(共31张PPT)
Unit4
SectionB 2a-2f
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Language goals
At the end of this period, you will be able to
1. skim the article to get the main idea of each paragraph by finding the key words.
2. use the sentence context to find the missing sentences
3. choose the right answer by reading and understanding each paragraph
4. write one paragraph to describe how Li Wen has changed.
5. understand parents more and care about left-behind children.
Did you stay with your family on Mid-Autumn Festival
On Mid-Autumn Festival, He couldn’t stay with his parents.
He felt unhappy and lonely, as a left-behind child.
2
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy in the countryside.
His Parents are working in the city.
1
Before-reading
留守儿童
He Studies Harder Than He used to
What other problems do you think Li Wen has from the title and the picture
He used to have difficulties in study.
Task
1
Read and Find the main ideas of each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
While-reading
Li Wen’s life at present
Li Wen’s background
Li Wen’s problems in school
How the problems were solved.
Task
2
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.
1.circle the key words(n.\pron.\v.\adv.)
2.You should pay attention to the sentences and key words before or after the blanks(空白处).
TIP
Read the passage and put the sentences
[A-D] in the correct places.
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 felt lonely and unhappy.
C
关注时间状语
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
关注转折的逻辑关系
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began less interested in studying. 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 son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to their Li Wen’s school.
______. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.”
D
A
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
关注代词的使用
关注上下文
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. _______. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
B
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
关注同义词的不同表达
关注副词
Reading strategy(阅读策略)
How to put the missing sentences into correct places.
五选五D篇阅读
1.Understand the main idea of each paragraph
2.Pay attention to the relationship between upper and lower sentences.
3.Focus on the key words and find out the key words
.
( ) 1.Which of the following is true about Li Wen
A. Li Wen is always good at studying.
B. Li Wen never causes problems in school.
C. Li Wen’s grandparents took care of Li Wen and his parents.
D.Li Wen had a happy family.
Task
3
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. However, things began to change a few years ago. 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 felt lonely and unhappy.
D
A: Li Wen is good at studying now.
B: Li Wen seldom caused problems in school when he was a little boy.
C: Li Wen’s grandparents took care of Li Wen instead of his parents.
Read each paragraph and choose.
( ) 2. The underlined words “a boarding school” means _______ in Chinese.
A. 走读学校 B. 寄宿学校 C. 民办学校 D.公办学校
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. His teacher was worried about him, 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.
B
( ) 3. What does “in person”probably mean in Chinese
A. 个人地 B. 私下地 C. 亲自地 D.专门地
C
by oneself; face to face
a school where students can live and study
Reading strategy(阅读策略)
How to guess the meanings of the words
推断生词词义
1.了解常见的设题方式:
The underlined words “a boarding school” means _______ in Chinese.
What does “in person”probably mean in Chinese
2.Using the context(语境)
3.Using sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
B
They had a long talk. "It was exactly 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."
( )4. What does “It” refer to
A. His parents’ blame(责备)
B. The communication between his parents and him
C. His parents’ explanation
D. The requirement of his parents and his teacher
推断代词含义
1.了解常见的设题方式:
The underlined part“it\this\that\them”refers to_____
What does the underlined word“it\this\that\them” refer to
2.就近原则。代词指代的内容在句前、或句后
3.代入语境。确定是否合理
D
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. Now Li Wen has really changed. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
( ) 5. This passage reminds us that ________.
A. Education is important for students.
B. Changes are new opportunities for us.
C. The communication between parents and children is important.
D. Parents’ accompany(陪伴) and understanding, care and love are important for children.
总结主旨大意
1.了解常见的设题方式:
This passage reminds us that_____
The purpose of this article is ______
The best title for the passage might be ____
What is the best title for the passage
2.定位文章首尾、各段开头,找出主题句和关键词
Listen & underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
Task
4
In the past
He felt ________ and ________.
He was _____________ classes and _______ his examinations.
He was _____ and was not able to ____________ quickly in school.
lonely
unhappy
absent from
failed
shy
make friends
Read the passage and fill in the blanks
Now
He is ____________ now, because he knows his parents ________________.
He works _____________ than he used to.
He becomes ________ and ___________________
__________ in school.
much happier
are proud of him
even harder
more outgoing
makes some good friends
Change
Emotion
(情绪)
Study
personality
(性格)
Task
5
He\I used to do___________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ __________ After communication with parents, he becomes\I become___ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Task
6
Write a paragraph about how Li Wen or you have changed in appearance外貌, emotion情绪, study学业, personality性格and hobby爱好. Then give a report to the class.(less than 80 words)
参考短语:
in the past
Several years ago
used to do sth.
used to be +adj.
at present
be becoming +adj.
be more and more +adj.
Show Time
Deep thinking
From a slower student to a better student,
what has changed Li Wen
Love lies in understanding.
Although they are busy, love is never absent.
Parents and children should understand each other.
Love is around us.
Love is never absent.
Left-behind children need our help, care and love.
Extend my hand.
Extend your hand.
Let’s grow together with left-behind children.
Homework
finish an English paper
Thank You
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide
miss/ be absent from
change / influence look after / take care of
look after / take care of
missed / was absent from
2e
Complete the passage with proper forms of the words and phrases in the box
Li Wen is 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.
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide
miss/ be absent from change / influence
look after / take care of
be proud of / take pride in
make a decision/decided
changed / influenced
Then his parents _______________________ to send him to a boarding school. He found it difficult to stay there . 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 be.