1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?R八年级下册八年级下册Section B 2a-2eWords reviewn.意见；想法；看法意见；想法；看法n.技艺；技巧技艺；技巧adj.典型的典型的n.（美式）橄榄球；足球（美式）橄榄球；足球adj.快的；迅速的；时间短暂的快的；迅速的；时间短暂的v.持续；继续存在持续；继续存在opinionskilltypicalfootballquickcontinuev.比较比较adj.不理智的；疯狂的不理智的；疯狂的v.鞭策；督促；推动鞭策；督促；推动n.发展；发育；成长发展；发育；成长v.造成；引起造成；引起a
2、dj.通常的；寻常的通常的；寻常的comparecrazypushdevelopmentcauseusualPhrases review删去；删除删去；删除比较；对比比较；对比cut outcompare withmemberpressurecompetetypicaldevelop-mentLets readcomparecontinueskillpushopinionquickcauseusualcrazy给下列词组连线给下列词组连线删除；删去删除；删去与与竞争竞争在压力之下；面临压力在压力之下；面临压力的一员的一员比较；对比比较；对比a member of under pressurec
3、ompare withcompete withcut outDo you have any problems in your life?studymoneyfriendsparentsLead-in?Do you have any after-school classes?What kind of classes do you have?guitar classpainting classsinging classEnglish training classCheck()the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do
4、._ do homework _ use the Internet_ have after-school lessons _ hang out with friends_ watch movies_ play sports or exercise2aMaybe you should learn to relax!Guessing the MeaningWhen reading something for the first time,do not worry about words you do not know.Use the context to help you guess the me
5、aning.PassageThese days,Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes.Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university.Others are practicing sports so that they can
6、compete and win.However,this doesnt only happen in China.Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!副词，有时副词，有时如此多如此多The Taylors are a typical American family.Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.“On most days after school,”Cathy says,“I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daught
7、er 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 childrens future.be typical of 典型的典型的泰勒一家泰勒一家the姓氏的复数形式，指该姓氏的复数形式，指该姓氏夫妇二人或一家人，表姓氏夫妇二人或一家人，表复数含义。复数含义。删除；删去删除；删去I really want
8、them to be successful.”However,the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m.They have a quick dinner,and then its time for homework.Linda Miller,a mother of three,knows all about such stress.“In some families,competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,”she says.not
9、until直到直到才才It is time for sth.该做某事了；到做某事的时候了该做某事了；到做某事的时候了可与可与Its time to do sth.进行转换。进行转换。持续；继续存在持续；继续存在相当于相当于go on“Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.And they are always comparing them with other children.Its crazy.I dont think thats fair.Why dont they just let their kids be kid
10、s?People shouldnt push their kids so hard.”send sb.to送某人到送某人到Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development.Dr.Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children.“Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves,too.Although its normal to want suc
11、cessful children,its even more important to have happy children.”Scanning1.Read fast and think:the topic of the text is _.A.Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy.B.Competitions starts from very young.C.Children are very busy but they should learn to relax.2.Match the key words of each p
12、aragraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Linda Millers opinionPresent situation in AmericaDoctors opinionPresent situation in ChinaSum up the structureThe present situationpresent situation in Chinapresent situation in AmericaDifferent peoples opinionsLinda Millers opinionDoctors opinionP1P2P3P43.What is th
13、e common problem for Chinese and American families?The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children have too many after-school activities which cause them to be stressed.Cathy Taylor,Linda Miller,and Dr.Alice Green give their opinions about the problem.4.Who give their opinions
14、about the problem?Careful readingRead paragraph 1 and answer.1.Whats the purpose(目的目的)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.Read paragra
15、ph 2 and fill in the chart.After-school activitiespersonactivitiesfeelingone of two boys 1._4._ other son2._daughter3._basketball practicepiano lessonsfootball trainingtiredAfter-school activitiespersonactivitiesfeelingCathy Taylortake her children from activity to activityMaybe I could _ a few of t
16、heir activities,but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future.cut outRead paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.Linda _(agrees/disagrees)with Cathy.She thinks that it is _ to compare the kids with other children.She also thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids so hard.disagreesc
17、razypushRead paragraph 4 and answer.Does Dr.Green agree with Cathy or Linda?What does she say?She agrees with Linda.She says that kids should have time to relax and think for themselves,too.Although its normal to want successful children,its even more important to have happy children.SummaryThese da
18、ys,children are busy because they have to _ many after-school _.Many of them learn _ _ so that they can _ into a good high school,others _ sports to _ and _.Some parents want to _ _ some activities,but they believetakeclassesexam skills getpracticecompetewincut out the activities are _ for our futur
19、e because they want us to be _.Others think people shouldnt _ kids _ because too much pressure is not good and they should have time to _ and _ _ themselves.So,maybe we should learn to _.importantsuccessfulpushhardrelaxthink for relaxLanguage points1.Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends
20、.sometimes副词，意为副词，意为“有时；不时有时；不时”。例：他有时周末去购物。例：他有时周末去购物。He sometimes goes shopping on the weekend.她有时会给朋友们寄明信片。她有时会给朋友们寄明信片。She sometimes sends postcards to her friends.辨析：辨析：sometimes,some times,some time 与与sometimesometimessome timessome timesometime意为意为“有时，不时有时，不时”，意思与，意思与at times相近，相近，多用于一般现在时。多用
21、于一般现在时。意为意为“几次，几倍几次，几倍”，time意为意为“次，倍次，倍”，是可数名词。是可数名词。意为意为“一段时间一段时间”，time意为意为“时间时间”，是，是不可数名词。不可数名词。意为意为“某个时候某个时候”，它可指过去的，它可指过去的“某个时某个时候候”，也可指将来的，也可指将来的“某个时候某个时候”。2.I really want them to be successful.successful形容词，获得成功的；有成就的形容词，获得成功的；有成就的例：史蒂夫成功找到了一份工作。例：史蒂夫成功找到了一份工作。Steve was successful in finding a
22、 job.be successful in(doing)sth.在（做）在（做）方面取得成功方面取得成功succeed v.实现目标；成功实现目标；成功success n.成功成功successful adj.获得成功的；有成就的获得成功的；有成就的successfully adv.成功地成功地演练演练Frederick _ entered the final competition last month.His hobby has brought him _.A.successful;success B.successful;successfullyC.successfully;succes
23、s D.successfully;successful3.they have to take so many after-school classes.so many“如此多如此多”，修饰可数名词复数形式。，修饰可数名词复数形式。例句：那儿有那么多的人。例句：那儿有那么多的人。There are so many people over there.辨析：辨析：so many,too many,much too与与too much 意思意思中心词中心词修饰的词修饰的词so manytoo manymuch tootoo much 如此多如此多太多太多太太太多太多manymanytoomuch复数
24、可数名词复数可数名词复数可数名词复数可数名词形容词或副词形容词或副词不可数名词不可数名词1).我有太多的问题要问。我有太多的问题要问。I have _ questions to ask.2).面对那么多人，他感到紧张。面对那么多人，他感到紧张。He feels nervous when he faces _ people.Fill in the blanks.too many so many 3).今天天气太冷了。今天天气太冷了。Its _ cold today.4).我们有太多作业要做了。我们有太多作业要做了。We have _ homework to do.much too too muc
25、h 4.Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.others指指“其他人其他人/物物”，是一种泛指情况。，是一种泛指情况。例句：她总是乐于助人。例句：她总是乐于助人。She is always ready to help others.辨析：辨析：another,the other,the others 和和 others(1)another指同类事物（三者或三者以上）中的指同类事物（三者或三者以上）中的“另另 一个一个”，表示不定数目中的，表示不定数目中的“另一个另一个”。例：我不喜欢这本书，请给我另外一本。
26、例：我不喜欢这本书，请给我另外一本。I dont like this book.Please give me another one.(2)the other表示表示“(两者中的两者中的)另一个另一个”。常用结构：常用结构：one the other 一个一个另一个另一个 例句：我有两支钢笔。一支是红的，另一支是蓝的。例句：我有两支钢笔。一支是红的，另一支是蓝的。I have two pens.One is red,the other is blue.(3)the others强调在一定范围内的强调在一定范围内的“其他全部其他全部”。例句：我们班有例句：我们班有50个学生，其中个学生，其中20
27、个来自农村，个来自农村，其余的都来自城市。其余的都来自城市。There are fifty students in our class,of which twenty are from the countryside,and the others are from the city.(4)others泛指泛指“别人别人”，还可以指，还可以指“其他的人其他的人/物物”，指不确定的另一部分（并非是全部）。指不确定的另一部分（并非是全部）。例句：我不喜欢这些书，再拿一些给我看。例句：我不喜欢这些书，再拿一些给我看。I dont like these books.Show me some others
28、.5.However,the tired children dont get home until after 7:00 p.m.notuntil意为意为“直到直到才才”，谓语动，谓语动词一般是非延续性的，如：词一般是非延续性的，如：go,come,finish,stop,open,close,leave等。等。例句：直到打扫完教室我才能回家。例句：直到打扫完教室我才能回家。I cant go home until I finish cleaning the classroom.6.Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes.se
29、nd sb.to 送送某人到某人到，to为介词。为介词。例句：他把儿子送到了一所好学校。例句：他把儿子送到了一所好学校。He sent his son to a good school.send sb.to do sth.派某人去做某事派某人去做某事send sb.sth.=send sth.to sb.把某物寄把某物寄/送给某人送给某人例句：她上周派我去接她儿子。例句：她上周派我去接她儿子。She sent me to pick up her son last week.请寄几张北京的图片给我。请寄几张北京的图片给我。Please send several pictures of Beiji
30、ng to me.send相关短语：相关短语：send for 派人去请派人去请 send away 派遣，送出，把派遣，送出，把送往远处送往远处 send up 发射（火箭、卫星、飞船等）发射（火箭、卫星、飞船等）send off 寄出，送行寄出，送行7.And they are always comparing them with other children.be always doing sth.总是总是/一直做某事一直做某事表达说话人的某种表达说话人的某种情绪情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等，带，如赞扬、不满、责备等，带有有强烈的感情色彩强烈的感情色彩，不表示某时刻，不表示某时刻正在发生的
31、动作正在发生的动作。compare“比较比较”，常与介词，常与介词with/to搭配使用。搭配使用。compare with 把把与与比较，用于两个比较，用于两个同类事物之间的比较。同类事物之间的比较。compare to 把把与与比较，可与比较，可与compare with 互换。互换。把把比作比作，用于两个不同性质的事物之间的，用于两个不同性质的事物之间的比较。比较。演练演练 Always _ yourself with others,you may have tons of pressure.I feel the same way.One should believe in himsel
32、f.A.connect B.complainC.compare D.consider8.People shouldnt push their kids so hard.push 鞭策；督促鞭策；督促 push sb.to do sth.督促某人做某事督促某人做某事 push 推推 push 按按pull 拉拉press 压压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.P
33、hysical exercise and practice of skills _3.Worries about things at home,school or work _continuestrainingstress2c4.Usual or common _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 _typicalcompetedevelopmentc
34、omparingRead the article again and answer the questions.Q1.Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?Q2.Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?Whats her opinion?Q3.Does Dr.Green agree with Cathy or Linda?What does she say?2dQ1.Does Cathy Taylor think its important fo
35、r kids to join after-school activities?Q2.Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy?Whats her opinion?Yes,she does.She thinks that after-school activities are good for the childrens future.No,she doesnt.She thinks that people shouldnt push their children so hard,and they should let their kids be kids.Q3.Do
36、es 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 children should have time to relax and think for themselves,and that its more important to have happy children than succe
37、ssful children.Discuss the questions with your partner.1.What do you think of after-school activities?2.What should you do to relax?2ePair workWhat should you do to relax?课时小结课时小结comparecompare with/tocontinuego ontypicalbe typical ofpushpull/presspush sb.to do sth.sendsend sb.tosend sb.to do sth.st
38、h.send sb.sth.=send sth.to sb.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future.And they are always comparing them with other children.Exercise1.I will wait for him _ he _ back.A.until;will come B.until;comes C.after;will come D.afte
39、r;comes 2.Its typical _ him to be late.A.to B.of C.of D.about 一、选择题。一、选择题。3.Honey,come and help me _ the picture of balloons from the magazine.OK,Granny.Im coming.A.carry out B.work out C.cut out D.hand out二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。二、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。1.昨天老师减少了许多课外活动。昨天老师减少了许多课外活动。Yesterday the teacher _ _ many after school activities.2.我妈妈总是拿我和莉萨比较我妈妈总是拿我和莉萨比较。My mother is always _ me _Lisa.3.到了上课时间了，请不要说话。到了上课时间了，请不要说话。_ _ _ class.Please stop talking.cut outcomparingwith/toIts time for
