七下Unit 4 Section B-Self Check.ppt

1. What do you think of after-school activities? 2. What should you do to relax? 2e Discuss the questions with your partner. 3a A magazine interviewed some parents about after-school classes for children. Read the opinions below and make notes on your own opinions. In my opinion, I agree … Agree: Disagree: 1. “ After-school classes can help kids get into a good university.” 2. “I want my child to be a successful person.” 3. “It’s good for children to start learning from a young age.” Your opinions Why should children take after-school classes? Pair work 3b Write a letter to the magazine to express your opinions on after-school classes for children. Use the following expressions to help you. First, say if you agree or disagree. Dear …, I don’t really agree with ... because ... Although some parents are right about ... I think children should ... Try to write paragraphs Then, explain why. In my opinion, it is important for children/ parents to ... I believe it is better if children/parents ... so that... Perhaps children/parents should/could … If children…, they will... Try to write paragraphs 1. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. so that意为“以便……，为了……”，引导目的状语从句， that从句中常使用can / may等情态动词；so that还可以表示“因此，所以”，引导结果状语从句，在so that前可以用逗号。 Language points 2.Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but … 此处cut out 是一个动词短语，表示“删除；剪下 或是“停止；戒除”等。如： Don’t cut your parents out of your lives. 不要把父母从你的生活中赶出去。 If you cut out the drinking, you’d feel much healthier. 如果你戒酒，就会觉得身体好很多。 3. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard. 人们不该对自己的孩子逼得太紧。 动词push 意为“推；推动”， 例如： Don’t push this poor, you have to pull it open. 别推这扇门，你的把它拉开才行。 本单元中，push 表示“ 使（某人）努力；鞭 策；督促”，其后宾语可以是别人或自己。 e.g. The math teacher really pushes his students. That’s why they don’t like him that much. 这位数学老师确实对学生鞭策太多了，这就是 他们不那么喜欢他的原因。 倍速课时学练 倍速课时学练 倍速课时学练 倍速课时学练 Unit 4 Why don’ t you talk to yo