1、Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents?,Section B 2a-2e,Do you have pressure about school? What activities do you like to do to help lower your stress?,Discussion,play sports,hang out with friends,play computer games,watch movies,read books,go shopping,sleeping,talking to family members,4,Read the
2、 words and expressions loudly.,5,opinion skill typical football cut out quick continue compare,n. 意见；想法；看法 n. 技艺；技巧 adj. 典型的 n. (美式)橄榄球；足球 删除；删去 adj. 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的 v. 持续；继续存在 v. 比较,comparewith crazy push development cause usual in ones opinion perhaps,比较；对比 adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 v. 鞭策；督促；推动 n. 发展；发育；成长 v. 造成
3、；引起 adj. 通常的；寻常的 依看 adv. 可能；大概；也许,Read the article to learn the common problem for Chinese and American families. To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, perhaps,Objectives,Check () the after-school activities you and y
4、our classmates usually do.,_ do homework _ have after-school lessons _ watch movies _ use the Internet _ hang out with friends _ play sports or exercise,2a,What about you?,Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to hel
5、p you guess the meaning.,Read the article and answer the questions.,1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?,2b,Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because
6、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 compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China.,The Taylors are a typical American
7、 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 daughter 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 beli
8、eve these activities are important for my childrens future. I really want 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,
9、 competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “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 kids? People shouldnt push their
10、kids so hard.” 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 successful children, its even more important
11、 to have happy children.”,Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. so that意为“以便，为了”，引导目的状语从句， that从句中常使用can / may等情态动词； so that还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在so that前可以用逗号。,Language points,小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。 The little boy save
12、d every coin so that he could buy his mother a present on Mothers Day. 我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。 I was caught in a shower, so that all my clothes got wet.,2. And they are always comparing them with other children. be always doing sth. 意为“总是做某事” always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某 种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。 他老是向父母要钱。 He was always a
13、sking his parents for money,3. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but 此处cut out 是一个短语动词，表示“删除；剪 下”或是“停止；戒除”等。再如： Dont cut your parents out of your lives. 不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。 If you cut out the drinking, youd feel much healthier. 如果你戒酒，就会觉得身体好很多。,4. People shouldnt push their kids so hard.
14、人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。 动词push 有“推；推动”的意思， 如： Dont push this door, you have to pull it open. 别推这扇门，你得把它拉开才行。 本单元中，push 表示“ 使（某人）努力；鞭策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。 The math teacher really pushes his students. Thats why they dont like him that much. 那位数学老师确实对学生鞭策过多了，这就是他们不那么喜欢他的原因。,1. Keeps on happening _ 2. Physical ex
15、ercise and practice of skills _ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work _ 4. Usual or common _,continue,training,stress,typical,2c,Look at the words in bold in the article. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below.,5. Try to be the best or the first to finish s
16、omething _ 6. Getting better or bigger _ 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things _,compete,development,comparing,1. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities? 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?,Yes, she does.,No. She thin
17、ks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldnt push their kids so hard.,Read the article again and answer the questions.,2d,3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?,Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “Kids should have time to relax an
18、d think for themselves, too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.”,1.What do you think of after- school activities? 2.What should you do to relax?,Discuss the questions with your partner.,2e,Now more and more children are having different k
19、inds of after-school classes. As a middle school student, what do you think of it? Make a survey and have a debate.,debate,Talk about the advantages and disadvantages of having after-school classes. Fill in the table.,课时重点回顾,play sports, hang out with friends talk to spend time alone play computer g
20、ames read books compete with, get better grades watch movies, have a fight with,Summary,English-Chinese anymore, member, pressure Chinese-English 抄袭/复制；归还/返回；竞争/对抗,Dictations,I. 翻译下列句子。,1. 莉莉是我家中的一员。 2. 即使受到压力，他仍拒绝交出文件。 3. 他们决定跟我们竞争。,Lily is one of my family members.,He refused to give the document
21、up, even under pressure.,They decided to compete with us.,Exercises,（2019深圳） Miss Huang always advises us to practice speaking English after class. She is right. Speaking is an important language _. A. sign B. skill C. suggestion,中考链接,B,【解析】句意“黄老师总是建议我们课后多练习英语口语。”，“她说的对。口语是很重要的 _”。 A. 信号； B. 技能 ； C. 建议。 根据上句可知，此处应该填“技能”，故B正确。,1.Reading 2b carefully and write the phrases in 2b. 2.Complete 2b, 2c and 2e.,Homework,