人教版八年级英语下册Unit 4 Section B 2a-2c课件.pptx

Section B (2a-2e);Do you have your after-school activities？ What are your activities?;watch TV;;Match the key words with each paragraph.;The present situation;Read Para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks. ;Maybe You Should Learn to Relax!;Read Para.2 carefully and fill in the blanks. ;The Taylors are a typical American family. Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. “On most days after school,” Cathy says, “I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to football training. Then I have to take my other son to piano lessons. Maybe I could cut out a few of their activities, but I believe these activities are important for my children’s future. I really want them to be successful.” However, the tired children don’t get home until;Read paragraph 3 and fill in the blanks.;after 7:00 p.m. They have a quick dinner, and then it’s time for homework. Linda Miller, a mother of three, knows all about such stress. “In some families, competition starts very young and continues until the kids get older,” she says. “Mothers send their small kids to all kinds of classes. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. I don’t think that’s fair. Why don’t they just let their kids be kids? People;Read Para.4 carefully and fill in the blanks. ;shouldn’t push their kids so hard.” Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a child’s development. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can cause a lot of stress for children. “Kids should have time to relax and think for themselves, too. Although it’s normal to want successful children, it’s even more important to have happy children.”;Sum up;;compete and win;Let’s debate;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。;小男孩节省每一分钱，以便他能够给妈妈在母亲节买一份礼物。 The little boy saved every coin so that he could buy his mother a