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Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B 2a-2f
Key words & Phrases:
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, general
in person, take pride in, be proud of
Difficulties and points:
Guess the meaning of new words and phrases.
Functions:
Learn how to use the reading skills.
Learning Objectives
Free Talk
A: What did you use to be afraid of
B: I used to be afraid of...
A: How about now
B: ......
What did you use to be afraid of
I used to be afraid of singing in front of the class.
How about now
Now, I love singing in front of crowds.
What did you use to like when you were a child
I used to like playing with my parents.
How about now
Now, I like hanging out with my friends.
I used to be nervous about text. What about you
Yes, me too. But now I like text. Because I want to check my learning achievements.
Work
miss their families
What problems do you think they might have
She wishes to be the first in the examination, then she wants to see her mom and dad.
n. 考试；审查
Their parents are not around, They seldom see each other.
adv. 不长；很少
Their parents should talk with the kids in person.
亲身；亲自
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Pre-reading
1. What might this passage talk about
2. What problems he may have
2a
Problems
miss his parents
feel lonely
has no friends
fail the exam
Li Wen is a15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents are working in the city. Look at the title of the passage and the picture below. What problems do you think he might have
v. 不及格；失败
While-reading
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
A. The problems Li Wen used to have.
B. Li Wen’s background. His life became
difficult after his parents moved to the city.
C. What Li Wen is like now.
D. A conversation with his parents changed
his life.
Read and match.
2b
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
While-reading
Missing language
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.
Answer: C, D, A, B
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
2c
Used to be like
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
He often felt lonely and unhappy.
He became less interested in studying.
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Li Wen was shy and not able to make friends quickly in school.
He wanted to leave the school.
Now
1.
2.
3.
He has become more outgoing and made some good
friends in school.
He has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities.
“I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than
I used to.
Read the passage again and underline what Li Wen is like now.
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
2d
Post-reading
influence absent boarding school in person
influence:
His first music teacher was a major influence in his life.
他的第一位音乐老师是他一生中对他影响非常大的人。
v. & n. 影响
absent:
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks.
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。
boarding school:
She sent her son to a boarding school .
她送儿子上了一所寄宿学校。
in person：
She went to New York to receive the award in person.
她亲自前往纽约领奖。
adj. 缺席；不在
寄宿学校
亲身；亲自
2e
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide
miss/be absent from change/influence look after/take care of
Li Wen is a15-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.
look after/take care of
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.
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
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 be.
changed/influenced
be proud of/ take pride in
2f
What do you think Li Wen and his parents talked about in their conversation Write a conversation and role-play it with your group. Think of the following things:
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
Group work
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
In the past
Now
When he was a little boy
seldom caused problems
After his parents moved to the city
After talking with his
parents
[观察1] He seldom caused any problems.
[探究] seldom 意为 ______________
是频度副词，带有否定含义。
多用在系动词、助动词、情态动词之后，实义动词之前
杰克很少在家。
Jack is ________ at home.
adv. 不常；很少
seldom
[观察2] ...and failed his examination.
[探究] fail v. 不及格；失败；未能（做到）
fail 既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。
fail to do sth. 意为____________________________
我们试过，但是失败了。
We tried but failed.
未能做某事；做某事失败了
[观察3] Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his
schoolwork.
[探究] influence __________________
作名词时，意为“影响；影响力”，
have a /an ... influence on/upon 对...有...的影响
这就是父母对孩子的影响。
This is the _________ of parents on their children.
长时间玩电脑游戏对你的视力不好。
Playing computer games for long has a bad influence on your
eyesight.
v. & n. 影响
influence
1. Lucy’s brother ______________ (非常擅长) math.
2. My mother _______________(没赶上公共汽车)
this morning, and she was late for work.
3. She has been ______________(找工作) in this city for
about two months.
4. Many parents like to send their children to the
______________(寄宿学校).
Exercises
does very well in
looking for a job
failed to catch
boarding school
GOOD JOB
