新目标八下U2备课.pptVIP

* * Do you sleep and play every day and night? After school,what activities do you usually do? Do you …after school? Pre-reading 1.Who makes decisions in your family? 2.Do you feel stressed out when your parents ask you to get good grades? If so,do you complain about your parents? 3.Do you think you are under pressure? 4.Are your parents comparing you with other children? 5.Do your parents push you to learn more/ send you to all kinds of classes? Fast reading Read the new words and phrases football until fit as … as possible pressure complain include pushy send all kinds of compare…with crazy themselves adult organized on the one hand on the other hand 1.Where does Cathy Taylor’s take her sons and daughter to? 2. What does Dr. Alice Green say about the children under the pressure? She takes her sons to from football to basketball. She says that they may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. Skim reading: Answer two questions True or false: 1.Cathy Taylor’s children do many after- school activities. 2.Doctors say many children aren’t under too much pressure. 3.Few children take part in after school activities. 4.Parents don’t think their children should do the same as others. T F F F 5.It’s crazy for parents to compare their children with others. 6.Competition between families starts at a young age. 7.Parents shouldn’t learn to give their kids a bit more time. 8.Children should have time to relax. T T F T 1.When do Taylor’s children get home? 2.Do American and British children do many after-school activities? 3. What after-school clubs do children take part in after school ? 4.Are many children under pressure? Till 7p.m. Yes ,they do. Yes,they are. Language club Scan reading:answer eight questions 5. Do parents push their children too hard these days ? 6.When does competition between families start? 7. What is diff