(共21张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2a-2f)
1. 这些信件你处理了吗？
2. 我不知道他们如何处理这个问题。（两种）
3. 我们必须敢想、敢说、敢做。
4. 她晚上不敢一个人出去。（两种方式）
Have you dealt with these letters
I don’t know how they deal with the problem.
= I don’t know what they do with the problem.
We must dare to think, speak and act .
She dare not go out alone at night.
She doesn’t dare to go out alone at night.
5. 你真的需要很多的天赋和努力才能取得成功。
6. 如果你不展示你的通行证，警卫不会让你进去。
7. 你准备放弃自由了吗
8. 我们为这份工作面试了10个人。
You really require a lot of talent and hard work to succeed.
The guard won't let you in if you don't show him your pass.
Are you prepared to give up freedom
We interviewed ten people for the job.
Activity 1 View and discuss
How was the boy’s feeling after his father left
How did the father feel
when he saw the boy’s prize
Why can’t the father
be there for the child
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
Activity 1 View and discuss
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/…
left-behind children
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
Activity 2 Read for prediction
Tips: Read the sentences before and after each blank. Circle the key words.
Activity 3-1 Read for language
Read and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Check answers and share your reasons.
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
Strategies
1. context
2. key words
3. pronoun
4. tense/time
C
D
A
B
a good child
a problem child
a better child
What was/is Li Wen like in different times
How many changes has Li Wen experienced
1st change
2nd change
a good child
a problem child
a better child
Activity 3-2 Read for details
a good child
seldom caused any problem
spent much time with his family
became less interested in study
was absent from classes
failed examinations
too shy to make friends
parents left
a problem child
works harder
more outgoing and active
much happier
parents’ talk
a better child
Activity 3-2 Read for details
Why didn’t he understand this before
The key to a better relationship is __________________.
communication
What has Li realized
teachers
students
parents
They had a long talk.
Activity 3-2 Read for thinking
Life is full of changes.
Your parents, teachers and friends are always there for you.
Stay positive and everything will be OK.
Were your parents there for you when you met problems in your life
When did it happen What was your problem How did you feel at that time
What did your parents say to you What did they do for you
How did you feel after that What did you do after that
Was the problem solved
What have you learn from the experience
Activity 5: Reflect and share your experience with the class.
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
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 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.
look after /take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
changed / influenced
be proud of/
take pride in
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
Activity 5 Summary
Language in passage
一个普通在15岁男孩
擅长学业
制造问题
开始照顾他
非常想念某人
影响某人的学业
旷课
考试不及格
做决定做…
一所寄宿学校
a normal 15-year-old boy
do well in school
cause problems
come to take care of him
miss sb. very much
influence sb’s schoolwork
be absent from classes
fail the examinations
make a decision to do sth.
a boarding school
11. 辍学
12. 建议某人做…
13. 亲自
14. 为…感到骄傲
15. 加入学校篮球队
16. 对孩子们来说，父母在身边很重要。
leave the school
advise sb. to do sth.
in person
14. be proud of / take pride in
15. join the school basketball team
16. It’s important for parents to be there for their children.
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence v. & n. 影响
influence sb. to do sth. 影响某人做某事
have an influence on sb./sth.对某人/某事有影响
鲁迅的小说影响了数以万计的人。
Lu Xun’s works have strongly influenced millions of people.
手机对我们的生活影响很大。
Cellphones have an important influence on our life.
是什么因素影响你从事护理工作的？
What influenced you to take up nursing
e.g. The boy was absent because he was ill.
那个男孩因病缺席了。
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations. absent adj. 缺席的；不在的
fail v. 失败；未能(做到)；不及格
1) fail (in)(doing) sth. 表示“在某方面失败/不合格”
我所有的尝试都失败了。
I failed in everything I tried.
2)fail to do sth.表示“未能做到某事”
她没能赶上美术课。
She failed to get into art college.
4. They take pride in everything good that I do.
…they’re always proud of me,…
pride和proud
相同点：
pride和proud都有“骄傲，自豪”的意思。
不同点：
pride为名词，常用搭配为take pride in sh./doing sth.
e.g.他骄傲地看着他的花园。
He looked at his garden with pride.
我为我的工作而自豪。
I take pride in my work.
proud adj. be proud to do 和be proud of sb.
我很自豪可以成为这个队的一员。
I feel very proud to be a part of the team.
她为你骄傲。
She is proud of you.
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
Write about your experience of being influenced by your parents.
Homework
