2014年春人教版最新八年级英语下册Unit4_Why_don’t_you_talk_to_your_parents_Section_B1课件.pptVIP

Unit 3 Could you please tell me where the restrooms are？ 教学目标： 1、知识与能力:掌握本节课所学的单词和短语，领会文章大意。 2、过程与方法：通过合作学习、回答问题等形式来开展语言实践训练。 3、情感态度与价值观：通过本节课的学习，使学生懂得要劳逸结合，善于和父母沟通谈心。 翻译下面的几个短语： 2a do homework ____ use theInternet____ have after-school lessons ____ hang out with friends___ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise____ compare …with____ compete with sb.____ 预习检测： 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 are practicing sports so that they can compete and win. However, this doesnt only happen in China. Read the article and translate it. 2b The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylors three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my childrens future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework. Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People shouldnt push their kids so hard Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want