,人教版八年级下,Unit4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B（2a-2e）,1. 熟练掌握并运用重点单词及短语：opinion, skill, typical, football, cut out,. Quick, continue, compare, comparewith, crazy, push, development, cause, usual 2.掌握通过上下文来理解生词的意思的阅读技巧，提高自己的综合阅读能力。 3.学会表达不同的见解和意见；学会在紧张的学习压力下放松自己。,dancing class,guitar class,English training class,Olympian math class,painting class,singing class,What did you do after school? Do you have any after-school classes? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself?,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,Today we will read a passage about students after-school activities.,Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning.,Reading strategy,9,Reading strategy（策略）: Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the topic sentence,Read quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2,Paragraph 3,Paragraph 4,Chinese children are busier on weekends than weekdays these days.,Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.,Linda Miller knows all about such stress.,Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.,Read paragraph 1 carefully and answer:,1.Whats the purpose(目的) of the students learning exam skills?,So that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.,2.What are other students doing?,They are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.,One boy:,Life for Cathys three children,daughter,The Taylors are a typical American family.,The other boy,Taylors feeling,piano lessons,Maybe she could_ a few of activities.,football training,basketball practice,dont,until,quick,However, the tired children _get home_after 7:00 p.m. They have a _dinner, and then its time for _.,homework,.be good for the childrens future.,Para. 2,Para. 2,cut out,Read paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the blanks:,Lindas opinion,She knows all about such_. Competition starts very young and_until the kids get older. Mothers _their small kids _ all kinds of classes. And they are always _ them _ other children. Its _. I dont think thats _. Why dont they _? People shouldnt _.,continues,stress,send,to,comparing,with,crazy,fair,just let their kids be kids,push their kids so hard,Parents should let their kids be kids.,Read paragraph 3 & 4 carefully and fill in the blanks:,Dr. Alice Greens opinion,Doctors say too much pressure isnt good for _. She says all these activities can _. Kids should have time to _. Although its normal to _, its even more important to_.,a childs development,cause a lot of stress for children,relax and think for themselves,want successful children,have happy children,Its more important to have happy children than successful children.,Read paragraph 3 & 4 carefully and fill in the blanks:,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.,Read and circle again, judge T or F.,T,T,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 shouldnt have time to relax and think for themselves.,T,F,F,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them 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 _,continue,training,stress,typical,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 _,complete,development,comparing,2d,Read the article again and answer the questions.,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?,Yes. She believes these activities are important for her childrens future.,2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?Whats her opinion?,No, she doesnt. She thinks its crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldnt push their kids so hard.,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,No, she doesnt. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.,