八年级下Unit4sectionB.ppt

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1、 Now more and more children are having different kinds of after-school classes.As a middle school student, Do you take so many after- school classes?Do you have a lot of pressure from them?How do you relax yourself? We often have a lot of problems. Its best not to run away from our problems. We shou

2、ld always try to solve them. Although we have a lot of after-school activities, we should do the things that we relax ourselves. And do remember to be happy everyday.Section 2 while you readMaybe you should learn to relax To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compar

3、e, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, perhaps Read 2b and know about the common problem for Chinese and American families Reading strategies : skimming and guessing the meaning of the words to improve students reading skillParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Chinese children are busier

4、on weekends than weekdays these days.Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.Linda Miller knows all about such stress.Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.Read quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer:1.Whats the

5、 purpose(目的目的) of the students learning exam skills?2.What are other students doing?So that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.They are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.Cathy TaylorThe Taylors are a typical American family.One boy:Life for Cathys three

6、 children daughter The Taylors are a typical American family.The other boy Taylors feeling piano lessons Maybe she could_ a few of activities,but they are good for childrens future.football trainingbasketball practice dontuntilquickHowever, the tired children _get home_ after 7:00 p.m. They have a _

7、dinner, and then its time for _. homeworkPara. 2 Para. 2Para 2cut outThe Millers are another family.Linda Miller Read paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.Linda_( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy.She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children.She also thinks that people shouldnt

8、 _ their kids so hard.disagreescrazypushRead paragraph 4 carefully and answer.Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?She agrees with Linda. she says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves ,too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more

9、important to have happy children.尽管想拥有成功的孩子很正常，但是拥有快乐的尽管想拥有成功的孩子很正常，但是拥有快乐的孩子更加重要。孩子更加重要。Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2b2bThe children have to take many after-school classes and cause too much stress.2. Who gives their opi

10、nions about the problem?Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.Read the article again and answer the questions. 2d2d1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?Yes, he does.No, she doesnt. She thin

11、ks its crazy and unfair. Parents should let their kids be kids and they shouldnt push their kids so hard and.3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although its normal to wan

12、t successful children, its even more important to have happy children.”Read again and find the new words ,then finish 2c.1. compete2. typical3. training4. continue5. compare6. developmentLook at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below

13、. 2c2c1. Keeps on happening _2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _3. Worries about things at home, school or work _4. Usual or common _continuestrainingstresstypical5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something _6. Getting better or bigger _7. Looking for differences and similaritie

14、s between things _competedevelopmentcomparing1. Listen and Imitate 2. Find your questions.3. Retell the article. 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 his childrens future

15、. He really want them to be _. Linda Miller says, “In some families, _ starts very young and _ until the kids get older. The parents are 根据课文内容填空。根据课文内容填空。busierimportantsuccessful competitionhave toafter-schoolcontinuesalways _ their small kids with other children. Its _.” She thinks that people sh

16、ouldnt _ 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. _ its normal to want _ children, its even more _ to have _ children.”comparingso hardcause stresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythink fo

17、rAlthough Section3 After you read Group work What do you think of after-school activities? What should you do to relax? Talk Show we think after-school activities are , To relax.I think some of the activities are very important and useful for our future. But too many after-school activities will mak

18、e us under too much stress. And it is crazy to compare us with other students. We should have time to do what we enjoy doing to relax ourselves.Harvest TimeReading strategy 1: Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the topic sentence.Reading strategy 2: Use the context to help you guess the meaning of the words you dont know.we talk about after-school activities and stress.1. Try to remember the new words and try to use them.2. Complete your opinions and write them down.3. Be happy every day!