1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents ？ 人教版 八年级下 SectionB 1a-1c优质课 Warming-up Lets watch a video. Whats wrong with the girl? Shes too stressed out. She is under pressure (在压力下). What should she do? Can you give her some advice? Lead-in Brainstorm Do you have any pressure in your life? at school t
2、oo much schoolwork too many examinations cant get good grades cant choose subjects we like have to go to school early have to wear the school uniform often fail in the exams too many rules at school have to compete with classmates pressure=stress(n.压力压力) compete with（和（和.竞争竞争) at home have to get up
3、 too early dont have enough money have no time to watch TV argument between parents have an argument with friends have so many after-school classes parents always compare us with others compare . with（把（把.和和.相比）相比） Lead-in Most of us are under pressure. What activities should we do to help lower our
4、 stress? Give some advice. be under pressure(在压力下在压力下) lower ones stress(减压减压) You could You should Why dont How about Youd better Lets Presentation What do we do to lower stress/pressure? listen to music go shopping Why not listen to music? Why dont you go shopping? talk to parents or other family
5、members play sports You should play sports. Youd better talk to parents or other family members. member n.成员成员 read books watch a movie Lets read books. Why dont you watch a movie? You could talk with your best friend. talk with your best friend You could hang out with friends. hang out with friends
6、 play computer games spend time alone What about playing computer games? How about spending time alone ? 1a What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress? Order them 1- 8 with 1 being the most favorite thing you do to lower stress. _ play sports _ hang out with friends _ talk to parent
7、s or other family members _ spend time alone _ play computer games _ read books _ watch movies _ other: _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1b Tell your partner about your answers in 1a. I always hang out with my friends to lower stress. I like to listen to music to lower stress best. Id like to play sports when Im str
8、essed out. New drills Lets listenLets listen The general idea of the conversation is about . A.Wei Mings problems B.how Wei Ming lowers his stress C.Wei Mings problems and Alices advice Listen for the general idea of 1c. Listen and check the problems Wei Ming talks about. 1c _ My parents give me a l
9、ot of pressure about school. _ I dont get enough sleep. _ I dont have enough free time. _ I had a fight with my parents. _ I have to compete with my classmates at school. 【compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete with 与 竞争 1. Although you may be _ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give y
10、ou so much _. 1d Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks. pressure unhappy 2. Life shouldnt just be about _. Free time activities like _ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldnt _ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _
11、 each other to improve. grades sports compete helping Wei Mings parents are giving him _ about school because they want him to _. But life shouldnt just be about grades. Free time activities like sports and _ with friends are important, too. Wei Ming _ agrees that he needs more free time to do activ
12、ities he enjoys. This can help him relax and _. He wont get good grades if he _ all the time.Wei Ming shouldnt _ his classmates to get better grades. They should all be helping _ to improve. be healthier is stressed out too much pressure get good grades hanging out totally compete with each other Fi
13、ll in the blanks to retell the conversation. What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why. 1e I think Wei Ming should Why? Because e.g. I think he should communicate with his parents. If he does, maybe his parents will understand him better. Can you write a letter to Wei Ming and
14、give him some advice? Writing practice Dear Wei Ming, Its not easy being your age, and its normal to have these feelings. Why dont you ? Maybe you could . You should .Hope things work out. Best wishes _ We should keep a balance between pressure, our study and life. Summary play sports, hang out with friends talk to spend time alone play computer games read books compete with, get better grades watch movies, have a fight with Learn to understand!
