Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B 2a-2f课件(共17张PPT) 人教版英语九年级全册

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
人教版九年级 Go for it
Section B
2a-2f
Monica Lee
YCyc Middle school
Talk about some of the changes your parents experience. Use the sentences:
My mother / father used to ________, but now ______________.
Most of us live with parents,
but there are some children can’t live with parents.
Lead-in
stay-at-home children
Their parents move to the city to look for jobs
and they seldom come back home.
hardly ever
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
Before reading
Prediction
Li Wen
He is a left-behind child.
the picture
(Reading tip 1: The title and the picture in the passage can help you predict what you will read about.)
miss his parents
feel lonely
have no interest in studying
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
now
in the past
Now he studies harder.
He didn’t use to study hard.
change
How
P30
While reading
Fast reading
Task 1
Read the passage and put the sentences
[A-D] in the correct places.
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.
Reading tip 2:
Using the sentence context (上下文;语境) may help you guess and learn the meaning of new words and phrases.
C
联系上下文，前后有转折关系 however/but …
D
关注上下文的关系，及代词
关注上下文的关系，及代词
A
关注上下文及同义词
B
While reading
Careful reading
Task 1
C. However, things began to change a few years ago.
Li Wen used to have difficulties in school.
His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
He didn’t like his parents.
He worked very hard and did well in school after his grandparents came to look after him.
He missed his parents so much and wanted to live with them.
Read para1 carefully and finish the tasks.
T
T
F
F
missed
became less interested in studying
T
Reading tip 4:
Finding out the key words may help you find out the answers quickly.
While reading
Careful reading
Task 2
D. His teacher was worried about him
Read Para2 carefully and 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.
No. He wasn't able to make friends and he wanted to leave school.
She called his parents and advise
them to talk with him in person.
They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus.
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
While reading
Careful reading
Task 3
What does “it” refer(指代) to
2. What did Li Wen understand after the talk
Read Para3 carefully and answer the questions.
A. They had a long talk.
The talk between him and his parents
Even though they busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.
B
While reading
Careful reading
Task 4
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
Why did Li Wen cause a lot of trouble
2. What made him change a lot
3. According to Li Wen, what is the most
important thing in children’s lives
4. Do you agree with him Why
Because his parents moved to the city to look for jobs. He
missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
C
D
B
A. They had a long talk.
A long talk between Li Wen and his parents.
The most important thing for children is that their parents can
always be there for them.
Yes, I agree with him. Children are not old enough to deal with many things alone. They need the company of parents. They need support, help and care from their parents. “It’s important for parents to be there for their children.”
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.
Task 4
Careful reading
While reading
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.
Task 5
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
After reading
3. Retell the passage according to the struture of the article.
1.一个 15 岁男孩
2.学业好; 学校表现好
3.学习有困难
4.制造麻烦
5.找工作
6.照顾 / 照料…
7.感到孤独
8.逃课
1.a 15-year-old boy
Phrases summary
2.do well in school
3.have difficulties in school
4.cause problems
5.look for jobs
6.take care of=look after
7.feel lonely
8.be absent from classes
9.决定做某事
10.送某人去.......
11.交朋友
12.建议某人做某事
13.亲身; 亲自
14.坐24个小时火车
15.即使；尽管
16.……感到自豪
17.……交流
9.make a decision to do sth.=decide to do sth.
10.send sb. to ...
11.make friends with
12.advise sb. to do sth.
13.in person
14.take a 24-hour train ride =24 hours’ train
15.even though/even if
16.take pride in= be proud of
17.have communication with
=communicate with
4. 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
After reading
2f
Li Wen: Do you love me
Mother: Of, course we do.
Li Wen: Why don’t you come home to see me more often
Father: Sorry, we are really busy with our jobs every day. Life is not easy and there are more chances in big cities.
Mother: But we do miss you every day. Every time we think of you, we will work harder…
Mother: …We want to get you a better education and then, of course, a good future.
Father: In our eyes, you are a hardworking and kind child. And we are always proud of you.
Mother: But what happened to you, dear It seems that you have a bad performance at school. Why have your grades dropped recently Is there anything unhappy that influences you