人教版英语八年级下册课件Unit4SectionB2a-2e

1. 语言知识目标： 1) 能掌握以下单词：opinion, skill, typical, football, cut out, continue, compare, compare…with, crazy, push, development, cause, usual 2) 能掌握以下句型： ① Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? ② Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children. 2. 情感态度价值观目标： 了解中国及一些其他国家中学生们普通存在的生活及 学习上问题，了解别人的生活现状及他们苦恼，知道学 习知识是很重要的事情，但它并不是生活的全部. 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 • opinion • skill • typical • football • cut out • quick • continue [ə'pɪnjən] n. 意见；想法；看法 [skɪl] n. 技巧；技艺 ['tɪpɪkl] adj. 典型的 ['fʊtbɔːl] n. 美式足球 删除；删去 [kwɪk] adj. 快的；迅速的 [kən'tɪnjuː] v. 持续；继续存在 • compare • compare …with… • crazy • push • development • cause • usual [kəm'peə] v. 比较 比较；对比 ['kreɪzɪ] adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 [pʊʃ] v.推 [dɪ‘veləpmənt] n. 发展；成长； 发育 [kɔːz] v. 造成；引起 [‘juːʒʊəl] adj. 通常的；寻常的 soccer ball 英式足球 football n. 美式足球 push v.推 opinion n. 意见；想法；看法 In my opinion, it’s better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。 Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope? 你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪 的技巧吗？ skill n. 技巧；技艺 crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 cut out 删除；删去 The editor cut out the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。 You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes. 你骑一辆没闸的车，一定 是疯了吧。 cause v. 造成；引起 A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。 What did you do after school? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself? 2b Skim the article and answer the questions. 1. What is the 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. 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 passage again and complete the blanks. The common problem for Chinese and American families Kids have too many _________________ which make them very stressed after-school classes Cathy Taylor’s opinions These activities are important for _________________ and she wants her kids to be successful. children’s future Linda Miller’s opinion She thinks it’s crazy and _______, and people shouldn’t push their kids so hard. unfair Dr. Alice Green’s opinion Kids should have time to _______ and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to ____________________. relax have happy children 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. Close the book then 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 shouldn’t 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 meaning below. 1. Keeping on happening __________ 2c continue v. 持续；继续存在 用法：continue to do sth. 强调继续做另 一件事情，前后所做的事情不同。 continue doing sth. 多强调接着做以前 所做事情。 continue e.g. Can I ________________ aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to ____________________. 工人们拒绝继续工作。 continue to read continue working 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _______ training n. 训练 e.g. Nurses have several years of training. 护士需要几年的培训。 training 3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______ stress n. 压力 e.g. In fact, stress isn’t always bad thing. 事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。 stress 4. Usual or common _______ typical adj. 典型的 e.g. a typical Italian café 典型的意大利式小餐馆 typical 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete with 与……竞争 e.g. We can’t compete with them on price. 我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。 compete 6. Getting better or bigger ____________ development n. 发展；发育；成长 e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。 development 7. Look for differences and similarities between things __________ compare v. 比较 compare …with… 比较；对比 e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么 样？ 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. 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 kinds be kinds. 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 children should have time to relax and think for themselves, and that it’s more important to have happy children than successful children. •What do you think of after-school activities? In my opinion, if the kids really like the activity such as basketball, they can go to these classes. They may have some fun as well some skills. I don’t agree that some parents push the kids to take these activities. Discuss the questions with your partner. 2e 2. What should you do to relax? There are a lot of ways to relax. I’d like to listen to music or play sports to relax. But my friend, Eric would like to sleep a lot and eat some nice food. 1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 他们中许多人学习考试技巧，因此就能 够进入好的高中，随后一所好大学。 so that & so… that… so that引导目的状语从句，可与in order that 换用。从句位于中常用情态动词 may/might ,can/could ,should , would 连 用，意为“以便，为了，使能够”。 e.g. They got up early so that they could catch the early bus. （翻译） 为了能赶上早班车，他们早早就起 床了。 so that也可以用来引导结果状语从句，意 为“因此，结果”，这时其从句中的谓语 动词不与情态动词连用。所表示的结果往 往同主句有因果关系； so…that…所表示的结果往往表明so后面形 容词或副词和程度。 e.g. He didn’t plan his time well, so that he didn’t finish his work in time. 他没有把时间计划好，结果没有按时完成 这项工作。 （没按时完成这项工作的原因 是没计划好时间） It’s so hot that I can’t sleep. 天气热得我不能入睡。 （天气热到人不能 入睡的程度。） so…that…引导结果状语从句。 so后面加形容词或副词，如此……以至 于……。 e.g. This book is so interesting that everyone wants to read it. He ran so fast that I couldn’t catch up with him. （翻译） 这本书很有趣，人人都想看看。 他跑得那么快，我没赶上他。 2. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. 或许我能去掉一些他们的活动，但我认 为这些活动对我的孩子们的未来是重要 的。 cut out 删除；删去 cut sth. out相当于stop doing。 e.g. I cut out the paragraph in this article. 我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。 与cut有关的短语： cut out 切断 cut off 减少……的数量, 停止向某人供应某物 cut up 切碎 3. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. pressure 压力，是不可数名词。 too much / too many / much too too much 后接不可数名词 too many 后接可数名词复数 much too 后接形容词 Ⅰ. 根据句意及提示，写出句中所缺单词。 1. Lots of ________(成员) from the music club could play the piano. 2. How many ________(足球) do you need, Mike? 3. That young man didn’t tell me what ________(引起) the fire. members footballs caused 4. Everyone thinks Mrs. Green is much ________(不理智的) than Mr. Green. 5. We are too small to ________(竞争) with a company like that. crazier compete Ⅱ. 根据语境，选择恰当的单词填空，有的 需要变换形式。 quick, push, pressure, continue, typical 1. —Yang Guang is a ________ man from Shandong. —Yeah! He’s tall and strong. And he speaks loudly. 2. Your son studies hard so you don’t need ________ him hard. typical to push 3. We don’t have much time so we have to eat a ________ lunch. 4. After the rain stopped, these children ________ helping work on the farm. 5. —Lingling has lots of ________ from her parents. —Yeah! They always ask her to get good grades. quick continued pressure Ⅲ. 完成英语句子，每空一词。 1. 你可以将这件毛衣与那件比较一下。 You could ________ this sweater ________ that one. 2. 老师应该教学生一些考试技能。 Teachers should teach their students some ________ ________. 3. 我可以删减我不喜欢的内容吗？ Could I _______ _______ what I dislike? exam skills compare cut out with 4. 我不喜欢琳达，因为她只考虑自己。 I don’t like Linda because she ________ ________ ________ herself. 5. 海伦，你想参加课外活动吗？ Helen, do you want to take part in ____________ _________? thinks for after-school activities only 1.We learn the words and phrases: opinion, skill, typical, football, cut out, continue, compare, compare…with, crazy, push, development, cause, usual 2.We learn the structure: ① Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? ② Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children. 1. Read the article again after school. 2. Write a short passage about Cathy’s daily life and her opinions about the education of the kids.