力相处，拥抱平衡生活 A reading class on stress and balance How to deal with stress · 九年级英语阅读课 课时 1 Reding 阅读课 How to deal with stress Learning Objectives 01 学习理解 · Learn and understand Read the article and find out the six ways to deal with stress; understand new words like peer pressure, guard against. 02 应用实践 · Practise and apply Use skimming and careful reading skills to complete the notes and answer the questions about the article. 03 迁移创新 · Transfer and create Give your own advice on dealing with stress and make a stress-relief plan for yourself in English. Before you read: Stress around us Pre-reading Word Bank 词库 exam stress peer pressure feel lonely worry about one's appearance (1) The student is dealing with ______________ . exam stress (2) The girl ______________________________ . worries about her appearance (3) The boy ______________ because his classmates didn't ask him to play football with them. feels lonely (4) ______________ often causes the boy to feel stressed. Peer pressure Free Talk: Are you stressed? Pre-reading ? What are some effective ways to deal with stress? A: Do you sometimes feel stressed? B: Yes. I'm feeling stressed at the moment. I'm going to try out for the school choir on Friday, but I'm worried that I won't sing well. Genre Focus: What kind of text is it? While-reading An online article 网络文章 / 博客帖子 Think: Where is the article from? How do you know? How to deal with stress • Be positive • Learn to relax ❤ ★ �� 1 On a website. 2 From the layout. Skimming: How is the article organized? ① The problem Many students suffer from stress — studying, peer pressure, appearance... ▼ ② The risk Too much stress can be a risk to your health. We need to guard against it. ▼ ③ The ways Six ways — the body of the article. ▼ ④The ending Interaction — "Leave a comment below!" The article gives us six ways... While-reading 6 ways to fight stress 1 · Be positive 2 · Learn to relax 3 · Take up a hobby 4 · Talk to someone you trust 5 · Take care of your body 6 · Meet up with friends Tips: Pay attention to subheadings. Careful reading I: Be positive & Learn to relax While-reading Way 1 · Be positive • look on the bright side of life • believe you will achieve your goals • stay positive when things go wrong 2. What does "positive thinking" mean? 1. How can we reduce stress? Through positive thinking. Careful reading I: Be positive & Learn to relax While-reading Way 2 · Learn to relax • take a break from studies and exam worries • go for a walk or jog in the park • a concert, a film, or a quiet place for a quarter of an hour What can you do to help yourself relax? What else do you usually do to help yourself relax? Careful reading II: Take up a hobby While-reading Way 3 · Take up a hobby Painting, skating, reading a good book, playing a musical instrument like the guitar or keyboard and forming a band with your friends! 2. Why do you need to take up a hobby? Because it keeps you busy and helps you leave your worries behind. 1. What hobbies are mentioned in the passage? Careful reading III: Talk & take care of body While-reading Way 4 · Talk to someone you trust You can share your problems with other people — a family member, a friend or a teacher. Your school may also have a counsellor . Who can you talk to when you are feeling low? Way 5 · Take care of your body Taking regular exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep can help you reduce stress. What are the "three goods" for your body? Careful reading IV: Meet up with friends While-reading Way 6 · Meet up with friends Make sure that you have a social life. It's important to chat to your friends and have fun. Think & share: Why is "a social life" important for fighting stress? Because friends can listen and understand our sadness. They may also give us some useful advice to make us happy. Besides, talking itself is a good way to relieve stress. Language Focus ①: Key Phrases 重点短语 Language Focus A 压力与困扰 Stress & problems deal with stress 处理压力 · suffer from stress 承受压力 be under stress 处于压力之下 · focus on 专注于 worry about... 担心…… · peer pressure 同辈压力 B 积极心态 Be positive look on the bright side (of life) 看到光明面 achieve your goals 实现目标 · stay positive 保持乐观 things go wrong 情况变糟 · be busy with 忙于 C 放松与爱好 Relax & hobbies take a break (from...) （从……中）休息一下 go for a walk 去散步 · take up a hobby 培养爱好 pick up a good book 拿起好书来读 form a band 组建乐队 leave your worries behind 抛开烦恼 D 健康与倾诉 Body & talking guard against 防范 take regular exercise 定期锻炼 eat a healthy diet 健康饮食 get enough sleep 睡眠充足 feel low 情绪低落 share ... with ... 向……倾诉 More from the text ： make sure 确保 clear your mind 清空大脑 chat with friends and have fun 与朋友聊天玩乐 a quarter of an hour or so 大约一刻钟 Language Focus ②: Key Sentence Patterns 重点句型 Language Focus ① One way to do sth. is ... 做某事的一种方法是…… One way to reduce stress is through positive thinking. 解析：不定式 to reduce stress 作后置定语，修饰 way。 ② be aware that + 从句 意识到…… You should be aware that too much stress can be a risk to your health. 解析：that 引导宾语从句；a risk to... 对……的威胁。 ③ Doing ... + v. 动名词（短语）作主语 Taking regular exercise, eating a healthy diet and getting enough sleep can help you reduce stress. 解析：doing 作主语 ④ try doing sth. 尝试做某事 When you are feeling low, try sharing your problems with other people. 解析：try doing 试着做（看看效果）≠ try to do 努力设法做。 Quick check ① __________ (eat) a healthy diet and getting enough sleep can help you reduce stress. Eating ② Try ____________ (share) your worries with people you trust. sharing　 Deep thinking: read beyond the lines Post-reading "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Q1 What do "lemons" and "lemonade" stand for? Q2 Why are many students suffering from stress? What does the writer think about stress? Q3 Why does the writer end with "Leave a comment below"? Lemons refer to difficulties and lemonade stands for something good we make of them. Unbalanced lives; Too much stress is a risk to health, so guard against it. To invite readers to interact — typical of online articles. Your ideas: Stress in real life Post-reading Reading comprehension 3 — Discuss: (1) Are the suggestions in the article helpful? Which one works best for you? (2) Do you have any other suggestions on dealing with stress? Group task Pick one "stress card" — exam stress / peer pressure / feeling lonely — and write 1-2 sentences of advice in English for that classmate. Then share with the class! Sentence starters 表达支架 · Why don't you ...? · You should... · It helps to... · Remember to ... · When life gives you lemons, make lemonade! Summary & Homework 小结与作业 Summary What we learned The genre: an online article Reading skills: skimming 略读 careful reading 细读 reading between the lines 深层理解 必做 Read the article aloud; copy the six ways and key phrases (suffer from, peer pressure, guard against, take up) into your notebook. 必做 Finish "Reading comprehension 1" notes and check your answers after class. 选做 Be a blogger! Write your comment under the article — "My tip to fight stress" (about 60 words). Useful expressions Less stress, better life When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. 愿你带着今天的六把"钥匙"，从容面对每一次挑战。 $