Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark-Section B (2a-2f)课件（18张PPT）

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Unit 4
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Section B (2a-2f)
一、新课引入
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
What happened to the boy
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
二、新课讲解
2. 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.
二、新课讲解
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Fast reading
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
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B
1. 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.
Read Para.1, then tell “T” or “F”.
Careful reading
二、新课讲解
F
T
F
F
T
二、新课讲解
Read the passage again 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.
二、新课讲解
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence absent boarding school in person
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
二、新课讲解
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 was 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
made a decision/decided
changed/ influenced
be proud of/ take pride in
二、新课讲解
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
1. …he seldom caused any problems…
Language points
seldom 是频度副词，意为“不常；很少”，通常放在 be 动词、助动词或情态动词之后，实义动词之前。 如：
She seldom goes out after ten o’clock. 十点后，她很少外出。
He is seldom late for school. 他很少迟到。
二、新课讲解
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
Language points
(1) influence 可用作动词，其后接名词或动词不定式的复合结构。
(2) influence 可用作名词，常用于 have / has an influence on ... 或 be an influence on ... 结构。如：
Cellphones have an important influence on our life.
手机对我们的生活影响很大。
二、新课讲解
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Language points
absent 是形容词，意为 “缺席；不在”，其反义词：present ，意为 “到场的;出席的”。其常用结构：be absent (from…)“缺席；不在；缺勤” 。如：
The boy was absent because he was ill. 那个男孩因病缺席了。
二、新课讲解
4. It was exactly what I needed.
Language points
exactly 是副词，意为“确切地；精确地；准确地”，其形容词是：exact。 如：
Please tell me exactly what he said. 请将他说的话准确地告诉我。
二、新课讲解
5. They take pride in everything good that I do.
…they’re always proud of me,…
Language points
(1) pride 是名词，意为“骄傲；自豪”，是不可数名词。
(2) proud 是形容词，意为“骄傲的；自豪的”。
(3) take pride in 相当于 be proud of，意为“以……为荣；是……的骄傲”。 如：
I take pride in my work. 我为我的工作而自豪。
二、新课讲解
三、归纳小结
四、强化训练
1. Their car failed ______ the high mountain.
A. to climb B. climbing C.climbed D.climbs
2. I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.
A. on B. in C.under D.above
3. —Do you like seeing a movie on your mobile phone
—No. I ______ do that because it makes me uncomfortable.
A. seldom B. often C. usually D. sometimes
一、单项选择。
二、根据句意选用恰当的词填空。
1. I’m ________ (pride / proud) to be your friend.
2. He wore his medals with _______ (pride / proud).
3. I’m proud ____ (of / on) my hometown.
4. He loved his daughter and took pride _____ (of / in) her.
proud
pride
of
in
四、强化训练
五、布置作业
1. Write down the important phrases and sentences in 2b.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 5.