人教新目标(Go for it)版九年级全册 Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B 2a-2f 课件 (共39张PPT)

(共39张PPT)
Section B
2a-2f
Compare yourself with your partner.
I used to be nervous about tests all the time. What about you
Yes, me too. And I used to be afraid of making a speech in public.
Revision
I used to hate P. E. class. What about you
Well, I used to walk to school.
I used to ride my bike to school. What about you
I used to hate
P. E. class, too. But now I love it.
1. Read to learn Li Wen’s problems and how he has changed.
2. To learn to use the sentence context to guess the meanings of new words and phrases.
3. To learn the words and expressions.
Learning Objectives
Words:
seldom, influence, absent, fail, pride, proud
Phrases:
take pride in, be proud of
Patterns:
1. It’s hard to believe that …
2. It’s very important for parents to be
there for their children.
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.
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
2a
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
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
Skim the article on page 30. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
2b
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
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
C
D
A
B
Read the first paragraph, then finish the exercises. “T” for true, “F” for false.
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.
T
T
F
F
T
Why did Li Wen become less interested in studying
He was a lazy boy.
B. He wanted to play outside.
C. He felt lonely and unhappy.
D. He didn’t like to study.
Read the second paragraph and then choose the right answer.
√
2. Which of the following is FALSE about Li Wen’s problem in school
He was absent from classes.
B. He failed his examinations.
C. He was shy.
D. He had no friends in school.
√
3. His parents took a __________ and a _______ ride to get to Li Wen’s school.
24-hour bus, 5-hour train
B. 24-hour train, 5-hour bus
C. 24-hour train, 15-hour bus
D. 24-hour bus, 15-hour train
√
2c
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
Problems that Li Wen used to have:
felt lonely and unhappy
became less interested in studying
was absent from classes
failed his examinations
was shy and was not able to make friends
quickly
wanted to leave the school
Read the last two paragraphs and then fill in the blanks.
Past Now
He felt ________ and ________. He is ______________ now, because he knows his parents ____________________.
He __________________ classes and _______ his examinations. He works ___________ than he used to.
He was _____ and was not able to ____________ quickly in school. He has become ___________ and _________________
_______ in school.
lonely
unhappy
much happier
are always proud of him
was absent from
failed
even harder
shy
make friends
more outgoing
made some good
friends
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
2d
1. influence
对比李文的父母外出找工作前后李文的行为和思想表现；下文“他变得对学习不感兴趣、逃课、考试不及格”等情况的出现, 可知是李文不高兴的情绪“影响”了他的学业。influence意为“影响”。
2. absent
由上下文“他对学习不再感兴趣”、 “他考试不及格”, 关键词classes, 可推测 “他经常缺课”, absent意为“缺席, 不在”。
3. boarding school
上文“ …he was absent from classes and failed his examinations和Li Wen’s parents made the decision”可知其父母送其去了一所寄宿制学校。
4. in person
下文“His parents took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride to get to Li Wen’s school.”, 可知其父母费如此大的周折赶回家来, 就是因老师的建议“亲自和他们的儿子进行交谈”, 故in person意为“亲自”。
be proud of/take pride in
make a decision/decide
miss/be absent from
change/influence
look after/take care of
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
2e
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
missed/was absent from
look after/take care of
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.
changed/influenced
made a decision/decided
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.
be proud of/take pride in
Pay attention to the underlined phrases and patterns.
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:
2f
Possible questions Li Wen might ask his parents
Questions his parents might ask Li Wen
Possible answers from Li Wen and his parents
Parents: Honey, are you OK
Li: I miss you so much. You are always busy with your work and don’t take care of me.
Parents: We miss you, too. You know, we have to work for our family. Mom and Dad are so sorry for leaving you alone but we have no choice. Though we’re busy, we still think of you. You were a good boy and we were so proud of you. You become less interested in studying and want to leave school. We’re so worried about you. Do you have any difficulties Can we help you
Li: Mom, I thought you didn’t love me anymore. I believed that you forgot me. I misunderstood you and father. Now I understand that even though we can’t always see each other, you’re always thinking of me. I love you!
For example:
Left-behind children
Their problems:
1. couldn’t often see their parents
2. lack of love
3. become depressed and vulnerable (易受伤害的)
4. easily be involved in criminal activities
What can you learn from the article
Understand parents
Communicate with parents more
Ask the teacher if there are any problems
Make more friends to
deal with the loneliness
What can we do to help left-behind children
Write letters to comfort and encourage them
Send them some interesting books and magazines
Go to visit them
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
fail his examinations
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
他的考试不及格
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.
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
句型：
1. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
2. He became less interested in studying.
take pride in/be proud of
become active in many other activities
have a long talk
send sb. to a boarding school
为……骄傲；为……感到自豪
在许多别的活动中变得积极
长谈
将某人送到一所寄宿学校
Ⅰ. 根据语境及括号内所给单词提示填空。
1. Last week Jean ________(fail) the job interview because of her poor English.
2. My teacher’s simple words “Take it easy.” made me feel less nervous before the final _____________ (examination).
failed
examination(s)
3. —Nick, why do you enjoy studying the
universe
—Because my physics teacher
_________ (influence) me a lot when
I was a middle school student.
influenced
1. Most young people want to
_______ _______ _______ (找工作) in big cities.
2. Alfred hoped to thank Mr. Johnson _______ ________ (亲自).
3. Judy ______ ______ ______ _______ (在学校表现好) and all the teachers like her.
Ⅱ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，完成下列句子，每空一词。
look for jobs
in
person
does well in school
4. My parents ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (乘坐三个小时的火车) to get to Xi’an yesterday.
took a 3-hour train ride
1. Review the new words and expressions we’ve learned today.
2. Preview the new words and expressions.
3. Preview 3a-3b on P31-32.