第四课时：SectionB(2a-2e)Unit4Whydon’tyoutalktoyourparents？Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?2aCheck（√）theafter-schoolactivitiesyouandyourclassmatesusuallydo.dohomeworkusetheInternethaveafterschoollessonshangoutwithfriendswatchmoviesplaysportsorexercise2bReadthearticleandanswerthequestions.1.WhatisthecommonproblemforChineseandAmericanfamilies？2.Whogivestheiropinionsabouttheproblem？Childrenhavetotakemanyafterschoolclasses.CathyTaylor,LindaMillerandDr.AliceGreen.MaybeYouShouldLearntoRelax!Thesedays，Chinesechildrenaresometimesbusieronweekendsthanweekdaysbecausetheyhavetotakesomanyafterschoolclasses.Manyofthemarelearningexamskillssothattheycangetintoagoodhighschoolandlateragooduniversity.Othersarepracticingsportssothattheycancompeteandwin.However,thisdoesn'tonlyhappeninChina.之后；然后TheTaylorsareatypicalAmericanfamily.LifeforCathyTaylor'sthreechildrenisverybusy.“Onmostdaysafterschool，”Cathysays，“Itakeoneofmytwoboystobasketballpracticeandmydaughtertofootballtraining.ThenIhavetotakemyothersontopianolessons.MaybeIcouldcutoutafewoftheiractivities，butIbelievetheseactivitiesareimportantformychildren'sfuture.Ireallywantthemtobesuccessful.”However，thetiredchildrendon'tgethomeuntilafter7：00p.m.Theyhaveaquickdinner，andthenit'stimeforhomework.The+姓氏复数，谓语动词用复数。该到……的时间了。LindaMiller，amotherofthree，knowsallaboutsuchstress.“Insomefamilies，competitionstartsveryyoungandcontinuesuntilthekidsgetolder，”shesays.“Motherssendtheirsmallkidstoallkindsofclasses.Andtheyarealwayscomparingthemwithotherchildren.It'scrazy.Idon'tthinkthat'sfair.Whydon'ttheyjustlettheirkidsbekids？Peopleshouldn'tpushtheirkidssohard.”Doctorssaytoomuchpressureisnotgoodforachild'sdevelopment.Dr.AliceGreensaysalltheseactivitiescancausealotofstressforchildren.“Kidsshouldhavetimetorelaxandthinkforthemselves，too.Althoughit'snormaltowantsuccessfulchildren，it'sevenmoreimportanttohavehappychildren.”2cLookatthewordsinboldinthearticle.Canyouguesstheirmeanings？Trytomatchthemwiththemeaningsbelow.1.Keepsonhappening____________2.Physicalexerciseandpracticeofskills___________3.Worriesaboutthingsathome,schoolorwork__________4.Usualorcommon___________5.Trytobethebestorthefirsttofinishsomething__________6.Gettingbetterorbigger_______________7.Lookingfordifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweenthings_________________continuestrainingstresstypicalcompetedevelopmentcomparing本节课主要练习了听力，学习了中美孩子课外学习活动及压力，掌握了知识点continue，compare…with…，crazy，push的用法,学会了通过上下文猜测词义，提高了阅读理解能力。1.熟记本课时的词汇2.完成本课时的课后作业(ppt+word)continue//v.继续存在；持续知识点1考向continue作动词，意为“继续做；持续”，相当于goon。常构成短语continuetodosth.和continuedoingsth.。eg：Theraincontinuedfalling/tofallallafternoon.这场雨整整一下午都下个不停。kən'tɪnju:ResearcherssaytemperaturesinNorthAfricawillcontinue（上升）thissummer.典例risingcompare...with...将……和……比较知识点2考向[辨析]compare...with...与compare...to...compare...with...意为“将……和……比较”，强调同类。compare...to...意为“把……比作……”，强调异类。eg：Comparethiscoatwiththatoneandyou'llfindwhichoneisbetter.把这件外衣和那件外衣作比较，你会发现哪一件更好些。Peopleoftencomparetheteacherstocandles.人们常把老师比作蜡烛。—Ifyoualwaysyourselfwithothers，youmayhavetonsofpressure.—Iagree.Weshouldbelieveinourselves.A.compareB.communicateC.createD.consider典例Acrazy//adj.疯狂的；不理智的知识点3考向crazy常构成短语becrazyabout，表示“热衷于，迷恋于”。eg：TheyareallcrazyaboutChinesefood.他们都热衷于中餐。'kreɪzieg：Youmustbecrazytodothat.你那么做一定是疯了。push//v.鞭策；督促；推动知识点4考向push作“推”讲，反义词是pull“拉，拽”。eg：Hepushedthecuptowardsme.他把杯子推向了我这边。Pullthedooropen，please.Don'tpushit.请拉开门，不要推。eg：Theteacherpushesherpupils.这位老师督促她的学生。pʊʃ常用短语：pushsbtodosth督促某人做某事pushabout/around任意摆布pushforward继续前进拓展OncetheactorEdwardtoldhisfans，“Beyourselfanddon'tletanybodyyouaround.”A.pullB.pushC.takeD.turn典例B
