(
课件网) 标题 Unit 4 Why don't you talk to your parents Section B 2a-2e 年 级：八年级 学 科：英语（人教版） 主讲人：王玉英 学 校：富加镇初级中学校 优秀资源评选 By the end of the class, you will be able to 1.extract (获得）some detailed information （详细信息）from the passage; 2. learn how to guess the meaning of a word from the context（上下文）; 3. think about how to relax ; 4. learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football... Learning Objectives 2. skill 1. opinion 3. typical 4. cut out 5.quick 6.continue 11.development 8.compare with 9.crazy 12.cause 13.in one’s opinion 7.compare 10.push New words 意见；想法；看法 技艺；技巧 典型的 删除；删去 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的 持续；继续存在 比较 比较；对比 不理智的；疯狂的 鞭策；督促；推动 发展；发育；成长 造成；引起 依......看 Warming up what do you often do after school Do you go to the after-school classes Do you have stress Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. 2a ____do homework ____ use the Internet ____ have after-school lessons ____ hang out with friends ____ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise Pre-reading 2b Read the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the common problem for many students these days The common problem for them is that many children have a busy life and great pressure. While-reading 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems Cathy Taylor (a mother with three children), Linda Miller (a mother with three children), and Dr. Alice Green (a doctor) give their opinions about the problem. Read the article and match each paragraph with its main content Fast-reading Paragraph2 Paragraph4 a.Linda Miller knows all about such stress. Paragraph3 b. Many children have a busy life and great pressure these days. c.Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. d.Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Paragraph1 2c Look at the words in bold in the article.Can you guess their meanings Try to match them with the meanings below. 1.Keeps on happening_____ 2.Lasting 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_____ continues quick cause typical push development comparing 2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities Yes, she does. She thinks that after-school activities are good for the children’s future. Careful reading 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy What’s her opinion No, she doesn’t. She thinks that people shouldn’t push their children so hard, and they should let their kids be kids. 3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda What does she say Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says that after-school activities can cause a lot of stress for children. She also says that child ... ...
