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Section B
2a-2e
人教新目标版 八年级(下)
Unit 4
Why don’t you talk to your parents？
1.掌握重点词/语opinion, typical, compare ...with等；
2.熟练谈论对after-school class问题的看法和建议。
语言能力
1.了解中国及其他国家中学生们普便存在的问题；
2.学会放松，缓解压力。
文化意识
学习是很重要的事情，但并不是生活的全部。
思维品质
1.学会猜测词意；
2.通过议论文阅读，提高学生的综合阅读能力。
学习能力
Learning Aims
1.Do you have any after-school classes
A Yes, I do. B No, I don’t
2.What kinds of classes do you take Why do you take them
Do a survey
A Some of us are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university .
B.Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.
Common problem
共同的问题
skill /skil/ n. 技艺 技巧
so that 为了 以便
Lead in
They have ________________
What’s wrong with them
Their parents give them________________.
too many after-school classes
too much pressure
pressure ['pre ] n.压力
What should they do
2a
Pre-reading
What do you often do after school
do homework
watch movies
use the Internet
Pre-reading
What do you often do after school
play sports or exercise
have after-school lessons
hang out with friends
2b
While-reading
1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families
Children have to take so many after-school classes.
2.Who gives their opinions about the problems
Cathy Taylor
Linda Miller
Dr. Alice Green.
opinion [ 'pinj n] n.意见，想法，看法
Scanning
1. Read fast and think: the topic of the text is _____.
A. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very
busy.
B. Competitions starts from very young.
C. Children are very busy but they should learn
to relax.
2. Match the key words of each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Linda Miller’s opinion
Present situation
in America
Doctors’ opinion
Present situation in China
para.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
Life for the Taylors' children is busy ,too.
Linda Miller's opinion and advice.
.Chinese children are busy on weekends.
DDoctor Alice Green's opinion and advice
Read and match the main idea with each paragraph
skimming
不必逐字逐句读，快速读文章，找出主旨。认真阅读每段的第一句.
advice [ d'vais] n.劝告 建议
Sum up the structure
The present situation
present situation in China
present situation in America
Different people’s opinions
Linda Miller’s opinion
Doctors’ opinion
P1
P2
P3
P4
Read and circle again, judge T or F.
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.
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
T
T
F
F
第一段第1句
第二段倒数第3行
第三段倒数第3行
第三段最后1句
第四段第3行
scannig
找出题干关键词---锁定答案区域---仔细理解对比---得出答案
课文
Careful reading
Para 1
How
Why
What
Who
Task 3: Read Para 1 and finish the mind map.
While-reading
Para 1
How
Why
What
Who
Chinese children
busier
take so many after-school classes
Others are practic-ing sports.
Many of them are learning exam skills.
Read Para 1 and finish the mind map.
While-reading
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
While-reading
Students are on weekends than weekdays.
Read Para. 1 again and finish the mind map.
busier
Many
Get into a good
and .
learning .
others
__________________.
a commmon problem
This doesn't ________ only in China.
exam skills
practicing sports
so that
They can and .
high school
university
compete
win
happen
so that
Para. 2
Cathy Taylor
Linda Miller
Cathy Taylor believes __________________________________________________
people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
these activities are important for children’s future.
Linda Miller thinks ________________________________________________
Para. 3
While-reading
Read Para 2 and guess the meaning
The Taylors are a typical American family.
A. keeps on happening
B. getting better or bigger
C. usual or common
√
/'t p kl/
A new strategy —— Guessing the meaning
When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you don’t know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.
上下文
While-reading
Read para.2 and complete the chart below.
Children
One of Cathy's two boys
Cathy's daughter
Cathy's the other boy
Activities
basketball practice
football training
piano lessons
Q: What does Cathy Taylor think of
these activities
Maybe she could________ a few of activities.
cut out
cut out: 删除，删去
But these activities are important for my children’s future. She really wants them to be successful.
While-reading
Read paragraph 3 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 shouldn’t ______ their kids so hard.
disagrees
crazy
push
Read para.3
1.Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy
No, she doesn’t.
Linda’s opinions
It’s crazy and unfair to ________________________
Why don't they ____________________________
People shouldn't ___________________________
compare their own children with other children
Compare with 和某人作比较
let their kids be kids
Let kids be kids让孩子做自己
push their kids so hard
crazy /kreizi/ adj.疯狂的
fair--unfair 公平的-不公平的
push sb so hard把某人逼的很紧
给某人施加了很多压力
While-reading
while-reading
Linda knows ______about
such stress.
____________starts very young and continues until the kids get older.
Mothers ______their kids to all kinds of classes.
They are ____________them _____ other children.
all
People shouldn't ______their kids so ______.
Competition
send
comparing
with
push
hard
Read Para. 3 and finish the mind map.
Para. 4
successful
happy
Doctor Alice Green says ________________________________________
Doctor Alice Green
Although it’s normal to want successful children,
it’s even more important to have happy children.
kids should have time to relax and think for themselves.
While-reading
1..Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda
She agrees with Linda.
Read Para.4 and find the answers.
Dr. Alice
1 Too much pressure isn't good for________________ because all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.
2 Kids should have time to ______________________________
3 It’s even more important to have __________________
a child's development
relax and think for themselves
放松和自我思考
happy children
cause [k z] v. 引起 造成
n.发育，发展，成长
Alice Green
While-reading
while-reading
Dr.Alice
Green
Doctors say too much pressure ____________________a child’s development.
Read Para. 4 and finish the mind map.
is not good for
The activities can_______ a lot of stress.
Children should have time to ______and __________ themselves.
It's more important to have ____________ children than to want_______________ ones.
think for
cause
relax
happy
successful
compete
typical
training
continue
compare
development
stress
Keeps on happening
Physical exercse and
practice of skills
Worries about things at
home, school or work
Usual or common
Try to be the best of the
first to finish something
Getting better or bigger
Looking for differences and
similarities between things
Match the words with the meanings.
s
comparing
Context上下文
继续发生
体育锻炼和技巧练习
家里.学校或工作上的烦心事
寻常的或普通的
努力成为最好或第一个完成某事的人
变得更好更大
找出事物间的不同点或相似点
Try to match the words 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 __________
continues
training
stress
typical
compete
development
compare
生词
词义猜测
2d
Read the article again and answer the questions.
1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after school activities
2. Does Linda Milleragree with Cathy What's her opinion
3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say
Yes, she does. She thinks after-school activities are good for the children’s future.
No, she doesn't. She thinks parents shouldn't push their kids so hard.
Yes, she does. Dr. Green says,“ Too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. All these activites can cause a lot of stress for children....”
Discuss.What should you do to relax
I think I should play sports three times a week.
I will listen to music.
I’d love to...
I want to hang out with
my friend on weekend.
2e
What do you think of after-school activities
In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. There they may have some fun as well some skills.
I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities. Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves.
Discuss the questions with your partner.
2. What should you do to relax
There are a lot of ways to relax.
I’d like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend,
Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food.
Linda Miller, a mother________, knows all about such_______. “In some families, ___________ starts very young and continues _____the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers______ their small kids ____ all kinds of classes. And they are always __________ them _____ other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s ______. Why don’t they just _____ their kids be kids People shouldn’t _____ their kids so ______.
of three
stress
competition
until
send
to
comparing
with
fair
let
hard
push
Fill in the blanks according to the context.
Doctors say too much pressure isn’t good for a child’s ____________. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can ______ a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. _________ it’s ______ to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.
development
cause
Although
normal
Problem
agree
disagree
Linda Miller
Dr. Alice Green
Cathy Taylor
opinion
opinion
opinion
Retell
Students have too many after-school classes!
are important for
be successful
I don’t think that’s fair.
Let kids be kids.
shouldn't push them
too hard
isn't good for
cause a lot of stress
have time to
more important
Project
Do a survey about students’ after-school classes and fill in the chart. (Interview at least 5 students) Then give a report according to the result you collect. Your own viewpoints should also be included in the report.
Name After-school classes Feelings Why to choose(Reason)
Jill basketball training tiring but exciting good for health
Report
I interviewed five students in total 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 ______________________
_______________________________________________.
1. sometimes副词，意为“有时；不时”。
例：他有时周末去购物。
He sometimes goes shopping on the weekend.
她有时会给朋友们寄明信片。
She sometimes sends postcards to her friends.
Language points
辨析：sometimes, some times, some time
与sometime
sometimes
some times
some time
sometime
意为“有时，不时”，意思与at times相近，多用于一般现在时。
意为“几次，几倍”，time意为“次，倍”，是可数名词。
意为“一段时间”，time意为“时间”，是不可数名词。
意为“某个时候”，它可指过去的“某个时候”，也可指将来的 “某个时候”。
2. so many意为“如此多”，修饰可数名词复数形式。
辨析：so many, too many, much too与too much
意思 中心词 修饰的词
so many
too many
much too
too much
如此多
太多
太
太多
many
many
too
much
复数可数名词
复数可数名词
形容词或副词
不可数名词
3. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.
others指“其他人/物”，是一种泛指情况。
例句：她总是乐于助人。She is always ready to help others.
辨析：another, the other, the others 和 others
another指同类事物（三者或三者以上）中的“另
一个”，表示不定数目中的“另一个”。
例：我不喜欢这本书，请给我另外一本。
I don’t like this book. Please give me another one.
(2) the other表示“(两者中的)另一个”。
常用结构：one …the other… 一个……另一个……
例句：我有两支钢笔。一支是红的，另一支是蓝的。
I have two pens. One is red, the other is blue.
(3) the others强调在一定范围内的“其他全部”。
例句：我们班有50个学生，其中20个来自农村，其余的都来自城市。
There are fifty students in our class, of which
twenty are from the countryside, and the
others are from the city.
(4) others泛指“别人”，还可以指“其他的人/物”，
指不确定的另一部分（并非是全部）。
例句：我不喜欢这些书，再拿一些给我看。
I don’t like these books. Show me some others.
5. However, the tired children don’t get home until
after 7:00 p.m.
not…until…意为“直到……才……”，谓语动词一般是非延续性的，如：go, come, finish, stop, open, close, leave等。
例句：直到打扫完教室我才能回家。
I can’t go home until I finish cleaning the classroom.
6. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework.
It is time for sth.为固定句型，意为“该做某事了；到做某事的时候了”，相当于It is time to do sth.。
例句：该吃午饭了。
It’s time for lunch.
It’s time to have lunch.
It is time for sb.to do sth.
表示“到某人该做某事的时候了”。
例句：是你说出真相的时候了。
It’s time for you to tell the truth.
7. Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.
send sb.to…送某人到……，to为介词。
send sb. to do sth. 派某人去做某事
例句：她上周派我去接她儿子。
She sent me to pick up her son last week.
相关短语：send for 派人去请
send away 派遣，送出，把……送往远处
send up 发射(火箭、卫星、飞船等)
send off 寄出，送行
Language points
8.And they are always compareing them with other children.
compare…with…“把……与……相比（同类相比）”,
compare…to…“把……比做……（异类相比,比喻）”.
Living in a city can’t compare with living in the country. 在城里生活无法同在乡村生活相比。
1．We compare him __________a little tiger.
A．for B．at C to D．of
2.His poem compares poorly ______ yours.
A.for B.with C. as D. to
C
B
Language points
9.Competition starts very young continues and until the kids get older，
continue to do 是指继续做另外一件事情，不同的事情
continue doing 是继续你手头上正在做的事情，同一件事情
for example:
1）I continue to wash my clothes.我去洗衣服，说明我之前没有在洗衣服。
2）I continue washing my clothes.我继续洗衣服这件事情，我刚才就在做，接着做的意思。
After we graduate from school, we can continue _________________
A．studied B．studying C．to learning D．to studying
B
10.I could cut out a few of their activities
cut out 割掉；删去；
cut out是由“动词+副词”构成的， 当宾语是名词时，可以放在cut out 之间， 也可以放在out 之后.
It allows me to cut out the unnecessary instead of wimping around and trying to everything to fit in somehow.
它让我剔除了一些不必要的事，而不是犹犹豫豫，并试著以某种方式适应它.
The last paragraph is necessary .You’d better ___________
A．cut it out B．cut out it C．cut it up D．cut up it
B
Language points
Language points
11. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.
他们中很多人在学习考试技巧，这样他们就能进入好的高中学习，然后到好的大学。
so that & so… that…
1) so that引导目的状语从句，可与in order that 换用。从句位于句中常用情态动词may/might, can/could, should, would 连用，意为“以便，为了，使能够”。
e.g. They got up early so that they could catch the early bus.
为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起床了。
2) so that也可以用来引导结果状语从句，意为“因此，结果”，这时其从句中的谓语动词不与情态动词连用。所表示的结果往往同主句有因果关系；
3) so…that…所表示的结果往往表明so后面形容词或副词的程度。
e.g.He didn’t plan his time well, so that he didn’t finish his work in time.
他没有把时间计划好，结果没有按时完成这项工作。
4)so…that…引导结果状语从句。so后面加形容词或副词，如此……以至于……。
e.g. This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it.
这本书很有趣，人人都想看。
Language points
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1．A ________(典型的)Chinese family sometimes puts too
much hope on their kids.
2．What's your _________(看法) about it Do you agree with her
3．Driving after drinking may _______(导致)car accidents.
4．The football fans went ______(疯狂的) when their favorite
team won the match.
5．After a short break, Linda __________(持续) playing the piano.
typical
opinion
cause
crazy
continued
Exercises
二 、根据首字母提示及句意补全单词。
1.Careless driving often c__________ accidents.
2.Lucy often listens to English songs to improve her listening s_____
3 In my o__________ ,people should not smoke in public places.
4.Will you help me to p__________ the door open
5.Please c_________ doing what you were doing before I came in .
auses
kills
pinion
ush
ontinue
Exercises
1.— If you always ________ yourself with others，you may have tons of pressure.
— I agree. We should believe in ourselves.
A．compare 　B．communicate　 C．create 　D．consider
2.Be yourself and don't let anybody ________ you around.
A．pull B．push C．take D．turn
3. — What do you ________ the game show
— I think it's interesting.
A．think up B．think of C．think for D．think down
A
B
B
三、单项选择。
4．(宜昌中考)—If you always ____ yourself with others,
you may have tons of pressure.
—I agree.We should believe in ourselves.
A．compare B．communicate
C．create D．consider
5．—Why did you give up smoking, Mr.Green
—Because it may ____cancer if I smoke all the time.
A．hurt B．hit C．play D．cause
A
D
1．—Why did your father ___________(agree)to take you to the cinema
—Because I didn't finish my homework.
2．Mom __________(usual)goes shopping once a week.
3．We should think for others，not only for ___________(us)．
4．I'll keep on ____________(practice)playing the piano.
5．What should we do __________(help)the disabled man，Ms.Lin
disagree
usually
ourselves
practicing
to help
四、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
6．Our English teacher taught us some reading ______(skill)．
7．They played a great role in the _______(develop) of the factory.
8．Too much__________ (press) made him even want to give up the job.
9．I really don't know what _______(say) to him at the moment.
10．Mary kept on ________(listen) to the song until she could sing it.
skills
development
pressure
to say
listening
1．昨天，他直到半夜才写完信。
He ________ ________ the letter _______ midnight yesterday.
2．写不完作业，我就不打游戏。
I ________ ________ games ________ I finish my homework.
didn't
finish
until
won't
play
until
五、完成句子
Exercises
3．不要碰它，直到你妈妈回来。
______ touch it ____ your mother _______ ________.
4．到家时他才意识到他把钥匙忘在办公室了。
He ________ realize he had left his keys in his office ________ he got home.
Don't
until
comes
back
didn't
until
Homework
1. What do you think of the after-school classes Write an article about it.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview what people were doing when the rainstorm came.

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