Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B 2a-2f课件(共20张PPT，内嵌音频)

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of
the dark.
Section B 2a-2f
Me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public.
Compare yourself with your partner.
I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you
Think and talk
Warming-up
Well, I used to ride my bike to school.
I used to walk to school. What about you
Warming-up
How might she feel when her parents are away from home
What problems do you think she might have
Warming-up
Look and discuss
miss her parents
feel lonely/sad
doesn’t have any friends
fail the exam
…
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
1. He used to break the school rules.
2. He used to hate studying and fail his exams.
3. He used to fight with his classmates.
Pre-reading
2b Listen and read the passage. Then put the sentence [A-D] in the
correct places.
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
While-reading
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
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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 son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
D
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A
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____________ “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.”
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’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
B
Fill in the blanks according to the passage.
moved to the city
lonely, unhappy
less interested in studying
was absent from classes
failed his examinations
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has become more outgoing
has joined the school basketball team and become active
2c Read the passage again and underline the problems that
Li Wen used to have.
Problems that Li Wen had:
felt lonely and unhappy
became less interested in studying
was absent from classes
failed his examinations
was shy and not able to make friends quickly
wanted to leave the school
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2d Use the clues from the passage to help you guess the meaning of
the words in the box.
influence absent boarding school in person
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 son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
Post-reading
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.
第一句意为“Li Wen的不愉快开始influence他的学业。”通过常理，要使语句流畅可以推断是influence可能意思是“影响”。再看第二句，句意为“他变的对学习没有兴趣。”也就是说第二句对第一句的进一步的延伸，因此我们可以肯定的推断influence意为“影响”。
看生词absent所在的第三句，句意为“有时他absent课并且考试失败。”通过分析句子，and连接的内容通常是承接的关系，从考试失败可以联想到“不上课”，因此可以大致猜的出absent的意思，即“缺席”。
Post-reading
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 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
made a decision / decided
changed / influenced
be proud of/ take pride in
Post-reading
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
Post-reading
1. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence 意为“影响”；过去式： influenced；过去分词： influenced；
现在分词：influencing；第三人称单数：influences。
e.g. Sometimes hobbies can influence our studies.
2. His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to
take care of to him.
take care of 意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after 。
e.g. I have to look after/take care of my sister.

Language points
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3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
(1) be absent from classes 意为“缺课”，其中absent用作形容词，意为“缺席的”。
e.g. The boy was absent from classes because he was ill.
(2) fail 意为“失败”；fail in sth. 意为“在某方面失败”；fail to do sth. 意为“未
能做某事”。
e.g. He failed to pass his driving test.
4. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
proud 意为“自豪的；骄傲的”；
be proud of sth./sb. 意为“为某物/某人而骄傲”，相当于take pride in。
e.g. My parents are proud of me.= My parents take pride in me.

Post-reading
Key words and phrases:
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, exactly, pride, proud, take pride in, be proud of, in person
Key sentences:
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs, and his grandparents came to take care of to him.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me.
Summary
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Retell Li Wen’s story.
Homework
Goodbye！