人教版八年级英语下册Unit 2 Reading

Unit2ReadingMaybeyoushouldlearntorelax!JaneStudyingaims:1.Mastersomeimportantwordsandphrases,forexample,not…until,as…aspossible,compare…with,andsoon.2.Learntogiveothersadvices.3.Learnsomereadingskills.After-schoolclubWhatafter-schoolactivitiescanyouthinkof?•Busy•Tired•Excited•Interesting•ExhaustedReadingBackgroundLookandlistenthosechildren’sfamilylifeandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhendoTaylor’schildrengethome?2.DoAmericanandBritishchildrendomanyafter-schoolactivities?3.Aremanychildrenunderpressure?4.Doparentspushtheirchildrentoohardthosedays?Learningguide1Readthetextquicklyandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhendoTaylor’schildrengethome?2.Whatafter-schoolclubsdochildrentakepartinafterschool?3.Whendoescompetitionbetweenfamiliesstart?4.Whatisdifficultforthesechildrenwhenthey’readults?Learningguide2Reread,thinkanddiscussingroupstofindouttheanswers:1.What’stheproblemformanychildren?2.Whatshouldpeopledotosolvetheproblem?Learningguide3Readmorecarefullyandfillintheblanks.1.Thetiredchildrendon’tgethome___7pm.2.Parentstrytofitas___aspossible___theirkid’slives.3.Teacherscomplain____teachingtiredkidsintheclassroom.4.Motherssendtheirkids___all___ofclasseswhenthey’reveryyoung.Andthey’realways____them___otherchildren.5.Whenthesekidsareadults,theymightfinditdifficult___planthingsforthemselves.untilmuchintoabouttokindscomparingwithtoExercises1.Ifound___difficulttoworktogetherwithhim.A.itB.withC.forD.of2.I___knowthenews___youtoldme.A.have;beforeB.will;ifC.didn’t;untilD.was;unless3.Hefounditdifficult___otherswithEnglish.A.helpB.tohelpC.helpedD.tohelping4.Youshoulddoyourhomeworkas__aspossible.A.carefullyB.morecarefullyC.carefulD.morecareful5.------Isthere____intoday’snewspaper?------No,there’s_____.A.newanything;nothingspecialB.anythingnew;nothingspecialC.newanything;anythingspecialD.anythingnew;anythingspecial根据汉语完成句子。1.昨晚我直到十一点才睡觉。I____gotobed_____11:00yesterdayevening.2.请尽可能的多吃蔬菜。Please________vegetables__________.3.刚才我看到一群孩子正在操场上踢足球。Isawagroupofchildren_____________ontheplaygroundjustnow.4.当今的父母总是把自己的孩子与其他孩子相比。Nowadaysparentsarealways_______their_______children______otherones.5.我发现为自己安排事情很难。Ifind__________toplanthingsfor_____.LifeforCathyandherthreechildrenisverybusy.Theirschooldaysandherjobarebusy_____,afterschool,Cathystillhastotakethetwoboys_____football__basketball.Thenshehasto____herdaughter____pianolessons.Thetiredfamily_____gethomeuntil7pm.It’s____foraquicksupperbeforehomework.TheTaylorsarelikemanyAmericanandBritishparentswhosechildrenarealwaysrunningarace.Parentstaketheirchildrenfromactivitytoactivitytopreparethemfortheirfuture.Itseemsthatraisingageniusismoreimportantthanraisingahappychild.Doctorsacrossthecountrysaymanychildrenaresufferingfromexhaustionandstress.Teachersareteachingexhaustedkidsintheclassrooms.