八年级下Unit4课件5 (2a-2e).ppt

* What do you usually do after school? have piano lessons study English practicing sports study math play chess draw pictures play baseball go shopping Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. ____ do homework ____ use the Internet ____ have after-school lessons ____ hang out with friends ____ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise ? ? ? 上课外补习课 上网 运动或锻炼 2a These days ,students sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays, Do you know why? Because they have to take so many after-school classes Why do students take so many after-school classes? Parents send them to so many after-school classes to learn exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Their parents want them to be successful. Do you parents push you to learn more or send you to all kinds of after-school classes? So we could say that students these days are under too much pressure Is it good for students’ development? Dr. Alice Green advises that 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 Task 1 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families ? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? Skim the passage and answer the questions. The common problem for Chinese and American families is that children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because they have to take so many after-school classes. Cathy Taylor (a mother of three children), Linda Miller ( a mother of three children), and Dr. Alice Green ( a doctor). give opinions about sth. 给出关于某事的观点。 2b Maybe You Should Learn to Relax! These days, Chinese children are sometimes busier on weekends than weekdays because 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