英語人教版八年級(jí)下冊(cè)Unit4-SectionB-readingDoyouhavesomeafter-schoolclassestotake?Whatkindofclassesdoyouhave?Step1WarmingupdancingclassguitarclassEnglishtrainingclassOlympianmathclasspaintingclasssingingclassDoyoulovethoseafter-schoolclasses?Doyougetalotofpressurefromthem?Discussion

Step2ReviewWordsandexpressionsopinionskilltypicalfootballcutoutquickcontinuecomparen.

意見；想法；看法n.

技藝；技巧adj.

典型的n.(美式)橄欖球；足球刪除；刪去adj.

快的；迅速的；時(shí)間短暫的v.

持續(xù)；繼續(xù)存在v.比較

Wordscompare…withcrazypushdevelopmentcauseUsualinone’sopinionperhaps比較；對(duì)比adj.

不理智的；瘋狂的v.

鞭策；督促；推動(dòng)n.

發(fā)展；發(fā)育；成長v.造成；引起adj.

通常的；尋常的依……看adv.可能；大概；也許

WordsStep3Pre-readingListentothearticlefirstandanswerthequestionsbelow.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies?

Thechildrenhavetotakemanyafter-schoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem?CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.3.DoesCathyTaylorthinkit’simportantforkidstojoinafter-schoolactivities?4.DoesLindaMilleragreewithCathy?What’sheropinion?Yes,shedoes.No.Shethinksitisunfairtocomparetheirkidswithotherchildren.Shethinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.5.DoesDr.GreenagreewithCathyorLinda?Whatdoesshesay?Dr.GreenagreeswithLinda.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”Step3Careful-readingReadcarefullyinpairs.Lookatthewordsinbold.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?互助探究1.Keepsonhappening__________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork_____4.Usualorcommon______continuestrainingstresstypical5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething___________6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings__________competedevelopmentcomparingStep4LanguagepointsWorkingroupsoffour.Pickoutthekeywordsandexpressionsinthisarticle.Ifyouhaveanyproblem,letmeknow.合作釋疑1.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.sothat意為“以便……，為了……”，引導(dǎo)目的狀語從句，that從句中常使用can/may等情態(tài)動(dòng)詞；sothat還可以表示“因此，所以”，引導(dǎo)結(jié)果狀語從句，在sothat前可以用逗號(hào)。小男孩節(jié)省每一分錢，以便他能夠給媽媽在母親節(jié)買一份禮物。ThelittleboysavedeverycoinsothathecouldbuyhismotherapresentonMother’sDay.我被驟雨淋了，所以衣服都濕透了。

Iwascaughtinashower,sothatallmyclothesgotwet.Practise2.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.他老是向父母要錢。Hewasalwaysaskinghisparentsformoney．bealwaysdoingsth.

意為“總是做某事”，always與進(jìn)行時(shí)連用時(shí)，常表達(dá)說話人的某種情緒，如贊揚(yáng)、不滿、責(zé)備等。PractiseStep5Re-tellingPleaseretellthearticlebyfillinginthemissingwords.

Let’sdoitonebyone.鞏固提高Thesedays,childrenaresometimes_____onweekendsthanweekdaysbecausethey______takesomany__________classes.CathyTaylorbelievesthattheafter-schoolactivitiesare_________forhischildren’sfuture.Hereallywantthemtobe_______.LindaMillersays,“Insomefamilies,__________startsveryyoungand_______untilthekidsgetolder.Theparentsare

busierimportantsuccessfulcompetitionhavetoafter-schoolcontinuesalways_________theirsmallkidswithotherchildren.It’s_____.”Shethinksthatpeopleshouldn’t____theirkids______.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescan_____alotof_____forchildren.Shesays,“Kidsshouldhavetimeto_____and________themselves,too.________it’snormaltowant_________children,it’sevenmore_________tohave_____children.”comparingsohardcausestresscrazypushrelaxsuccessfulimportanthappythinkforAlthoughStep6Summary

Whendoyoufeelunderpressure？

Whatshouldyoudo？總結(jié)提升1.—Idon’thaveapartnertoplaytabletenniswith.—Why_____asportsclubtopracticealot?A.don’tjoinB.notjoiningC.nottojoinD.don’tyoujoin實(shí)戰(zhàn)中考2.—Wedon’thavemuchhomeworkthisweekend.Shallwegoouttogether?—OK.Whatabout_____amovie?A.toseeB.seeingC.seeD.sees3.—It’sveryhotoutside.—Why______youstayathome?A.notB.nottoC.don’tHomeworkWhatdoyouthinkoftheafter-school