unit 4 section b（1a-2e）- 2023-2024學年人教版八年級英語

Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents?SectionB1a--2eBrainstormDoyouhaveanypressureinyourlife?atschooltoomuchschoolworktoomanyexaminationscan’tgetgoodgradescan’tchoosesubjectswelikehavetogotoschoolearlyhavetoweartheschooluniformoftenfailintheexamstoomanyrulesatschoolhavetocompetewithclassmatespressure=stress(n.壓力)

competewith（和...競爭)athomehavetogetuptooearlydon’thaveenoughmoneyhavenotimetowatchTVargumentbetweenparentshaveanargumentwithfriendshavesomanyafter-schoolclassesparentsalwayscompareuswithothers…compare...with（把...和...相比）_____Myparentsgivemealotofpressureaboutschool._____Idon’tgetenoughsleep._____Idon’thaveenoughfreetime._____Ihadafightwithmyparents._____Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.parentshealthfreetimeparentsc&shealthparents......freetimeschoolworkWhoclassmatesWhatLet'smatch.......Orderthem[1－8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.________playsports

________hangoutwithfriends________talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers________spendtimealone________playcomputergames________readbooks

________watchmovies成員；會員1a1aWhatactivitiesdoyouliketodotohelploweryourstress?______playsports______hangoutwithfriends______talktoparentsorotherfamilymembers______spendtimealone______playcomputergames______readbooks______watchmovies______other:_______________1234567Whataboutyours?Orderthem[1-8]with1beingthemostfavoritethingyoudotolowerstress.Iliketo__________tohelplowermystress.Tellyourpartneraboutyouranswersin1a.PlayingsportsisthemostfavoritethingIdotolowermystress.1bLet’sguessWeiMingisstressedoutallthetime.CanyouguesswhatproblemWeiMinghave?friendsfreetimegradesparentsclassmateshealth___Myparentsgivemealotofpressure

aboutschool.___Idon’tgetenoughsleep.___Idon’thaveenoughfree

time.___Ihadafightwithmyparents.___Ihavetocompetewithmyclassmatesatschool.Listenandcheck()theproblemsWeiMingtalksabout.1cTip:Trytograspthekeywords.

Let’slisten.WeiMinghasthreeproblems.Thefirstproblemis_________________________.Thesecondoneis_____________________.Thethirdoneis__________________________.that

hisparentsgivehimalotofpressureaboutschool.that

hedoesn’thaveenoughfreetime.thathehastocompetewithhisclassmatesatschool.Listenagain.WhatadvicedoesAlicegivetoWeiMing?Fillintheblanks.1.Althoughyoumaybe_________withyourparents,

youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuch________.2.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeabout________.Freetimeactivitieslike_________andhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,

too.3.Youshouldn't____________withyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbe__________eachothertoimprove.1dunhappypressuregradessports

competehelpingbeunhappywith…對…不滿意WeiMing:Alice,helpme!Myparentsaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!Alice:

Hey,WeiMing.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshould

talktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuchpressure.WeiMing:It’sbecausetheywantmetogetgoodgrades.

Alice:

Butlifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhanging

outwithfriendsareimportant,too.WeiMing:Itotally(完全地)agree.IneedmorefreetimetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Thiscanhelp

merelaxandbehealthier.

Alice:

Yes,youwon’tgetgoodgradesifyou’restressedoutallthetime.WeiMing:Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.

Alice:

Oh,youshouldn’tcompetewithyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshould

allbehelpingeachothertoimprove.WeiMing:You’reright.Thanksforallthegoodadvice,Alice.Let’simitate.WeiMing:Alice,helpme!Myparentsaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!Alice:

Hey,WeiMing.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshould

talktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuchpressure.WeiMing:It’sbecausetheywantmetogetgoodgrades.

Alice:

Butlifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhanging

outwithfriendsareimportant,too.WeiMing:Itotallyagree.IneedmorefreetimetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Thiscanhelpmerelax

andbehealthier.

Alice:

Yes,youwon’tgetgoodgradesifyou’restressedoutallthetime.WeiMing:Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.

Alice:

Oh,youshouldn’tcompetewithyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshould

allbehelpingeachothertoimprove.WeiMing:You’reright.Thanksforallthegoodadvice,Alice.Let’sanswer.1).WhydoWeiMing’sparentsgivehimsomuchpressure?2).WhatdoesWeiMingliketodotohelplowerhisstress?3).What’sWeiMing’sworry?1.Hisparentsgivehimalotofpressure

aboutschool.WeiMing’sproblems2.Hedoesn’thaveenoughfree

time.3.Hehastocompetewithhis

classmatesatschool.Heshouldtalktothemandask

themwhytheygivehimsomuch

pressure.2.Hecoulddofreetimeactivitieslike

sportsandhangingoutwithfriends.3.Heshouldn’tcompetewithhis

classmatestogetbettergrades.He

shouldallbehelpingeachotherto

improve.Alice’sadviceWorkinpairs.I’mstressedoutallthetime.Canyouhelpme?OneisWeiMing,theotherisAlice.Hey,WeiMing.What’swrongwithyou?You’reright.Thanksforallthegoodadvice,Alice.WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?Tellyourpartnerandsaywhy.PairworkWhy?IthinkWeiMingshouldlistentomusic.Whydon’tWeiMingtalktohisparents?Why?Becausemusiccanmakepeoplerelax.Becausecommunicationcanlowerstress.1eWhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?1eIt’shelpfulforhimto_______________whenheisstressedout.It’s________for_____to_______________tolowerhisstress.talktohisparentshelpfulhimspendtimealoneFreetimeactivitieslike_________and_______________________areimportant,too.WhatisyouradviceforWeiMing?1esportshangingoutwithfriends

Freetimeactivitieslike__________________and______________areimportant,too.spendingtimealonereadingbooks

RetellingtimeProblemWeiMing'sparentsgivehimsomuchpressure.AdviceHeshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygivehimsomuchpressure.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhangingout

withfriendsareimportant,too.Heshouldn'tcompetewithhisclassmatestogetbettergrades.Heshouldallbehelpingeachothertoimprove.Thinking思考WhydoesAlicesay“Lifeshouldn’tjustbeaboutgrades”?What’syouropinion?生活不應該只是分數。IfyouhearfromWeiMing,canyougivehimsomeadvice?Writealettertohim.CanyouwritealettertoWeiMingandgivehimsomeadvice?DearWeiMing,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyou…?Maybeyoucould….Youshould….Hopethingsworkout.Bestwishes______WritingpracticeDearfriend,Myparentswantmetogetgoodgrades.Sotheyaregivingmetoomuchpressureaboutschool!ButIneedmorefreetimetodoactivitiesIenjoy.Becausethiscanhelpmerelaxandbehealthier.Ialsokeepworryingaboutgettingbettergradesthanmyclassmates.Ialwaysfeellonelyandnervous.WhatcanIdo?

Yours,WeiMing

,

Ithinkyoushould...Because...DearWeiMing,It’snoteasybeingyourage,andit’snormaltohavethesefeelings.Whydon’tyou…?Maybeyoucould….Youshould….Hopethingsworkout.Bestwishes

______Let’sremember.No-pressurelifeGetenoughsleep.Talktootherswhenconfused(困惑)Trytokeepoptimistic(樂觀的)Takeadeepbreatheveryday.Developyourownhobbies.Goodallocation(分配)ofstudy.Goodoverall(整體的)planning.Remind(提醒)yourselfyouarethebest.Eightpiecesofadvice:Weshouldkeepabalancebetweenpressure,ourstudyandlife.Closethetextbookandtrytotranslatethesentences.Althoughyoumaybeunhappywithyourparents,youshouldtalktothem.Askthemwhytheygiveyousomuchstress/pressure.（1）雖然你對你的父母不滿意，但是你可以和他們交流。問他們?yōu)槭裁唇o你這么大的壓力。Closethetextbookandtrytotranslatethesentences.Lifeshouldn'tjustbeaboutgrades.Freetimeactivitieslikesportsandhangingoutwithfriendsareimportant,too.（2）生活不應該只關乎成績。像運動以及與朋友外出玩耍的空閑活動也重要。Closethetextbookandtrytotranslatethesentences.Youshouldn’tcompetewithyourclassmatestogetbettergrades.Youshouldallbehelpingeachothertoimprove.（3）你不用管和你的同學競爭來取得更好的成績。你們都應該幫助彼此進步。competevi.競爭；對抗competewith/againstsb.forsth.為了某物與某人競爭competitionn.競爭；比賽competitorn[C].競爭者；參賽者翻譯：她將和其他三位參賽者競爭第一名的位置。Shewillcompetewithotherthreecompetitorsforthefirstplace.Ihavetocompete

withmyclassmatesatschool.Let’sfillintheblank1.Myparentsgivemealotof________

(press)aboutschool.2.Youneedmorefreetimetodothe_________(activity)youenjoy.3.Theboyisalways__________(compete)withotherclassmates.4.Youshouldtalktoparentsorotherfamily___________(member).5.Sofaraboutfortystudentshaveenteredforthesinging___________(compete).pressureactivitiescompetingcompetitionmembersLet’scompletethesentences1.許多孩子正在練習體育運動，以便他們能與他人競爭。Manychildrenarepracticingsportssothattheycan____________others.2.盡管你可能和你的父母不愉快，你還是應該和他們談談。_________youmaybeunhappywithyourparents,you______talktothem.3.如果你總是壓力大的話，你就得不到好成績。Youwon'tgetgoodgradesifyouare______________allthetime.4.生活不應該僅僅關于成績。Life_________justbeabout_______.shouldn'tgradesAlthoughshouldstressedoutcompetewith1.Whatisthevideomainlyabout?A.Childrenthesedaysarenotunderalotofpressure.B.Parentsalwayscompetetheirownchildrentoothers.2.Whatshouldtheboyprobablydo

evenhegot“A”?3.Whatdoyouthinkofthemother?SheisatypicalChineseparentandsheisstrictwithherkids.Heshouldgotoanafter-schoolprogram.C.Parentsalwayspushchildrentotakemanyafter-schoolclasses.AnswerAnswerhaveafter-schoollessonsusetheInternetdohomeworkhangoutwithfriendsplaysportsorexercisewatch

moviesWhatafter-schoolactivitiesdoyouusuallydo?WarmupWhatdoyouthinkofyourafter-schoolactivities?Whydokidstakesomanyafter-schoolclasses?InChina,_________startsveryyoung.competitionFast-readingFast-reading1.Commonproblemforstudents[para.______]2.Peoplewhoshowtheiropinionsabouttheproblem[para.__________]3.Thestructure(結構)ofthepassageSuchabusylifecanplacegreatpressureonstudents.CathyTaylor12LindaMillerAliceGreen34①②③③②①③②①A.B.C.④④④Fastreading2.Sumupthestructureandthemainideaofeachparagraph.After-schoolclassesDifferentPeople’sopinionsP1PresentsituationinChinaP2PresentsituationinUSP3LindaMiller’sopinionP4Doctor’sopinionChinesechildrenarebusieronweekendsthanweekdaysthesedaysLifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.LindaMillerthinkspeopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Thesedays,Chinesestudentsaresometimes

busieronweekends

thanweekdays.Why?Theirparentsgivethem________________.toomuchpressureTheyhave____________________________.Thisisthe______________________.(典型的中國家庭)typicalChinesefamilytoomanyafter-schoolclasses1.Readparagraph1andanswerthequestions.1.Whatarekidsdoingintheafter-schoolclasses?Manyofthemarelearningexamskillsandothersarepracticingsports.

Theyarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.2.What’sthepurpose(目的)ofthestudentslearningexamskills?Whydotheytakesomanyafter-schoolclasses?Theycangetinto

andlater

.

Theirparentswantthemto

and

.competeagoodhighschoolagooduniversitywinLet’sseesomeopinionsgivenabouttheproblem.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor’sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool,”Cathysays,“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities,butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren’sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However,thetiredchildrendon’tgethomeuntilafter7:00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner,andthenit’stimeforhomework.Care福l-readingCareful-readingReadParagraphTwoandfillinthemind

map.

()1.WherearetheTaylorsfrom?A.AmericaB.Australia.C.Canada()2.WhatlessondoesCathyTaylor'sdaughtertake?ABasketballtraining.BFootballtrainingC.Pianolessons(

)3.WhattimedoCathyTaylor'schildrengethome?A.After6:00p.m.B.After7:00p.m.C.After8:00p.m.()4.Thephrase“cutout”meansinthepassage.A.切下B.切碎C.刪除Readpara.2,choosethecorrectanswer.ABBDCareful-readingso

Idon’twantto_________afewoftheiractivities.Theseactivitiesareimportantfor__________________.

She

really

wants

them

to

be

______________.

mychildren’sfuturecutoutThetiredchildrendidn’t________until___________.Theyhave____________,andthenit’stime___________.successfulbasketballpracticefootballtrainingpianolessonsgethomeafter7:00p.m.aquickdinnerforhomeworkScanningInChinaInAmericaWhatWhyHowtakingafter-schoolclasseslearningexamskillspraticingsportsgetintoagoodhighschoolanduniversitycompeteandwinbasketballpracticefootball

trainingpianolessonsbeimportantfortheirfutureparentswantthemtobesuccessful··········busiertiredReadParagraph(段落)2.Fillinthechart.TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.Care福l-readingCareful-readingLindaMiller,amotherofthree,knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”

shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It'scrazy.Idon'tthinkthat'sfair.Whydon'ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard.”ReadParagraph

ThreeReadPara.3anddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.1.Lindahas3childrenandsheknowsnothingaboutthestress.2.InsomeAmericanfamilies,competitionsstartearlyandgoonforever.3.InLinda’sopinion,it’scrazyforparentstocomparetheirchildrenwithothers.4.Lindathinksparentsshouldlettheirkidsbekids.Linda_________withCathy.Shedoesn’tthinkthatis_____anditis_____tocomparethekidswithotherchildren.disagreescrazypushPara.3fairviewpointOpinionAdvicepeopleshouldn’t______theirkidssohard.Whydon’ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids?Completethechart.Care福l-readingCareful-readingDoctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.DrAliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves,too.Althoughit'snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it'sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”ParagraphFourRetellPara4.Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisn’tgoodfor__________________.Shesaysalltheseactivitiescan_____________________________.Kidsshouldhavetimeto___________________________________.Althoughit’snormalto_______________________,it’sevenmoreimportantto____________________.Dr.AliceGreen’sopinionachild’sdevelopmentcausealotofstressforchildrenrelaxandthinkforthemselveswantsuccessfulchildrenhavehappychildrenIt’smoreimportanttohavehappychildrenthansuccessfulchildren.Toomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild’sdevelopment.Para.4FactsOpinionKidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves.Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.

Completethechart.Alltheseactivitiescancausealotofstress.AdviceAliceGreenCathyTaylorLindaMiller·importantformychildren’s

future·want

them

to

be

successfulRetellThinkTheLovefromparentsisfar-reaching.ConclusionWhydon’tthey_______________LindaMillerCathyTaylorDr.GreenCommonproblem:Abusylifecanplacegreat_______onstudents.Theseactivitiesare_________forchildren’sfuture.Kidsshouldhavetimeto______.pressureimportantletkidsbekids?relaxSummaryAfterreadingCathyLindaAlice1.It’scrazyandunfairtocomparethemwithotherkids2.Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.1.importantforchildren’sfuture2.wantthemtobesuccessfultoomuchpressureisn’tgoodforachild’sdevelopment.it’smoreimportanttohavehappychildren.whodoyouagreewith?Let'sdebate

（辯論）Shouldwetakemanyafter-schoolactivities??PKIagreewith…Ithink/believeweshould…sothat…It’simportantfor…to…examskills/getgoodgrades/competeandwin/haveagoodjob/besuccessful…Idisagreewith…It’scrazy/unfairforchildrento…causestressandpressure/pushsohard/badforhealthandfuture/letkidsbekids/properrestismoreimportant…Prons(正方觀點)Cons（反方觀點）Let’sdebate!Whatdoyouthinkofafterschoolactivities?Shouldstudentstakemanyafter-schoolactivities?Why?Pros(贊成）:Ithinkitcanhelpstudentstogetintoagooduniversity.Ibelieveitcanhelpustogetgoodgrades.Inmyopinion,itcanhelpustobeasuccessfulchildren.Itisgoodforourfuturetotakeafter-schoolclasses.Itisgoodforourdevelopmentto...Themoreknowledgewelearn,thebetterourfuturewillbe.…AgreeLet’sdebate!Whatdoyouthinkofafterschoolactivities?Shouldstudentstakemanyafter-schoolactivities?Why?Cons(反對）:Ibelievestudentsareundertoomuchpresssure.Whydon’tparentslettheirkidsbekids?Teacherandstudentsshouldn’tpushstudentssohard.Parentsshouldn’talwayscomparetheirchildrenwithothers.Inmyopioion,itisnotgoodforachild’sfutureto…Althoughit’snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren,it’sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.…DisagreeDisagreeShouldchildrentake

after-schoolclasses?Butnottoomany!1.Noafter-schoolclassesforsubjects!2.Studyefficiently（高效地）!4.Takesomeaboutself-improvement(hobbiesorinterests).KeyphrasesDiscussion3.Makegooduseofyourtimeatschool!Seizethedayandliveittothefull.2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings?Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening__________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills___________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork___________4.Usualorcommon_________5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger___________7.Lookfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings___________continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparingUsethecontexttohelpyouguessthemeaningConsolidatiHomeworkThesedays,childrenarebusybecausetheyhaveto______manyafter-school______.Manyofthemlearn__________sothattheycan______intoagoodhighschool,others______sportsto______and_____.Someparentswantto__________someactivities,buttheybelievetheactivitiesare______forourfuturebecausetheywantustobe________.Othersthinkpeopleshouldn’t______kids_____becausetoomuchpressureisnotgoodandtheyshouldhavetimeto_____and__________themselves.So,maybeweshouldlearnto_____.Fillintheblankstoretellthetext.上如此多課外課程學習考試技巧練習體育一個典型的美國家庭籃球練習足球訓練減少一些活動快速吃晚餐到做作業(yè)的時候了了解這樣的壓力各種各樣的將…和進行比較逼迫孩子太緊太多壓力造成許多壓力有時間去放松在課文中找出下列短語上如此多課外課程學習考試技巧練習體育一個典型的美國家庭籃球練習足球訓練減少一些活動快速吃晚餐takesomanyafter--schoolclasseslearningexamskillspracticingsportsatypicalAmericanfamilybasketballpracticefootballtrainingcutoutafewoftheiractivitieshaveaquickdinner在課文中找出下列短語到做作業(yè)的時候了了解這樣的壓力各種各樣的將…和進行比較逼迫孩子太緊太多壓力造成許多壓力有時間去放松it'stimeforhomeworkknowsallaboutsuchstressallkindsofcompare…withpushtheirkidssohardtoomuchpressurecausealotofstresshavetimetorelax在課文中找出下列短語TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.the+姓氏的復數表一家人或夫婦二人，作主語視作復數TheGreensarebothinterestedinChinesepaintings.格林夫婦都對中國繪畫感興趣。typicaladj.①典型的；有代表性的typicalBritishweatherMr.Smithgiveshislessonswithhistypicalhumor.史密斯老師用他特有的幽默上課。Thepaintingisatypicalofhiswork.這幅畫是他的典型作品。atypicalofsth.典型…TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.It’stypicalofTomtobelateforschool.上學遲到是Tom一貫的特點。It’stypicalofsb.todosth.做某事是某人一貫的特點某人做某事一點也不出意料②一貫的，平常的Onatypicalday,studentsgettoschoolat8o’clock.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities...cutout①刪除；刪去You’dbettercutoutthefirsttwosentences.Icutanarticleoutofthenewspaper.Iadviseyoutocutoutsmoking.Tomisseriouslyillsowecuthimoutofourplan.Thecar’senginesuddenlycutout.②裁剪③停止做（或使用、食用）④將…排除在外⑤停止運轉=cutoff—Honey,couldyouhelpme_____thepictureofcolorfulballoonsfromthepaper?—OK,Mum.I’mcoming!cutoutB.carryoutC.turnoutD.workout執(zhí)行結果是“Insomefamilies,competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder,”shesays.continuev.①

繼續(xù)存在；持續(xù)continuetodosth.=continuedoingsth.繼續(xù)做某事continue(with)sth.繼續(xù)某事Theraincontinuedtofallalltheafternoon.Theraincontinuedfallingalltheafternoon.②（停頓后）繼續(xù)說“Ihaveaquestion.”shecontinues,“Howshouldwedealwithalltheseoldclothes?”It’scrazy.crazyadj.瘋狂的；不理智的becrazytodosth.不理智做某事becrazyaboutsth.熱衷于某事或某物Youmustbecrazytodothat.你那么做一定是瘋了。TheyareallcrazyaboutChinesefood.他們都熱衷于中餐。Peopleshouldn’tpushtheirkidssohard.pushv.①推pushsth.(+adj./prep.)推…Hepushedthedooropen.Marypushedthecuptowardsme.瑪麗把茶杯推向我。Shepushedherfacetowardsthelittleboy.她把臉轉向了小男孩。pushsb.so/toohard逼迫（督促、鞭策）某人太緊②（向前）擠；推進Peoplewerepushingforwardtogettothefront.人們正向前擠想到前面去。③推動，促使Thedevel