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课件网) Presentation Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents Section B 2a-2e Presentation Learning Objectives At the end of this class, students will be able to: 1. To learn to use new words & expressions about this class: opinion, skill, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, cut out, compare...with, It's time for sth., be always doing sth. And they are always comparing them with other children. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. In some families,competiton starts very young and continues until the kids get older. 2.To sort out the arrangements of American families for teenagers’ after-school activities; 3.To list and interpret different opinions on after-school activities; 4.To discuss their own problems, express opinions, and propose solutions. 5.To improve reading skills by guessing the meaning of the word according to the context. Presentation Should kids take many after-school lessons Different people have different opinioins. helpful stressful Presentation Check (√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. _____ do homework _____ use the Internet _____ have after-school lessons _____ hang out with friends _____ watch movies _____ play sports or exercise 2a Presentation 1. In the picture，we can see the students are _____. playing basketball 2. From the title，we can guess that students should learn to ____. 3. What will the passage talk about A. Children today have too much stress. B. Children today have too many homework. C. To be happy children. Reading tip: We can get the main idea from the title and the picture. 抓住标题和配图，大胆猜测文章大意。 relax Presentation Read the article quickly and complete the tasks. 1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families？ They are pushed into learning skills. 2.Match the main ideas in each Para. A. Life for Cathy Taylors’ children and her opinion on the problem. B. Linda Miller’s opinion on the problem. D. The common problem these days. C. Dr. Alice Green’s opinion and advice on the problem. 3.What’s the structure of the text Problem (Para1) Cathy Taylor’s opinion Linda Miller’s opinion Dr. Alice Green’s opinion Opinions (Para2&3&4） Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Presentation Read the article quickly and find out different opinions about the common problem. Should kids take so many after-school classes Cathy Taylor Linda Miller Dr. Alice Green I believe these activities are important for my children's future. It’s crazy. I don’t think that's fair. Too much pressure is not good for a child's _____. development All these activities can cause a lot of_____for children. stress Presentation Read Para. 1 carefully and answer the questions: 1. What do many parents push their children into 2.Why do they push their children 3.What can a busy life place on students Learning more ... ...
