Unit 4 I used to be afraid of the dark. Section B（2a-2f）课件31张PPT

Unit 4
I used to be afraid of the dark.
Section B(2a-2f)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
influence, seldom, proud, absent, fail, examination,
boarding, exactly, pride, grandson, be proud of,
in person, take pride in
Key sentences:
1. He used to cause a lot of trouble.
2. It’s hard to believe that he used to be a “problem child” until a conversation with his parents influenced his way of think.
Stay-at-home children
Do you know “stay-at-home children” ?
How do you think about them?
Lead in
Left- behind children
Where are their parents?
In order to make more money，their parents move to the city to look for jobs. They seldom go home. Only once or twice a year.
很少，不常
How do the children feel?
They miss their parents.
They feel unhappy.
They feel lonely.
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?
Title: He Studies Harder than He Used to
Li Wen
now
in the past
Look at 2a on your book.
What problems did he have?
Look at the title of the passage.
He Studies Harder Than He Used to
B. He didn’t use to study hard and he hated studying.
C. He used to fight with his classmates.
A. He used to break the school rules.
Let’s predict!
He didn’t use to study hard.
Now he studies harder.
How?
change
Who?
Li Wen
How old?
fifteen
Where?
countryside
Where?
city
What?
Problems?
Let’s skim!
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 4
Li Wen has a better of his parents.
Li Wen’s .
Li Wen’s .
Li Wen’s now, and his ideas about parents.
Paragraph 3
background
understanding
changes
problems
Reading Strategy :
Pay attention to the first sentence or the last sentence to get the main idea.
Let’s scan!
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.
Put the sentences [A-D] in the correct places.
Reading Strategy
Using the context (上下文;语境) may help you find the correct missing language.
C
D
A
B
Reading task
Read para1 carefully and finish the tasks.
He Studies Harder than He Used to
1 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.
1. Li Wen usually have many problems when he was a little boy.
2. Li Wen’s parents left him to work in the city a few years ago.
3. Li Wen lived with his uncle and aunt after his parents left.
4. He never missed his parents and felt free and happy.
F
T
T
F
Let’s read!
Read Para.1 and tell “T” or “F”.
Reading Strategy
Finding out the key words may help you find out the answers quickly.
Para.1 Li Wen’s background.
seldom caused any
adv. (not often)
His grandparents came to take care of him.
grandparents
lonely and unhappy.
2c
Read Para.2 and underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
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.
(n.)
p r o b l e m s
Underline the problems that Li Wen used to have.
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
3 They had a long talk. “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.”
Read para3 carefully and finish the tasks.
What does “It” refer to?
A. His parents’ accompany(陪伴)
B. The communication between him and his parents
2. What does Li Wen think of their parents after the talk?
A. Parents are busy and don't care him at all.
B. Parents care for him very much and are proud of him.
C. Parents should be with him all the time.
Let’s read!
4 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 are always proud of me,” says Li Wen. “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”

Reading task
Read para4 carefully and finish the tasks.
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 be able to ____________ quickly in school.
He beomes ___________ and _________________
_______ in school.
lonely
unhappy
much happier
are proud of him
was absent from
failed
even harder
shy
make friends
more outgoing
makes some good
friends
Read Para. 4, and fill in the chart below.
Para. 4 Li Wen’s changes now
Let’s read!
It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.
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 know what their children exactly need.
4.Parents should give their children warmth and encouragement.
They should also take pride in their children.
How do you understand this sentence?
What should parents do for their children?
What should we teenagers do?
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.
Say something about Li Wen
Li Wen, a 15-year –old boy.
When his parents moved to____, his unhappinsess____
He used to__________
He used to__________
He used to__________
His teacher__________
His parents__________
Now he has changed.
He_________________
He_________________
He_________________
He believes that it’s important_________________
Let’s write!
Tell your love to your parents!
爱要大声说出来！
Dear mum and dad,
I’m happy to write the letter to you.
In the past, I thought you me,
and it really my study. So I used to
classes and .
But now I know you my life and study.
You love me. You’re too busy to me.
In the future, I’ll than I
used to. I’ll achieve my
dreams and let you me.
I love you forever.
Yours,
Li Wen
take pride in
(be proud of)
not love
influence
fail examinations
be absent from
care about
work harder
try one’s best
exactly
take care of
(look after)
didn’t love
influenced
be absent from
fail examinations
exactly
care about
work harder
try my best to
take pride in
/ be proud of
take care of
/ look after
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
Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words and phrases in the box.
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
2e
be proud of / take pride in make a decision/ decide
miss / be absent from change / influence
look after / take care of
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
1.Li Wen is a normal 15-year-old boy …
李文是一个普通的15岁的男孩……
改写句子
1.Mike is outgoing，he is 8 years old.
___________________________________
2.Alice is humorous, she is 16 years old.
___________________________________

Mike is an outgoing 8-year-old boy .
Alice is a humorous 19-year-old girl .
Language points
2. 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...
seldom adv.(频度副词) “不常；很少”
位置： (be动词/助动词/情态动词之后; 实意动词之前)
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, 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
3.Li Wen's unhappiness began to influence his schoolwork.
李文的不快乐开始影响他的学业。
influence v. & n. “影响”
influence sb. to do sth. “影响某人使其做某事”
influence可用作名词, 常用于have / has an influence on ... 或be an influence on ... 结构。
【运用】1. 老师对学生有很大的影响。
Teachers __________ a great _____________?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. 谁对你的人生有重大影响？
Who ____________________________ on your life?
have / are
influence on
influenced
to be?
has / is an important influence
4. Sometimes he was absent from classes and failed his examinations.
be absent from ... be absent from classes “旷课; 缺课”
absent adj. ① → absence n.
② → (反义词) present“出席的; 到场的”
3) fail v. “失败” 短语： fail (in) sth./fail to do sth.
→ failure n. “失败”
e.g. Failure is the mother of success.
【运用】1.翻译： 好学生是不会逃课的。
____________________________________
2. 填空。
1) The car failed _______ at the red light. (stop)
2) Sandy was sad because she failed ___ business.
A good student would not be absent from school.
in
to stop
proud
adj, 意为“自豪的; 骄傲的”。
be proud of意为“以……为自豪”,
pride
n, 意为“自豪; 骄傲”。
take pride in意为“以……为自豪”
proud与pride的异同
【中考链接】完成句子，每空词数不限。
刘翔虽然告别了他心爱的跨栏，但我们依然以他为骄傲。
Liu Xiang said goodbye to his loved hurdle, but we are _____ __ him. ( 四川自贡)
(2) 上周参观了博物馆后，我为中国的发明感到自豪。
I ______________ Chinese inventions after visiting the museum last week. (take) (湖北黄冈)
proud of
took pride in
1.学业好; 学校表现好
2.学习有困难
3.制造麻烦
4.照顾 / 照料…
5.感到孤独
6.逃课
7.送某人去.......
8.建议某人做某事
9.亲身; 亲自
10.坐24个小时火车
11.……感到自豪
1.do well in school
2.have difficulties in school
3.cause problems
4.take care of=look after
5.feel lonely
6.be absent from classes
7.send sb. to ...
8.advise sb. to do sth.
9.in person
10.take a 24-hour train ride =24 hours’ train
11.take pride in= be proud of
Let’s think!
What do children really need during their growing up?
much money?
beautiful clothes?
delicious snacks?
expensive I phones?
love and care√
company(陪伴)√
communication√
Never give up!
Say out!
Ask for help!
Chicken Soup
1. Write down the important phrases and sentences in 2b.
2. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 5.
Homework