人教八年级英语下册Unit 4 Why don’t you talk to your parents Period 4课件.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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 _______ 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 2c 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.g. Nurses have several years of training. 护士需要几年的培训。 training 3. Worries about things at home, school or work ______ stress n. 压力 e.g. In fact, stress isn’t always bad thing. 事实上，压力并不总是坏事情。 stress 4. Usual or common _______ typical adj. 典型的 e.g. On a typical day, we receive about fifty letters. 我们通常一天收到五十封信。 typical 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something ________ compete v. 竞争；对抗 e.g. We can’t compete with them on price. 我们不能和他们在价格上进行对抗。 compete 6. Getting better or bigger ____________ development n. 发展；发育；成长 e.g. Development of the area would endanger the wildlife. 开发这一地区将会危及野生生物。 development 7. Look for differences and similarities between things _________ compare v. 比较 compare …with… 比较；对比 e.g. How does your new house compare with your old one? 你的新房子和旧房子比起来怎么样？ compare Read the article again and answer the questions. 1. Does Cathy Taylor think it