(共30张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B Reading
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
（2a-2c&2f）
Contestant No. 20
Q1 Why can’t the father be there for the child
He has to go to the city to look for jobs.
Q2 How was the boy’s feeling after his father left
Unhappy/Loney.
Q3 How did the father feel when he sat the boy’s prize
Happy/Proud
Q4 Do you think the father loves his child Why
Yes, I do. He tries his best to give the best
things to his child.
Nowadays, there are a group of children who stay at home without their parents' company.
This is a social problem
which is difficult to solve, because their parents have to work outside for their livelihood.
What problems do you think these children might have
Maybe we can find the answers from the passage in 2b
Who is the boy with
Why are they together
Who is he
What problems do you think he might have
He is from countryside.
His parents work in the city.
a left-behind child
Predict: What's this passage about
His teacher.
He might have some problems.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Read the passage to check your prediction and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
What's this passage about
Li Wen's changes.
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
Fast reading
Discussion: check answers and share your reasons with your desk mates.
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
Strategies
1. context
2. key words
3. pronoun
4. tense/time
C
D
A
B
Fast reading
C
D
A
B
a good child
a problem child
a better child
Fast reading
What was/is Li Wen like in different times
Match the key information with each paragraph.
How many changes has Li Wen experienced
1st change
2nd change
a good child
a problem child
a better child
Fast reading
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his school work.
They had a long talk and Li Wen understood that his parents take pride of everything good that he did.
Li Wen’s background.
It’s important for parents to be there for their children.
Find the main ideas in each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 2
Para 3
Para 1
Para 4
text structure
background
problems
solutions
results
Match the main idea of each para.
problems
background
results
solutions
Fast reading
a happy little boy
seldom caused any problem
spent much time with his family
Careful reading
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“
“
When he was a little boy
seldom caused problems
A few years ago
As a result
Li Wen’s background (Para.1)
moved to...
take care of ...
missed...
felt lonely and unhappy
What is Li Wen like now
Is he always like this
Turning point
didn't feel love
seldom caused any problem
spent much time with his family
became less interested in study
was absent from classes
failed examinations
too shy to make friends
a lonely and unhappy student
a happy little boy
Careful reading
Review the passage
a happy little boy
seldom caused any problem
spent much time with his family
became less interested in study
was absent from classes
failed examinations
too shy to make friends
parents left
a lonely and unhappy student
word in bold (黑体）
works harder
more outgoing and active
much happier
talked with parents
a normal student
More problemsChangesPara.2Para.4felt lonely and unhappywas absent from... andfailed in examinationsbecame less interested in ...was shy and was not able to ...wanted to leave ...is much happierworks even harder ...has become more outgoing made some good friends... has even joined ... become active ..personalityfeelingsbehaviors Turning pointfelt loveHe used to..., but now...Li Wen’s problems ,solutions and results(Para.2-4)Reading strategythe way to get the meaning of words in boldHowever, things began to change a few years ago.His teacher wasworried about him.They had a long talk.Now Li Wen has really changed.His teacher was
worried about him.
However, things began to change a few years ago.
They had a long talk.
Now Li Wen has really changed.
influence
be absent from
boarding school
in person
≈ change
= miss / not go to
=face to face
Vocabulary & phrase learning
=a school where students needn’t go home on weekdays
1. Underline clues/context in the passage.
2. Paraphrase
(释义): find a similar expression.
look after
decide
take pride in
= take care of
= make a decision
= be proud of
However, things began to change a few years ago.
His teacher was
worried about him.
They had a long talk.
Now Li Wen has really changed.
Paraphrase these expressions.
plete 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 ofV.look after / take care ofmissed / was absent frommade a decision /decidedchanged / influencedbe proud of / take pride inv v-ing v-ed to+v be proud of / take pride in make a decision / decide miss / be absent from change / influence look after / take care of
Group work: retell his story
S1
S2
S3
talked with parents
parents left
1. Retell clearly and loudly.
2. Use expressions in 2d&2e. (The more, the better)
2d
2e
Deep thinking
Why didn’t he understand this before
The key to a better relationship is __________________.
communication
What does not change
teachers
students
parents
They had a long talk.
Life is full of changes.
Your parents, teachers and friends are always there for you.
Stay positive and everything will be OK.
Post-reading :What is behind the long talk
Love/Care
Communication
Being together
What do his parents really care about
What does Li Wen really want
Health
Future
…
...
Growth
Study
His parents' questions
Li Wen's answers
Li Wen's questions
His parents' answer
Do you know how many left-behind children in China
Who can help solve their problems
government, related organizations, schools, neighborhood, society
Who made this long talk happen
What did she do
You can ask your teachers for help if you are in trouble!
Post-reading
6102.55万
全国农村留守儿童人数
37.7%
占农村儿童比例
21.88%
占全国儿童比例
据 2020年《中国农村留守儿童现状调查报告》数据
Level A
Write down the long conversation between Li Wen and his parents.
Level B
Do a research of the problems about left-behind children in China, and make a report.
Homework
Let's work together to make love known.
