八下英语U2reading 学案

Unit 2 Reading
Maybe you should learn to relax!
Before Class
1. Write down your after-school or weekend activities.
do homework, watch TV,
2. Look up the words in the dictionary and write down their Chinese meanings. During Class
Task 1 Talk about your after-school and weekend activities and your feelings. Task 2 Read the whole and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Para 2 Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy.
Para 3 Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves.
Para 4 Many American and British parents take children from activity to activity. Para 5 Most children take part in after-school activities.
Task 4 Read para.2, 3 and 4 and decide True or False.
( ) 1. Parents in Britain and America try to fit into their kids’ lives as much as possible. ( ) 2. Teachers never complain about teaching tired children.
( ) 3. After-school activities only include sports and music.
( ) 4. There were no pushy parents before, but now there are more and more.
( ) 5. Linda thinks it is crazy to compare their own children with others’.
Task 5 Read para.5 and choose the correct statement.
1. What will happen if parents always plan their kids’ lives?
A.They may hate their parents because they have no free time.
B.They may always depend on their parents and can’t do anything.
C.They may find it hard to think and plan for themselves.
D.They will love their parents more because they understand their love.
Task 6 Discuss in Groups
Most parents are pushy and do so much for their children. Kids don’t want to have such kind of lives. Could you give these parents some advice?
1) send their kids to different classes
2) compare their kids with other children
3) plan kids’ lives for them
4) fit into their kids’ lives as much as possible
Task 7 Write a letter to Taylor.
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1.Memorize the new words and phrases in the article.
2.Finish the exercise on the workbook.。