人教PEP版八年级下册英语新课课件-Unit 4 SectionB（1a-2e）

人教PEP版八年级下册英语新课课件-Unit 4 SectionB（1a-2e）

Unit 4 Section B（1a-2e） What’s wrong with the girl? She’s too stressed out. What should she do? Can you give her some advice? Why not hang out with her friends? She could play sports. She could play computer games. She should listen to music and read some books. Jenny is the most active member in our group. 珍妮是我们小组最活跃成员。 1. member n. 成员；分子 Learn some new words 2. pressure n. 压力 （不可数名词） Never give her a lot of pressure about school , just encouragement. 不要给她太多的学习压力，多一些鼓励。 3. compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete with 与……进行竞争 We can’t hope to compete with such a experienced team. 我们没有希望与如此经验丰富的队竞争。 ______ play sports ______ hang out with friends ______ talk to parents or other family members ______ spend time alone ______ play computer games ______ read books ______ watch movies ______ other: _______________ 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 . I always hang out with my friends to lower stress. I like to listen to music to lower stress best. I’d like to play sports when I’m stressed out. ___ My parents give me a lot of pressure about school. ___ I don’t get enough sleep. ___ I don’t have enough free time. ___ I had a fight with my parents. ___ I have to compete with my classmates at school. 1c Listen and check ( √ )the problems Wei Ming talks about. 1. Although you may be ________ with your parents, you should talk to them. Ask them why they give you so much _______.pressure unhappy 1d Listen again. What advice does Alice give to Wei Ming? Fill in the blanks. 2. Life shouldn’t just be about ______. Free time activities like _____ and hanging out with friends are important, too. 3. You shouldn’t _______ with your classmates to get better grades. You should all be _______ each other to improve. grades sports compete helping I think Wei Ming should more free to play sports after class. Why? Health is more important than grades. Grades isn’t everything after all. 1e What is your advice for Wei Ming? Tell your partner and say why. ____ do homework ____ use the Internet ____ have after-school lessons ____ hang out with friends ____ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise 2a Check (√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. 2. soccer ball 英式足球 1. football n. 美式足球 3. push v.推 New words 4. 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？ 5. skill n. 技巧；技艺 7. crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 6. 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。 8. cause v. 造成；引起 A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? Parents give their children too much stress. 2. Who gives their opinions about the problems? Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green. 2b Read the article and answer the questions. 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. Read and circle again, 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 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。 1. Keeping on happening _______continue Language points e.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused to continue working. 工人们拒绝继续工作。 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. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters. 我们通常一天收到五十封信。 typical 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ compete v. 竞争；对抗 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？ compare 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities? Yes. She believes these activities are important for her children’s future. 2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion? No, she doesn’t. She thinks it’s crazy and unfair to send small kids to all kinds of classes. Parents shouldn’t push their kids so hard. 2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? No, she doesn’t. She says kids should have time to relax and think for themselves. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children. 1.What do you think of after-school activities? In my opinion, if the kid really like the activity such as basketball, he 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. 2e Discuss the questions with your partner. 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. Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空 1. My parents give me a lot of_______ (press). 2. There are many after-school_________ (activity) now. 3. We should study hard_______ (get) better grades. 4. _______(hang) out with your friends is a good way to reduce your sadness. 5. Don’t be _______(worry) about that. I can do it by myself. pressure activities to get Hanging worried Ⅱ.单项选择 1. Giving　　　　stress is not good for children. A. so much B. so many C. too many D. many so 2. I don’t want to compete　　　　anyone. I only want to do my work well. A. to B. in C. on D. with 3. 　　　　you are angry, 　　　you shouldn’t have a fight with him. A. Although; but B. But; although C. Although; / D. But; / Homework: 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.