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课件网) Unit4 Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! Section B Reading (2a-2e) 2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册教学课件 Learning objectives At the end of this class, we will be able to: guess the meaning of the new words according to the context; express different opinions on after-school activities; learn to relax ourselves. Watch 1. What is the video mainly about A. Children these days are not under a lot of pressure. B. Parents always compete their own children to others. 2. What should the boy probably do even he got “A” 3. What do you think of the mother She is among typical Chinese parents who are strict with their kids. He should go to an after-school program. C. Parents always push children to take many after-school classes. ～ sb. to do sth. 鞭策;督促 参加课后培训班 典型的 Answer Answer Do your parents push you into learning more skills Why The parents believe it helps their kids to better compete in life. Does a typical American family have competition or stress Let’s read the passage to know more about it. Skim the passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph. Many parents push their kids into learning more skills. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Linda Miller knows all about such stress. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. 2b Read paragraph 1 and answer the questions. 2. What do you think of such a busy life 1.Why do the parents push their kids into learning more skills Because they believe it helps their kids to better compete in life. It can place great pressure on students. Many are learning _____ so that they can_____ and later _____ _____. A common problem happens not only in _____. Children are sometimes _____ on weekends because they have to _____. Others are _____ _____ so that they can _____. busier exam skills get into practicing sports compete and win take so many after-school classes China a good high school get into a good high school The Taylors ——— A _____ family in America. who Son A Daughter Son B Activities feelings Cathy’s opinion basketball practice football training piano lessons busy tired These lessons are _____ for her kids’ future. And she wants them to be _____. typical Read paragraph 2 and fill in the chart. important successful Read paragraph 3 and finish the mind map. Linda's opinions Linda _____ ( agrees/disagrees) with Cathy. disagrees starts very young and . until kids get older. Competition continues It's and unfair to them _____ other kids. crazy compare with Why don't they just ？ let their kids be kids People shouldn't . their kids so hard. push 1 2 3 Dr. Alice Green’s opinions Too much pressure is _____ for a child’s development. These activities can a lot of stress. Although it is normal to want _____ children, it’s even more important to have_____ children. Kids should have time to _____ and _____. not good successful happy relax think for themselves cause 3.How does the w ... ...
