八年级英语下册 Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents（第5课时）2 .pptVIP

* Section B(2a-selfcheck) Check the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. 2a ____ do homework ____ use the Internet ____ have after-school lessons ____ hang out with friends ____ watch movies ____ play sports or exercise 2. soccer ball 英式足球 1. football n. 美式足球 3. push v. 推 4. opinion n. 意见；想法；看法 In my opinion, it’s better not to go. 以我的看法，还是不去好。 Do you have the skill to ski such a difficult slope? 你有沿着这样陡的坡滑雪的技巧吗？ 5. skill n. 技巧；技艺 7. crazy adj. 不理智的；疯狂的 6. cut out 删除；删去 The editor cut out the last paragraph. 编辑将最后一段删掉了。 You must be crazy to ride a bike without brakes. 你骑一辆没闸的车，一定是疯了吧。 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 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? Linda, Miller and Dr. Alice Green. 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. 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 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 to continue working. 工人们拒绝继续工作。 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills _______ training n. 训练 e