最新人教版八年级下册英语Unit4SectionB课件.pptVIP

* soccer ball 英式足球 football n. 美式足球 push v.推 2b Skim the article and answer the questions. 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?对于这个问题都有谁提出了他们自己的观点。 Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green. opinion n 意见；想法；看法 in one’s opinion 以某人的观点；在某人看来 give opinions about sth. 给出关于某事的观点。 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 continue 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _______ training training n. 训练 3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______ stress n. 压力 stress 4. Usual or common _______ typical adj. 典型的 typical 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ compete v. 竞争；对抗 compete 6. Getting better or bigger ____________ development development n. 发展；发育；成长 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _________ compare v. 比较 compare 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 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. 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. 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. D