八年级下册2015年英语Unit4_Section_B_1分析.ppt

8. cause v. 造成；引起 A bad tooth can cause pain. 一颗蛀牙可以引起疼痛。 What did you do after school? Do you have stress in your life? How do you relax yourself? 2b. Task 1.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? Guessing the Meaning When reading something for the first time, do not worry about words you do not know. Use the context to help you guess the meaning. 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. How many paragraphs are there in this passage? Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Chinese children are busier on weekends than weekdays these days. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Linda Miller knows all about such stress. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. Read quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph. Reading strategy: Get the main idea of each paragraph according to the topic sentence. 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. Task2. 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 Task 3. 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 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。 continue e.g. Can I continue to read aloud? 我可以继续朗读吗？ The workers refused