Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B （2a~2f）课件(共24张PPT)

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B
2a~2f
stay-at-home children
Their parents
move to the city
to look for jobs
seldom come back home
They miss their parents.
They feel unhappy.
They feel lonely.
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 used to have
A. He used to break the school rules.
B. He used to hate studying and fail his exams.
C. He used to fight with his classmates.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
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
C
A
D
B
2c
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
1. He became less interested in studying.
2. Sometimes he was absent from classes, and he failed his examinations.
3. Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school.
Language point
1. …he seldom caused any problems…
seldom adv. 频度副词“不常；很少”。通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。
She seldom goes out after ten o’clock.
十点后，她很少外出。
He is seldom late for school.
他很少迟到。
中考链接
—Do you like seeing a movie on your mobile phone
—No. I ______ do that because it makes me uncomfortable.
A. seldom B. often
C. usually D. sometimes
A
Language point
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence v. & n. 影响
influence用作动词，其后接名词或 动词不定式的复合结构。
Lu Xun’s works have strongly influenced millions of people.
鲁迅的小说影响了数以万计的人。
What influenced Mike to make that decision
什么影响了迈克，让他做出了那个决定？
Language point
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence用作名词，常用于have / has an influence on ...或be an influence on ...结构。
Cellphones have an important influence on our life.
手机对我们的生活影响很大。
Their mother is a good influence on their habits.
他们的母亲对他们的习惯有好的影响。
根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子。
1. 老师对学生有很大的影响。
Teachers __________ a great _____________ students.
2. 受父母的影响，李梅成为了一名医生。
Li Mei’s parents __________ her ________ a doctor.
3. 他的成功影响了其他的工人。
His success _______________________.
4. 谁对你的人生有重大影响？
Who ____________________________ on your life
have / are
influence on
influenced
to be
influenced other workers
has / is an important influence
Language point
3. …his grandparents came to take care of to him.
take care of是一个动词短语，意为“照顾；照管”，意同look after。
My parents are not at home and I have to look after/ take care of my sister.
我的父母不在家，我不得不照顾我的小妹妹。
Language point
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
absent adj. 缺席；不在
反义词：present adj. 到场的，出席的
be absent from classes 缺课
The boy was absent because he was ill.
那个男孩因病缺席了。
examination n. 考试；审查
He is feeling sad about his examination.
他为自己考试不好而忧伤。
Language point
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格
1) fail作 “失败” 时：
Many diets fail because they’re boring.
许多节食失败了，因为太枯燥了。
fail in sth. 表示“在某方面失败”
I failed in everything I tried.
我所有的尝试都失败了。
Language point
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
2) fail to do sth. 表示“未能做到某事”
She failed to get into art college.
她没能赶上美术课。
3) fail意为“不及格”时，既可作及物动词，也可作不及物动词。
He failed (in) the exam.
他考试不及格。
选择填空。
1. Their car failed ______ the high mountain.
A. to climb B. climbing C. climbs
2. I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.
A. on B. in C. under
A
B
Language point
5. Li Wen’s parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school.
make a decision 作决定
It’s difficult to make a decision. 作一个决定是很难的。
6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
in person 亲身；亲自
Most invitations are made in person or by telephone.
多数请客是通过亲自或电话邀请。
Language point
7. It was exactly what I needed, ...
exactly adv. 确切的；精确是
He’s not exactly homeless; he just hangs out in this park.
确切来说他并不算是无家可归，他只是老在这个公园里转悠。
这本书正是我要找的。
This book is _________ what I am ___________ ________.
exactly
looking for
Language point
8. They take pride in everything good that I do.
…they’re always proud of me,…
pride和proud
pride和proud都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。
相同点：
不同点：
pride为名词，常用短语take pride in; proud为形容词，常用短语be proud of。
我为我的工作而自豪。
I take pride in my work.
I am proud of my work.
根据句意选用恰当的选项填空。
1. I’m ________ (pride / proud) to be your friend.
2. He wore his medals with _______ (pride / proud).
3. I’m proud ____ (of / on) my hometown.
4. He loved his daughter and took pride _____ (of / in) her.
proud
pride
of
in
2e
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
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. 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
What can we learn from the passage
Parents
Children
Parents are always there for their children.
Children should also love and understand their parents.
Homework
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