(共33张PPT)
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of
the dark.
人教版九年级全册
Section B (2a-2f)
Learning objectives
Key words & phrases:
seldom, influence, absent, fail, examination, boarding, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in, proud, be proud of
Key sentences:
1. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
2. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Students can talk about the changes of a person.
Let’s enjoy a video!
What’s the video talking about
2.Why do their parents leave them alone at home
3.How do the children feel without parents
Stay-at-home children\ left-behind children.
In order to make more money , their parents move
to the city to look for jobs. They seldom go home.
They miss their parents and they feel lonely.
Answer the questions after watching the video:
Pre-reading
What can we do to help stay-at-home children
Let’s read Li Wen’s story.
Chat and encourage them.
Send them some interesting books and magazines.
Go to visit them.
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
Li Wen
He is a left-behind child.
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
now
in the past
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
change
While-reading
prediction
2a
Fast reading
Read the passage and put the sentences
[A-D] in the correct places.
Reading tip 2:
Using the context (上下文;语境) may help you find the correct missing language.
C
联系上下文，前后有转折关系 however/but …
D
关注上下文的关系，及代词
关注上下文的关系，及代词
A
B
关注上下文及同义词
Li Wen’s difficulties after his parents moved to the cities.
2. Li Wen’s changes after talking with his parents.
3. The background information of Li Wen.
4. Li Wen and his parents’ conversation.
read the passage quickly and find the main idea of each paragraph.
Tips: Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea.
Fast reading
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Read Para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Li Wen’s background
When his parents move to the city
When he was a little boy
He seldom __________________.
He _______ his parents and felt _______ and ________. He _______________ in school.
caused any problems
had difficulties
missed
lonely
unhappy
Careful reading
Read para.2 carefully, then answer the questions.
1. How did his unhappiness influenced his schoolwork
2.Did Li Wen like the boarding school How do you know
3.What did his teacher do when he wanted to leave
4. How did his parents get to his school
He became less interested in studying . He was absent from class and faied the examinations.
No. He wasn't able to make friends and he wanted to leave school.
She called his parents and advise them to talk with him in person.
They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus.
What does “it” refer(指代) to
2. What did Li Wen understand after the talk
Read Para.3 carefully and answer the questions.
The talk between him and his parents
Even though they busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.
Read Para.4 carefully and fill in the chart below.
lonely
unhappy
be absent from
failed
shy
make friends
much happier
are proud of him
even harder
more outgoing
makes some good friends
Retell the story
He studies harder than he used to
Background
After talking with parents
After leaving parents
Li Wen is…
parents, moved to the city
feelings…
problems
1. became less …
2.was absent …
3.failed …
4.was not able …
1. becomes …
2.has made …
3.has joined …
4.much…
5.works …
Post-reading
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. 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 of
missed/ was absent from
be proud of/ take pride in
decided/made a decision
changed / influenced
Post-reading
2e
2f
What 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：
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
Post-reading
What can we do to make us better if your parents don’t have time to stay with us
chat with parents
on the phone
play sports
make friends
take up hobbies
read books
study hard
make us better
Discussion
Language points
When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.（教材P30）
seldom 不常; 很少
e.g. He is seldom nervous about exams. 他很少对考试紧张。
【拓展】
seldom具有否定意义, 用于反意疑问句时, 附加问句要用肯定形式。
e.g. He seldom goes to work by car, does he
他很少开车上班，对吗？
seldom是频度副词,相当于hardly ever,通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后,实义动词之前，表示否定意义。
cause的常用搭配：
cause sth.引起某事
e.g. What caused his death 是什么原因造成了他的死亡？
cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb.给某人带来....../惹来......
e.g. He caused his parents a lot of trouble.
= He caused a lot of trouble for his parents. 他给父母造成很多麻烦。
cause sb. / sth. to do sth. 导致某人/某物......
e.g. The drought caused the plants to die. 久旱造成植物枯死。
cause还可以作名词，意思是“原因，起因”。
e.g. I wouldn’t tell you without (good) cause.没有理由，我是不会告诉你的。
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.（教材P30）
influence v.& n. 影响
influence的常见搭配：
influence sb. / sth. 影响某人或某事
e.g. But the truth is that the game also influences his sleep.
但是事实是比赛也影响了他的睡眠。
influence sb. to do sth. 影响某人做某事
e.g. What influenced you to take up nursing
是什么影响你去从事护理工作的？
have an influence on 对......有影响
e.g. Listening to music has a great influence on her.
听音乐对她有很大的影响。
under the influence of 受到......的影响
The girl chose science under the influence of her father.
女孩在爸爸的影响下选择了理科。
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
（教材P30）
absent adj. “缺席;不在”,常见搭配有：be absent from ...
absent的名词形式是absence，意思也是“缺席，不在”。
e.g. Jim was absent from the meeting yesterday.
Jim昨天开会缺席了。
The manager is very angry at John’s absence.
经理对John的缺席感到生气。
fail v. 不及格；失败；未能（做到）
fail的常见搭配：
fail in sth. 在某方面失败
e.g. He failed his driving test. 他驾照考试未通过。
He failed in business. 他经商失败。
fail to do sth. 未能做到某事
He failed to climb up the tall tree. 他未能爬上那棵高树。
Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。
She advised them to talk with their son in person.（教材P30）
advise v. “建议”，其常见搭配有：
advise sb. (not) to do sth. 建议某人（不要）做某事
e.g. The doctor advised her to lie in bed for a week.
医生建议她卧床一周。
advise doing sth. 建议做某事
e.g. I advise riding shared bikes to get there.
我建议骑共享单车去那里。
in person “亲身；亲自”，相当于personally。
e.g. You’d better deal with it in person.
你最好亲自处理它。
常见的由in构成的短语还有：
in the end 最后 in short 简而言之
in time 及时 in the future 在将来
in all 总共 in a hurry 匆忙
in fact 事实上 in future 今后
They take pride in everything good that I do. （教材P30）
take pride in sth. / sb. 为......自豪/骄傲
e.g. You should take more pride in your work.
你应该为你的工作感到更自豪。
He takes great pride in his children’s achievements.
他为孩子们的进步感到无比自豪。
⑥ It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.（教材P30）
It’s + 表示事物品质的形容词 + for sb. to do sth. ，意思是“对某人来说做某事是……的”，动词不定式to do sth.是真正的主语。
It’s +表示人的品质的形容词 + of sb. to do sth.意思是“某人做某事是……的”，此时的形容词是修饰“某人”的。
e.g. It’s difficult for us to buy a new house.
对我们来说买套新房很困难。
It’s clever of you to do some exercises after listening to me.
听完我的话后做些练习,你真是聪明。
根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
The cold weather c______the plants to die last winter.
2. He’s a good teacher, and he is very p_____ with the slower students.
3. As students, we should pay much a_______ to our studies.
4. Dont w____too much time on computer games, Jack.
5. They walked because they couldn’t a_____ to take a taxi.
aused
atient
ttention
aste
fford
Exercises
根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1. Have you ever heard of the saying, “It’s impossible to defeat (打败)
a person who never _______ (放弃)”
2. My uncle ____________ (对......感到自豪) my cousin because of his great progress in all subjects.
3. — Will you go to Shanghai for your vacation
— Oh, I haven’t ______________ (做决定) by now.
gives up
takes pride in
made a decision
用所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He used to take up________ (play) sports to keep healthy.
2. The students didn’t dare _________ (break) the school rules.
3. We have to be careful about ________ (say) something wrong.
4. Many times they thought about ______ (work) hard to succeed.
5. At last, he succeeded ________ (deal ) with his shyness.
playing
to break
saying
working
dealing
根据汉语提示完成句子。
1. 你过去经常和朋友去河里游泳吗？
_________ you ____ _____ swim in the river with
2. 我小时候每天放学后都和朋友一起玩耍。
I used to _______ _______ friends every day after school.
3. 过去这儿冬天常常下雪. It _____ _____ _____ here in winter.
4. 他在担心明天的工作面试。
He is _______ _______ the job interview of tomorrow.
5. 当你是孩子时，常常做些什么？
What _____ you _____ _____ do when you were a child
Did use to
play with
used to snow
worried about
did use to
Homework
1.Remember the words and phrases of this class.
2. Use the language in this unit to write a letter to your parents or Have a conversation with your parents
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