Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section A 1a-1c 课件 (共26张PPT)

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section A 1a-1c
What does he/she look like
What is he/she like
我们学过许多描述人的词语,
看谁想的又快又多。
Appearance: tall, short, fat, thin, young, old, straight hair, curly hair, long hair, short hair, a medium body
Personality: outgoing, serious, funny, smart, friendly, shy, unfriendly
in the past
now
Li Xiang
Li Xiang is thin now. But she was
very heavy in the past.
Li Xiang used to be heavy.
Change in appearance
He was heavy when he was a child, but he is thin now.
Yes, he did. he used to be heaavy.
Did he use to be heavy
Did he use to be thin
No, he didn't. he didn't use to be thin.
VS
He was ugly when he was a student, but he is really handsome now.
No, he didn't use to be handsome,
he used to be ugly.
Did he use to be handsome
He was shy when he was a child, but he is really smart now.
Change in personality
Yes, he did. He used to be shy.
Did he use to be shy
Make sentences
He used to …, but now he …
1a Fill in the chart with words to describe people.
1b Listen. Bob is seeing some friends for
the first time in four years. What did his friends use to look like
Mario used to be______ . He used to
wear_______.
2. Amy used to be________. She used to
have _______hair.
3. Tina used to have_____ and______ hair.
short
glasses
tall
short
red
curly
A: Did Amy use to be straight hair
B: Yes, she did. She used to have straight hair.
A: What’s she like now
B: She has curly hair now.
A: Did Tina use to be heavy
B: Yes, she did. He used to be really heavy.
A: What’s she like now
B: She’s thin now.
1c Look at the picture in 1a and make conversations.
A: Did Mario use to be short
B: Yes, he did. He used to be really short.
A: What’s he like now
B: He’s tall now
Section B 2b 2e 3b
Have you ever watched this program
Stay-at-home kid
Parents move to another city for work, and their grandparents take care of them.
They fail their examinations.
They become less interested in studying.
Stay-at-home kids often feel lonely and unhappy.
[ ɡ z m 'ne n]
But their parents seldom give up. Exactly, they take pride in the kids they love.
be proud of以...为傲
Although parents are busy, they are always thinking of you.
[ ɡ'z ktli]
Reading: He studies harder than he used to.
1. Who is "he"
2. What information can you get from the title
Li Wen
He used to have difficulties in school, but now he works hard in studying.
2b
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
A. They had a long talk.
B. Now Li Wen has really changed.
C. However, things began to change a few years ago.
D. His teacher was worried about him.
Missing Language
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works very hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together. __________________________________________. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of him. But he missed his parents so much and he often lonely and unhappy.
However, things began to change a few years ago.
Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
He works very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to look after him.
Read Para.1 and do "T/F"
F
T
F
Why did Li Wen often feel lonely and unhappy
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became less interested in studying. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. Finally, Li Wen's parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school. However, Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher that he wanted to leave the school. _____________________________. and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their sons in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school.
Read Para.2 and answer the questions.
1. Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
2. What is Li Wen's teacher's advice
3. How did his parents get to school
face to face
His teacher was worried about him.
A. decide B. change C. happen
____________________. "It was excatly what I need," he said. "Now I understand that even though they are always busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do."
They had a long talk.
Read Para.3 and answer the questions.
1. How do you understand the sentence "It was exactly what I need"
2. What does Li Wen think of their parents after the talk
A. They are busy and don't care him at all.
B. Parents care him very much and are proud of him.
C. The talk between him and his parents makes him
understand his parents.
Read Para.4 and fill in the blanks.
Past Now
He felt ________ and ________. He was ____________ now, because he knew his parents __________________.
He __________________ classes and _______ his examinations. He worked ___________ than he used to.
He was _____ and was not be able to ____________ quickly in school. He became ___________ and _________________
_______ in school.
lonely
unhappy
much happier
were proud of him
was absent from
failed
even harder
shy
make friends
more outgoing
made some good
friends
Discuss
1. What has changed Li Wen
2. What do you think of the last sentence "It's very important for parents to be there for their children"
The communication made Li Wen know his parents love him.
Complete the passage with proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2e
be proud of / take pride in make a decision / decide
miss/be absent from change / influence look after/take care of
Li Wen was a 15-year-old boy, He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school. When his parents moved to the city to work, they could not be at home to ____________ him. So he became less interested in studying and ______________ classes. Then his parents __________ to send him to a boarding school. He found life there difficult. One day he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person. This conversation ________ his life. He realized that his parents would always love him, and they would __________ everything good that he did. Now he is much happier and more outgoing than he used to.
Write a conversation between Li Wen and his parents and role-play it with your group.
2e
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
It was the conversation between Li Wen and his parents that changed Li Wen's life.
Li Wen: I really miss you so much. I often feel lonely and unhappy at school.
Parents:
Li Wen:
Parents:
...
Write about how you havew changed. What did you use to be like Which change is the most important one, and why
3b
How I’ve changed!
My life has changed greatly since primary school. I used to ____________________________________. Now I'm ____________________________________.
The biggest change in my life was ____________. This is the most important change because _______
______________________________________________________________________________________.
Para.1 General introduction about the changes
in your life.
Para.2 The most important change and
how it happened
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