人教八年级英语下册 Unit 4 第四课时(2a-2b)-课件.pptVIP

SectionB 第四课时 2a-2b;opinion n. 意见，看法;New words;New words;2a. Check (√) the after-school activities you and your classmates usually do. ; 2b. 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?;Language points;2. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. skill是名词，意为“技艺；技巧”，表示“熟练”,是不可数 名词。 如：The crisis put his courage and skill to the test. 这次危难是对他的勇气和技能的考验。 Match your skill against the experts in this quiz. 在这一测验中你与专家较量一下技巧吧。 ;3. The Taylors are a typical American family. typical是形容词，意为“典型的”， be typical of意为“ 特征的”。 如：This is a typical bourgeois neighborhood. 这是一个典型的中产阶级地区。 Botswana is not a typical African country. 博茨瓦纳并不是典型的非洲国家。 ;4. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities,but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. cut out是动词短语，意为“删除；删去”， cut sth. out相当于stop doing。 如：I cut out the paragraph in this article. 我删除了这篇文章的一个段落。 ;☆与cut有关的短语： cut out 切断 cut off 减少……的数量, 停止向某人供应某物 cut someone out of all feather 使某人黯然失色…… be cut out for 天然适合于 cut out of the same cloth 一路货色,气味相投…… cut out of whole cloth 凭空捏造 cut it out 停止（做某事）;5. In some families,competiton starts very young and continues until the kids get older. （1）continue是动词，意为“持续；继续存在”， continue可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。 如：They continued down until they came to some pockets of natural gas. 他们继续往下钻，终於找到了一些天然气的气阱。 Wet weather may continue for a few more days. 多雨的天气可能还要持续好几天。 ;（2）continue to do sth是持续做完一件事再做别的 事； continue doing sth是指做一件事中断后再 继续做这件事。 如：After finishing my homework ,I continue to help my mother with housework. 写完作业后帮妈妈做家务。 After finishing my homework ,I continue helping my mother with housework. （原来在帮妈妈做家务）写完作业后继续帮妈妈做家务。;6. And they are always compar