(共39张PPT)
Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B(2a-2f)
Stay-at-home children
Do you know “stay-at-home children” ?
How do you think about them?
Lead in
Where are their parents?
Lead in
They moved to the city to look for jobs.
Lead in
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?
Reading
A. Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his school work.
B.They had a long talk and Li Wen understood that his parents.
C. Li Wen’s changes.
D.Li Wen’s background.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Read the passage silently and get the general idea of each paragraph.
Fast reading
Reading
2b
Read the passage and put the sentence (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.
Reading
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.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
C
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Li Wen’s unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
He began 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. _____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.
D
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______ “It was exactly what I needed,” he said. “Now I understand that even though they all busy, they are always thinking of me. They take pride in everything good that I do.”
A
Reading
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
Reading
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
Reading
When Li Wen was a little boy,he always caused some problems.
His parents left him behind and he felt very lonely and unhappy.
He worked very hard and did well in school when his grandparents came to look after him.
F
T
F
seldom
1.Read the first paragraph, then finish the exercises.
“T” or “F” .
Careful reading
Reading
1..Why did Li Wen become less interested in studying?
He is a lazy boy. B. He wants to play outside.
C. He felt lonely . D. He doesn’t like to study.
2. Which of the following is not Li Wen’s difficulties in boarding school?
A. He was absent from classes.
B. He failed his examinations.
C. He was shy.
D. He studied harder.
2.Read the second paragraph and then choose the right answers.
Read the last two paragraphs and then fill in the blanks.
Past Now
He used to feel ________ and ________. He is ____________ now, because he knows his parents __________________.
He used to_____________ classes and _______ his examinations He works ___________ than he used to.
He used to be _____ and not be able to ____________ quickly in school. He becomes ___________ and _________________
_______ in school.
lonely
unhappy
much happier
are proud of him
be absent from
failed
even harder
shy
make friends
more outgoing
makes some good
friends
ask teachers for help
Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy …
李文是一个普通的15岁的男孩……
1. a 15-year-old boy意为“一个15岁的男孩”，相当于“The boy is 15 years old.”。
如：Fifteen-year-old teenagers are not allowed to drive a car.
15岁的青少年不能开车。
Language points
( )(1)A baby was the only survival (幸存者) in the accident.
A. ten-month B. ten month
C. ten months D. ten-months
( )(2)A girl named Dong Xinyi looked after her
disabled father.
A. three-year-old B. three years old
C. three-years-old D. three year old
A
A
2. used to 过去常常
肯定句：used to do sth. 过去常常做某事
如：I used to be shy. 我过去很害羞。
She used to have long hair. 她以前留长头发。
否定句：didn’t use to do sth. 过去不做某事
如：I didn’t use to be shy. 我过去不害羞。
Language points
反意疑问句：
(1)Sb.used to do sth., didn’t sb.?
(2)Sb.didn’t use to do sth., did sb.?
如：Paula used to be short, didn’t she?
葆拉过去很矮，是吗？
( )(1)I frustrated (懊恼的) when I wasn’t sure of the correct answer.
A. used be B. used to C. used to have D. used to be
D
( )(2)Jackson used to work in this factory, ?
A. did he B. didn’t he
C. was he D. wasn’t he
( )(3)She used to be quiet, but now she is very .
A. shy B. serious
C. outgoing D. lonely
B
C
Let's Do It
It's hard to believe that he used to have difficulties in school.
很难相信他过去在学校有许多困难。
3. 句型:
“很难相信...”
e.g. It's hard to believe that he won first place / prize in the English speech contest yesterday.
It's hard to believe + that从句
Language points
When he was a little boy, he seldom caused any problems...
当他还是个小男孩时, 他很少惹麻烦...
4. seldom adv.(频度副词) “不常；很少”
位置：
(be动词、助动词或情态动词之后; 实意动词之前)
e.g. The movie star seldom appears in public places now.
那个电影明星很少出现在公众面前。
be后实前
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【注意：
seldom是表示否定意义的词,
当句中出现seldom时, 该句子为否定句,
类似的词还有：no, none, no one, nothing, nobody, never, rarely(很少地; 罕有地),
hardly(几乎不), few(少量的[修饰可数名词复数]),
little(少量的[修饰不可数名词]) 等】
e.g. (填空, 完成下列的反意疑问句)
He seldom goes to see the film, _____ ____?
He is never late for school, _____ ____?
does
he
is
he
Language points
... and his grandparents came to take care of him.
5. take care of sb.
“照顾某人”
take good care of sb.
= look after sb. well
e.g. Take good care of yourself!
【拓展】
take care
= be careful / look out
e.g. Take care! It's dangerous here.
= look after sb.
“好好照顾某人”
好好照顾你自己！
“小心; 当心”
Language points
Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
李文的不快乐开始影响他的学业。
6. influence v. “影响”
▲ influence sb. to do sth.
e.g. The weather influences the crops(农作物; 庄稼).
Lu Xun's works have strongly influenced
millions of people.
鲁迅的作品 (work) 影响了数以万计的人。
What influenced Mike to make that decision?
是什么影响了迈克，让他做出了那个决定？
“影响某人使其做某事”
Language points
【拓展】influence也可以作 n. 用 “影响”
常考短语： have / be an influence on sb. / sth.
“对某人 / 某物有影响”
e.g. His idea had a great influence on me.
他的想法对我的影响极大。
Their mother is a good influence on their habits.
他们的母亲对他们的习惯有好的影响。
Language points
请根据汉语意思完成下列英语句子。
1. 老师对学生有很大的影响。
Teachers __________ a great influence____ students.
2. 受父母的影响，李梅成为了一名医生。
Li Mei’s parents __________ her ____ ____ a doctor.
3. 他的成功影响了其他的工人。
His success _____________________________.
4. 谁对你的人生有重大影响？
Who __________________________ on your life?
have / are
on
influenced
to be?
has influenced other workers?
has / is an important influence
Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
7. be absent from ...
be absent from classes “旷课; 缺课”
e.g. They were absent from work that day.
他们那天没有上班。
absent adj.
① → absence n.
e.g. The decision was made in my absence.
这个决定是在我不在的时候作出的。
② → (反义词) “出席的; 到场的”
e.g. Many famous writers are present at the meeting.
“缺席”
present adj.
Sometimes he was absent from classes and
failed his examinations.
8. fail v. “失败”
e.g. fail (in) an examination
He failed in everthing he tried.
常考短语： fail to do sth.
e.g. I fail to invite him to come to your birthday party.
我未能邀请他来参加你的生日派对。
→ failure n. “失败”
e.g. Failure is the mother of success.
“考试不及格”
“未能做某事”
Language points
根据句意，选择正确选项完成句子。
(1) Their car failed ______ the high mountain.
A. to climb??? ???? B. climbing
(2) I don’t know why she failed ______ the driving test.
A. on ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?B. in
A?
B?
Let's Do It
2c
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.
Reading
Use clues from the passage to help you guess the meanings of the words in the box.
2d
influence: v. & n. 影响 absent: adj. 缺席；不在
boarding school: 寄宿学校 in person: 亲身；亲自
Reading
2e
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
Reading
Li Wen is a 15-year-old boy. He works very 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
look after / take care of
missed/was absent from
made a decision/decided
Reading
told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. His 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.
changed / influenced
be proud of /
take pride in
Reading
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
Reading
本节课主要进行阅读训练，并学习掌握seldom，influence等的相关用法。
Summary
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