人教版八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)下Unit 4 Section A(3a-3c)課件 (共21張PPT)

Section BPeriod TwoUnit 4Why dont you talk to your parents?dancing classguitar classEnglish training classOlympian math classpainting classsinging classFast readingMatch the main idea with each paragraph.A.Life for the Taylors children is busy, too.B.Linda Millers opinion.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3D. Dr. Alice Greens opinion. Para. 4C. Chinese children are busy on weekends.Read the article and answer the questions. 1.What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?The children have to take 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.2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.3. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities?4. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion?Yes, he does.No. She thinks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldnt push their kids so hard.Read the article and answer the questions. 5. 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 and think for themselves, too. Although its normal to want successful children, its even more important to have happy children.” Para. 1 Careful readingChildren are busier on weekends than weekdays because_ .Many of them are_so that _. Others are _.learning exam skills they can get into a high practicing sports so that they can compete and win.However, this doesnt only happen _in Chinathey have to take so many after-school classesschool and later a good universityOne boy:Life for Cathys three children daughter The Taylors are a _American family.The other boy Taylors feeling piano lessons Maybe she could_ a few of activities.football trainingbasketball practice dontuntilquickHowever, the tired children _get home_after 7:00 p.m. They have a _dinner, and then its time for _. homeworkcut outtypicalShe knows all about such_. Competition starts very young and_until the kids get older. Mothers _their small kids _ all kinds of classes. And they are always _ them _ other children. Its _. I dont think thats _.Why dont they _?People shouldnt _.continuesstresssendtocomparingwith crazyfairjust let their kids be kidspush their kids so hardDr. Alice Greens opinionDoctors say too much pressure isnt good for _.She says all these activities can _.Kids should have time to_.Although its normal to _, its even more important to_.a childs developmentcause a lot of stress for childrenrelax and think for themselveswant successful childrenhave happy children These days, children are sometimes _ on weekends than weekdays because they _ take so many _ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _ for his childrens future. He really want them to be _. Linda Miller says, “In some families, _ starts very young and _ until the kids get older. The parents arebusierimportantsuccessful competitionhave toafter-schoolcontinuesFurther readingalways _ their small kids with other children. Its _.” She thinks that people shouldnt _ their kids _. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _ a lot of _ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _ and _ themselves, too. _ its normal to want _ children, its even more _ to have _ children.”comparingso hardcause stresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythink forAlthough Further readingA magazine interviewed some parents about after-school classes for children. Whats your opinions? Agree or disgree?agreedisagree words and phrases: opinion skill typical cut out continue compare comparewith push developmentcause usual in ones opinion perhapsKey sentences: I.They are always comparing them with other children. II.People shouldnt push their kids so hard. A. Read the text as fluently as possible.B. Write your opinions about after-school activities.