Unit4 I used to be afraid of the dark Section B 2a-2f 课件（共27张ppt）人教版九年级英语全册

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Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B (2a-2f)
Learning goals
Knowledge goals：
To learn more useful expressions.
Ability goals:
To improve your reading skills.
Emotion goals:
To communicate with our parents and understand them.
To love and enjoy love.
Let’s guess!
normal
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. He works hard and does well in school. It is hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
Read the passage and put the sentences (A-D) in the correct places.
USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
2a
proud
absent
seldom
take pride in
boarding school
Sharp eyes
1. Did Li Wei get better What problems did Li Wen use to have
1. He became less interested in studying.
2. be absent from classes.
3. failed his examinations.
1. What was he and his family like when he was a little boy
2. Was his life always the same as before What happened
1. seldom caused any trouble.
2. spent a lot of time together.
change
Left behind children
Their parents seldom(adv.不常；很少) go home and can’t do everything for them in person(亲自）.
Some of them have to go a boading school(寄宿学校). If their parents aren’t with them, they may be absent(adj.缺席)from the classes, then they fail(v.不及格） the examination(n.考试).
B. Li Wen’s problems(问题) and his changes(改变).
A. Li Wen’s likes and dislikes.
Reading strategy: The title can show
the main idea of a passage.
Predict(预测) the main idea(主旨大意):
He studies harder than he used to.
problems
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy from the countryside. His parents works in the city.
2b
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
Missing language
Read the passage and put the sentence (A-D) in the correct places and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
USING CONTEXT
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of new words and phrases.
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
He missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
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.
2c
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
Missing language
After reading
Retell the story according to the mind-map.
He studies harder than he used to
background
problems that he used to have
solution
Li Wen has really changed
Read the passage again and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
1. He became less interested in studying.
2. Sometimes he was absent from classes, and he failed his examinations.
3. Li Wen was shy and was not able to make friends quickly in school.
2c
Finally, Li Wen’s parents made the decision to send him to a boarding school
Language points
board 做名词，意为“板；委员会”。作动词，意为“上船（飞机，火车）”
boarding school 意为“寄宿学校”
The children were sent to a boarding school at an early age.
eg.孩子们在幼年时期被送到一所寄宿学校。
Read the passage and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
But he missed his parents so much and he often felt lonely and unhappy.
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.
2d
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
Phrases summary
1.a 15-year-old boy
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/if
16.take pride in= be proud of
17.have communication with
=communicate with
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence: v. & n. 影响 absent: adj. 缺席；不在
boarding school: 寄宿学校 in person: 亲身；亲自
2e
seldom、influence、absent、fail、examination、 in person、exactly、pride、take pride in、proud、 be proud of
词汇
He used to have difficulties in school.
He became less interested in studying.
He has become more outgoing.
I work even harder than I used to.
谈论人物行为习惯、爱好的改变
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
2f
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
influence: v. & n. 影响
absent: adj. 缺席；不在
boarding school: 寄宿学校
in person: 亲身；亲自
一、词汇应用
1. I have some ______________（ difficult ） in learning English.
2. Anna is a____________today and Jack will give us the lesson instead of her．
3. John did his best but he f_________ （失败） in the end．
4. The novel ____________（影响） most of the teenagers．
5. We will have a big ____________（考试） next Friday．
difficulties
bsent
ailed
influenced
exam(ination)
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
look after / take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
He won the first prize and his parents were very________.
A. smart B. proud C. sorry D. upset
2. I ______ drink coffee.Because it’s bad for our health.
A. seldom B. often C. only D. always
3. Playing computer games has a bad ______ on teenagers.
A. habit B. opinion C. lesson D. influence
4.Tom is always ____ from class,so the teacher is very angry.
A．far B．free C．absent D．popular
5.Chongqing is a beautiful city, so I will go there __________ person.
A．in B．on C．at D．with
B
A
D
C
A
exercise
1. Retell Li Wen's story.
2. Use the language in this unit to write a letter to your parents. (You should show your love to them and tell them how you will change yourself better).