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Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
人教新目标版 九年级上
SectionB 2a-2f
阅读公开课
Learning objectives
1. 能读懂关于谈论主人公Li Wen成长过程中所遇到问题及发生变化的语篇内容，引导学生关注自己成长中的重要变化。
2. 能通过完成不同的阅读任务，培养学生对语篇的逻辑思维能力，以及根据上下文语境推测生词或者短语含义的能力。
3. 能够在已知故事情节的基础上，编写Li Wen和父母间的对话，化解矛盾，培养学生的发散性思维。
Warming up
Why can’t the father
be there for the child
How was the boy’s feeling after his father left
How did the father feel
when he saw the boy’s prize
He has to go to the
city to look for jobs.
Unhappy/Lonely.
Happy/Proud
Nowadays, there are a group of children who stay at home without their parents' company.
left-behind children
What feelings/personalities/problems do you think these children might have
personalities
feelings
problems
miss parents
feel lonely
unhappy
shy
quiet
...
have little interest in studying
do too much housework and farm work
lose themselves in mobile phone games
fight/smoke/…
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.
miss his parents
feel lonely
have no interest
in studying
In the past
Now
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
How
Why
Change
(Tips: The title and the picture in the passage can help you predict what you will read about.)
He used to have no money.
He used to have difficulties in school.
He used to be fat.
2a
What’s the general idea(主旨) of the passage
A. It’s about Li Wen’s change.
B. It’s about Li Wen’s school.
C. It’s about Li Wen’s hobby.
Prediction
①
④
②
③
Missing language
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
2b
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Reading Strategy :USING CONTEXT(利用上下文)
You can read the sentences before and after it to guess.
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.
______. “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.”
D
A
D: His teacher was worried about him.
A: They had a long talk.
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.
1.The problems Li Wen used to cause.
2. Li Wen’s understanding of his parents.
3.Li Wen changed to be better.
4. Li Wen’s background.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
C
D
A
B
Tips:
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last
sentence to get the main idea.)
Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Skimming
Read para1 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 background card
Sex(性别) :_________
Age: _____
In school: _____________________
It's hard to believe that:
____________________________.
boy
15
He works hard and does well
He used to have difficulties in school
From:___________
the countryside
Why
His parents moved to the city to look for jobs and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Read Para. 1 and fill in the table.
Answer the questions.
What was he like before his parents moved to the city Why
What happened to him a few years ago
Was he happy at that time Why
He seldom caused any problems.
Because 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.
No, he wasn’t. Because he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
2 Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
He began 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 para2 carefully and finish the tasks.
Careful reading
3
1
In what aspects(方面)he changed to be worse
He became_____ _____
in studying.
less interested
He was _____ _____
classes.
absent from
He _____his examinations.
failed
2
4
He was shy and was not able to
______ ______ quickly.
5
He wanted to _____the school.
make friends
leave
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.
They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus.
She called his parents and advise them to talk with him in person.
No. He wasn't able to make friends and he wanted to leave school.
3 They had a long talk. “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they all busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.”
Read para3 carefully and finish the tasks.
What does “It” refer to
A. His parents’ accompany(陪伴)
B. The communication between him and his parents
2. What does Li Wen think of his parents now
Careful reading
Now he understands that even though his parents are busy, they are always thinking of him. They take pride in everything good that he does.
4 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 para4carefully and finish the tasks.
Careful reading
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
made some good
friends
Fill in the blanks.
p r o b l e m s
Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
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
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 i.e. he /she does not need to go home every day
4. face to face
influence
absent
boarding school
in person
When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
seldom adv. 频度副词, “不常; 很少”,相当于hardly ever, 含有否定意义。通常放在be动词、助动词或情态动词之后, 行为动词之前,助动词、系动词或情态动词之后。
【中考链接】1) (山东日照) I don’t think fast food is good for our health, so I ______ go to MacDonald.
A. seldom B. always C. usually D. often
2) ( 江苏连云港)—I didn’t know you go to school by taxi.
—Oh, I ____ take a taxi to school, but my bike needs repairing.
A. always B. sometimes C. often D. seldom
Language points
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence v. & n. 影响
influence可用作动词, 其后接名词或 动词不定式的复合结构。
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. 他的成功影响了其他的工人。 His success ___________________.
4. 谁对你的人生有重大影响？
Who ____________________________ on your life
have / are
influence on
influenced
to be
influenced other
workers
has / is an important influence
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
absent adj. 缺席; 不在，be absent from …缺席……
absence n. 缺席；不在
反义词：present adj. 到场的, 出席的，+at/in
【语境应用】用absent或present完成句子。
A: Lucy, now who (1)_____________ the meeting
B: Alice. She is very busy, so she won't come.
A: Yesterday she (2)____________, and today she is, too. Why
B: Because she is looking after her sick mother in hospital.
A: I'm sorry to hear that. But please tell her that she must (3)____________ because we will have an important meeting.
is absent from
was absent
be present
fail作为动词, 意为“不及格; 失败; 未能(做到)”, 其主要结构有以下两种: (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”。
【拓展】pass an exam 通过考试 / 考试及格
fail an exam 考试不及格 take/do an exam 参加考试
mid-term exam 期中考试 final exam 期末考试
He was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
【运用】1.这次考试Linda及格了，但我不及格。
Linda ______ ______ ______ but I ______ it.
2.从括号内选择正确的选项填空。
1) The car failed _______ at the red light. (to stop / stopping)
2) Sandy was sad because she failed ___ business. (with / in)
in
to stop
passed the exam failed
She advised them to talk with their son in person.
advise作为动词, 意为“建议”, 其主要结构有：
1) advise doing sth. 意为“建议做某事”
2) advise sb. to do sth.意为“建议某人做某事”
3) advise sb. against doing sth. 意为“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.意为“通知或告知某人有某情况”。
【运用】1.医生建议我彻底休息一下。
____________________________________
2.他建议早点离开。 __________________________
3. Please advise us of the arrival of the goods.
__________________________
The doctor advised me to take a complete rest.
He advised leaving early.
货物到达时请通知我们。
“…, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in
everything good that I do.”
(l) be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事，一直做某事”，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。
(2) take pride in “为…感到自豪/骄傲“，与be proud of 同义。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。
proud 形容词, 意为“自豪的; 骄傲的”。be proud of意为“以……为自豪”, be proud of doing sth. =be proud to do sth. 意为“因做……而自豪”
pride 名词, 意为“自豪; 骄傲”。take pride in意为“以……为自豪”
proud与pride的异同
【中考链接】完成句子，每空词数不限。(1) 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
Phrases summary
.
do well in school
cause problems
move to the city
look for jobs
take care of sb.
miss his parents
feel lonely and unhappy
influence his schoolwork
be absent from classes
在学校表现好
制造麻烦
搬到城市
找工作
照顾某人
想念他的父母
感到孤独和不开心
影响他的学业
缺课；缺勤
将某人送到一所寄宿学校
他的考试不及格
决定做某事
交朋友
离开学校
建议某人做某事
亲身；亲自
乘坐24个小时的火车
即使；虽然
想起某人
send sb. to a boarding school
fail his examinations
make the decision to do sth.
make friends
leave the school
advise sb. to do sth.
in person
take a 24-hour train ride
even though
think of sb.
2e
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 very 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
look after / take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His 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.
changed / influenced
be proud of /
take pride in
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide
miss / be absent from change / influence look after / take care of
Go
Background
After leaving parents
After communicating with parents
seldom caused problem
lonely, unhappy
Li Wei, a 15-year-old boy
He Studies Harder than He Used to
studying
classes
was not able to make friends quickly
unhappy
influenced his schoolwork
has become
has made good friends
has and become active
is much happier
works even harder
works hard, does well in
grandparents, took care of him
moved to the city
parents,
more outgoing
joined the school basketball team
became less interested in
was absent from
failed his examinations
Summary
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:
1. Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
2. Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
3. Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
1.Do you still love me
2.Why do you leave me
3.Why don’t live with me and
take care of me
4. Why don’t you come to see me
5. Do you think I am a bad son
6… …
.
1.Honey, are you OK
2.Why do you want to leave the
school
3.Do you hate studying
4.What difficulties do you have
in school
.
Li Wen
His parents
2f
Li Wen: Mom and dad, I miss you very much.
Parent: We miss you ,too.
Why do you want to leave school
Li Wen: Because I feel lonely and unhappy .
Parent: Why don’t you talk with your friends
Li Wen: I have no friends here. Do you still love me
Parent: Of course. Although we can’t be with you ,we care about you all the
the time. We both take pride in everything good that you do.
And we hope you will be happy every day.…
A possible conversation
1.Parents should often spend time with their children and communicate more with them.
2.When their children have problems, they should give them some advice.
3.Parents should give their children warmth and encouragement. They should also take pride in their children.
It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
Discussion
How do you understand the following sentence What should parents do for their children
What should we do for our parents
1. We should understand our parents.
2. We should be independent and take good care of ourselves.
3.We should ask for help actively, when we have problems.
how
what
Communication
we-chat, letters, phone calls...
feelings, problems,happiness,love...
self-development
make friends, read books, study hard, play sports, take up hobbies....
how
What can we do to make us better if our parents don't have time to stay with us
Discussion
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