人教版九年级英语教学课件 ★★Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark.Section B (2a-2f)阅读 (共50张PPT，内嵌视频)

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He Studies Harder Than He Used to
Unit 4
Section B (2a-2f)
2024-2025学年人教版九年级英语教学课件 ★★
Learning Objectives
感知学习一些与阅读主题相关的词组和句式： influence, seldom, be proud of, absent, fail, boarding school, in person, take pride in… 了解一些与留守儿童相关的背景知识；能够理解父母的不容易，学会在遇到问题时多沟通。（学习理解）
结合所学知识及阅读技巧，梳理文章的基本结构，理清每一部分的段落大意；能够梳理Li Wen过去的行为表现以及后来的改变，并结合思维导图和关键句式对其经历进行复述。（应用实践）
拓展思考Li Wen和他父母之间的对话内容，并结合实际思考自己在生活中是否也需要一次和父母沟通的机会，是哪些问题让自己觉得很困惑；能够结合八下Unit10B阅读课，换位思考父母的感受。（迁移创新）
通过本课时学习，我们能够：
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Who are they
left-behind children
Where are their parents
Their parents leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.
Where do the left-behind children live
Some parents send them to the boarding school.
How do they feel
They feel lonely and miss their parents.
What feelings/ personalities/problems do you think they 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/…
Prediction
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
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.
Prediction
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.
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
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
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
Read the passage and put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
2b
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
Read the passage quickly and match
each paragraph with its main idea.
Tips:
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last
sentence to get the main idea.)
Read Para.1 and fill in the table.
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.
What was he like before his parents moved to the city Why
2. What happened to him a few years ago
3. 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.
Read para.1 again and answer the questions.
absent boarding school in person influence fail
Read Para.2 to fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box and try to guess their meanings.
His unhappiness his schoolwork.
influenced
He became less interested in studying. He was________ from classes and _______ the examination
absent
failed
His parents sent him to a . He couldn't make friends quickly and found life there was difficult. He wanted to leave the school.
boarding school
His parents talked with him .
in person
have an effect on
missing
face to face
a school students have to live in from Monday to Friday.
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 classes and faied the examinations.
They took a 24-hour train and a 5-hour bus ride.
She called his parents and advised them to talk with him in person.
No. He wasn't able to make friends and he wanted to leave school.
Read para.2 again and answer the questions.
Read paragraphs 3-4 and underline
Li Wen’s change.
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
has become more outgoing and made some good friends in school
has even joined the school basketball team and become active in many other activities
is much happier and works harder than he used to be
Now
Problems in the past
Li Wen’s changes
personality:
behavior:
feeling:
more outgoing and active
happier
made some good friends
joined the school basketball team
works harder
had communication
much more
Read Paras 3-4, What changes did Li Wen and his parents have after the talk
his parents are busy, they are always him!
His parents ____________ everything good that he does.
His parents him, and they him.
Even though
take pride in
thinking of
love
are proud of
Why did Li Wen change so much after the talk
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’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
According to Li Wen, what is the most important thing in children’s lives
The most important thing in children’s lives is that their parents can always be there for them.
/The love and support of their parents.
to be available to provide help and support for someone
Do you agree with him Why
Retell
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
2e
be proud of/take pride in make a decision/decide miss/be absent from
change/influence look after/take care of
Li Wen is a15-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
made a decision/decided
changed/influenced
be proud of/take pride in
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
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
2f
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
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.
Do you think life is easy for our parents
It’s very important for children to be
there for their
parents!
how
what
What can we do to make us better if our parents don't have time to stay with us
Communication
we-chat, letters, phone calls...
feelings, problems,happiness,love...
self-development
make friends, read books, study hard, play sports, take up hobbies....
how
How does Li Wen open his mind
What have you learnt from him
Thinking
parents’ love and care
more communication
understanding
Parents and children are the best gifts for each other!
Understanding depends on good communication!
1
2
3
4
government
society
parents
themselves
What do you think we should do to help the left behind children
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.
普通的
=He is working-hard.
It is + adj. + (for sb.) to do sth.
have difficulty/problems/trouble in doing 做某事有困难
时间状从
spend …doing
begin/start to do开始做
move to + sp.搬到某地
寻找
= look after / care for 照顾
lonely 孤单的; alone 单独的; along 沿着
Read the first paragraph and underline the language points.
1. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school
Language points
have difficulties in 意为“有困难……”
巩固
eg.这个学生做这个数学题有困难
The student had difficulty in working out the math problems.
have difficulties in doing sth
2. ……and his grandparents came to take care of him.
Language points
take care of= look after “照顾；关心”
take good care of= look after…well 好好照顾
巩固
eg.护士把病人照顾地很好
The nurses look after the patients well.
Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork. He became 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 Li Wen’s school.
be/become (more/less) interested in + n./V-ing
对...更多/不怎么感兴趣
be absent from...缺席...
v.不及格；失败做: fail to do sth.
决定做某事
寄宿学校
be able to do sth.能够做某事
find ... +adj.发现...怎么样
宾语从句
亲身；亲自
= worry about 担心...
advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人做
Read the second paragraph and underline the language points.
3. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
Language points
influence 意为“影响”
巩固
eg.有时候爱好能够影响我们的学习
Sometimes hobbies can influence our studies.
influence sb. to do sth. 意为“影响某人使其做某事”
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Language points
be absent from classes 意为“缺课”
巩固
eg.这个男孩生病了，所以没来上课。
The boy was absent from classes because he was ill.
absent Adj，“缺席的”
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
Language points
fail in sth. 意为“在某方面失败”
fail to do sth“未能做某事”
巩固
eg.他未通过驾照考试。
He failed to pass his driving test.
fail 意为“失败”或“不及格
5. Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school
Language points
boarding school 意为“寄宿学校”
board n.“板；委员会”， v.上船（飞机，火车）”
巩固
eg.孩子们在幼年时期被送到一所寄宿学校。
The children were sent to a boarding school at an early age.
6. She advised them to talk with their son in person.
Language points
advise +(名词或代词) that (从句谓语动词用虚拟式)
advise + 名词或代词 + 疑问词引导的从句
巩固
eg.我建议他去看医生
I advised (her) that she (should) go to the doctor.
ab. to do sth. 建议某人做某事
They had a long talk. “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.”
确切地
表语从句
be always doing sth.
总是在做某事
为...感到自豪
take pride in...
= be proud of...
Read the third paragraph and underline the language points.
让步状语从句
Language points
be always doing sth.意为“总是做某事，一直做某事
巩固
eg.他总是向他的父母要钱。
He is always asking his parents for money.
7. They are always thinking of me .
eg.她总是想着自己的工作。
She is always thinking of her work.
Language points
take pride in = be proud of “为某物/某人而骄傲”
in 为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语。
巩固
eg.我们中国人为自己的国家感到自豪。
We Chinese take pride in our country.=
We Chinese are proud of our country.
8. They take pride in everything good that I do .
9.I know my parents love me and they’re always proud of me
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’re always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”
现在完成时：have/has + 过去分词
become active in...对...积极
be there for sb. 不离某人左右
Read the fourth paragraph and underline the language points.
1. 学业好; 学校表现好
2.学习有困难
3.制造麻烦
4.找工作
5.照顾 / 照料…
6.感到孤独
7.逃课
8.决定做某事
do well in school
have difficulties in school
cause problems
look for jobs
take care of=look after
feel lonely
be absent from classes
make a decision to do sth.
=decide to do sth.
Summary
9.送某人去寄宿学校
10.交朋友
11.建议某人(不)做某事
12.亲身; 亲自
13.坐24个小时火车
14.即使；尽管
15.感到自豪
16.与…交流
send sb. to a boarding school
make friends with
advise sb. (not) to do sth.
in person
take a 24-hour train ride
=24 hours’ train
even though/if
take pride in= be proud of
have communication with
=communicate with
1. You should learn to make your own decision. Don't let others
i________ your own decision.
2. She is never a_____ from work without good excuse.
3. He f_____ many times, but he didn't lose heart.
4. Their son won first prize of speech competition. They were very
p_____ of him.
5. Mary hates swimming, so she s______ goes swimming with her
friends.
influence
absent
failed
proud
seldom
一、根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
Exercises
二、单项选择
1. He won in the story competition and his parents were very________.
A. smart B. proud C. sorry D. upset
2. I can't tell when the house was built ________， but it must be very old..
A. exactly B. differently C. quickly D. simply
3. — Fights in action movies have a bad _____ on teenagers — I agree with you.
A. habit B. opinion C. lesson D. influence
4. Nowadays China has made great achievements in many fields. We really_____
our amazing China.
A. take pride in B. take care of C. take an interest in D. take place
5. — Miss Wang, I’m sorry I’m late because I _____ to catch the early bus.
— It doesn’t matter. You’d better come to school earlier next time.
A. needed B. failed C. managed D. decided
B
A
D
A
B
Exercises
三、根据汉语完成句子
有时候他上课缺席并且考试不及格。
Sometimes he was _______ from classes and ________ his examinations.
校长对我们非常负责，他亲自为我们做一切事情。
The headmaster is so responsible that he does everything for us __ ______.
“一带一路”产生了巨大的社会影响。
The Belt & Road Initiative has had a great _____ _________.
钱学森是中国人民的骄傲。
Qian Xuesen is the _______ of the _________ people.
absent
failed
in person
social influence
pride
Chinese
Exercises