课件17张PPT。Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B
2a~2fshort and thinof medium heightlong curly hairshort straight hairshyoutgoingquietactivemusicdanceFree talkI used to…, but now….Stay-at-home childrenDo you know “stay-at-home children” ?
What do you think of them?
Watch a videoLi Wen is one of the stay-at-home children.
Let’s read his story. 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?2aHe Studies Harder Than He Used to2. He used to hate studying and fail his exams.3. He used to fight with his classmates.1. He used to break the school rules.Predict2bRead 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 himCDABSkimLi 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.Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3Para. 4Go through the article and match the paras with the main ideas.Li Wen used to have difficulties in school when
he was a little child.
2. His parents left him and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
3. He didn’t like his grandparents.
4. He worked very hard and does well in school when his grandparents came to look after him.
5. He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.FTFFTRead Para.1, then tell “T” or “F”.seldom = not oftenworksnow. 2cRead Para 2. 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. Remind Li Wen’s three problems in the past. lonelyunhappymuch happierwere proud of himwas absent fromfailedeven hardershymake friendsmore outgoingmade some goodfriendsRead the last two paras, and then in the blanks. Ask the teacher for helpLearning strategy: USING CONTEXTUsing the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases. 使用上下文的语境可以帮助你猜测新单词或词组的意思。 1. not being in a place
2. affect
3. a school which some or all of the pupils live in during the school term
4. by oneselfMatch the words or phrases with correct meanings.influence
absent
boarding school
in personUse clues from the passage to help you guess
the meanings of the words in the box.2d线索v. & n.adj. They take pride in everything good that I do. They ____________ me. ”
Li Wen’s parents decided to send him to a boarding school. In other words, his parents ________________.
Li Wen’s unhappiness changed his school work. His school work was __________.
His grandparents came to look after him, but he wanted his parents to ___________ him. are proud ofmade a decisioninfluencedtake care ofThe words in purple explain the meanings of some words from the article on page 30. Find the words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary.Vocabularybe proud of / take pride in
make a decision/ decide
miss / be absent from
change / influence
look after / take care of Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box. 2eLi 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 ofmissed/ was absent frommade a decision/decided changed/ influencedbe proud of/ take pride inPossible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parentsWhat 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:2fRole-playDid you use to have problems in school?
Did you talk with your parents?1.Review the new words and expressions you’ve learned today.
2 Use the language in this unit to write about how your life has changed since primary school.Homework
