(共23张PPT)
Section B
2a— 2e
Unit 4 I used to
be afraid of the dark.
He studies harder than he used to.
Li Wen
a 15-year-old boy
Predict
What problems might he have
Read fast
What made him study harder
p r o b l e m s
Read the passage and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
He felt lonely and unhappy.
He wanted to leave school.
He was shy and was not able to
make friends quickly.
He failed his examinations.
He was absent from classes.
He became less interested in studying.
missed
Read quickly and fill in the blank.
He seldom _______
His family _____________
He wasn’t interested in ________.
Sometimes he was _____
From classes.
He failed ____________.
Now He works__________ and
____________ school.
How Li Wen changed
caused any prblems
spent a lot of time together
his examinations
really hard
does well in
studying
Before his parents
moving away
After his parents
moving away
absent
E
D
C
B
A
Listen to the first paragraph, then challenge yourself
“T” for true, “F” for false.
(Para1)
While-reading
Challenge
A
Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
T
B
His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
T
C
His parents moved to the city.
T
D
He works very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to look after him.
F
E
He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.
T
How did Li Wen’s unhappiness begin to influence his schoolwork
became less interested in studying
How
was absent from classes
failed the examination
was not able to make friends quickly
(Para2)
influence
What
What changes happened to Li Wen after a long talk
became more outgoing
made some good friends
joined the school basketball
became active
(Para3-4)
changes
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works very 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
look after / take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His 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.
changed / influenced
be proud of /
take pride in
1 influence v. & n.影响
[观察] He has great influence on the government.
他对政府有很大的影响力。
What we read influences our thinking.
我们所阅读的书本会影响我们的思想。
[探究] influence可以作名词,也可以作动词,意为“影响”。短语:____________________ 对……有影响。
have (an) influence on
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2 fail v.不及格;失败;未能(做到)
[观察] We tried but failed.
我们试过,但失败了。
If you don't work, you will fail to pass the exam.
如果你不学习,你考试就会不及格。
[探究] fail作动词,意为“不及格;失败;未能(做到)”。fail _____________ sth.未能做某事。
to do
[拓展] 反义词:succeed v. 成功 pass v. 及格;考试通过
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3 be proud of为……骄傲;感到自豪
[观察] The woman was proud of her son's success.
那个女人为她儿子的成功而骄傲。
[探究] 该短语中proud是形容词,意为“骄傲的;自豪的”; be proud of=take ____________。
pride in
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4 make a decision作出决定
[观察] Finally, his parents made a decision to send him to a boarding school.
最后,他的父母决定把他送到一所寄宿学校。
[探究] 该短语中decision是名词,意为“决定;决心”。
[拓展] decision的同根词:decide v. 决定;
decide的常见短语:decide to do sth. 决定做某事
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5 advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
[观察] The head teacher advised his parents to talk with their son in person.
校长建议他的父母亲自和儿子谈一谈。
[探究] 该短语中advise是动词,意为“建议;提议”。 advise sb.(not) ______________ sth.意为“建议某人(不要)做某事” 。
to do
[拓展] advise的名词形式是____________。
advice
Our parents love us and take pride in everything good that we do.
If we have difficulties, they are always there to help us.
每课5分钟
For those you love,
try to understand them;
For those who love you,
try to open yourself to be understood.
Love and understanding makes a more wonderful world!
Life is the first gift,
love is the second and
understanding is the third.
“ It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
stay-at-home children
每课五分钟
Homework
Read the passage again after school.