人教版英语八年级下册-Unit4-Section-B(2a-2e)-课件.pptx-(课件无音视频)

1、1Lets think and talk!*Do you have any after-school classes?*What kind of classes do you have?*What do you think of after-school classes?2Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!3Words:1.Keeps on happening continues2.Physical exercise and practice of skills training3.Worries about things stress4.Usual or com

2、mon typical5.Try to be the best or the first to finish something compete6.Getting better or bigger development7.Looking for differences and similarities between things comparingWhen reading something for the first time,dont worry about words you dont know.Use the context to help you guess the meanin

3、g.4Match the main idea with each paragraph.Para1 Para2 Para3Para4 The Taylors in America are also busy.Chinese children are busier on weekends.Doctors advice.Linda Millers opinion about the pressure.Fast reading5Read the article and answer the questions1.What is the common problem for Chinese and Am

4、erican families?2.Who gives their opinions about the problem?3.Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?4.Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?61.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?2.Who gives their opinions about the problem?The common p

5、roblem for Chinese and American families is that children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.Cathy Taylor,Linda Miller and Dr.Alice Green give their opinions about the problem.73.Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join

6、 after-school activities?4.Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?Yes,she does.No,she doesnt.8Read Paragraph 1 carefully and answer:1.Whats the purpose(目的目的)of the students learning exam skills?2.What are other students doing?They can get into a good high school and later a good university.They are prac

7、ticing sports so that they can compete and win.Careful reading9Read Paragraph 2 carefully and fill in the chart.personactivitiesfeelingone of two boys1._4._the other son2._daughter3._Cathy Taylortake her children from activity to activityMaybe I could 5._ a few of their activities,but I believe thes

8、e activities are5._ for my childrens future.basketball practicepiano lessonsfootball trainingbusy&tiredcut outafter-school activitiesimportant10Read Paragraph 3 carefully and fill in the blanks.Linda_(agrees/disagrees)with Cathy.She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children.She als

9、o thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids so hard.disagreescrazypush11Read Paragraph 4 carefully and answer:Does Dr.Green agree with Cathy or Linda?What does she say?She says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves,too.Although its normal to want successful children,its even mo

10、re important to have happy children.She agrees with Linda.12 These days,children are sometimes _ on weekends than weekdays because they _ take so many _ classes.Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _ for her childrens future.She really wants them to be _.Dr.Alice Green says all

11、 these activities can _ a lot of _ for children.She says,“Kids should have time to _ and _ themselves,too._ its normal to want _ children,its even more _ to have _ children.”Linda Miller says,“In some families,_ starts very young and _ until the kids get older.The parents are always _ their small ki

12、ds with other children.Its _.”She thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids _.busierhave toafter-schoolimportantsuccessful competitioncontinuescomparingcrazypushso hardcause stressrelaxthink forAlthough successfulimportanthappySummarizing13busierhave toafter-schoolimportantsuccessful competitionconti

13、nuescomparingcrazypushso hardcause stressrelaxthink forAlthough successfulimportanthappySummarizing14Pairwork Ask the writer questions.A:How many children does Cathy Taylor have?B:A:What does Cathy Taylor do after school?B:A:Are the Taylors very busy?B:A:Whats theTaylors opinion?B:A:Who is Linda Mil

14、ler?B:A:What is Dr Alice Greens advice?B:15 1.What do you think of after-school activities?2.What should you do to relax?16Some ways to relax:go shopping.go shopping.talk with friends.talk with friends.tell some jokes for fun.tell some jokes for fun.hang out with some friends.hang out with some frie

15、nds.surf the Internet.surf the Internet.talk with our parents.talk with our parents.17 Pressure is a serious problem in todays world.We should find ways to relax.Six students talk about it together.Choose a reporter.The reporters take notes and give us a report.Groupwork:18name pressure or stressthe

16、 way to relaxReport:Good morning,everyone!Some students talked with me just now.They have different pressure.Mike has difficulty in learning math,and he often gets low marks in math.Now he isnt confident at all,and he feels nervous every day.In my opinion,he can talks about it with our math teacher

17、and asks our classmates for help Mary likes to wear fashionable clothes,but Miss Yang doesnt allow her to do so.I think“freedom”doesnt mean you can do whatever you want.We must obey some rules.And I think she can wear fashionable clothes after school.19We often have a lot of problems and pressure.It

18、 is best not to run away from them.We should always try to solve them.Although we have a lot of after-school activities,we should do the things that we enjoy to relax ourselves.And remember to be happy every day.2021Pressure is part of life,and everyone has it,so face it bravely.Communicate with others,and find many ways to feel better.Learn to enjoy your life.221.Read the article again after school.2.Write a short passage about your opinion about after-school activities.2324