(
课件网) Why don’t you talk to your parents Section B 2a-2e Unit 4 学习目标 掌握 skill, compete, typical, training, stress, continue, development, compare ...with等词汇。读懂对孩子参加课外活动看法的语篇。 语言能力 学会根据上下文猜测词意。 运用各种阅读策略，通过议论文阅读，提高综合阅读能力。 学习能力 了解目前中学生们普便存在的问题。能够针对学生参与课外活动表达自己的观点和看法。 文化意识 在日常生活中，当与家长意见不一致时，学会换位思考。学会放松，缓解压力。 思维品质 Free talk Do you do after-school activities What after-school activities do you know Lead-in Look and say hang out with friends play sports or exercise use the Internet do homework watch TV have after-school lessons Brainstorm Should kids take many after-school lessons Different people have different opinioins. helpful stressful Pre-reading What can we get from the title a piece of advice for teenagers problems—busy/pressure ...... Maybe you should learn to relax! ① ② ③ ④ 1.What does paragraph 1 tell us Great pressure on students. Why do they have so much pressure Reading tip: We can get the main idea from the _____. first/last sentence 1. Keep on happening 2. Last for only a short time 3. Make something happen 4. Usual or common 5. Encourage someone to do something or to work hard 6. Getting better or bigger 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things 2c Guess meaning √ 2. What are the following paragraphs about Cathy Taylor Linda Miller Dr. Alice Green Successful children Happy children Writer’s opinion Different opinions on students’ pressure How do they support their opinions Characters Opinion Supporting details Cathy Taylor (Para.2) Successful children Linda Miller (Para.3) Happy children Dr. Alice Green (Para.4) Happy children What does she do to make her children successful What does she do to make her children successful The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. "On most days after school, " Cathy says, "I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future. I really want them to be successful. " However, the tired children don't get home until after 7 p. m. They have a quick dinner, and then it's time for homework. Reading tip: Underline the words or sentences help you. The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor's three children is very busy. "On most days after school, " Cathy says, "I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children's future. I really want them to be successful. " However, the tired children don't get home until ... ...
