1、1 I. Teaching aims 1. Knowledge aims: to learn some new words, phrases and useful expressions. 2. Ability aims: to learn to express difficulties and troubles; on the other hand, learn to ask about othersdifficulties and troubles; meanwhile, try to give advice; to train the studentsabilities of liste
2、ning, speaking, reading and writing; to improve the students abilities of reading by reading practice. 3. Moral aims: to learn to lower stress in the daily life; to make the students know the importance of getting on well with others; to encourage the students to help each other. II.Teaching key poi
3、nts: to grasp and use the new words and phrases; to get the information by reading the article; to improve the students abilities of reading by reading practice. III.Teaching difficult points： to learn how to get the useful information by reading; to comprehend and use the new words, phrases and use
4、ful expressions. IV.Analysis of studying: the language goal is talking about problems and giving advice; in this unit students will talk about some problems from family and school; all these problems have a difference to their mind and body; so I will lead the students to try to solve these problems
5、; meanwhile, many students abilities of reading is weak, they are afraid of speaking English, so I ll make the students work in groups to find the answers and encourage them to speak English; then improve the students abilities of reading comprehension. V.Teaching procedures Step1 Lead-in Question:
6、What do you usually do after school? Pair work. A: What do you usually do after school? B: I usually. A: Why? B: Because. do homework, have after-school lessons, watch movies, use the Internet, hang out with friends, play sports or exercise. Step 2 New Teaching 1. Listen to the tape. 2. Read the art
7、icle by yourselves and underline the new words and phrases. 3. Work in groups. Try to read and memorize the new words and phrases. 4. Ask some students to write the new words and phrases down on the blackboard. 5. Ask some students to explain these words and phrases. 6. Read these words and phrases
8、together. 7. Group work. Read the article again and try to answer these questions on the screen. Questions: 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2. Who gives their opinions about the problem? 3. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activitie
9、s? 4. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? 5. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? 8. Check answers. Ask some students to give their answers. 9. Exercises. Work in groups and try to finish the exercises on the screen. 2 I. Look at the words in bold in the ar
10、ticle. Can you guess their meanings? Try to match them with the meanings below. 1. Keeps on happening_ 2. Physical exercise and practice of skills_ 3. Worries about things at home, school or work_ 4. Usual or common_ 5. Try to be the best or the first to finish something_ 6. Getting better or bigger
11、_ 7. Looking for differences and similarities between things_ II. Fill in the banks according to the article. 1. Who gives their_about the problem? 2. Many of them are learning exam _ so that they can get into a good high school and later a good university. 3. The Taylors are a _ American family. 4.
12、 I take one of my two boys to basketball practice and my daughter to _training. 5. Maybe I could _a few of their activities. 6. They have a _ dinner, and then its time for homework. 7. In some families, competition starts very young and _ until the kids get older. 8. And they are always _them_ other
13、 children. 9. People shouldnt _their kids so hard. 10. Doctors say too much pressure is not good for a childs _ . 11. Dr. Alice Green says all these activities can _ a lot of stress for children. 10. Group work. Discuss the questions. Questions: 1. What do you think of after-school activities? 2. Wh
14、at should you do to relax? 11. Summary. Ask some students to summarize what we have learned today. 12. Homework: Recite these new words and phrases. Write a composition How to get on well with parents? Blackboard Design Unit 4 Why dont you talk to your parents? Words and phrases: opinion, skill, typ
15、ical, football, cut out, quick, continue, compare, compare.with, crazy, push, development, cause, in ones opinion, continue to do sth., compare.to., be crazy about., push sb. to do sth., cause sb. to do sth. Questions: 1. What is the common problem for Chinese and American families? 2. Who gives the
16、ir opinions about the problem? 3. Does Cathy Taylor think its important for kids to join after-school activities? 4. Does Linda Miller agree with Cathy? Whats her opinion? 5. Does Dr. Green agree with Cathy or Linda? What does she say? Group work: Discuss the questions. 1. What do you think of after-school activities? 3 2. What should you do to relax?
