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人教新目标版 九年级上册
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B 2a-2f
Learning objectives
Knowledge objectives:
1. 熟练掌握以下词汇和短语
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, general, introduction, be proud of, in person, take pride in, be absent from, make a decision.
2. 熟练掌握以下句型
1. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
2. They take pride in everything good that I do.
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Skill objectives:
1. 能掌握本课时出现的新词汇，观看短视频引入本课话题，了解留守儿童的现状。
2. 运用skimming略读策略，读懂主人公Li Wen成长过程中所遇到问题，掌握文体结构。
3. 运用scanning查读策略，掌握文体结构获取文章细节信息，完成不同的阅读任务，培养学生对语篇的逻辑思维能力，培养学生的发散性思维。
4. 通过听音跟读，纠正发音，并根据思维导图复述课文，进步理解和运用目标语言。
Emotional objectives:
通过阅读课文，引导学生感恩父母，热爱父母，同时要关爱留守儿童。
Thinking quality objectives:
通过阅读课文，思考如果父母没有时间陪我们，我们能做些什么让我们变得更好？
New words
Read the words quickly and say their Chinese meanings to see who is fast and accurate(准确).
seldom[ seld m]
influence[ nflu ns]
absent[ bs nt, b sent]
fail[fe l]
examination[ ɡ z m ne n]
boarding[ b d ] school
in person
exactly[ ɡ z ktli]
pride[pra d]
take pride in
proud[pra d]
be proud of
adv. 不常;很少
v.&n. 影响
adj. 缺席;不在
v. 不及格;失败;未能(做到)
n.考试;审查
寄宿学校
亲身;亲自
adv. 确切地;精确地
n. 自豪;骄傲
为……感到自豪
adj.自豪的; 骄傲的
为……骄做; 感到自豪
Let’s watch a video.
Warm up
What does the video talk about
Stay-at-home children
Left-behind children.
From the video we know that...
Presentation
Their parents moved to the city to look for jobs, they seldom came back home.
seldom[ seld m]
adv. 不常;很少
Their grandparents took care of them.
They missed their parents very much, So they often felt sad/lonely/inferior [ n f ri (r)](自卑)/unhappy….
They are shy\quiet\...
They have little interest in studying.
They do too much farm work.
They lose themselves in mobile phone games.
They fight/smoke/…
Discussion
1、Do you think their parents love his child Why
Yes, I do. They try their best to give the best things to their child.
2、What do they lack(缺乏) of most
Parent’s love.
3、How was your childhood
4、Did you use to have the same experience as
the them
Do you want to read a passage about stay-at-home children
There is a boy named Li Wen. He is 15 years old now. His parents are working in another city. Let’s read Li Wen’s story.
Prediction
What problems did Li Wen use to have
Tips: We can get some information from the title(题目) and the picture.
A. He used to hate his teachers.
B. He used to have difficulties in study.
C. He used to be quiet and shy.
Read the title and picture.
2a
Li Wen is a 15-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
While-reading
Skimming
Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Li Wen’s problems.
Li Wen’s background.
Li Wen’s changes.
A long talk between Li Wen and his parents.
2a
Read the passage again and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
1: What does “they” refer to
2: What are Li Wen’s changes
3: Where do we need “however”
4: Why was his teacher worried about him
USING CONTEXT(上下文;语境)
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
联系上下文，前后有转折关系 however/but …
C
关注上下文的关系，及代词
D
关注上下文的关系，及代词
关注时间线
A
B
Reading stragety
1. Understand the main idea of each paragraph.
(理解每段的主旨大意)
2. Focus on the relationship between the upper and lower sentences.
(关注上下文的关系)
3. Pay attention to pronouns and find out what pronouns refer to.
(注意代词和代词所指代的事物)
USING CONTEXT(上下文;语境)
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
Reading stragety
Use clues[klu z](线索) from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
2c
Read the 2nd paragraph and use clues(线索) from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
1: Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
A. impove B. change
2: Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
A. missing B. present
3:Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school.
A. public shcool
B. a school where students live and study
4: She advised them to talk with their son in person.
A. face to face (当面) B. on the phone
Choose the corrct meaning for the 4 words.
Reading stragety
Scanning
Read Para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Li Wen’s background
When his parents move to the city
When he was a little boy
Now
He seldom __________________.
He _______ his parents and felt _______ and ________. He _______________ in school.
He works _____ and _________ in school.
caused any problem
had difficulties
missed
lonely
unhappy
does well
hard
two turning points(转折点)
What probably caused Li Wen’s first change
Reading thinking
A: His grandparents
B: His classmates
C: His parents’ leaving
D: His teachers
E: His loneliness[ l nlin s](孤独) and unhappiness.
F: His miss to parents
(more than
one choice)
Read Para.2 carefully and fill in the chart.
Where What problems
Previous(以前的) school became ______________ studying
was __________ school
______ his exminations(n.考试)
Boarding school too _____ to ____________ quickly
found life ________
wanted to _______________
Things didn’t get better after his parents sent him to the boarding school.
less interested in
absent from
failed
shy
make friends
difficult
leave the school
took a 24-hour train and 5-hour bus ride to get to his school.
What did his teacher and parents do to deal with his problems
was worried about him
called his parents
advise them to talk with him in person
Read Para.3 carefully and answer the questions.
2: What does Li Wen think of his parents now
1: “It was exactly what I needed.” “it” refers to________
A. His parents’ accompany[ k mp ni](陪伴)
B. The communication between him and his parents
Now he understands that even though his parents are busy, they are always thinking of him. They take pride in everything good that he does.
After the talk, here comes Li Wen’s second turning points(转折点)
Read Para.4 carefully and answer the questions.
Changes In the past Now
Personality too shy to make friends quickly
Study ●not interested in studying was absent from classes ●failed his examinations ●wanted to leave school
Feelings lonely and unhappy
●became more outgoing
●made some good friends
●became active in many activites
worked even harder than he used to.
much happier
According to Li Wen, what is the most important for parents and children
It is the most important for parents to be there for their children.
What probably caused Li Wen's second change
Reading thinking
A: His teacher’s help
B: His parents’ returning
C: His parents’ communication
D: His parents’ love
E: His own understanding to parents
(more than
one choice)
Reading thinking
Do you think life is easy for our parents
Do you think only parents should be there for their children
It’s very important for _________ to be there for their _________.
It’s very important for _________ to be there for their _________.
children
parents
everyone
family
Reading thinking
What can we do to make us better if your parents don’t have time to stay with us
chat with parents
on the phone
play sports
make friends
take up hobbies
read books
study hard
make us better
2e
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
Post-reading
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide miss / be absent from
change / influence look after / take care of
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. 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 be.
look after/ take care of
missed/ was absent from
be proud of/ take pride in
decided/made a decision
changed / influenced
Retell the passage according to the structure of the article.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
介绍李文及其变化（Para.1）
李文过去的表现及其父母的做法(Para.2-4)
Li Wen: a normal 15-year-old boy; works hard; does well in school
李文现在的表现（Para.5）
Used to: have difficulties in school
Reason: ①his parents moved to the city; ②he missed his parents and felt lonely and unhappy
① became less interested in studying ②was absent from classes and failed his examinations
sent him to a boarding school
① was not able to make friends quickly ② wanted to leave the school
①got to his school
②had a long talk
①has become more outgoing and made some good friends
②has joined the school basketball team and become active
③much happier, works harder
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
Li Wen: Do you love me
Mother: Of, course we do.
Li Wen: Why don’t you come home to see me more often
Father: Sorry, we are really busy with our jobs every day. Life is not easy and there are more chances in big cities.
Mother: But we do miss you every day. Every time we think of you, we will work harder…
Mother: …We want to get you a better education and then, of course, a good future.
Father: In our eyes, you are a hardworking and kind child. And we are always proud of you.
Mother: But what happened to you, dear It seems that you have a bad performance at school. Why have your grades dropped recently Is there anything unhappy that influences you
Li Wen: Um … I think it is because I always feel lonely. I miss you so much.
Father: That is our fault. What should we do in your opinion
Li Wen: I think what we need isn’t too much money or other material wealth. We need more
communication and love from each other.
Father: We agree with you, Li Wen. It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
Mother: That’s what I want to say. We’ve heard that you want to leave the school. Why
Li Wen: I don’t have any friends and there are many strict rules in school.
Mother: I see. I understand that you think life is hard …
Father: I think you can be brave and try to be more active. How about playing basketball with other
boys I know you are good at playing basketball.
Li Wen: Ok. I’ll have a try.
Mother: We are always proud of you, son.
Li Wen: But please don’t worry too much about me. I will study harder. I believe things will be better
soon.
Father: We both hope that you’ll become more and more cheerful and positive. Remember we take
pride in everything good that you do. We love you son.
Li Wen: I love you, too. Thank you, Dad and Mom.
exercise
Language points
1. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. (教材P30 2b)
(1) absent形容词，意为__________________，常与介词from连用。be absent from意为___________, absence还可作名词，意为_____________。absent的反义词为present意为________________。
“缺席的；不在场的”
“缺席……”
“缺席；不在”
“出席的；到场的”
如：他们那天没有上班。
They _______________ work that day.
这个决定是我不在的时候做出的。
The decision was made in my ________.
许多著名作家都出席了这次会议。
Many famous writers are _______ at the meeting.
were absent from
absence
present
(2) fail此处用作及物动词，意为________________，也可用作不及物动词。因此fail an examination（考试不及格）也可表示为fail in an examination。fail作动词，还可意为______________________。常用于搭配fail to do sth. “做某事失败；未能做成某事”。
“不及格；未通过”
“失败；未能（做到）”
如：鲍勃总是考试不及格。
Bob always ______________________.
医生们没能救活这个女孩儿。
Doctors _____________ the girl's life.
fails (in) his examinations
failed to save
(3) examination可数名词，意为_______，相当于exam，但比较正式。其动词形式为__________。表示“参加考试”，要用_____________________。表示“通过考试”，要用_______________________。
take an examination/exam
pass the examination/exam
examine
“考试”
如：每个人都在等待考试成绩。
Everyone is waiting for the __________________.
examination results
2. She advised them to talk with their son in person. (教材P30 2b)
(1) advise作_____，意为“向……提岀意见/忠告/建议”。advice是___________，意为“建议”。suggest的名词形式是suggestion，意为“建议；提议”，为__________。
动词
可数名词
不可数名词
如：我可以提个建议吗？
May I make a ___________
关于这个问题你能给我些建议吗？我真的需要一些关于它的建议。
Could you ______ me on the problem I really need some ______ about it.
suggestion
advise
advice
advisedoing I’dadvise buyingtickets in advance. 我建议提前买票。
advise sb.(not) to do sth. I advise you to be careful. 我劝你小心点。I advise you not to tell her. 我劝你不要告诉她。
advise+宾语+介词 The doctor can advise you on health.
医生能就你的健康提一些建议。
(2) in person意为“亲身；亲自”，相当于 by oneself/in one’s own，在句中作状语。
如：你最好亲自过来并向她道歉。
You had better come ________ and say sorry to her.
你需要亲自做这件事吗？
Do you need to do it ____________________
in person
in person/by yourself
3. They take pride in everything good that I do. (教材P30 2b)
I know my parents love me and they' re always proud of me......(教材P30 2b)
take pride in意为“为……感到自豪”，常用于因取得某种成绩或荣誉而感到自豪。
be proud of意为“以……为骄傲；感到自豪”，与take pride in 同义，但be proud of通常用于因为某人而感到骄傲与自豪。proud为形容词，意为“自豪的；骄傲的”；其名词形式为pride，意为“自豪；骄傲”
如：他父亲对他做的事情感到非常自豪。
His father ___________________ what he has done.
他们为他们的儿子感到非常骄傲。
珍妮的叔叔是一位科学家。她为他感到骄傲。
Jenny’s uncle is a scientist. She ___________ him.
They _______________ their son.
takes great pride in
are very proud of
is proud of
KEY Phrases
1. 照顾： take care of
2. 影响他的学业： influence his schoolwork
3. 缺席： be absent from
4. 考试不及格： fail examinations
5.做决定： make the decision
6. 寄宿学校： boarding school
7. 亲自： in person
8. 因……而自豪： take pride in/be proud of
Summary
Homework
1. Do the exercises in students’ book.
2. Read the passage and try to retell it to your parents according to the mind-map.
3. Preview in 3a～selfcheck.
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