Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B 2a-3c

课件14张PPT。Section B (2a – 2c)Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Translation1.我过去在学校不是那么受欢迎。
2.—你过去很矮，不是吗？—是的，我很矮。
3.Grace过去看很多电视。她过去不看很多电影。
4.Emily过去不吃很多蔬菜，但是现在她爱吃胡萝卜和西红柿。
5.我过去害怕在公众面前演讲。
6.当我是孩子的时候，我过去喜欢蚂蚁和其他昆虫。
7.我过去在足球队。
8.过去，我不喜欢考试。但是现在，我不担心它了。
9.我们过去放学后每天玩，现在我们一直学习。
10.我过去一直对考试感到紧张。Have you ever watched this program?Stay-at-home kidParents move to another city for work, and their grandparents take care of them.They fail their examinations.They become less interested in studying.Stay-at-home kids often feel lonely and unhappy.[?ɡ?z?m?'ne??n] But their parents seldom give up. Exactly, they take pride in the kids they love.be proud of以...为傲Although parents are busy, they are always thinking of you. [?ɡ'z?ktli]Reading: He studies harder than he used to.1. Who is "he"?
2. What information can you get from the title?Li WenHe used to have difficulties in school, but now he works hard in studying.2bRead 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.Missing Language 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 lonely and unhappy.However, things began to change a few years ago.Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
He works very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to look after him. Read Para.1 and do "T/F"FTFWhy did Li Wen often feel lonely and unhappy?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 sons in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen's school.Read Para.2 and answer the questions.1. Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
2. What is Li Wen's teacher's advice?
3. How did his parents get to school?face to faceHis teacher was worried about him. A. decide B. change C. happen____________________. "It was excatly what I need," he said. "Now I understand that even though they are always busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do."They had a long talk.Read Para.3 and answer the questions.1. How do you understand the sentence "It was exactly what I need"?
2. What does Li Wen think of their parents after the talk?
A. They are busy and don't care him at all.
B. Parents care him very much and are proud of him.
C. The talk between him and his parents makes him
understand his parents.Read Para.4 and fill in the blanks.lonelyunhappymuch happierwere proud of himwas absent fromfailedeven hardershymake friendsmore outgoingmade some goodfriendsDiscuss1. What has changed Li Wen?
2. What do you think of the last sentence "It's very important for parents to be there for their children"?The communication made Li Wen know his parents love him.Complete the passage with proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.2ebe proud of / take pride in make a decision / decide
miss/be absent from change / influence look after/take care ofLi Wen was 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.Write a conversation between Li Wen and his parents and role-play it with your group. 2e Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parentsIt was the conversation between Li Wen and his parents that changed Li Wen's life.Li Wen: I really miss you so much. I often feel lonely and unhappy at school.
Parents:
Li Wen:
Parents:
...Write about how you havew changed. What did you use to be like? Which change is the most important one, and why? 3bHow I’ve changed!
My life has changed greatly since primary school. I used to ____________________________________. Now I'm ____________________________________.
The biggest change in my life was ____________. This is the most important change because _______
______________________________________________________________________________________.Para.1 General introduction about the changes
in your life.Para.2 The most important change and
how it happened