(共19张PPT)
Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2a—2f)
Who would you like to tell about your problems
parents
friends
1. 能正确使用下列词汇:influence, seldom, proud, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, exactly, pride, take pride in
2. 在阅读中学会根据上下文来推测词义。
3. 培养学生积极向上的心态。珍惜父母及亲人对你的爱，努力学习回报社会。
【学习目标】
2a 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
miss his parents
feel lonely
have no interest in studying
didn’t use to study hard
study harder now
2b Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Missing language
They had a long talk
Now Li Wen has really changed
However, things began to change a few years ago
His teacher was worried about him
The keys: CDAB
The problems Li Wen used to have.
2. A conversation with his parents changed his life.
3. Li Wen’s background. After his parents moved to the city, Li Wen’s life became difficult.
4. It tells what Li Wen is like now.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Read and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Problems that Li Wen had:
felt lonely and unhappy
became less interested in studying
was absent from classes
failed his examinations
was shy and not able to make friends quickly
wanted to leave the school
2c Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
1. From what time did Li Wen become less interested in studying
2. Did Li Wen’s parents live far from him How do you know
Yes. They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to his school.
After his parents moved to the city and looked for jobs there. He missed them and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
Read again and answer the questions.
be proud of/ take pride in
make a decision/ decide miss/ be absent from
change/influence
look after/ take care of
2e Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
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
What can we do to help left-behind children(留守儿童)
Writer letters to encourage them
Send them some interesting books and magazines
visit them and make friends with them.
…
1. When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems, and his family spent a lot of time together.
(1) seldom 作副词，意为“不常；很少”，其反义词为often通常置于实义动词之前，助动词、系动词或情态动词之后。如：
She seldom goes out by herself.
她很少独自外出。
(2) seldom 具有否定意义，用于句首表示强调时，主谓要部分倒装。如：
Seldom do I go shopping by taxi, unless it’s raining.
除非下雨，我很少打车去购物。
【探究·导学】
2. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
influence既可用作动词也可用作名词，意为“影响”。
have a great influence on / upon … 对……有巨大影响
注意：此处的have不可换为give。如：
What influenced you to choose to be a teacher
是什么影响你选择成为一名老师
3. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
(1) absent adj. 意为“心不在焉的; 漫不经心的”，常用短语：
be absent from意为“缺席，离开”。如：
How many students are absent from class today
今天有多少学生缺席？
(2) absent其名词形式是：absence。
4. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
(1) advise 劝告；忠告；向……提供意见，给……出主意
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做某事。如：
I think I’d advise him to leave the company.
要是我，我会建议他离开这家公司。
(2) in person 亲自；亲身。如：
You have to sign for it in person.
你必须亲自签收。
5. “…, 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” ，常表达说话人的某种情绪，如赞扬、不满、责备等。如：
He always asking his parents for money.
他总是向他的父母要钱。
(2) take pride in“为……感到自豪/骄傲，与be proud of 同义。如：
The young mother took pride in her son.
=The young mother was proud of her son.
这个年轻的妈妈为她的儿子感到自豪。
Unit 4
Section B
(2a~2f)
句型
短语
单词
认知：ant; insect; seldom; influence; examination;boarding;
拓展：
1. fail v. → failure n.
2. exactly adv. → exact adj.
3. pride n. → proud adj.
应用：absent (be absent from); pride (take pride in); proud (be proud of)
walk to ...; be nervous about; take care of; make a decision; make friends; advise sb. to do ...; have communication with
It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
It was exactly what I needed.
Now I understand that even though they are busy, they are always thinking of me.
It's very important for parents to be there for their children.
【课堂小结】
I. 根据句意及首字母提示写单词。
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. Don’t 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
【训练·评价】
II. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
He always talks much about ______ (he). Most of us don’t like him.
2. My aunt used to look after me as _____ (good) as she could.
3. _______ (lucky), the museum was not destroyed by the earthquake.
4. The young man’s _____ (die) made all the people in the town very sad.
5. I cannot stand listening to that song any_______ (long).
himself
well
Luckily
death
longer
