《Why don't you talk to your parents?》PPT課件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. 意見；想法；看法
skill n. 技藝；技巧
typical adj. 典型的
football n. (美式)橄欖球；足球
cut out 刪除；刪去
quick adj. 快的；迅速的；時間短暫的
continue v. 持續(xù)；繼續(xù)存在
compare v. 比較
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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意為“以便……，為了……”，引導目的狀語從句， that從句中常使用can / may等情態(tài)動詞；
so that還可以表示“因此，所以”，引導結果狀語從句，在so that前可以用逗號。
Practise
小男孩節(jié)省每一分錢，以便他能夠給媽媽在母親節(jié)買一份禮物。
The little boy saved every coin so that he could buy his mother a present on Mother’s Day.
我被驟雨淋了，所以衣服都濕透了。
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. 意為“總是做某事”，always與進行時連用時，常表達說話人的某種情緒，如贊揚、不滿、責備等。
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根據課文內容填空。
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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