(共59张PPT)
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2a-2e)
Words & Expressions
seldom
influence
absent
fail
examination
boarding school
adv. 不常;很少
v. & n. 影响
adj. 缺席;不在
v. 不及格;失败;未能(做到)
n. 考试;审查
寄宿学校
in person
exactly
pride
take pride in
proud
be proud of
亲身;亲自
adv. 确切地;精确地
n. 自豪;骄傲
为......感到自豪
adj. 自豪的;骄傲的
为......骄傲;感到自豪
left-behind children
Who are they
stay-at-home children
Warming-up
Let’s think and talk.
Their parents have moved to the city to look for jobs.
They seldom come back home.
Where are their parents
Let’s think and talk.
Some parents send them to the boarding school.
Some children live with their grandparents or other relatives.
Where do the left-behind children live
Let’s think and talk.
They miss their parents.
They feel unhappy and lonely.
How do they feel
What problems do you think he might have
He used to have no money.
He used to have difficulties in school.
He used to be fat.
Tips: We can get some information from the title(题目)and the picture.
Prediction
While reading
Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Reading tip :
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last
sentence to get the main idea.
1.The problems Li Wen used to cause.
2.A long talk changed Li Wen.
3.Li Wen changed to be better.
4.The introduction to Li Wen.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
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
Using the context(利用上下文)
2b
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 felt lonely and unhappy.
C
C: However, things began to change a few years ago
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He began less interested in studying. 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 son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to
get to their Li Wen’s school.
D
D: His teacher was worried about him.
关注上下文的关系,及代词
. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.”
She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
They had a long talk
A.
关注上下文的关系及代词
A
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to. _______. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
B
B: Now Li Wen has really changed.
Read Para.1 carefully and finish the tasks.
He Studies Harder than He Used to
1 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. However, things began to change a few years ago. 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 felt lonely and unhappy.
Careful reading
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. His teacher was worried about him and she called his parents. She advised them to talk with their son in person. So his parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to their Li Wen’s school.
Read Para.2 carefully and finish the tasks.
Careful reading
Why did Li Wen became less interested in studying
He is a lazy boy.
B. He wants to play.
C. He felt lonely and unhappy.
D. He doesn’t like to study.
Read para. 2 and choose.
2. Which of the following is NOT Li Wen’s difficulties in school
He was absent from classes.
B. He failed his examinations.
C. He was shy.
D. He was able to make friends easily in school.
3. His parents took a _____ and a ______ ride to get to Li’s school.
24 hour bus, 5 hour train
B. 24-hour train, 5-hour bus
C. 24-hour's train, 5-hour's bus
D. 24-hour bus, 15-hour train
2. What does Li Wen think of their parents after the talk
A. Parents are busy and don't care him at all.
B. Parents care for him very much and are proud of him.
C. Parents should be with him all the time.
They had a long talk. "It was exactly 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."
Para.3. Li Wen understands his parents.
What does “It” refer to
A. His parents’ accompany(陪伴)
B. The communication between him and his parents
take pride in
After that, Li Wen’s parents had much more communication with their son than they used to.Now Li Wen has really changed. He became more outgoing and made some good friends in school. He even joined the school basketball team and became active in many other activities. “I’m much happier now, and I work even harder than I used to. I know my parents love me and they are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
Read para.4 carefully and finish the tasks.
Careful reading
Changes
Study
In the past:
He was 1.______ from classes and failed his examinations.
Now:
He worked even 2.______ than he used to.
Emotion
In the past:
He felt 3.______ and unhappy.
Now:
He was much 4.________ now.
6.__________
Now:
He became more 5._________ and make some good friends in school.
In the past:
He was shy and was not be able to make friends quickly in school.
absent
harder
lonely
happier
outgoing
Personality
Read the passage and fill in the blanks
p r o b l e m s
He felt lonely and unhappy.
He wanted to leave school.
He was shy and was not able to
make friends quickly.
He failed his examinations.
He was absent from classes.
He became less interested in studying.
2c
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
Careful reading
While reading
Parents
Children
Parents are always there for their children.
Children should also love and understand their parents.
2d
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence absent boarding school in person
1. not present; missing from
2. have an effect on; change
3. a school that a student can stay in &he /she does not need to go home every day
4. face to face
influence
absent
boarding school
in person
While reading
Reading tip 4:
Using the context (上下文;语境) may help you guess and learn the new words and phrases.
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2. 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
2e
After reading
Tell your love to your parents! 爱要大声说出来!
Dear mum and dad,
I’m happy to write the letter to you. In the past, I thought you
me, and it really my study. So I used to
classes and .But now I know you
my life and study. You love me. You’re too busy to
me. In the future, I’ll than I used to. I’ll
achieve my dreams and let you me.
I love you forever.
Yours,
Li Wen
take pride in
(be proud of)
not love
influence
fail examinations
be absent from
care about
work harder
try one’s best
exactly
take care of
(look after)
didn’t love
influenced
be absent from
fail examinations
exactly
care about
work harder
try my best to
take pride in
/ be proud of
take care of
/ look after
After reading
Writing
Language points
about 为介词,后接名词、代词或动词的
-ing形式作宾语。
翻译:没什么可紧张的。
There is nothing to be nervous about.
1. be nervous about 对……感到紧张
seldom 作副词,意为“不常;很少”相当于hardly ever,其反义词为often(经常)通常置于实义动词之前,助动词、系动词或情态动词之后。
翻译:她很少独自外出。
She seldom goes out by herself.
2. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any
problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
① seldom 具有否定意义,用于句首表示强调时,主谓
要部分倒装。
除非下雨,我很少打车去购物。
Seldom do I go shopping by taxi, unless it’s raining.
② seldom 用于反意疑问句时,附加问句不用否定词not。
他们很少迟到,对吗?
They seldom come late, do they
—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
A
cause v. 引起;导致
cause的常用搭配有:
cause sth.引起某事
cause sb. sth.= cause sth. for sb.给某人带来....../惹来......
cause sb. / sth. to do sth. 导致某人/某物......
cause还可以作名词,意思是“原因,起因”。
e.g. What caused his death
是什么原因造成了他的死亡?
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。
The drought caused the plants to die.
久旱造成植物枯死。
I wouldn’t tell you without (good) cause.
没有(正当的)理由,我是不会告诉你的。
influence v. & n. 影响
(1) 作为动词,意为“影响;对……起作用”。
(2) 作为名词,意为“影响;作用”。
have an influence on sth. /sb. 对某事/某人有影响
3. ...until a conversation with his parents influenced
his way of thinking.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
(教材P30)
influence v.& n. 影响
influence的常见搭配有:
influence sb. / sth. 影响某人或某事
influence sb. to do sth. 影响某人做某事
have an influence on 对......有影响
under the influence of 受到......的影响
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。
What influenced you to take up nursing
是什么影响你去从事护理工作的?
Listening to music has a great influence on her.
听音乐对她有很大的影响。
The girl chose science under the influence of her father.
女孩在爸爸的影响下选择了理科。
完成下列句子。
1. 老师对学生有很大的影响。
Teachers __________ a great _____________ students.
2. 受父母的影响,李梅成为了一名医生。
Li Mei’s parents __________ her ________ a doctor.
have / are
influence on
influenced
to be
be absent from … 缺席……
例:好学生是不会逃课的。
A good student would not be absent from school.
拓展:absent 用作动词, 意为“缺席;不参加”。
例:他昨天没有出席会议。
He absented himself from the meeting yesterday.
4. He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
5. fail v. 不及格;失败;未能 (做到)
fail作为动词,意为“不及格;失败;未能 (做到)”。 (1)fail sth. 或fail in sth. 意为“做某事失败或不及格”。
(2)fail to do sth. 意为“未能做某事”。
fail v. 不及格;失败;未能(做到)
fail的常见搭配有:
fail in sth. 在某方面失败
fail to do sth. 未能做到某事
e.g. He failed his driving test. 他驾照考试未通过。
He failed in business. 他经商失败。
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。
根据句意,选择正确选项完成句子。
(1) Their car failed ______ the high mountain.
A. to climb B. climbing
(2) I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.
A. on B. in
A
B
advise 用作及物动词,其宾语可以是名词、代词、动词-ing 形式,也可以是that从句。
advise也可以接双宾语,其直接宾语可由名词、带疑问词的动词不定式或that/wh-从句充当。
advise还可由动词不定式充当宾补的复合宾语。
6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
班主任建议李文的父母亲自和她们的儿子谈谈。
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
advise doing sth. 建议做某事
e.g. The doctor advised her to lie in bed for a week.
医生建议她卧床一周。
I advise riding shared bikes to get there.
我建议骑共享单车去那里。
advise 的常用句型:
① advise doing sth. 建议做某事
He advised leaving early.
② advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
例:医生建议我彻底休息一下。
The doctor advised me to take a complete rest.
注意:advise后不能直接跟不定式作宾语。
③ advise sb. against doing sth. 劝告某人不要做某事
有时可与 advise sb. not to do sth.互换。
④ advise sb. of sth. 通知或告知某人有某情况
翻译:货物到达时请通知我们。
Please advise us of the arrival of the goods.
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
(1) always常用在一般现在时态里,表示经常的行为习惯。
当与进行时连用,构成句型“be always doing sth.”
时,常表达说话人的某种情绪,如赞扬、不满、
责备等。
7. “…, they are always thinking of me. They take pride
in everything good that I do.”
(2) take pride in 为……感到自豪/骄傲 = be proud of
后接让人引以为荣的对象,其中pride为抽象名词,意为 “自豪;骄傲”,in 为介词,后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
翻译:这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。
The young mother took pride in her son.
= The young mother was proud of her son.
proud 与pride 的异同
proud
pride
形容词,意为“自豪的;骄傲的”。
be proud of 以……自豪
be proud of doing sth. = be proud to do sth.
因做……而自豪
名词,意为“自豪;骄傲”。
take pride in 以……自豪
根据句意选用恰当的选项填空。
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
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。
1.Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy … 李文是一个普通的15岁的男孩……
改写句子
1.Mike is outgoing,he is 8 years old.___________________________________
2.Alice is humorous, she is 16 years old._________________________________
Mike is an outgoing 8-year-old boy .
Alice is a humorous 19-year-old girl .
2. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems...
当他还是个小男孩时, 他很少惹麻烦...
seldom adv.(频度副词) “不常;很少”
位置: (be动词/助动词/情态动词之后; 实意动词之前)
Language points
注意:
seldom是表示否定意义的词, 当句中出现seldom时, 该句子为否定句,
类似的词还有:no, none, no one, nothing, nobody, never, hardly(几乎不), few(少量的[修饰可数名词复数]), little(少量的[修饰不可数名词]) 等
e.g. (填空, 完成下列的反意疑问句)
He seldom goes to see the film, _____ ____
He is never late for school, _____ ____
does
he
is
he
3.Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
李文的不快乐开始影响他的学业。
influence v. & n. “影响”
influence sb. to do sth. “影响某人使其做某事”
influence可用作名词, 常用于have / has an influence on ... 或be an influence on ... 结构。
【运用】1. 老师对学生有很大的影响。
Teachers __________ a great _____________ students.
2. 受父母的影响,李梅成为了一名医生。Li Mei’s parents __________ her ________ a doctor.
3. 谁对你的人生有重大影响?Who ____________________________ on your life
have / are
influence on
influenced
to be
has / is an important influence
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
be absent from ... be absent from classes “旷课; 缺课”
absent adj. ① → absence n. ② → (反义词) present“出席的; 到场的”
3) fail v. “失败” 短语: fail (in) sth./fail to do sth.
→ failure n. “失败”
e.g. Failure is the mother of success.
【运用】1.翻译: 好学生是不会逃课的。____________________________________
2. 填空。
1) The car failed _______ at the red light. (stop)
2) Sandy was sad because she failed ___ business.
A good student would not be absent from school.
in
to stop
proud与pride的异同
proud adj, 意为“自豪的; 骄傲的”。
be proud of意为“以……为自豪”,
pride n, 意为“自豪; 骄傲”。
take pride in意为“以……为自豪”
【中考链接】完成句子,每空词数不限。
刘翔虽然告别了他心爱的跨栏,但我们依然以他为骄傲。
Liu Xiang said goodbye to his loved hurdle, but we are _____ __ him. ( 四川自贡)
(2) 上周参观了博物馆后,我为中国的发明感到自豪。
I ______________ Chinese inventions after visiting the museum last week. (take) (湖北黄冈)
proud of
took pride in
I. 根据句意及汉语提示,填写单词。
1.His words i__________the way of my thinking. So I changed a lot.
2.She wasn’t a good student. She was often a______ from class, and she failed his exams.
3.Let me have an _____________ (介绍) about our school.
4.He f________ in the math test yesterday.Let’s cheer him up.
5.I can answer his questions _________ (精确地).
6. I don’t think junk food is good for our health, so I s_______ eat it.
Class test
mproved
bsent
introduction
ailed
correctly
eldom
II. 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
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
6.Many times I thought about ___________(give) up my English.
7.It's ______________(possible) for me to finish the task in such a short time!
8.Please speak ___________(slow).I can't follow you.
9.______________ (hang) out with my friends is happy for me on weekends.
10.Most children are afraid of __________(be) alone.They want to be with their mothers.
giving
impossible
slowly
Hanging
being
III. 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
After reading
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
Read the last two paragraphs and fill in the blanks.
Past Now
He felt ________ and ________. He was ____________ now, because he knew his parents __________________.
He __________________ classes and _______ his examinations. He worked ___________ than he used to.
He was _____ and was not be able to ____________ quickly in school. He became ___________ and _________________
_______ in school.
lonely
unhappy
much happier
were proud of him
was absent from
failed
even harder
shy
make friends
more outgoing
make some good
friends
Thank you!