《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT课件2

Discussion

Do you have some after-school classes to take?

What kind of classes do you have?

Read the words and expressions loudly.

Words 

opinion  n. 意见；想法；看法

skill  n. 技艺；技巧

typical  adj. 典型的

football  n. (美式)橄榄球；足球

cut out  删除；删去

quick  adj. 快的；迅速的；时间短暂的

continue  v. 持续；继续存在

compare  v. 比较

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Objectives

Read the article to learn the common problem for Chinese and American families

To learn new words: skill, opinion, typical, football, quick, continue, compare, crazy, push, development, cause, usual, perhaps…

2b Read the article and answer the questions. 

1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families?

The children have to take many after-school classes. Many of them are learning exam skills so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. Others are practicing sports so that they can compete and win.

2. Who gives their opinions about the problem?

Cathy Taylor, Linda Miller and Dr. Alice Green.

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2d Read the article again and answer the questions. 

1. Does Cathy Taylor think it’s important for kids to join after-school activities?

Yes. He does.

2. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? What’s her opinion?

No. She thinks it is unfair to compare their kids with other children. She thinks people shouldn’t push their kids so hard.

3. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say?

Dr. Green agrees with Linda. She says, “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.”

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Language points 

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。

Practise

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 present on Mother’s Day. 

我被骤雨淋了，所以衣服都湿透了。 

I was caught in a shower, so that all my clothes got wet.

2. And they are always comparing them with other children.

be always doing sth. 意为“总是做某事”，always与进行时连用时，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。

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根据课文内容填空。

These days, children are sometimes _____ on weekends than weekdays because they ______ take so many __________ classes. Cathy Taylor believes that the after-school activities are _________ for his children’s future. He really want them to be _______.      

Linda Miller says, “In some families, __________ starts very young and _______  until the kids get older. The parents arealways _________ their small kids with other children. It’s _____.” She thinks that people shouldn’t ____ their kids ______. 

Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _____ a lot of _____ for children. She says, “Kids should have time to _____ and ________ themselves, too. ________ it’s normal to want _________ children, it’s even more _________ to have _____ children.”

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Homework

What do you think of the after-school classes? Write an article about it.

Preview

To preview the new words and expressions

To preview what people were doing when the rainstorm came

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